Foo Fighters
The Colour And The Shape

THE REVIEW

One of the most mediocre albums I have ever heard.

Dave Grohl hit the jackpot with the debut of his Foo Fighters in 1995. A cleverly remixed demo containing fresh and lively songs, even enjoyable. However, success went to his head, and Grohl convinced himself that he was not only a great drummer but also an authoritative frontman despite a terrible voice and a notable songwriter, without remembering that if it weren't for Cobain, he might be working at a gas station today.

The result was this "The Colour and the Shape", truly unworthy. The first single is "Monkey Wrench", a sort of "It's the End of the World as We Know It" made by Green Day, filled with catchy stereotypes for the MTV audience. Pathetic, not to mention that this type of single would be invariably repeated in the following years. Then we have a museum piece of horror like the boisterous "Enough Space" (with that slow/fast alternation typical of the Pixies, but with one-hundredth of their genius), and a series of throwbacks from the Nirvana flea market like "Hey Johnny Park", "My Poor Brain", "Wind Up" and "My Hero", which do nothing but bore, because unlike his former employer, Mister Grohl doesn't know how to give that touch that livens up such a simple formula.

Let's draw a veil over "See You", because the deficient piece à la "Big Me" has to be there by contract in every album. Finally, a couple of ballads for the sake of it: "February Stars", a piece that Wayne Coyne could write with his feet on a bad day, and the dreaded "Walking After You", a sort of power-ballad-by-lighters like James Taylor, ideal for a Coca-Cola commercial. The only decent track is "Everlong", which owes its luck to the usual zany video (with those teeth, Grohl has an easy play). Good song, even if the style is blatantly recycled from J Mascis.

In short, the anniversary of this album was even celebrated. Crazy. Dave, go back to being a drummer, it's better, find another supergroup like QOTSA!