Line #76 AwesomeMusic/FooFighters


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8	Foo Fighters guarantee several [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Songs of Awesome]] per album.
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11	[[AC:Music/FooFightersAlbum]]
12	* This album earns a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for being written and recorded almost solely by Dave Grohl.
13	* [[https://youtu.be/pYb5WQAiOqc "This Is A Call"]] showed right away how good Dave was at making the "calm verses, loud chorus" formula of Nirvana.
14	* [[https://youtu.be/X_rTTsZZ9KE "I'll Stick Around"]], basically saying "fuck you" to Music/CourtneyLove.
15	%%* [[https://youtu.be/pLdJQFTnZfA "Big Me"]], with Mentos parody video. Footos, the Fresh Fighter.
16	%%* [[https://youtu.be/YVNSu5bqDUY "X-Static"]]. [[note]]Well, OK, Dave Grohl didn't play absolutely ''everything'' on the first album. "X-Static" features a guest guitar part from Greg Dulli of Music/TheAfghanWhigs.[[/note]]
17	%%* [[https://youtu.be/07QeQEmUjZA "Wattershed"]], easily the band's most punk-rock track.
18	* [[https://youtu.be/jnXzh9_Qnzs "For All the Cows"]] combines a calm melody and some funny, surreal lyrics.
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20	[[AC:The Colour and the Shape]]
21	* [[https://youtu.be/I7rCNiiNPxA "Monkey Wrench"]]. Particularly impressive is the bridge with [[https://youtu.be/mgQEcpWhlBY?t=46 over a minute of fast]] [[MetalScream non-stop screaming]].
22	%%* [[https://youtu.be/324darD4SRs "My Poor Brain"]]
23	* Dave tried writing a song specifically to make European audiences jump up and down. And it's hard not to hear [[https://youtu.be/aregmo_axaQ "Enough Space"]] and try leaping off to the rhythm.
24	* [[https://youtu.be/EqWRaAF6_WY "My Hero"]] has a masterful build-up (drums, bass, and then the EpicRiff) and uplifting lyrics.
25	* [[https://youtu.be/eBG7P-K-r1Y "Everlong",]] with its ''[[SurrealMusicVideo insane]]'' video by Creator/MichelGondry.
26	** Especially epic when the first ''VideoGame/RockBand 2'' trailer came out and Music/FooFighters floods the eardrums.
27	** Check out the acoustic version of "Everlong" that Grohl did on his own. It turns down the volume but cranks the awesome up to eleven.
28	* [[https://youtu.be/XnZ1Ft20pHw "Hey, Johnny Park!"]] doesn't get much love, but has very high ear-worm potential.
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30	[[AC:There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]
31	* "Stacked Actors" rocks hard enough already, but when Dave [[https://youtu.be/D2HBSbve1xA plays a drum solo with Taylor]], it becomes 200% cooler.
32	* [[https://youtu.be/4eNBM17tkjI "Breakout"]], where the slowed-down pre-chorus helps the chorus explode even more. And the screamed TitleDrop is a great climax, as the video greatly demonstrates.
33	* [[https://youtu.be/1VQ_3sBZEm0 "Learn to Fly"]] and its hilarious video. Note the Everlong elevator music and Music/TenaciousD cameo.
34	* [[WordOfGod According to Dave]], [[https://youtu.be/H6t_g8UZACA "Aurora"]] was the first time the (then three) members of the band really clicked, and oh boy, does it show.
35	%%* [[https://youtu.be/j1qQuSuQaHY "Next Year"]], and [[https://youtu.be/L2XkREhVE_Y "Ain't It The Life"]] are two of the band's most [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel mellow]] tracks.
36	%%* [[https://youtu.be/40bm2bkfeTA "M.I.A"]] is a brilliant closer.
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38	[[AC:One by One]]
39	%%* The band has said that if a concert is feeling lackluster, playing [[https://youtu.be/xQ04WbgI9rg "All My Life"]] will make it all better.
40	* [[https://youtu.be/rhzmNRtIp8k "Times Like These"]], whose triumphant tone reflects Dave's own mindset while composing it.
41	* [[https://youtu.be/wVcqyB2Rbz8 "Tired of You"]], which even has [[Music/QueenBand Brian May]] on guitar in an uncharacteristic TearJerker song.
42	* [[https://youtu.be/jo1EflIRiLI The "Have it all" demo]] from the Million Dollar Demos. It kicks the pants off the finished version that ended up on the album.
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44	[[AC:In Your Honor]]
45	%%* It's hard to pick the best songs out of the DistinctDoubleAlbum, so just listen to it yourself. [[https://youtu.be/h_L4Rixya64 Here's a taster.]]
46	* "[[https://youtu.be/h_L4Rixya64 Best of You]]" perfectly captures the feeling of finally breaking free from everything holding you back.
47	* [[https://youtu.be/0hu1IMp0-yY "Cold Day In the Sun"]] is probably the best in the [[DistinctDoubleAlbum acoustic disk]] by proving Taylor Hawkins could write a first rate song, and even [[StepUpToTheMicrophone sing it]]!
48	%%* [[https://youtu.be/kRufpYCnFKk No one's getting out of here alive!]]
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50	[[AC:Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]
51	* [[https://youtu.be/SBjQ9tuuTJQ "The Pretender"]] shows that even after all these years, they can still pump out some top-tier hard rock.
52	* [[https://youtu.be/zAnd5RRwOmE "Erase/Replace"]] hits hard, and even has a pretty bridge to give some breathing room before the EpicRiff from the intro returns.
53	* [[https://youtu.be/308KpFZ4cT8 "Long Road to Ruin"]] has an arena feel, a sing-along chorus, and a cool solo.
54	* [[https://youtu.be/AH2az_j1pLU "But, Honestly"]] has quite the gentle melody, with some nice reflective lyrics. Although it ends in some fiery rock and roll!
55	%%* [[https://youtu.be/7l9X7Z5CUOc "Once and for All"]], sadly only a bonus track.
56	%%* [[https://youtu.be/CEIeb85DkCs "Stranger Things Have Happened"]]
57	%%* [[https://youtu.be/4ndRF26xbA0 "Summer's End"]]
58	* [[https://youtu.be/63NiS3uZaTA "Let It Die"]], never confirmed but widely suspected to be a '''very''' bitter TakeThat towards Music/CourtneyLove for the role she played in the end of Music/{{Nirvana}}.
59	* [[https://youtu.be/0i_pmop1ymo "Statues"]], with its calm piano, gives off a very classic rock vibe. Simultaneously melancholy and uplifting, it's a truly great addition to the album.
60	%%* The instrumental [[https://youtu.be/uQNJQpi3oLo "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners"]], partially because that's exactly what it is.
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62	[[AC:Greatest Hits]]
63	* As a greatest hits compilation, one would expect it to be ''made'' of awesome music, but the two new songs on the album, [[https://youtu.be/ONkiLR5Ehys "Wheels"]] and [[https://youtu.be/omn47O93VVE "Word Forward"]], fit right in with the band's best stuff.
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65	[[AC:Wasting Light]]
66	* The whole album is a hard-hitting experience (Butch Vig took to heart Dave's suggestion that it would be the band's heaviest), neatly demonstrated by [[https://youtu.be/Xnmzins2Uow the band performing it in its entirety]] with nary any slowdown.
67	%* [[https://youtu.be/-ZFMTjQ7Xi0 "Bridge Burning"]] kicks off the album at high speed, and has impressively thrashing drums.
68	* [[https://youtu.be/kbpqZT_56Ns "Rope"]], from the angular notes in the opening (inspired by Led Zeppelin's ''Presence'') to the thrashy bridge with drum and guitar solos.
69	%%* [[https://youtu.be/ebJ2brErERQ White ''LIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!'']]
70	%%* [[https://youtu.be/LjqSDG7ygDw "Arlandria"]]
71	%%* [[https://youtu.be/zPHzknP7jNQ "These Days"]]
72	%%* [[https://youtu.be/738EWaJ32i8 "I Should Have Known"]], featuring [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould]] and [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Krist Novoselic]].
73	%%* [[https://youtu.be/4PkcfQtibmU "Walk"]], featured in Film/{{Thor}}.
74	* The sheer fact that this album won the Best Rock Album Grammy, as it was recorded in Dave's garage and edited with older editing techniques. A feat the band had ''already managed before'' with ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' (which was also recorded in Dave's garage and edited oldschool), ''One by One'', and ''Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace''. As of now, they have won that particular Grammy the most; Music/{{U2}} and Music/SherylCrow are tied for second place.
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76	[[AC:Sonic Highways]]
77	* [[https://youtu.be/V_YlZ1JdcVk "Something From Nothing"]], the lead single from the album, is pure unadulterated awesome with [[Music/CheapTrick Rick Nielsen]] on guitar.
78	* The desert rock sound of [[https://youtu.be/dV7c6ThfXvs "Outside"]] is nearly hypnotic.
79	* [[https://youtu.be/9cqHAgnub_M "I Am a River"]] could quite possibly be atop the plateau with "Everlong" and "Aurora." It is just ''that damn good.''
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81	[[AC:Concrete & Gold]]
82	* [[https://youtu.be/ifwc5xgI3QM "Run"]] is the frantic, relentless assault expected from such a title.
83	* [[https://youtu.be/TRqiFPpw2fY "The Sky Is a Neighborhood"]], specially the vocal harmonies in the choruses.
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85	[[AC:Medicine at Midnight]]
86	* [[https://youtu.be/eT_FJHM-Qhs "Love Dies Young"]] has an anthemic chorus, and works so well to close the album that it was also used in the credits for their movie ''Film/Studio666''.
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88	[[AC:But Here We Are]]
89	* [[https://youtu.be/j3S8wdJhgac "Rescued"]] has the energy you'd expect from a lead Foo Fighters single, with another sing-a-long chorus while also paying tribute to Taylor Hawkins.
90	* [[https://youtu.be/idib1kDvPyM "Show Me How"]], a duet with [[RealLifeRelative Dave's daughter Violet]]. Their vocal harmonies sound ''beautiful''.
91	* [[https://youtu.be/6MF6trC529M "The Teacher"]] is another tribute, this time to Dave's late mother Virginia. A lean towards ProgressiveRock, the song builds towards an awesome guitar solo, before eventually slowing down in the second half. The way Dave yells "Goodbye!" at the end of the song is [[TearJerker tear-jerking]].
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93	[[AC:Others]]
94	* Their live performances of [[https://youtu.be/WAFciwFJrg8 "Rock and Roll"]] [[note]]with Taylor on vocals[[/note]] and [[https://youtu.be/-DSVGOoXuyo "Ramble On"]] with [[Music/LedZeppelin Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones]] are nothing short of amazing. Dave is so obviously amazed and enthusiastic about getting to play with two of his favourite musicians, it's really endearing.
95	* During one of their shows in Texas, Dave invited a fan, immediately coined [[{{Music/Kiss}} Kiss guy]] due to his facepaint, up onstage with them. Cue one of the most epic renditions of [[https://youtu.be/TjVOWOKa-lY "Monkey Wrench"]] ever performed.
96	* There's a reason why Dave considers [[https://youtu.be/FjEyEKV229g "A320"]], made for ''Film/Godzilla1998'', his [[CreatorsFavoriteEpisode favorite song]] he ever made with the band. Between the melancholic whimsy of air travel in the lyrics and the sick, overlapping guitar riffs that break down into one single, heavy riff towards the end, this is one of the most intense, complex, and yet pleasant songs Foo Fighters has ever made.
97	* [[https://youtu.be/XjBUBFKb5zY The title track]] from the "Saint Cecilia" EP, a simple but catchy ''prayer'' to the Catholic Saint of Music, is a tribute to the soothing and healing power of song.
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