The Colour and the Shape

Album · Released 20 May 1997

The Colour and the Shape

Foo Fighters

Everlong is a very good reason to make an album. Fortunately, The Colour and the Shape has plenty of other reasons too. Foo Fighters' second record takes Dave Grohl's straightforward songwriting and gives it a wider range, with enough noise to keep the polished edges from feeling too comfortable. The quiet opening of Doll is almost misleading. Monkey Wrench follows with a fast guitar attack, a chorus built for shouting and a vocal that sounds…

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