Colour And The Shape, The - Foo Fighters > Reviews

Advantages: It's the Foo Fighters
Disadvantages: Nothing

...going to review is ‘The Colour And The Shape’, and yes Polly I know it’s yours and I do promise to give it back eventually. Doll. Messed up song that in my opinion makes you want to think about slitting your wrists, but what do I know about music? (It’s supposed to be a love song?) Nothing really I’m tone deaf but i've never let that hinder my judgement. Monkey Wrench. A brilliant song that really gets you going, ... Read review

Advantages: Pure rock
Disadvantages: none which i can think of

...about their second album 'The colour and the shape' which was released on 02.05.1997 officially seven years ago and yet as the years have gone on the foos haven't changed one bit, they're still a brilliant rock band! If you have not read my first review on the foo-fighters album then i shall say that the band members themselves are: Dave Grohl: guitar/vocal Nate Mendel: bass Taylor Hawkins: drums Chris Shiflett: guitar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now ... Read review

Advantages: his voice, the music, the lyrics
Disadvantages: not enough great songs

...they were really like. The Colour and the Shape includes Monkey Wrench, which is one of the amazing singles. The album starts with Doll, a short ballad about bad luck. A nice introduction to the album, and this is the ideal song to start with, as I am a great believer in starting with a short, slower song, and then bang… This album does this with track two being Monkey Wrench. Heard of the Foo’s? Then you must have heard Monkey Wrench. ... Read review

Advantages: As In Opinion
Disadvantages: As In Opinion

...piece, the album entitled The Colour And The Shape is a rip-roaring ride into the world of the Foos. The album though while heavily guitar based also has some beautifully crafted softer tracks much to the bands credit, and as the album was released back in 97 you should be able to track it down for the very reasonable price of £10. The Tracks First up is a track called Doll and oddly for an opening track it only lasts one minute and twenty-three ... Read review

Advantages: Their best album yet
Disadvantages: "Walking After You" isn't as good as X-Files movie version

The Foos have done it again. This album is truly superb. It opens with "Doll", a really cute little tune that is over before you know it, and then bursts into the fantastic single, "Monkey Wrench". The standaout tracks are all over the place, "Hey Johnny Park" (weird title I know) is a great rock track with a huge chorus and beautiful little quiet verses. "February Stars" is another obligatory epic, which does seem to drag on a bit, but is excellent ... Read review

Advantages: Everlong, Monkey Wrench, My Hero, Walking After You.
Disadvantages: None

The Colour And The Shape was like a lot of band's second albums, it was going to make or break them, thankfully it made them and it is over all a great album. You can tell the band put a lot more time and effort into this album that they did with the first Foo Fighters album. I am a great fan of albums which have songs which really jump up at you and give you a bit of a musical slap in the face and makes you say 'wow, this rocks I love it' ... Read review

Advantages: The good songs are damn good
Disadvantages: The bad songs are damn bad

...months later I bought The Colour And The Shape, and was less impressed......but then last weekend I went to V2001 and saw the Foos and my opinion really changed......... Doll (7/10) A weird opener. Its slow and quiet. Eh? I couldn't believe it when I heard it. Its actually quite good as well. Drums come in halfway, hardly any screaming....but its short at 1:21, so really it just accentuates the shock of....... Monkey Wrench (6/10) Aha, ... Read review

Advantages: Great songs, great production
Disadvantages: none

This album features some absoluetly classic tunes, along with perfect playing and a great production job. Allong with Monkey Wrench and the other singles, the quality of teh rest fo the tracks never dips, and this is definately an album that you'll listen to again and again, from start to finish.Not really much more of a 'band' effort than the debut as Grohl also plays drums on this one and only one of the songs is co-wrote with the rest of the band ... Read review

Advantages: better than the first one
Disadvantages: not so different, but more commercial

This is the Foo Fighters second outing, and I think it's far more commercial and feels more 'produced' than their debut. On this occasion there is nothing wrong with that! This tighter more focused and controlled edge pays dividends, although some people may find it a bit odd to hear the lazy grunge of the first album replaced with this more traditional sound. Dave Grohl's newly found pop sensibilities are allowed to run riot, and some of ... Read review

Advantages: As the title says, No bad tracks
Disadvantages: Never sure which song to listen to when there is not time to hear the whole album

...This doesn't happen with "The Colour and The Shape" I would list my favourite songs from this album, but every single one is a belter. There are no songs which stand out from the rest and the album is a mix of both mellow tunes like "Doll" and "Walking After You" and louder and faster rock tracks like "Monkey Wrench" There are also individual songs which contain a bit of each in them, like "Hey Jonny Park!" and my personal favourite "Everlong" ... Read review

Advantages: Diverse but always vintage rock, Dave Grohl is fantastic
Disadvantages: Not perfect - perhaps a couple of songs could have been trimmed

The Colour and the Shape is the US rock band the Foo Fighters' second album, and I think it is their best. The Band Dave Grohl is the Foo Fighters. The ex-Nirvana drummer formed the band in the mid 90s, and he has had many colleagues in the group over the years. The first album ("Foo Fighters") used session musicians to partner Grohl. The frontman played drums and sang on that first album. On this, the second album, he planned to play guitar ... Read review

Advantages: It's Dave Grohl's Band, all his songs on this cd. The words are in the case.
Disadvantages: Not as good as Nirvana themselves.

...on the podiums and the colour of the CD. Bright red suits the Foo Fighters. Foo Fighters are for Lovers as they say! All together i really enjoyed this album which i think was a excellent second album from the foo fighters and i hope that this review has somehow helped you to make your mind up. ... Read review