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Advantages: Foo Fighter magic. The CD plays in the computer to let you see some of the video wonders. High quality songs. Disadvantages: No lyrics in the sleeve, not all their best songs.
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No, don’t worry I haven’t gone insane. Er, I mean, my sanity hasn’t further reduced. I’m not trying to keyboard mash for a review and hope that no one ... ...to play the keyboard as a piano while listening to the wonderful “There Is Nothing Left to Loose” by the Foo Fighters. I believe that the above text expresses the sheer brilliance of the song writing and studio performance better than any tripe tosh I could offer up in mundane English.
“There Is Nothing Left To Lose” is a fabulous collection of musical masterpieces. The songs are good enough to lift your spirits ... more
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No, don’t worry I haven’t gone insane. Er, I mean, my sanity hasn’t further reduced. I’m not trying to keyboard mash for a review and hope that no one notices it either. The above text was produced by trying to play the keyboard as a piano while listening to the wonderful “There Is Nothing Left to Loose” by the Foo Fighters. I believe that the above text expresses the sheer brilliance of the song writing and studio performance better than any tripe tosh I could offer up in mundane English.
“There Is Nothing Left To Lose” is a fabulous collection of musical masterpieces. The songs are good enough to lift your spirits even on the day that the Premium Fund has paid out, you’ve checked account and discovered that Ciao are demanding that you pay them £30 in compensation for the quality of your opinions. The album also has sombre tracks so if you’re in need of a calm down then this fantastic CD will help you to. Hey, its an all purpose medicinal album! I bet if you listened to it long enough it could heal your broken leg... or, well, maybe not.
Did you know that Dave Ghrol, the lead singer in the Foo Fighers, was the drummer in Nirvana? If you didn’t know that then no big deal, if you did know that then let me assure you that this album completely credits Ghrol as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He is no longer “That Bloke Who Was The Nirvana Drummer”.
If you were not a fan of Nirvana then there’s no reason that you’ll not like the Foo Fighers, their sound is more refined, they mixed sheer class with a fundamental understanding of what makes a “popular” song. If you did like Nirvana then you’ll probably like the Fighters just as much; they’re less grungy (sometimes) but just as sublime.
By the way, I like this album.
Tracks:
+ Stacked Actors 4:17 + Breakout 3:21 + Learn to Fly 3:58 + Gimme Stitches 3:42 + Generator 3:48 + Aurora 5:50 + Live-in Skin 3:53 + Next Year 4:37 + Headwires 4:38 + Ain’t It The LIfe 4:17 + M.I.A. 4:03
Favourites:
Breakout
This was one of their released singles and was also used in the Jim Carey “Me, Myself and Irene” motion picture. The video for the song features clips from the film heavily but also has an extremely funny plot to it. I think this song is one of the best to quote when talking about the genius way in which the Foo Fighters are able to blend real mucic (rock) with those melodies that snuggle so nicely with more mainstream tastes. The guitar might play fast at times, the drums might go wild occasionally and Ghrol finds the time to screech into the microphone but yet it all holds together in a very pop-statistic way. If you imagine some Holywood director announcing that he wanted a hardcore rock song to feature in his movie which wasn’t really a hardcore rock song then “Breakout” would be on the of very few which could be used.
Learn To Fly
A gorgeous and touching song. The inspiration for this came from a personal level. One of the band members actually had a serious fear of flying (I forget which one) and this song charts the entire band’s efforts and help in getting him through it. It’s mellow in places and inspiring in others and, as ever with the Foos, it’s all held together with golden glue of genius. Yes, I’m a music video freak; the video for this song is one of the best ever! In order not to get caught in possession of drugs an aeroplane cleaning crew hides a packet of the stuff in the coffee maker. The problem is that they don’t succeed in finding a chance to retrieve the packet, the plane takes off and a distracted cabin attendant ends up brewing a pot of coffee with the drugs. A plane full of interesting people whacked up on coke is always going to be worth watching. As they sometimes do the various members of the Foo Fighters play –all- the passengers and crew on the plane, sometimes it is clever costuming which enables them to do this and at other times computer graphics are used to help.
Generator
The other track that I’m going to mention just also happens to be another single from the album. I don’t normally fall for just the singles when I buy an album, in fact I tend to pick an obscure song off the disk to be my favourites, clearly this hasn’t happened in this case. Its a tribute to the band and their managers that they know their fans (me!) well enough to pick out just what people’s favourites songs will be.
Generator is, as you might expect, another blend of rocky tunes with more mellow popular sounds. I've watched footage of this song being performed live and the weird computer sounds which act as backing music at points are actually not weird computer sounds but Dave Ghrol with a plastic pipe in his mouth! What talent! :)
The CD, which is reasonably priced these days, also comes with the nearly mandatory data track. If you plug this disk into your computer then you’ll be able to watch videos and link up with internet fan sites. The CD has always run for me (which doesn’t always happen on other albums) and the computer program which springs to life isn’t annoying (as the Sterophonics one certainly is when the entire band need to say “goodbye” before you can quit the bloody thing).
Do I have any gripes? Yes! Always. The CD sleeve doesn’t include the lyrics to the songs which is always a bitter shame for me. Also, although I like them all, the songs are just a bit too similar for my tastes, if I had an entire mix I’d put some more of their heavier stuff on it. “Monkey Wrench” is my all time favourite Foo Fighters song and, of course, that doesn’t appear on this album. “There Is Nothing Left To Lose” isn’t a “Best Of” compilation although the of the album title would be ironically appropriate if it was.
Advantages: Great Very Pop friendly and fills the purpose it appears to have been made for Disadvantages: Not what You would expect if you're an older Foo's fan
So after two albums, which got the Foo Fighters a large loyal fan base it was time to make a third album and I’m sure Dave Grohl didn’t expect the kind of explosion of new fans his band would get from it. This was the album that gave the Foo Fighters international success and really put behind Dave the questions about will he really be able to sustain success after Nirvana.
Just in case anyone has never heard of the Foo Fighters, they are a band ... ...Nirvana. After the death of Kurt Cobain, Grohl released an album on his own and soon got in some mates to join him to play live. Thus the Foo Fighters were formed and went on to make two albums before this: Foo Fighter and The Colour And The Shape. This album saw the first in, which Taylor Hawkins took over from Grohl playing the Drums for an album as Grohl had done on large parts of the previous two albums. Well now onto the actual album itself.
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Andy.mack 09.03.2003
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Advantages: It's a good album with plenty of pop appeal Disadvantages: But it's not their best - the poppier direction may alienate some
...Ahem. Once upon a time there was a band called Nirvana that practically ruled the planet. Well, that’s not really very good is it? No, but everyone must know this bit. More importantly, for anyone who lost interest after Kurt’s suicide (or otherwise) is the fact that drummer of said band (the aforementioned Dave Grohl) has since continued with his own band under the moniker Foo Fighters. Their self-titled debut (really little more than ... ...significant and, to be honest, there are other bands that do shouty angsty rock better. Next up, we have a quirkier offering. ‘Breakout’ (third single, from the ‘Me, Myself & Irene’ soundtrack) begins with a strange vocodered sound, “You make me dizzy, running circles in my head/ One of these days I’ll chase you down” and launches into a rocky chorus once more. This time, it’s more happy bounce-around ...
a-true-ben 14.03.2002
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Advantages: A number of excellent tracks are contained within this album. Disadvantages: There are some supremely average rock tracks that also feature here.
...Fighters track that is 'Breakout'. There are a number of Foo Fighters tracks that I absolutely love, 'Breakout' is my very favourite of them all however and every time I hear the track I smile. 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose' features eleven tracks and this therefore provides for 46 minutes of music. 'The Colour and the Shape' is the bands best album by far in my opinion, this one certainly still contains a number of excellent tracks however and ... ...is really quite disappointing, whilst there are some absolute highs there are also some definite lows. With the tracks I've outlined the band gets the music spot on; the guitar work is excellent and the vocals also are exquisitely put across in the sound, all too often here however the music of the Foo Fighters fails to really ignite. The sound created is not bad as such, it just lacks passion and there's a lack of intensity and drive showcased on ...
RazzaLazza 13.08.2008
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Advantages: Instant & a Grower all at the same time Disadvantages: couple of boring songs
...wicked.
But of course, there are bad moments, and i must confess that i don't really care for the acoustic-y, boring "next year" and "ain't it the life". But the good far, far outweighs the bad, and "ain't it the life" is followed by the perfect ending of the brooding "M.I.A", so i can't really complain can i? The album was recorded in Dave Grohl's house but you'd never know it of course, the production is brilliant, rough and glossy at the same ... ...in my house!
A word must also go out to the amazing packaging - i got the posh USA ltd version with a totally gorgeous fold out digipak and an FF logo temporary tattoo! This is one of those albums that, like "dead reckoning" by Small Brown Bike or "we speak in code" by True North, looks just how it sounds, if that makes any sense. Lots of clean white, with a good use of space and damaged photos. i'm a bit of a packaging and aesthetics person, and ...
barknee 13.06.2001
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Advantages: Breakout, Learn To Fly, Aurora, Next Year Disadvantages: none
There Is nothing Left To Loose Is the Foo Fighters third album following on from the hugely successful ‘The Colour And The Shape’. This album shows to me that the Foo Fighters have grown up a bit and have made more mature album here. I was really looking forward to the release of this album and when I got it home and listened to it (which was a while ago now) I was not disappointed, because in my opinion this is the best album they have ... ...‘Learn To Fly’ is in there and is more than worth a look. So to sum it up, this album is in my opinion there finest album to date, as its has more stand out songs than the Foo’s first two, and it really show’s Dave Grohl as a very talented musician and Song Writer, with a great band behind him. ...
Snoogans 10.12.2001
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Product details
Title
There Is Nothing Left To Lose [ECD]
Performer
Foo Fighters
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
15/09/2003
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
RCA / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Engineer
Adam Kasper
Producer
Foo Fighters; Adam Kasper
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
743217169923
Catalogue Number
74321716992
Additional notes
Album Notes
This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Foo Fighters includes: David Grohl (vocals, guitar). Recorded in 1999. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. "Learn To Fly" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. The song was also nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. In the time following the disintegration of Nirvana, Dave Grohl worked hard at establishing the Foo Fighters. The release of the band's third album was a triumph that came on the heels of a label switch, Grohl's divorce, and the departure of three band members. Despite all the chaos, the former Nirvana skinbasher managed to record a collection of songs that meld the power of his punk roots with an innate sense of melodicism. Sure to shock and dismay indie purists are such abundant '70s classic rock quirks as the stomping Foghat-like riffs of "Gimme Stitches" and the Frampton-influenced talk box that colors "Generator." Elsewhere, the pounding force of the scathing "Stacked Actors" and the driving "Breakout" contain elements of a hard-hitting rhythmic style that has its roots in the D.C. hardcore scene that spawned Grohl. The true beauty of THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE is the way in which the Foo Fighters maintain a delicate balance of blistering guitar and irresistible hooks, resulting in the perfect pop of "Learn to Fly" and the gentle twang of "Ain't It the Life."
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (11/11/99, p.130) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...marks a departure [from earlier albums] with a greater emphasis on melody and actual singing....Some grunge romantics may even hear it as a touching...hymn to his splintered former band..." Entertainment Weekly (11/5/99, p.82) - "...their most accomplished yet....sleekly crafted and lyrically resonant...reveals a sensitive streak that meshes nicely with Grohl's more aggressive inclinations." - Rating: B+ Q (1/01, p.91) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000". Q (12/99, pp.131-2) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...demonstrates Grohl is getting even better at the art of the four-minute single....the Foo Fighters still rock out....But it is the out-and-out pop songs...which make this one of the smarter and better rock records of 1999." Mojo (12/99, pp.110-1) - "...Grohl is still a dab hand with scuzzy riff, and his voice is in fine shape on the sunny choruses....A spirited album which finds Grohl fine-tuning his pop instincts." Alternative Press (12/99, p.95) - 4 out of 5 - "...a rock album that actually makes you feel good....pure sunlit power, a sprawling and melodic album that one-ups its two predecessors....Timely and timeless...the Foos' finest work to date..." Magnet (1-2/00, p.69) - "...reckless and optimistic....sly, classic-rock references poking through the post-grunge....the best Foo Fighters record to date." CMJ (11/22/99, p.3) - "...recalls the emotional weightiness of its predecessor....the band ropes in the full-throttle immediacy that characterized its earlier songs...but the group also pays more attention to dynamics and variety....they still pack a wallop."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Stacked Actors
2.
Breakout
3.
Learn To Fly
4.
Gimme Stitches
5.
Generator Aurora
6.
Live In Shin
7.
Next Year
8.
Headwires
9.
Ain't It The Life
10.
MIA
11.
M.I.A.
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