Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (Full album 1995)

“Foo Fighters” is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on July 4, 1995 by Roswell and Capitol Records. Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the entire album himself, apart from a guest guitar spot by Greg Dulli, with the assistance of producers Barrett Jones at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. He claimed that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the death of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain.
After Grohl completed the recordings, he chose the name "Foo Fighters" for the project to hide his identity, and passed cassettes copies of the sessions to personal friends. When the tapes attracted record label interest, Grohl signed with Capitol and recruited a full band to perform the songs live. The album was promoted through extensive tours and six singles, two of which received music videos.
Upon its release, Foo Fighters earned positive reviews, praising its songwriting and performances, and was also a commercial success, becoming the band's second-best-selling album in the United States. It also peaked within the top five of charts of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

“Foo Fighters” este albumul de debut de studio eponim al trupei americane de rock Foo Fighters., lansat la 4 iulie 1995 de catre Roswell si Capitol Records. Dave Grohl a scris si a inregistrat intregul album el insusi, in afara de partile de chitara furnizate de catre Greg Dulli si cu asistenta producatorului Barrett Jones, la studiourile Robert Lang din Seattle, Washington, in 1994. El a declarat ca a inregistrat albumul doar de distractie, descriind acest lucru ca un catharsis, ca o recuperare dupa moartea colegului de trupa de la Nirvana, Kurt Cobain.
Dupa ce Grohl a terminat inregistrarile, el a ales numele de “Foo Fighters” cu scopul de a-si ascunde identitatea si a transmis copiile casetelor cu sesiunile de inregistrari prietenilor sai. Cand benzile au captat interesul unei marci de inregistrari, Grohl a semnat cu aceasta (Capitol) si a recrutat membri pentru o trupa completa pentru a canta cantecele pe viu. Albumul a fost promovat prin turnee extensive si sase single-uri, pentru doua dintre ele facand si videoclipuri.
Dupa lansare, Foo Fighters au primit cronici pozitive care laudau compozitiile si interpretarile si a fost si un succes comercial, devenind al doilea album cel mai bine vandut in SUA al trupei. De asemenea acesta a intrat in top five in clasamentele din Marea Britanie, Canada, Australia si Noua Zeelanda.

List of tracks

1.       "This Is a Call"                  3:53

2.       "I'll Stick Around"             3:52

3.       "Big Me"                            2:12

4.       "Alone + Easy Target"      4:05

5.       "Good Grief"                     4:01

6.       "Floaty"                             4:30

7.       "Weenie Beenie"              2:46

8.       "Oh, George"                    3:00

9.       "For All the Cows"           3:30

10.      "X-Static"                         4:13

11.      "Wattershed"                   2:16

12.      "Exhausted"                    5:45

Personnel

Foo Fighters

 Dave Grohl – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, drums, production.

Additional musicians

Greg Dulli – guitar on "X-Static"

Technical

Jaq Chartier – jacket artwork

Steve Culp – engineering

Curt Doughty – photography

Tim Gabor – art direction, album design

Barrett Jones – production

Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charles Peterson – photography

Jeff Ross – photography

Tom Rothrock – mixing

Rob Schnapf – mixing

Jennifer Youngblood – cover photo, photography