Track Listing

1. All My Life
2. Best Of You
3. Everlong
4. The Pretender
5. My Hero
6. Learn To Fly
7. Times Like These
8. Monkeywrench
9. Big Me
10. Breakout
11. Long Road To Ruin
12. This is a Call
13. Skin and Bones
14. Wheels
15. Word Forward
16. Everlong (acoustic)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24 in Music
• Released on: 2009-11-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
Foo Fighters are one of the biggest bands of their generation, selling millions of records world-wide and gaining a reputation for gutsy guitar music - often with a sense of humour and always with an incredibly catchy hook. Since his days drumming in Nirvana, Dave Grohl has grown into a rock 'n' roll icon and this 'Greatest Hits' collection shows exactly why. Including 'Everlong' and 'All My Life', the best tracks from 1995's self-titled debut through to the band's sixth effort 'Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace' are all here.

Customer Reviews

Great for newcomers
This short but sweet Greatest Hits compilation features some of the most memorable songs from Dave Grohl and co. They have been fairly ruthless in choosing the songs which they deem worthy of this compilation, but when you look at the songs you can see that they are some of the best. The only real puzzler is the absence of DOA from the track list. All the other hit singles are here, Big Me, Everlong, Monkey Wrench, My Hero, Breakout, Times Like These, All My Life and Best Of You. These are essential tracks to delve into for newbies to the band, and will provide the basis for further the band's expansive back catalogue. (Which will be rewarding because there are many other great songs that are not present on this album.)

As for previously converted Foo fans, there are a few goodies on here for us too. Two new tracks Word Forward and Wheels, an acoustic version of Everlong, and the track Skin and Bones, only previously officially available on the Skin and Bones live album. (Although if you don't fancy forking out on a whole load of old tracks just to hear a few new ones, maybe you're best off buying them separately on Amazon MP3 or iTunes.

Money grabbing much?
2 new songs and 13 greatest hits? Now i love the Foo Fighters but surely they could find a few more songs to put on this. 14 years they've been around for. Sterephonics last year... 11 years, 20 or 41 songs and two new ones. Snow Patrol this month, 11 years, 30 odd songs, old and new. Wyh only 13 for a 14 year old band?

Great Band, but to be honest, im sure if you look around a bit you could pick up 2 or even 3 of their albums for the same price as this.

5 stars for the songs. One star for there only being 13 actual "great" hits on the bloody thing.

Poor show by Sony

worth it though if your wanting to get into them though, as most greatest hits/ singles collections/ best of's are.

A good introduction to one of the world's greatest rock bands!
Well who would have thunk it?! 13 years since the demise of Nirvana and inception of the first album, grunge's very own Ringo and his merry men have done well to elevate the Foo Fighters from performing to rammed-packed festival tents to stadium rock-god status, and well deserved too!

What we have here are cleverly crafted rock songs contained with pop sensibilities. Avid fans will be familiar with the tracklisting, therefore, may find that this compilation offers nothing new with exception of two new songs. Unfortunately the two new songs 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' come across as standard MOR rock affairs which do not stand in the same esteem compared to the likes of 'All My Life', 'Breakout' and 'Monkey Wrench'. Nevertheless this album will serve as a great introduction for new listeners or ideal for casual listeners. There are some notable omissions such as 'DOA', 'The One' and 'I'll Stick Around' which reflect some of the band's best work. However, this is being marketed as a 'Greatest Hits' package as opposed to a 'Best of'. For that, you will need to invest in the band's first three albums: 'S/T', 'The Colour and the Shape' and 'There is Nothing Left To Lose' followed by their most recent opus 'Echoes, Silence,Patience & Grace'. A must-buy indeed!


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