Product Description

Recorded live in Los Angeles, and incorporating an expandedensemble, including violin, keyboard and percussion, 'Skin And Bones' is far more than simply a stripped-down collection of Foo Fighters hits. Each song has been carefully rearranged for the new instruments, which results in classic trackssuch as 'Next Year' and 'Everlong' being given a new lease of life. Whilst Grohl and co are well known for their stadium-filling rock shows, this new format shows that Foo Fighters can be every bit as entertaining when unplugged in a more intimate setting.

Track Listing

1. Razor
2. Over And Out
3. Walking After You
4. Marigold
5. My Hero
6. Next Year
7. Another Round
8. Big Me
9. Cold Day In The Sun
10. Skin And Bones
11. February Stars
12. Times Like These
13. Friend Of A Friend
14. Best Of You
15. Everlong

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #664 in Music
• Released on: 2006-11-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Amazon.co.uk Review
Here's Dave Grohl as you've seldom seen him before: not just live, but as the title Skin And Bones may hint, stripped down to his acoustic core. Well actually, not quite. Rather than just Grohl and a six-string, this collection - recorded at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles - harks back to the ensemble feel of Nirvana's 1994 album Unplugged In New York, familiar songs rebuilt by the Foos and a cast of musicians including violinist Petra Haden, keyboardist Rami Jaffee and even a member of that now legendary Nirvana session, Pat Smear. Stripped of the anthemic breeziness and solid, muscular riffing that have become Foo trademarks, Skin And Bones relies more on prettifying the arrangements with strings, shakers and slow splashes of cymbal, and occasionally uncovering new levels of pathos beneath the sweat and grit. "Walking After You" feels custom-written for this format, while the crescendos of "My Hero" gain a little more humanity in this more intimate setting. And when the bigger hits come, Grohl makes up for the absence of feedback and fireworks with sheer frontman charisma, summoning up some throaty Springsteen emotiveness on "Best Of You" and climaxing with a heroic "Everlong". --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Live and amazing!
The Live album Skin and Bones is a brilliant and varied album from the Foos. Feauturing classics such as 'Times like these' and 'best of you' peformed live by Dave Grohl and co. - a must-have for Foo fighters fans - the lyrical performances are strong and emotive, even though you're not witnessing it live, the recording is excellent. Grohl is stripped to his acoustic core, in this brilliant and inspiring live album, truly amazing!

Fantasic -no need to be a fan to appreciate this one.
I first heard this in a listening booth in a music shop, I didn't know who it was but it blew me away so much that I had to find the assistant and get them to identify it. From then on I've been hooked on the band,so much so that I'm going to see them in the summer.

To start to like a band on a live album is quite rare and probably an indication of how good this band and this album are. I subsequently added many other albums none of which has disappointed.

I'm sure if you are a fan of the other albums you'll also enjoy this one provided you are not stuck on liking one version of a song. Buy this and I expect you'll also be pleased and love the sound.

Enjoy.

Genius
This albub shows just how talented Foo Fighters are. Its probably the album I listen to most. All the songs are recorded live, and I regret not being there.
An absolute must for Foo fans, or anybody looking for an acoustic album which holds its head above all.
Buy it.