Foo Fighters
One on One
One By One is the fourth album from The Foo Fighters. It was recorded 6-18 of May in 2002 and features Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. To a lot of people, this was when the band went downhill and to some people, this is when the band got better but whatever they say, it is still pretty average. I don’t think anyone has reviewed this, so sit back and enjoy the review :thumb: :
Notable Tracks:
All My Life – 4:23
This was the first single from the album. Starts off with a lot of palm-muting and then bursts into a more heavier Foo Fighter song. Some people find this song annoying as it’s different from most Foo songs. I don’t know what to say, it’s just a straight-forward rock song, it’s catchy, it has different tempos, a catchy hook ect. My favourite bit in the song is when Dave Grohl shouts “Done! Done! On to the next one!”
5/5
Have It All – 4:57
This is, to put it, a typical Foo Fighter song, the song’s ok. Some of the guitar riffs are quite good and the guitar has quite a nice tone. Typical Verse Chorus Verse Chorus song and quite repetitive. Was the fourth single if I’m not mistaken. It sounds like a single anyway. There is no change of speed, the song just lumps together.
3/5
Tired Of You – 5:11
The so-called “ballad” of the album, the chords are nicked from Nirvana’s “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle” Shame on you Dave, doing that to Kurt for your own musical needs! It is slow for the whole song and during the chorus is some weeping guitar. Quite boring but nice to fall asleep to. Dave’s voice sound too doubled in the song to like.
3.5/5
Lonely As You – 4:36
Starts off like it’s another ballad but it’s not, the drums come in and Dave’s voice is doubled with some palm-muting. The Chorus sounds really cool but the verses are boring. It has some short of guitar solo, even though it’s only 5 notes. At the end of the song, Dave screams the chorus like in All My Life. I like this song, it remembers me of The Colour And The Shape. It’s a hard-rocking tune it is.
4/5
Verdict:
Ok, this might seem harsh but it just sounds like Dave Grohl is just taking a claw to fame but making mediocre music which would get a whole lot of media hype. The flame is out for Foo Fighters but I have faith since people say that the new album is good, so if your wanting to buy a Foos album, but The Colour And The Shape or Self-titled cause that is fresh and sounds like it is in the nineties. Dave Grohl’s voice on this album sounds so doubled, it’s so annoying and overproduced. It’s average stuff to say at least. This band wouldn't have got anywhere if Dave hadn't been in Nirvana. If Kurt never died, we would have had top-notch Nirvana albums instead of this. So try and avoid this and stay above the media hype this album was portrayed in.
Pros
Guitar work is good
Drumming is good also
Bass is good
Instruments are good (obviously^)
Cons
Overproduced
Average stuff
Dave’s voice is doubled too often
Am I the only one who thinks Disenchanted Lullaby is a bit annoying
3/5
