The Colour and the Shape [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Foo Fighters

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000QEIORG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,789 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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A major criticism of the Foo Fighters' self-titled debut was its supposed lack of passion despite the well-crafted songs and well-crafted rock. This time out, if it's wreckage you want, it's wreckage you get. The Colour and the Shape grows deeper the more it's played, with the band's ripping power is more than matched by Dave Grohl's fascinating examinations of pain and divorce. There is even a convincing long slow ballad, "November Stars", whose intensity should win over doubters. If that doesn't work, then the screaming "My Hero" will.--Rickey Wright

Product Description
Includes the bonus tracks Requiem, Drive Me Wild, Down In The Park, Baker St, Dear Lover and Color & Shape. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album - Exta tracks just a bonus, July 14, 2007

By	Brandon J. Smith - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The Foo Fighters' second album, their first as a "real band" (the first was just a Grohl solo project, essentially) has stood the test of time remarkably well. It has the all-too-rare combination of hard rock and melody. From the outstanding "Monkey Wrench" to the dramatic closer "New Way Home," the cd works as individual songs and as an album as a whole.

This edition with bonus tracks doesn't really offer anything new, but only enhances an already excellent cd by conveniently gathering together the b-sides from this era. I wouldn't describe the b-sides as necessary for anyone other than the hardcore fans (though, if you don't already own this album, you might as well get this edition.)

For those new to the Foo Fighters, this is a great place to start, but don't let the "special edition" stuff fool you: the real greatness of this cd is the main album itself.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must buy this!, September 19, 2007

By	Elspeth - See all my reviews

I hadn't bought this CD before, so I didn't already have most of the songs, but even if I had, I would have to rebuy it so I got the covers and b-sides added to the end. They are amazing! Of course I heard "Baker Street" on the radio years ago and enjoyed it, but I didn't discover Foo Fighters' version of Gary Numan's "Down in the Park" and I really think it's right up there in the realm of Gary Numan covers (the St Etienne version of "Stormtrooper in Drag" and Magnetic Fields version of "I Die: You Die" are the best). It is great how they take an electronic song and make it more "rock" by having no keyboards.

But the piece de resistance of this CD is Foo Fighters' cover of ... wait for it ... Vanity 6! I don't know that I've seen any Vanity 6 covers before, but the fact that Foo Fighters loved them enough to do a cover of "Drive Me Wild" is just a testament of what a great band they are.

So you must buy this CD!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album, July 14, 2007

By	PAC MAN "ROBBAGE" (NEW YORK) - See all my reviews

I didn't really buy this again for the re-mastering because lets face it, it didn't really need to be re-mastered(you can barely make out the sound difference except for it being a little cleaned up) I bought this again for the six bonus tracks which were all b-sides. I also bought it for the packaging. Foo Fighters are a great band.