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Track Listings
| 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 |
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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
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I saw the foo fighter's live around a year ago now (on their in your honour tour) i believed their performance that night was a one off, an unbelieveable experience that i won't forget! At the end of the show Dave said they would come back and tour their acoustic part of their new album and i couldn't wait...well here it is, i wasn't actually expecting the skin and bones cd to be acoustic but to my luck it was!
This album shows colour and variety in the Foo Fighter's playing as it is taken from every album they have released and also a song named 'marigold' (originally preformed along with Nirvana) which was great to hear them play! Some of the songs e.g. my hero, i would of never expected them to play as an acoustic version and it was amazing to hear that much passion put into their music! A must have cd at any price!!
This album shows colour and variety in the Foo Fighter's playing as it is taken from every album they have released and also a song named 'marigold' (originally preformed along with Nirvana) which was great to hear them play! Some of the songs e.g. my hero, i would of never expected them to play as an acoustic version and it was amazing to hear that much passion put into their music! A must have cd at any price!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I went to one of the two acoustic gigs that the Foo Fighters did in the UK and it was superb, combining their acoustic stuff from the In Your Honor CD with acoustic versions of classics spanning the years. Even the tracks that overlap with the IYH CD are so different live and on the CD, and the other tracks are just fantastic. I would buy this purely to hear Best Of You, Times Like These and Everlong as acoustic songs. It showcases Dave Grohl's talents primarily, but the rest of the band plus other members brought in for these gigs make it an amazing experience. I would recommend any FF fans buy this CD, and if you are new to FF, buy it and get a taste of what you've been missing.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you are a fan, buy it. You wont regret this welcome addition to the catalogue. It is superbly atmospheric and feels like a genuine 'unplugged' session. However, if you are new to the FF and considering this album over one of the bands earlier CD's, you may want to save buying it for the time being. It is NOT typical of a FF live gig. Many of the big hits are not featured so you may be a little disappointed if thats what you are expecting. The last album (In Your Honour) provides better value for money, and a wider range of songs.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
best band on the planet deliver.!!!
It's not often you here a good solid live piece of music. The foo's nail it start to finish and leave you wanting more, I've not seen foo's live yet but believe me it's going to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ive
Awesome
Absolutely love this album. The title track reminds me of how close I was to Daave Grohl when he played it at MK in 2011. Read more
Published 4 months ago by mabel
Ranks up there with the best Unplugged albums
The MTV Unplugged series of programmes from the early-to-mid 90s where bands played acoustic versions of their songs were a popular, refreshing contrast to the bombast of most... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Greg Farefield-Rose
FF- Skin and Bones
Just got this album a couple of weeks ago, since then I listened it quite a few times. I have all of the FF albums...no idea why I missed this until now. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kati
Pure Awesomeness!!
I was skeptical about buying another live album as it is usually the same songs just played live . .so, listened to once and then tossed into the bargain bin. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mk A. K. Riley
Lovely :)
Just such a lovely live album. :)
All acoustic, but it gets pretty huge loud and fast at peeks. Read more
All acoustic, but it gets pretty huge loud and fast at peeks. Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by Happy Smily Guy
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. Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by BookGirl808
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. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2008 by Mary May
I love it!!!
This is a concert DVD, containing all tracks from the "not so loud" cd of the 2-cdalbum "In your honour", and a few acoustic versions of older songs. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by Renate
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. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2007 by Mr. Ra Firminger
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