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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 |
Product Description
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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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11 of 11 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
By Mark P
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By GrandisG
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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Exactly as advertised, good quality and value. Highly recommended +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Published 21 days ago by Leslie Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent work
if you like Foos or just getting into them, buy this album. the best songs for me are everlong, my hero and times like these. buy there are plenty of great tunes on here. Read more
Published 1 month ago by adam
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mellow Foo
My son bought this with my help hoping for another rock album. Unfortunately for him, and thankfully for my wife and I, it turned out to be an acoustic album. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Replacement for lost cd
I bought this secondhand because over the years I tend to lose my music either by lending it out and forgetting who I've lent it to and my son's do the same. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Roadrunner
2.0 out of 5 stars
i didnt now
i wanted a foo fighters cd with my hero on it and this is the only one i found but its live
Published 4 months ago by callum
5.0 out of 5 stars
foo fighters skin and bones
What can i say??? absolutely brilliant, they are a talented bunch of guys anyway, but this was awesome!!! Foo Fighters, you rock, even acoustic style.xxxx love you guys.
Published 7 months ago by kmcd
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 14 months ago by Ive
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 16 months ago by mabel
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 22 months ago by Greg Farefield-Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 27 April 2011 by Kati
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