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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: RCA
Salesrank: 15481
Released: November 3, 2009 |
| Our Price: $20.09 |
| Used Price: $19.04 |
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| Media: Vinyl |
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Greatest Hits Track Listing:
1. All My Life
2. Best of You
3. Everlong
4. Pretender
5. My Hero
6. Learn to Fly
7. Times Like These
8. Monkey Wrench
9. Big Me
10. Breakout
11. Long Road to Ruin
12. This Is a Call
13. Skin and Bones
14. Wheels [#]
15. Word Forward [#]
16. Everlong [Acoustic][#]
Editorial Review:
Double vinyl LP pressing including download insert. 2009 collection from Dave Grohl and the Foos including two brand new tracks, 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward', both recorded with producer Butch Vig (who also produced Grohl's former band, Nirvana!). This excellent collection features some of the finest melodic Rock released in the last 15 years including 'The Pretender', 'All My Life', 'Learn To Fly', 'Best of You', 'Times Like These', 'My Hero', 'Everlong', and many more.
Greatest Hits Reviews:
Foo Fighters ALMOST Greatest Hits 
2009-12-13 - Songs that should have been on this CD:
- D.O.A
- I'll Stick Around
- Low
- The One
- Walking After You
I could have done without "Word Forward"
foo fighters greatest hits 
2009-12-09 - i bought this for Times Like These and another but i don't know the name of it, it's where they're singing I don't owe you anything, but it's not on there. other than that it's all right, not the best album i ever listened to.
This CD is a gem! 
2009-11-30 - This CD has the Foo Fighter's greatest hits. From Big Me to Wheels, this CD is a must have for any Foo's fan. Very highly recommended!
Songs That'll Stick Around
2009-11-25 - Who would have thought that Dave Grohl -- the man who once provided a backbeat to Kurt Cobain's pain -- would go so long and so far with his pet project, the Foo Fighters? For the last decade and a half, Grohl and his co-horts have consistently delivered a staggering amount of hit singles, solid albums and often hilarious music videos. As a band who has presented itself with little hype or pretention, it should come as no surprise that they have become the underdogs, almost the unsung heroes of 90's alternative rock. While their time has yet to come to an end, their first Greatest Hits collection is a brief yet substantial celebration of a career well spent.
As with any greatest hits package, this one delivers pretty much what one would expect with a few gripes here and there. While the band's most noteworthy material like "Everlong" and "Times Like These" pops up, this collection is no doubt missing a few major singles and even some fan favorites. The exclusion of "Walking After You" and one of the band's earliest hits, "I'll Stick Around" is downright criminal, especially considering that the length of this CD doesn't even use up all of the space it could! Likewise, "DOA," and "Next Year" are conspicuously absent, as well as the elusive cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki," which received significant airplay back in 2004. Any of these songs could have fit the package, with room to spare.
On the upside, though, the set boasts two new studio tracks as well as a most excellent acoustic rendition of "Everlong" (which made an appearance in the Adam Sandler flick, Little Nicky, but not on its soundtrack). "Wheels" is the single, meant to promote the album, and it's a perfect example of how this band has grown in leaps and bounds over the years, but still maintains its identity. The other new track, "Word Forward," sounds like it could have been on the Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace album and fit in rather nicely. These three tracks no doubt make this collection worth buying for those who aren't just casual fans or passersby who may enjoy a song here and there.
The cream of the crop, however, is the DVD that is included.
*** What? You're thinking about getting this collection WITHOUT the DVD? Nonsense. I highly recommend you check out this and weigh your options a little more carefully. ***
A career retrospective of the band's iconic music video history, this is worth the price of admission alone. A few videos are missing, such as "Breakout" (due likely to the fact that it was produced to promote the Jim Carrey vehicle, Me, Myself & Irene) "The One" and "Times Like These," although a rather gorgeous acoustic version sits in its place (hint: all three versions of the "Times Like These" video can be found on the Low/Times Like These DVD single) but the collection makes up for it by including a sampling of live performances (some culled from the band's previously released DVD's). The videos themselves are classic, often touching and hilarious. Although you will feel the urge to take a shower after the "Low" video, the videos still hold up and are a blast to watch.
While more could have been done with this collection, it's still a remarkable example of all things Foo Fighters. The songs and their track record speak for themselves. And although it represents all aspects of the band's career, it's worth mentioning to those of you who may be getting into this band for the first time that their albums are rather great in and of themselves. They may appear to be a singles band on the surface, but scratch a bit more, and you'll find one of rock's most precious gems. Fans will love the DVD as well as the new songs, making this a rather nostalgic and warm experience. Here's hoping there's another fifteen years or more in them.
The inevitable label required "Hits" album.
2009-11-23 - Dave said it himself, this was part of their contract when they signed it long ago. This isn't a release they really wanted to do, nor the compilation they would put out were they to put one together themselves. If you're a hardcore Foo fan you may want to pass (although the vinyl is tempting), you've heard it all before. Wheels & Word Forward are ok additions to the Foo library, but most likely something you'd find buried toward the end of a full LP. But they are just thrown in there to give folks a reason to buy it. Save yourself the $ and pick up the MP3's from Amazon if you want them. If you know a fan that likes them but doesn't own it all, by all means pick it up as it's a nice collection of their more mainstream hits.
