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Foo Fighters
Skin and Bones
(Roswell-RCA/Sony BMG)
Before the release of last year's half-electric, half-acoustic double album In Your Honor, Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl said the band's tour would be a similar affair, with the band playing two different shows in each market. That plan never came to fruition -- but here's the next best thing. The single-disc live CD Skin and Bones captures a recent semi-unplugged performance from an L.A. theatre.
Fleshing out their guitar-driven sound with strings, keyboards, vibes, accordion and harmonica, Grohl and his expanded Foos (including old pal Pat Smear on guitar) sit and strum a 15-song set of In Your Honor tracks like Razor and Friend of a Friend, along with lush, intimate updates of older hits like My Hero, Big Me and Everlong.
Grohl breaks out the big scream for Best of You, but overall, this is a mellow, nicely restrained affair that makes you wish he had stuck to his ambitious tour plan and seen it through.
If you want to see for yourself, be patient -- the DVD is due Nov. 28.
Track Listing:
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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