alternative rock, rock, grunge, hard rock 47 min 13 tracks Capitol Records
The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on May 20, 1997, by Roswell and Capitol Records. It was the first album by the Foo Fighters to be recorded as a full band, as the previous self-titled album (1995) was both written and recorded entirely by frontman Dave Grohl.
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Character
Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME7/10
- NME (10th anniversary)8/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin6/10
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- 1Doll1:23
- 2Monkey Wrench3:51
- 3Hey, Johnny Park!4:08
- 4My Poor Brain3:33
- 5Wind Up2:32
- 6Up in Arms2:16
- 7My Hero4:20
- 8See You2:27
- 9Enough Space2:37
- 10February Stars4:49
- 11Everlong4:11
- 12Walking After You5:04
- 13New Way Home5:40
13 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Foo Fighters
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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