The Colour And The Shape

ROSWELL, 1997

By the time this album was completed, both guitarist Pat Smear and drummer William Goldsmith had tendered their resignations, and Grohl had been served divorce papers by his first wife. A survivor’s manual penned by a man watching his world crumble beneath his feet, it’s the story of a soul in limbo. “My life was fucking going down the toilet,” he recalled. But the music would be his guide out of the darkness. Everlong, Monkey Wrench and My Hero are the big hitters here, but this is the Foo Fighters’ most complete and cohesive artistic statement and their finest hour.