The Foo Fighters are one of my favorite mainstream rock bands and some may say that their music gets old pretty fast. Well if you give Skin and Bones a spin you'll realize that the Foo's are very capable of creating exciting and never dull music. This mainly acoustic driven live album has all the energy and excitement the Foo Fighters embody combined with interesting instrumentation and arrangements of their material. Dave's voice is top notch and actually everything musically is done with superior effort. The only downside is that the crowd is WAY too high in the mix. On their softer songs sometimes all you can hear is girls screaming at the top of their lungs. Especially on Everlong, which may be the best performance here, is almost ruined because the crowd singing along and screaming drowns out the beauty of this song. It captures the excitement of the album well but when I'm listening, I'm listening for the music and not to feel like I'm at a live show, especially a stripped down acoustic one. Anyways this is essential for any Foo Fighters fan and even if you're not, give it a shot, it may suprise you.
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