There Is Nothing Left To Lose

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EDITORIAL REVIEWS This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Foo Fighters includes: David Grohl (vocals, guitar). Recorded in 1999. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. "Learn To Fly" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. The song was also nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Audio Mixers: Ted Reiger; Adam Kasper; John Nelson ; Andy Wallace. Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1999); Studio 606, VA (1999). Photographer: Danny Clinch. Unknown Contributor Roles: Krist Novoselic; Basich Family; Lisa Grohl; Michelle Bedrick; John Kleemola; Trouble; Stahl Family; Verben; Anton Brookes; Nixon Watches; Bethann Buddenbaum; Muill Berrliner; Black Cat; Tim Gabor; Michael Meisel; Nasty Little Man; Ric Creason; John Cutcliffe; Gary Gersh; Geoff Turner; Ian Beveridge; Richard Gibson; Hawkins Family; Cathryn Suko; Grohl Family; Jim Swanson; C.Ore Hard; Gus Brandt; Gabby Skolnek; J.J.; Preston Gates Construction; Paul Masterdone; Chickdaddy; Earnie Baily; Tos Niewehuizen; Craig Overbay; Dou Dou; Henry Fields; John Silva; Lee Johnson ; Allen Sides ; Queen; Tenacious D; Stewart Copeland; Black Sabbath. In the time following the disintegration of Nirvana, Dave Grohl worked hard at establishing the Foo Fighters. The release of the band's third album was a triumph that came on the heels of a label switch, Grohl's divorce, and the departure of three band members. Despite all the chaos, the former Nirvana skinbasher managed to record a collection of songs that meld the power of his punk roots with an innate sense of melodicism. Sure to shock and dismay indie purists are such abundant '70s classic rock quirks as the stomping Foghat-like riffs of "Gimme Stitches" and the Frampton-influenced talk box that colors "Generator." Elsewhere, the pounding force of the scathing "Stacked Actors" and the driving "Breakout" AMAZON.COM Riding the momentum of the hit single "Learn to Fly," which hit No. 1 on the modern-rock charts long before this album's release, the Foo Fighters' third record is unarguably its most refined and poppy. The ominous riff that the opens "Stacked Actors" (which sounds like something Kurt Cobain could have hacked out on Nirvana's gnarly In Utero) is pretty much a red herring. The 10 tunes that follow are a succession of hook-laden pop songs tarted up with guitarist-vocalist (and former Nirvana drummer) Dave Grohl's thick guitars and increasingly sugar-sweet vocals. Nearly every cut on There Is Nothing Left to Lose has the potential of following "Learn to Fly" up the charts. The production is big and friendly and songs like "Generator," "Aurora," and "Headwires" just melt in your mouth. And even though the Foo Fighters' latest is seductively sweet in sound, there are just enough rough edges and lyrical angst to keep things interesting. --Adem Tepedelen