Monday, April 28, 2008

Foo Fighters vs. Goldfinger-Day 23

After Audioslave took care of System of a Down by a vote of 4 to 1, we move on to our next matchup. First up are the Foo Fighters, who have become one of the biggest names in modern rock. The band formed after ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl put out essentially a self-titled album under the name "Foo Fighters". Grohl played all instruments and once the record was put out, he went out to form a band and tour the album. Band chemistry seemed to flow extremely well, and soon they were back in the studio to record the band's most well known album, "The Colour and the Shape". Then the Foos exploded into the modern rock scene. They pumped out hits like "My Hero", "Monkey Wrench", and "Everlong". Since then, the band has continued to pump out excellent albums, with each having it's own twist. There is Nothing Left to Lose added a laid back, southern rock type feel, One by One showed off the band's harder side to rock, In Your Honor saw the band turn to a duel release with half acoustics, which leads us to "Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace", the band's latest release. The Foos show no sign of letting up, and seem to now be in their prime. As for Goldfinger, they are one of the stronger bands out of the 90's punk rock era. Integrating an element of ska into their music, the band created a sound different than the rest. The band released a new album recently called "Hello Destiny...", which tries to mix in the band's new sound with the band's old sound.

Here we go...time to vote!

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