Foo Fighters are one of the best known rock bands in the world, and with good reason. They really are great. The concept started way back in the day while Nirvana were in studio recording, and Dave Grohl [then playing drums] would come in early and record ideas he had. These ideas stayed hidden, growing and changing for a while, and in 1995 Foo Fighters were born.
After their debut album, Foo Fighters have gone through a few line up changes, and now sport a wonderful drummer named Taylor Hawkins, great lead guitarist named Chris Shiflett and their original bassist Nate Mendel, as well as Dave Grohl on vocals and rhythm guitar.
Foo Fighters' sound is characterised by a really strong modern rock sound with songs quite clearly being written on acoustic guitar, which changes the feel of the song. Their bass lines are always very melodic, and the drums are really strong and epic, while really driving the songs to be something more, and their electric guitars are numerous to say the least. With a great rock vocal to top the package off, their songs are melodic, compelling and really get the blood flowing at times.
When Foo Fighters started they also used a technique which wasn't very popular at the time, namely quiet verses with loud, and often aggressive, choruses. This style carries through their music today, and still works really well for what they are doing.
All in all, they aren't actually amazing musicians, but rather brilliant song writers. They have a way of writing melodic songs that work well on radio, but are agressive enough to get rock enthusiasts nodding their heads. That's their secret. And it works for them, not only do they have amazing commertial success, but pretty much everyone loves them.
That's not to say that as musicians they are bad or anything like that, it just means that they are a fan of the KISS approach to music. Keep It Simple Stupid.
So if you are a rock music fan or not, give them a listen, and then a closer listen. You'll be plesantly surprised I'm sure...
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