Word: everlong
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...vocals and occasionally drums, Nate Mendel on bass, Taylor Hawkins on drums and guitarist Chris Shiflett along for the nationwide tour-rocked hard, splicing and dicing most of the songs from their 1999 album, There is Nothing Left to Lose, along with band staples and radio hits like "Everlong" and "My Hero." For his part, Grohl careened around the stage, jumped into the audience, lambasted the British press, and tantalized the crowd by unplugging his guitar and parading it around like he was going to toss it to some lucky...
...material, played all the instruments, and sang. The band, named for the term for UFOs seen by American pilots flying over Europe during World War II, came into its own with 1997's softer, more intricate album The Colour and the Shape, which included the radio hit "Everlong." After becoming disgusted with the Los Angeles scene, the Foo Fighters, now consisting of Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel and drummer Taylor Hawkins, spent most of 1999 holed up at Grohl's house in suburban Virginia tweaking their sound. The results on There Is Nothing Left to Lose speak for themselves. Big abrasive...
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