The Essential Foo Fighters Explained

The Essential Foo Fighters
Type:greatest hits
Artist:Foo Fighters
Cover:The Essential Foo Fighters cover art.jpg
Recorded:October 1994 – 2021
Genre:
Length:77:35
Label:Legacy Recordings,[1] [2] Sony Music
Producer:
Chronology:Foo Fighters
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The Essential Foo Fighters is a greatest hits album released on October 28, 2022 by American rock band Foo Fighters.[3] [4] It is part of Sony Music's The Essential series. It was the first Foo Fighters release after the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.

Reception

The album debuted at number eight on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, making it the first in the Essential series to reach the top ten of that chart. It also debuted at number 42 on the Billboard 200.[5] In a review by the German edition of Rolling Stone, Kristina Baum stated that "With a new hits compilation which now bears the more modest name The Essential, it becomes clear in 2022 what has happened in 13 more years of band history" and that in "12 to 15 years another Foo Fighters Best Of could probably be released without any problems. Could it still be the end of the Foo Fighters chapter due to the sad circumstances ? It would be a shame". Baum also rated the album four out of five stars.[6]

A review by Drew's Reviews stated that "I suspect The Essential Foo Fighters will sell well", but was critical that some tracks were omitted from the album: "Seriously, how do you leave out "Congregation" off Sonic Highways? In fact nothing off Sonic Highways. Weird." Drew's Reviews also noted that it is missing the song "Run" from the Concrete and Gold album which is only represented by one song, "The Sky Is a Neighborhood".[7] A review by AllMusic was more positive stating that 13 years since the band's last Greatest Hits album Foo Fighters have had an additional four Top 10 albums which provide a "fair chunk" on The Essential Foo Fighters and that "The end result is that The Essential Foo Fighters winds up being a stronger comp than its predecessor".[8]

Personnel

Foo Fighters

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 50
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 21

Notes and References

  1. News: Strauss . Matthew . September 16, 2022 . Foo Fighters Announce New Essential Album . . November 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 'The Essential Foo Fighters' Out Now . legacyrecordings.com . 28 October 2022 . November 12, 2022.
  3. News: Richards . Will . September 16, 2022 . Foo Fighters announce new greatest hits album 'The Essential Foo Fighters' . . November 12, 2022.
  4. News: Colothan . Scott . September 15, 2022 . Foo Fighters reveal track listing for new compilation album 'The Essential Foo Fighters' . . November 12, 2022.
  5. Caulfield . Keith . November 9, 2022 . The Beatles' 'Revolver' Reissue Tops Multiple Charts, Hits No. 2 on Album Sales . . November 12, 2022.
  6. Baum . Kristina . November 11, 2022 . Foo Fighters – The Essential . . German . November 12, 2022.
  7. News: Drew . October 29, 2022 . Album Review: The Essential Foo Fighters . Drew's Reviews . November 13, 2022.
  8. Web site: The Essential Foo Fighters . . November 13, 2022.
  9. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 12, 2024.
  10. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2023. Official Charts Company. January 3, 2024.
  11. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. December 27, 2023.

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