Skin and Bones (Foo Fighters album)

Skin and Bones is a live acoustic album by Foo Fighters released on November 7, 2006.

Skin and Bones
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
RecordedAugust 29–31, 2006
VenuePantages Theatre (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length78:37
LabelRCA
Foo Fighters chronology
Five Songs and a Cover
(2005)
Skin and Bones
(2006)
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
(2007)
Foo Fighters video chronology
Everywhere but Home
(2003)
Skin and Bones
(2006)
Live at Wembley Stadium
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. ClubB[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Melodic[5]
NME7/10[6]
Now[7]
Pitchfork3.8/10[8]
Popmatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Background

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The 15-track set was recorded on August 29, 30 and 31, 2006 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and spotlights an expanded eight-piece lineup featuring violinist/singer Petra Haden, former Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and percussionist Drew Hester. Haden and Jaffee had appeared as guest musicians on the band's previous studio album, In Your Honor. A three-song encore consists of Grohl's solo performances of "Friend of a Friend", "Best of You", and "Everlong". The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week.[11] This was also the album's peak position on the chart.[12]

A DVD of the original shows, featuring a total of 21 songs, was released on November 28, 2006. It was directed by Danny Clinch, who appears briefly on-stage to play harmonica on the song "Another Round", reprising the contribution he made to the original album recording of the song for In Your Honor. The UK version of the release is a two-disc set including the band's 2006 (electric) performance at Hyde Park.

The title song was previously released as a B-side on the single "DOA", and was included on the EP "Five Songs and a Cover".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Razor"Dave Grohl6:48
2."Over and Out"Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett5:56
3."Walking After You"Grohl5:18
4."Marigold"Grohl3:19
5."My Hero"Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear4:51
6."Next Year"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel4:34
7."Another Round"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:55
8."Big Me"Grohl3:01
9."Cold Day in the Sun"Hawkins3:26
10."Skin and Bones"Grohl4:00
11."February Stars"Grohl, Smear, Mendel5:51
12."Times Like These"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett5:25
13."Friend of a Friend"Grohl4:01
14."Best of You"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett5:02
15."Everlong"Grohl6:37
iTunes bonus tracks & videos
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Ain't It the Life" (iTunes bonus song)Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel4:42
17."Video - Skin and Bones" (iTunes bonus with album pre-order)  

Live in Los Angeles (USA)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Dave Grohl6:05
2."Razor"Grohl5:55
3."Over and Out"Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett8:05
4."On the Mend"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:45
5."Walking After You"Grohl4:20
6."Still"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett5:44
7."Marigold"Grohl3:28
8."My Hero"Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear6:14
9."Next Year"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel4:43
10."Another Round"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett5:30
11."See You"Grohl, Mendel, Smear11:51
12."Cold Day in the Sun"Hawkins5:08
13."Big Me"Grohl2:51
14."What If I Do?"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett8:36
15."Skin and Bones"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett4:08
16."Ain’t It the Life"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel4:39
17."February Stars"Grohl, Mendel, Smear5:51
18."Times Like These"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett14:50
19."Friend of a Friend"Grohl3:48
20."Best of You"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett5:59
21."Everlong"Grohl9:10

Live in Hyde Park (UK)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Your Honor"Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett 
2."All My Life"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 
3."Best of You"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 
4."Times Like These"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 
5."Learn to Fly"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel 
6."Breakout"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel 
7."Shake Your Blood" (feat. Lemmy of Motörhead)Grohl, Lemmy 
8."Stacked Actors"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel 
9."My Hero"Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear 
10."Generator"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel 
11."DOA"Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 
12."Monkey Wrench"Grohl, Mendel, Smear 
13."Tie Your Mother Down" (feat. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen)May 
14."Everlong"Grohl 

Note: The whole setlist is not included on the DVD. The song "The One" is excluded, as Taylor Hawkins made a mistake on the drums; mobile phone footage is available on YouTube. "No Way Back" and "This Is a Call" were on the setlist, but were not played due to strict Royal Park regulations.

Personnel

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Additional musicians

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Chart positions

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Certifications

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References

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