The Colour and the Shape

Note that the following information relates to the UK release of the Foo Fighters album The Colour and the Shape. However, details of non-UK releases are listed in the Other Versions section.

Release details

Artist Foo Fighters

Title The Colour and the Shape

Release type Album

Date of release 12th May 1997

Highest chart position Information not found

Record label Roswell Records

Catalogue number CDEST 2295

Producer Information not found

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The Colour and the Shape Tracklisting

1. Doll
2. Monkey Wrench
3. Hey, Johnny Park!
4. My Poor Brain
5. Wind Up
6. Up in Arms
7. My Hero
8. See You
9. Enough Space
10. February Stars
11. Everlong
12. Walking After You
13. New Way Home

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Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape Album cover

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Other Versions

Japanese flag Japanese version of Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape Album cover An Japanese version of The Colour and the Shape was released on 20th May 1997. It has the tracklisting: 1. Doll 2. Monkey Wrench 3. Hey, Johnny Park! 4. My Poor Brain 5. Wind Up 6. Up in Arms 7. My Hero 8. See You 9. Enough Space 10. February Stars 11. Everlong 12. Walking After You 13. New Way Home 14. Dear Lover

An American version of The Colour and the Shape was released on 26th June 2007 through the Roswell Records record label. It has the tracklisting: 1. Doll 2. Monkey Wrench 3. Hey, Johnny Park! 4. My Poor Brain 5. Wind Up 6. Up in Arms 7. My Hero 8. See You 9. Enough Space 10. February Stars 11. Everlong 12. Walking After You 13. New Way Home 14. Requiem 15. Drive Me Wild 16. Down in the Park 17. Baker Street 18. Dear Lover 19. The Colour and the Shape

Reviews

Amazon Review

A major criticism of the Foo Fighters' self-titled debut was its supposed lack of, you know, passion among the well-crafted songs and well-crafted rock. This time out, if it's wreckage you want, it's wreckage you get. The Colour and the Shape grows deeper the more it's played, with t... Read full review »

Monkey Wrench

Monkey Wrench is one of my all time favourite tracks along wit... Read full review »

Greatest songs ever

I mark this album as songs, not the album itself, as some other reviewers have also stated, foo fighters are a singles band, and not an albums band. this album is impossible to like as every single track on it is amazing, notably, monke... Read full review »

Probably their best

An excellent album, laid down when the creative juices were really flowing (it must be so hard the longer you go on). the album is on my listmania greatest list. to be honest all the foo's album could be up there. i can't imagine anyone looking at these reviews who's never heard of the foo fighters, or there music. well if you haven't i'd say... Read full review »

Superb: their best album

This is the Foos' best album (and I've got 'em all). Everlong is one of the most phenomenal rock songs ever, Monkey Wrench is brilliantly catchy, Hey Jonny Park is fantastic, My Poor Brain is a corker, Wind Up is excellent, and My Hero... Read full review »

One of their best

This can easily be classed as one of the Foo's best albums. It has some brilliant tracks, 'Monkey Wrench', 'My hero' and the anthem 'Everlong', which are all simply outstanding. The whole album is superb tho... Read full review »

As Good As Ever

The Colour And The Shape: 10th Anniversary Edition
This album never ages. It sounds as go... Read full review »

Good intro to the Foos?

I bought this album as I knew bits of the Foos but hadn't really listened to them before.... Read full review »

The best Foo Fighters- now with added B sides

This is my favourite Foo Fighters album, I have owned it for years and still play it regularly. If you are just getting into the Foos then I would buy this first. It sounds a lot crisper and finished then the first album and you can just let play the whole way through as it flows really well. It also has Dave... Read full review »

* Great Album * + bit more = 5 STARS

The Foo's Colour & the Shape I think is their best album, though they have plenty of albums that are a long way from disapointing.
I have yet to hear a Foo CD worth less than 4 stars, -I have 2 more to try yet-, but even if they not as good as their average, FF still got more top albums than the average bear.

If this is a 5* CD with some extra tracks on, even if they are rough/ not to everyones taste, thats a 5* CD with poor extras, not a 3* CD! COME ON!

Extras are u... Read full review »

The Colour And The Re-Shape

Time and again I have been disappointed by Foo Fighters albums, simply because every release after 1997 has failed to live up to The Colour And The Shape. Upon the release of every new album the band proclaim it'll be better than anything they have ever done but I don't think they will ever better this album. This is when the Foos blended blistering rock with great melodies to near perfection. Let's use Monkey Wrench as an example - a finely tuned rock beast with awesome riffs and the kind of "free spirit" passion the band has struggled to maintain since. This was an exctiting and accomplished album with almost no weak links and yet I find most of Foo Fighters new stuff relatively bland these days.

So why only three stars for such a damn good album? Well the album in its o... Read full review »

Lyrics

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