10 Most Underrated Rock Albums Of All Time
9. One By One - Foo Fighters
There's always been a beacon of happiness surrounding the Foo Fighters' music. Formed out of the ashes of Nirvana's demise, the band's first handful of records were a slice of life, with songs that made you want to throw your fist in the air and scream. Dave Grohl might set the bar a little higher than most, but he has not minced words about his feelings towards One by One.
Recorded when the Foos were coming back from a break, the album was one of the most difficult the band had ever made. After months of slaving away on these songs, the band ended up throwing everything out the window and starting again from scratch, which led to tireless days in the studio.
Though people only tend to single out songs like "All My Life" and "Times Like These," the majority of this record shows a more interesting side of the Foos.
From one track to the next, it sounds like the band channeled all of their animosity into this record, from the emotional dirge of "Tired of You" to the moodiness of "Disenchanted Lullaby." Things also take an acoustic turn at the tail end of the closer "Come Back," which foreshadowed the band's flirtation with acoustic instruments on In Your Honor.
One by One might not have been the album the Foos wanted to make, but the current incarnation of the band probably wouldn't exist if this album wasn't brought to fruition.