Music Monday // Foo Fighters

It seems really weird for me to talk about Foo Fighters for my Music Monday. Mostly because if you know me, or have read my blog for awhile, it's basic information about me that they are my favourite band. It's like, "Hey, I'm Amber. I'm 26 and I am a Foo Fighters fan." And that's all you really need to know. There's bands of course, I love so much music from all kinds of genres, but, Foo Fighters are it for me. They're on a completely other level than anything else. They're the pinnacle of music for me. 

It all started with my big sister Dawn. All my musical influences stem from her, but she was quite obsessed with Nirvana (who wasn't) and I remember Kurt dying and Dawn hiding in her bedroom for a few days. And then I remember seeing the drummer in pig tails with a package of Mentos on Much Music. Big Me and I'll Stick Around were the first two songs I heard from Foo Fighters and it's been love at first listen ever since. Keep in mind, I was 6 in 1994. Twenty years later, they are still my favourite band, and still kicking ass. It wasn't until There Is Nothing Left To Lose until I became obsessed with them, but, they have been a very big part of my life since I was 6. 

This is why the Sonic Highways project has been really important and close to my heart. If you don't know, 2014 marks the Foo's 20th anniversary, so in celebration they went around the United States and recorded a song in each of the greatest recording studios in different cities. A documentary on HBO follows their journey as well as ventures into the history of music within each city. It truly is one of the best shows or documentaries about music I've ever watched and I am so proud of Dave Grohl right now. With Foo Fighters and every other crazy project he has accomplished these past twenty years. I. Just. Can't. Even. 

I should probably stop there, because I will keep going on about Dave Grohl for days and I'm starting to sound like a giant squealing fan girl (I am). I'm not even writing this post well because I'm so emotional about this band. So, I'll leave you with a very short list of my favourite Foo Fighters songs (yes, this was really hard for me) and I definitely recommend checking out Sonic Highways on HBO if you like anything to do with music.  And the new album is out today, hurray! Another great rock doc that Dave did is Sound City, it takes a look back into the history of one of the best recording studies to date, Sound City. So many great records were made there. 

Okay, Amber. Shut up. 

xo Amber
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