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Other | Thursday 21st July 2011 | Osh
Foo Fighters
The Foo’s autobiographical documentary is brutally honest and refreshingly compelling – a real offering for their fans
For a band as big as Foo Fighters to put out a documentary detailing their career to date is no real surprise. However, for said band to put out a film as hard-hitting and direct as ‘Back And Forth’ is something altogether different, and it is this honesty throughout the piece that makes the documentary so worth watching.
One of the most striking aspects upon seeing the film is the way the band ruthlessly went through members during their early career. Whilst recording their second album, ‘The Colour And The Shape’ frontman and rock icon Dave Grohl decided that he wasn’t happy with sticksman William Goldsmith’s drum parts and subsequently decided to re-record the LP’s entire drum track himself without Goldsmith’s knowledge. Such moments within the film are gritty to watch, but it is exactly this that draws the viewer deeper into the story. Other stand-out moments include the description of current drummer and longtime band member Taylor Hawkins’s drug overdose and subsequent near-death.
If all this doom and gloom is too much for you, not to worry as there is also plenty of lighthearted content such as an in-depth look at the recording process of the band’s new album ‘Wasting Light’, and a section on their enormous show at Wembley Stadium in the summer of 2008. As an added bonus the band also include footage of them ripping through the album in full; it is these fan-friendly touches for which the Foos should be commended, and which cement the band’s place as modern rock royalty.
George Cochran
