Greatest Hits

Dave Grohl’s pop sense has proven strong, drawing from the heavy but hummable roots of the Descendents and Hüsker Dü and taking them to modern rock heights. His strong sense of humour pushes aside the dark, mournful tones of grunge for the evergreen pop hooks of “Everlong”, “My Hero”, “Learn to Fly” and “The Pretender”. This retrospective includes the Tom Petty Americana of “Wheels” (Grohl played drums for Petty’s Heartbreakers).

Despite missing early single "I'll Stick Around", and including blah new songs, these modern rock survivors prove their singles band cred on this comp.

Greatest-hits compilations seldom make worthy additions to bands’ catalogs, but in some rare cases, they become the only record fans need to own. That’s overstating it in the case of Foo Fighters, but long before the release of the new Greatest Hits, the band had a reputation for filler-heavy albums punctuated by…

Almost 15 years on from their debut, Foo Fighters deliver their first Greatest Hits, a 15-track (16 if the double dip on "Everlong" counts) retrospective covering their six albums from 1995 to 2007.

One of the bands whose true ethos seems closest to that of classic rock fare is Foo Fighters. Each of the band's albums, dating back to the mid-'90s, has played with the classic rock and roll template.