If there’s one thing Foo Fighters fans love, it’s Foo Fighters. And they’ll get plenty more of that with the launch of the “Foo Files” archive series. The whole thing has started off with the arrival of some rare live recordings.
The band launched their vault series in July with the three-song set, 00950025, which included two rare songs from their 1995 Reading Festival set and the There Is Nothing Left to Lose track, “Next Year,” recorded at a 2000 show in Melbourne, Australia. They’ve also released 00111125 Live in London, 00070725 Live at Studio 606 and 00050525 Live in Roswell. Next EP is ‘01070725’. The five-song EP includes live covers of Arcade Fire and Dead Kennedys and is focused on 2007, the year Foos released their sixth album…
…‘Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace’.Their version of Arcade Fire‘s ‘Keep The Car Running’ was recorded at Radio 1’s festival Six Weeks Of Summer in 2007. A cover of Dead Kennedys’ 1980 punk classic ‘Holiday In Cambodia’ was also recorded in 2007, at that year’s MTV Awards.
The rocker’s sixth numbered EP of the year, 01020225, features two originals and two covers. The four-song set, available on most streaming services, boasts a unique cover of The Psychedelic Furs’ 1980 track “Sister Europe,” and a live cover of the B-52’s “Planet Claire” – featuring the group’s frontman Fred Schneider – recorded live at the Supper Club in New York City on Halloween 2002. It also contains two songs previously released on film soundtracks. “The One” originally appeared on the soundtrack for the 2002 Jack Black comedy Orange County. It was also the B-side on the CD single for “All My Life,” as well as on a limited edition bonus DVD of the One By One album. “Win or Lose” was peeled off the soundtrack to the 2001 film snowboarding film Out Cold and was also a B-side on their 2002 single “All My Life.”
Their seventh surprise numbered EP of the year 02050525 features covers of The Passions and Jawbreaker as well as deep cuts, b-sides and demos pulled from the band’s sessions from 2005’s In Your Honor. The EP boasts a cover of The Passions’ 1981 one hit wonder “I’m in Love With a German Film Star,” as well as a Chris Shiflett-fronted take on Jawbreaker’s 1992 track “Kiss the Bottle.” The collection also features Foo Fighters’ heavy deep cut “FFL (Fat F–king Lie),” as well as the rare studio version of “Skin and Bones.” There’s also a demo of “DOA.” All three of those tracks were originally released on the 2005 EP Five Songs and a Cover – a b-side collection from their In Your Honor sessions – exclusively distributed to Best Buy stores. The effort also features “Spill,” originally released as the b-side to their platinum hit “Best of You.”
The Foo Fighters have released another EP, the latest carrying the title of “01050525“. Confusingly, the outing starts off with the same track listing as their November 01st EP, “02050525“.
Foo Files: 00950025
01. Wattershed (Live at Reading Festival, London, UK – August 1995) (2:16)
02. For All the Cows (Live at Reading Festival, London, UK – August 1995) (3:35)
03. Next Year (Live at Cold Live At The Chapel, Melbourne, Australia – Feb 2000) (4:14)
Foo Files: 00111125 – Live in London
01. The Pretender (05:35)
02. White Limo (03:14)
03. Arlandria (05:43)
04. Walk (04:28)
05. These Days (05:51)
06. Everlong (05:23)
Foo Files: 00070725 – Live At Studio 606
01. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) (Live at Studio 606 West, Northridge, CA – September 2007)
02. Big Me (Live at Studio 606 West, Northridge, CA – September 2007)
03. The Pretender (Live at Studio 606 West, Northridge, CA – September 2007)
04. My Hero (Live at Studio 606 West, Northridge, CA – September 2007)
05. Home (Live at Studio 606 West, Northridge, CA – September 2007)
Foo Files: 00050525 – Live in Roswell
01. In Your Honor (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
02. The Last Song (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
03. Free Me (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
04. Stacked Actors (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
05. Monkey Wrench (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
06. All My Life (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
07. This Is A Call (Live at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, NM – June 2005)
Foo Files: 01070725
01. If Ever (04:13)
02. Come Alive (Demo Version) (05:29)
03. Seda (03:44)
04. Keep The Car Running (Live at BBC Radio 1’s Six Weeks Of Summer) (03:25)
05. Holiday In Cambodia (Live from the 2007 MTV Music Awards) (04:00)
Foo Files: 01020225
01. The One (02:44)
02. Sister Europe (05:05)
03. Win Or Lose (03:26)
04. Planet Claire (Live at the Supper Club, New York, NY – October 2002) (04:17)
Foo Files: 02050525
01. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (4:22)
02. FFL (Fat Fucking Lie) (2:30)
03. Kiss The Bottle (4:05)
04. Spill (3:31)
05. Skin And Bones (3:35)
06. DOA (Demo) (4:10)
Foo Files: 01050525
1. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (4:22)
2. FFL (Fat Fucking Lie) (2:30)
3. Kiss The Bottle (4:05)
4. Spill (3:31)
5. Skin And Bones (3:35)
6. DOA (Demo) (4:10)
7. World (Demo) (5:39)
8. Born On The Bayou (3:22)
9. Razor (Live Acoustic) (4:48)
10. The Sign (4:02)
11. Best Of You (Live at Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway – July 2005) (4:39)