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  Everlong is literally their most boring song...
  I'm not a huge Foo Fighters fan, I prefer more metal/hardcore music. But All My Life and Monkey Wrench are definitely their better ones.
context: The Pretender has been a mainstay of my workout playlist practically since it’s release, but outside of the songs mentioned above I’d probably struggle to name many others. >
  
  The Pretender is a really good song imo, and the music video is great too. >
  
  Pretty much exactly that connot stand their sound because of that damn song. >
  
  Really… I find that interesting. Each to their own I guess >
  
  How can you say this when monkey wrench exists? >
  
  That's a fucking lie and you know it lol >
  
  Ave you listened to DOA? that one's pretty good and less popular. >
  
  Everlong is definitely my favourite song of theirs, but I would say the whole album - the colour and the shape is close to a masterpiece.
  I loved nirvana, and bought the first 2 foo fighters albums due to that, never got on with the first album, and eventually sold it. But I’ve always adored that second album. 
  So of course I went out and bought the 3rd album as soon as it was available… again, didn’t get on with it. as others have said here, they seem to have found a formula of having 1-2 great songs, and the rest is filler. 
  I don’t know what formula they struck with ‘the colour and the shape’, but they have never recaptured it, and I’ve not bothered seeking out anything new from them since the disappointment of the 3rd album, although I will hear the odd single and think it’s decent enough >
  
  I enjoyed reading your comment and you make me want to sit down and listen to Colour and the Shape again properly. Thanks for responding. >
  
  First two albums are absolutely fantastic. From there it was a pretty steep decline into stadium/radio rock.
  But good on them. They’re still actual musicians recording actual music. And there needs to be way more of it >
  
  There’s a shortage of bands recording music? >
  
  What about Big Me >
  
  Stacked actors 👍 rope, the pretender, let it die >
  
  My favorites as well. Let It Die was the first song that got me into them. May have been Pretender but Let It Die is so underrated.
  Always loved when Rope came on the radio. >
  
  All my life is a jam!
  I'll disagree with you that they only have 1 good song(Is the best one however).
  But I will say each album is like only a single S tier song with maybe another A grade but everything else tends to be something I'd skip past.
  As a band they have the highest hits to dud ratio with not a single album I would say was a must have album. >
  
  You clearly haven't seen the video for "Low". Good enough take any bad song and turn it good. >
  
  They make funny videos. I’ve seen several good ones. That song ain’t real good though. >
  
  Get ready for a cliche answer but.... you've got to listen to that first album. Almost every song (except the one about cows) is a banger. 
  I'll agree that after Everlong on the second album, things got really lame and dad rocky though. >
  
  I actually really like the one about cows >
  
  "For all the cows"
  I gotchu buddy! >
  
  Yeah everlong is a good song, but apart from that I kinda compare them to nickel back. Not disgusting, but not something id intentionally search for on Spotify >
  
  I have never hated a person so much based on an opinion before >
  
  The entire Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace album is great and you're wrong. I updooted. >
  
  Let it die and wheels >
  
  Eh, they have some good early stuff. The first two FF albums were good, but everything after that that I've heard wasn't as good. >
  
  The first eponymous album of Foo Fighters is their best record hands down. Actually, it is just Dave Grohl's record, since he played all the instruments (except for one track) and wrote all the music. I think it is the only contender for the "post grunge" name, everything that came ever since is just butt rock. To me Everlong is the essence of later Foo Fighters, the beginning of their pop formula. It is good, but I can't differentiate it from all the other their music you are describing. So make yourself a favor and listen to their first record. 
  Also, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace was really awesome. I feel like it wasn't so dad-rock-y and was a slight drift from mainstream rock. Really emotional record also >
  
  I completely agree. I still break out the first FF cd from time to time. There is such raw energy in that album. Like Dave was releasing a lot of pent up energy and emotion. Every album after that became safe, radio friendly rock. Sure, a decent song here and there but nothing to write home about. >
  
  I’ve moshed with Dave Grohl🤘 >
  
  I would not go as far to say it’s the only good song from the Foo Fighters, although it is by far my favorite. I’m fact, it’s in my top 5 favorite songs of all time. I agree that it’s a masterpiece.
  As a multi-instrumentalist, I love playing this song with every instrument. Very few songs give me that much pleasure on all instruments. Only a multi-instrumentalist could have written this song and I think that’s part of its perfection. Spirit Of The Radio by Rush is another one that does this for me, for comparison purposes. 
  Other songs I really like from the Foo Fighters are: Let It Die, Times Like These, Friend Of A Friend, Stick Around, and others. Not all songs hold my attention, also like Rush and Nirvana for that matter. You can’t knock the ball out of the park with every at bat, and much like the case with that metaphor, Foo Fighters hits some home runs, but if I were ever to meet Dave Grohl on the street, I would thank him for giving me, giving all of us Everlong. 
  Much like Dave, I would say my primary instrument is drums. If you like Dave for his drumming, I really enjoyed his work for Queens of the Stone Age, and a lot of his side projects. I’m currently enamored with Centipede by Sound City Players. >
  
  Great comment, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts. Thanks >
  
  I like their song These Days the most, but I do feel like the only reason Foo Fighters became a thing was due to Dave being in Nirvana.
  In fact since this is UnpopularOpinion, I'll go out on a limb and say that Nirvana wasn't even that good.
  Their music is both formulaic and knee deep level.
  So many other bands that are willing to experiment with different approaches and same genre popped up that deservered more. 
  The other 3: Soundgarden, Alice In Chains(Layne) hell even Pearl Jam's songs are more thrilling but the 2000s bands sort of ruined PJ because of the overused vocal style. 
  I think people confuse marketability with greatness and it sucks that it feels that way.
  For example I'm a Metallica fanboy but their music is admitently formulaic and marketable. Whereas compared to Megadeth, Metallica's lyricism, riff and solos fall short. 
  Marketability = easy on the senses = more audience =/= greatness. >
  
  Respectfully, I have to disagree with you about Nirvana being formulaic. Their music was anything but formulaic. It was very eclectic, if anything. >
  
  Piggy backing.
  Foo Fighters are just like a modern day AC/DC. >
  
  Meaning great. I agree. >
  
  I agree. I love AC/DC , they are consistent with their style. >
  
  Never been able to listen to them or the red hot chili peppers they just get played too much >
  
  I’m old, and Mothers Milk and Blood Sugar were incredibly important albums for me growing up. 
  A young guy at work recently criticised them and I was shocked then thought about it more after. If all you’ve known of them was the more recent ‘California’ era of their career then I can understand why you think they suck. >
  
  
  Mothers Milk and Blood Sugar were incredibly important albums for me growing up. 
  
  Mother's milk was one of the worst albums I've ever heard from any genre ever, so I do not think the release of Californication is the driving force behind the hate for RHCP >
  
  Ouch. I almost wore that record out in my first year of college. It’s a big chaotic energetic party time mess and I loved it. But I know some people don’t like it and each to their own. >
  
  Dont like anything from them tbh but then again most they releases i dont know >
  
  Went out and bought In Your Honor when I was 14 because I wanted to listen to Resolve so badly. No regrets, a great two disc album. >
  
  So, the Learning to Fly album, if you popped it into your CD-ROM had bonus content. That was a thrill back then. >
  
  Impossible to take this opinion seriously considering the entire album featuring that song is fantastic. >
  
  GTFO
  Just kidding, upvote for truly unpopular opinion >
  
  Next Year. February Stars. Times like These. Monkey Wrench. Skin & Bones. 
  I could go on & on. >
  
  Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace. Listen to the whole thing. Thank me later. >
  
  Ay, yo, but dem hillllllaaaaaarious music videos. Never knew what hijinx them cats were gunna get up to, wacky. >
  
  Pretender is easily better than everlong. >
  
  The foo fighters are the American version of nickleback (although I do love the foos 1st album) >
  
  I disagree. Of course, opinion and taste is all subjective, but I think that Foo Fighters are one of the greatest bands of our time. Rest in peace Taylor Hawkins. >
  
  This isn’t an opinion, it’s just a fact. >
  
  I hate the foo fighters. Honestly they are the most overrated band with some of the most formulated music out there. Like tailor made music for radio...
  But I don't waste a skip on Everlong. >
  
  WHAT >
  
  Foo Fighters are one of the only really musical bands left. They were around when musicians avoided selling out and have stuck to that while the rest of the industry turned into a pyramid scheme funneling money to producers. No one else even writes their own songs anymore. >
  
  foo fighters definitely have more good songs, but they are all basically the same good song >
  
  Finally someone one who agrees with me! 99’percent of their music is dad bbq elevator music. >
  
  Everyone sucks as bad as the rest of the trash they recorded >
  
  Wasting Light is pretty good though >
  
  Not the acoustic version, that one is shit >
  
  You've come to the right place, my friend. >
  
  Are… are you me? In all seriousness, I’ve thought this for a long time. >
  
  the entire sonic highway album would like to have a word. >
  
  I'll Stick Around is okay >
  
  I lost respect for them when they required a medical procedure to see their shows. They’re way overrated. Whatshisface just had a cool look/attitude. Until he went all medical authoritarian. >
  
  Dude is sleeping on Wasting Light >
  
  I love every song they’ve ever done except Big Me still can’t stand that one. But Everlong and On the Mend are my absolute favorites. Also Cold Day in the Sun rip Taylor!