Medium Rare is a covers album by Foo Fighters. The album was released on April 16, 2011, as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, an event that celebrates independent record stores.[1] Apart from the new recordings of "Bad Reputation" and "This Will Be Our Year" and the live version of "Young Man Blues", all tracks have been previously released as B-sides or in other compilation albums.[2]
| Medium Rare | ||||
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| Released | April 16, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 45:33 | |||
| Label | Roswell/RCA | |||
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A CD edition of the album was also given free to new subscribers of Q magazine for a limited time, with the song "Darling Nikki" omitted.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original appearance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | Radio 1 Established 1967, 2007 (Recorded in 2004) | 5:08 |
| 2. | "I Feel Free" (Cream cover) | Jack Bruce, Pete Brown | "DOA" single, 2005 | 2:56 |
| 3. | "A Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) | Joe Walsh, Kenny Passarelli | "Times Like These" single, 2003 | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison / The Who cover; Live at Austin City Limits, Austin, Texas, September 28, 2008) | Mose Allison | VH1 Rock Honors 2008* | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott | Not previously recorded, 2011 | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Darling Nikki" (Prince and The Revolution cover) | Prince | "Have It All" single, 2003 | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Down in the Park" (Tubeway Army cover) | Gary Numan | Songs in the Key of X & "Monkey Wrench" single CD2, 1997 | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, April 30, 1997) | Gerry Rafferty | "My Hero" single, 1998 | 5:39 |
| 9. | "Danny Says" (The Ramones cover; featuring Gregg Bissonette on drums) | Joey Ramone | "All My Life" single, 2002 | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover; featuring Brian May) | Roger Waters | Mission: Impossible II soundtrack, 2000 | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover; Live at Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany, December 1, 2002) | Grant Hart | "Low" single, 2003 | 1:45 |
| 12. | "Gas Chamber" (Angry Samoans cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, November 23, 1995) | "Metal Mike" Saunders, Gregg Turner | "Big Me" single & Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2, 1996/2004 | 0:57 |
| 13. | "This Will Be Our Year" (The Zombies cover) | Chris White | Not previously recorded | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 45:33 | |||
Note: "Darling Nikki" does not appear on the Q magazine CD and Humo release.
- – Although the official description says only two songs are previously unreleased, "Young Man Blues" was previously recorded but does not appear on any releases.
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 51 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] | 24 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[5] | 17 |
Personnel
edit- Foo Fighters
- Dave Grohl – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (except tracks 7-8 and 12), lead guitar (tracks 7-8 and 12)
- Pat Smear – rhythm guitar (tracks 5, 7-8 & 12), lead guitar (track 5)
- Nate Mendel – bass guitar
- Taylor Hawkins – drums (except tracks 7, 9 and 12), backing vocals on tracks, lead vocals (tracks 2-3 & 10)
- Chris Shiflett – lead guitar (except tracks 7-8 and 12), lead vocals on track 9
- Rami Jaffee - keyboards on track 13
- William Goldsmith - drums (tracks 7 and 12)
- Additional personnel
- Gregg Bissonette – drums on track 9
- Brian May – lead guitar on track 10
References
edit- ^ "Foo Fighters To Release Covers Album". ultimateguitar.com. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (March 14, 2011). "Foo Fighters dish out details on Medium Rare". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Foo Fighters – Medium Rare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
External links
edit- Medium Rare at Discogs (list of releases)