Good set from a good group that has continued to grow and expand their work. Set includes "My Hero" which has been used in the 2008 Presidential race. Interestingly, in 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton earned more Votes than any other Presidential Primary candidate in American history (hillaryclintonforum, the denver group)

This is a great album and I really look forward to listening to it on my way home from work int he evenings :)

Just FYI, the version of "Walking After You" that most are familiar with is on the X Files soundtrack, not this one. But in truth, both versions are enjoyable.

While the remastering is subtle at best, this is a great buy at $7.99 (well, that's what it's listed at right now) even without the glorious bonus tracks.

"Baker Street" --- I can't decide which I like better; Foo Fighters cover (Faster tempo, guitar solo, coke instead of booze. Heh.) or the Gerry Rafferty (Poignant sax solo, sense of great space). I can listen to both back to back & never be able to choose.

If you don't already have this remastered version or the original, you should get it simply for the fact that "Everlong" is one of the best rock songs ever created.

i wont hold this particular version of TCATS to any real standard because a lot of the songs were b-sides added in later. i can tell you its a shame 'Dear Lover' wasnt put on the original release but oh well.

When i first heard this CD back in 97 it was instantly a classic and main stay and while i have had more fun with other Foo Fighters material its easy to come back to this one but only half heartedly. a lot of the songs just cant hold my attention so much anymore which is ok, so with that said i cant give this CD 5 stars.

Generally speaking, the "Essential " consists of the band's greatest hits, the songs that immediately comes to mind when said band is mention. "The Colour and The Shape" is far from being a greatest hits album, but to me it is THE essential Foo Fighters.

You get the Foo back when, musically, they'd matured the most I've seen any band mature in a span of two albums, and yet, were still fresh enough to not have run out of all the wild ideas that make the Foo Fighters the Foo Fighters.

The fact that my favorite Fighters song "My Hero" is in this album kind of triggers a bias in my judgment of it, but speaking as objectively as I can, this is, to me, the best music the Foo Fighters have given the world.

This is not to mention the great songs I'd never heard before, like "Hey, Johnny Park" and "Up In Arms". There's also the matter of the bonus tracks on this special edition, including a very loud, very reckless track at the end where Dave Grohl screams his throat silly, much reminiscent of a previous band he'd been in. A perfectly loving tribute in pure chaos.

If you're a Foo Fighters fan and don't have this in your collection, I don't see how you could have been a fan in the first place. If you're not a fan but want to try out some of their music, this is an excellent place to start.