Foo Fighters - Skin And Bones - DVD ( - Dir: )

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Customer Reviews of Foo Fighters - Skin And Bones

Chrischaz
Brackley UK
30th March 2008

Rockin DVD
I was at the Hyde Park concert and it was a windy day and the sound although in quadrophonic sound kept coming and going which was damn annoying.
The DVD removes all this and is absolutely without question or doubt the best music DVD that is available on planet earth and brings such fantastic memories of the whole day, drunk Ozzies everywhere but such vibrant fun people I'll never forget their zest for the now and damn tomorrow, made me 10 years younger.

The only disapointment is that the two disc set could have been made up from the supporting acts on the day, Julia And The Licks who were stunning,Motorhead who took the wrinkles out of my face for 40 minutes and still must make all other bands feel inferior and the kick ass Queens Of The Stone Age who have the gift of being better live than on record. Angels and Airwaves played as well but didn't get them at all.

If you want the goosebumps on your arms type feeling get this DVD for the Hyde Park concert alone. Grohl loves the UK and his fans her and by god does it show.

Spider Monkey
UK
20th December 2007

Skin and Bones
This is a superb DVD of two Foo Fighters concerts. You get the amazing Hyde Park 'rock' concert, as well as the more sedate, but just as good Hollywood 'acoustic' concert. The foos play with equal passion and interact with the audience for both types of gig and it's great to see both sides of their music. You get a great selection of tracks, including the ever popular and anthemic 'My Hero' and 'Everlong'. Overall a great music DVD for fans, showing one of the best and most respected bands in music today. Well worth a look.

smashnthrash
Cambridge, MA USA
15th December 2007

More stellar performances from a longtime favorite band
As a longtime American fan of the Foos, all I can say is that all of you fans in the UK are more than lucky to have this dual DVD set available over there. Here in the States, only the "Skins And Bones" DVD is sold. Thankfully, I was able to obtain a copy of the "Hyde Park/Skin And Bones" set through amazon.co.uk. I won't go into detail what others have said about both concerts, but definitely Dave and company have both the wild side and soft side. On "Hyde Park", Dave goes all out and rocks out like he never has before! He goes to great length to make sure all 85,000 fans are having a great time. On "Skin And Bones", you see a more revealing side of Dave. With the acoustic guitars and instruments, Dave and company manage to get as much of their sound across without having to resort to loud, electric guitars, pounding drums, and screaming. And especially in a smaller, more intimate setting (theatre instead of stadium). Bottom line, Dave and company are both great in the loud and soft settings, and the "Hyde Park/Skin And Bones" set showcases both of those environments. You won't be disappointed for sure. Can't wait to see them rock out here in Massachusetts this coming February!

Mr. M. A. Reed
Somewhere, GB
29th June 2007

I caught myself at at least point playing air guitar, yelling out of tune and scaring the cat with a rendition of "Best Of You".
"Skin And Bones" is the first Foo Fighters live CD, though, to be blunt, the CD itself isn't by any means the main draw : it presents, in much the same way as "Unplugged In New York!" does, one night in the life of a band.

Whilst Dave Grohl is often at his happiest behind a black telecaster and screaming his lungs out (and come to think of it, who isn't happiest there?), "Skin And Bones" is an entirely different proposition : add an extra guitarist, an extra drummer, a keyboard player and a violinist, and perhaps the Foos are richer, yet poorer at the same time. The rich vein of massive riffage and chest beating vocals is ditched in favour of a tenderer, softer side. Previous arena stompalongs are recast as more delicate, gentle beasts. Sadly, this occasionally reveals the limitations of some of the songs, but overall, recasting the work in this basic and minimal setting exposes the oft-obscured melodic and lyrical strength of their impressive ouevre.

Forget the CD. The DVD edition is the biggest draw here : with two full length live shows (one loud in London, one not so loud in LA), it offers easily the best value package of the two on offer : the two hour acoustic show is presented in full - including an ill-advised drum solo and some interesting but inessential lengthy monologues on life with Kurt and Dave - but this is a benefit, for the 20 song setlist revisits all parts of the Foos quietly impressive back catalogue and even "Marigold", the ancient Nirvana b-side sung by Dave Grohl in 1993.

The second DVD presents a 80 minute live show from London's Hyde Park to 80,000 people : the show is a fantastic, raise-your-fist-and-yell adventure in one of contemporary music's richer pastures. The Foos rock like bastards and I caught myself at at least point playing air guitar, yelling out of tune and scaring the cat with a rendition of "Best Of You".

One cannot help but draw comparisons to the Nirvana unplugged set from 1993, and whilst, in many ways the Foo Fighters lack the compulsive, car-crash spectacle edge that characterised latter period Nirvana, "Skin And Bones" is as worthy a listen as "Unplugged In New York" for the same reasons - a fascinating view of the inner workings of these songs and a reflection of their ability to stand up in the most minimal of approaches. Buy the DVD, don't bother with the CD.

foo fan
london
9th January 2007

fantastic but.......
Was at the hyde park gig so obviously had to have this dvd!!!
Starts of fantastic but by the end of the gig dave's voice deteriates so much that you can't hear him at all....has this happened to anyone else or did i just get a dodgy dvd?????
The sound of the instruments is amazing but not hearing the vocals at all is really annoying and i don't know if this happens on all the copies.

Acoustic dvd however is fantastic....really shows off how talented they really are. Favourite song has to be skin and bones...first class.