Description

Forgoing the autocratic approach of FOO FIGHTERS, THE COLOUR & SHAPE allows the other members of the band a greater amount of influence, which quickly becomes evident. The punk-pop nuggets outnumber the thrashier moments on this record. Nevertheless, Grohls time on the D.C. hardcore scene is never far from the creative process, whether its the first squeals and squawks that pop up around the hooks and screaming vocals of Hey, Johnny Park and My Poor Brain or the alternating, Nirvana-like dynamics of Enough Space. Elsewhere, the dreamy pop of Walking After You recorded in one take by Grohl at Washington, D.C. radio station WGNS) and Up In Arms rubs shoulders with the Catherine Wheelish sheets of guitar flowing through My Hero.