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Released | November 7, 2006 | |||
Recorded | August 29–31, 2006 | |||
Venue | Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 78:37 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B [2] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
Melodic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10 [6] |
Now | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 3.8/10 [8] |
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Skin and Bones is a live acoustic album by Foo Fighters released on November 7, 2006.
The 15-track set was recorded on August 29, 30 and 31, 2006 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and spotlights an expanded eight-piece lineup featuring violinist/singer Petra Haden, former Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and percussionist Drew Hester. Haden and Jaffee had appeared as guest musicians on the band's previous studio album, In Your Honor . A three-song encore consists of Grohl's solo performances of "Friend of a Friend", "Best of You", and "Everlong". The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week. [11] This was also the album's peak position on the chart. [12]
A DVD of the original shows, featuring a total of 21 songs, was released on November 28, 2006. It was directed by Danny Clinch, who appears briefly on-stage to play harmonica on the song "Another Round", reprising the contribution he made to the original album recording of the song for In Your Honor . The UK version of the release is a two-disc set including the band's 2006 (electric) performance at Hyde Park.
The title song was previously released as a B-side on the single "DOA", and was included on the EP "Five Songs and a Cover".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Razor" | Dave Grohl | 6:48 |
2. | "Over and Out" | Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett | 5:56 |
3. | "Walking After You" | Grohl | 5:18 |
4. | "Marigold" | Grohl | 3:19 |
5. | "My Hero" | Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear | 4:51 |
6. | "Next Year" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | 4:34 |
7. | "Another Round" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 4:55 |
8. | "Big Me" | Grohl | 3:01 |
9. | "Cold Day in the Sun" | Hawkins | 3:26 |
10. | "Skin and Bones" | Grohl | 4:00 |
11. | "February Stars" | Grohl, Smear, Mendel | 5:51 |
12. | "Times Like These" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 5:25 |
13. | "Friend of a Friend" | Grohl | 4:01 |
14. | "Best of You" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 5:02 |
15. | "Everlong" | Grohl | 6:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Ain't It the Life" (iTunes bonus song) | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | 4:42 |
17. | "Video - Skin and Bones" (iTunes bonus with album pre-order) |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Dave Grohl | 6:05 |
2. | "Razor" | Grohl | 5:55 |
3. | "Over and Out" | Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett | 8:05 |
4. | "On the Mend" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 4:45 |
5. | "Walking After You" | Grohl | 4:20 |
6. | "Still" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 5:44 |
7. | "Marigold" | Grohl | 3:28 |
8. | "My Hero" | Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear | 6:14 |
9. | "Next Year" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | 4:43 |
10. | "Another Round" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 5:30 |
11. | "See You" | Grohl, Mendel, Smear | 11:51 |
12. | "Cold Day in the Sun" | Hawkins | 5:08 |
13. | "Big Me" | Grohl | 2:51 |
14. | "What If I Do?" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 8:36 |
15. | "Skin and Bones" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 4:08 |
16. | "Ain’t It the Life" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | 4:39 |
17. | "February Stars" | Grohl, Mendel, Smear | 5:51 |
18. | "Times Like These" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 14:50 |
19. | "Friend of a Friend" | Grohl | 3:48 |
20. | "Best of You" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | 5:59 |
21. | "Everlong" | Grohl | 9:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In Your Honor" | Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett | |
2. | "All My Life" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | |
3. | "Best of You" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | |
4. | "Times Like These" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | |
5. | "Learn to Fly" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | |
6. | "Breakout" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | |
7. | "Shake Your Blood" (feat. Lemmy of Motörhead) | Grohl, Lemmy | |
8. | "Stacked Actors" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | |
9. | "My Hero" | Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear | |
10. | "Generator" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel | |
11. | "DOA" | Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett | |
12. | "Monkey Wrench" | Grohl, Mendel, Smear | |
13. | "Tie Your Mother Down" (feat. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen) | May | |
14. | "Everlong" | Grohl |
Note: The whole setlist is not included on the DVD. The song "The One" is excluded, as Taylor Hawkins made a mistake on the drums; mobile phone footage is available on YouTube. "No Way Back" and "This Is a Call" were on the setlist, but were not played due to strict Royal Park regulations.
Album charts
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Skin and Bones album and DVD certifications
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