The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters (1997)
A major criticism of the Foo Fighters'self-titled debutwas its supposed lack of, you know, passion among the well-crafted songs and well-crafted rock. This time out, if it's wreckage you want, it's wreckage you get.The Colour & the Shapegrows deeper the more it's played, with the band's ripping power more than matched by Dave Grohl's fascinating examinations of pain and divorce. There's even a convincing long slow ballad, "November Stars," whose intensity should win over doubters. If that doesn't work, then the screaming "My Hero" will.--Rickey Wright