As strange as it may seem now, there was a time when Foo Fighters weren t a household name when they weren t a staple of every rock playlist on the planet and when Dave Grohl was a drummer with a knack for hooks, not the leading man of American rock and roll.The release ofThe Colour And The Shapein May, 1997 changed all that. The Colour And The Shape was the first Foo Fighters?album recorded as a band. Bassist Nate Mendel and guitarist Pat Smear had toured with Grohl following the 1995 release of eponymous debut,Foo Fighters , but hadn contributed to the recording. Gil Norton-already legendary for his work with the Pixies, among others-elevated theThe Colour And The Shapesessions from the DIY approach ofFoo Fighters- and the arrival of drummer Taylor Hawkins, following the recording of the album, completed the group evolution from Project to BandThe bonus tracks include some UK-centric covers, including Killing Joke sRequiem , Gary Numan s Down In The Parkand Gerry Raffety s Baker Street.