Features the expanded eight-piece lineup of Foo Fighters including Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, and Chris Shiflett augmented by guest players Petra Haden (violin), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), Drew Hester (percussion) and former Foo Fighter Pat Smear (guitar).
The DVD starts off with the intro where Dave is playing the guitar walking around backstage. Funny part is when he arrived in a catering room, while his family was enjoying the free food, Dave said "they are here for the catering, they don't enjoy my music". Next scene is showing the bands playing "Skin and Bones" on a boat. Right after, the show begins.
Foo Fighters deliver several really great songs during the concert including stripped down versions of "My Hero", "Times Like These", and "Big Me". Dave sings his heart out on a solo version of "Best of You". The DVD also features 21 tracks to the live CD’s 15 tracks.
In between songs, Grohl jokes with the audience about the differences between this acoustic show and their normal rock concerts – where he said he spends his time running around screaming. He also shares stories of his days with Nirvana, jokes with the other musicians, and plays up the how the fans always cheer for Hawkins.
Although some of the acoustic versions of the songs don’t quite work on the audio CD, every song is gold on the concert DVD – probably due to the increased audience presence and the ability to see the band’s interaction during the songs.
The only real downside to the concert DVD is the lack of any special features. It would have been nice to have some interviews with the band about the experience and why they wanted to go the acoustic route (although Grohl does explain some of that during the concert). The DVD does include a “select song” option that allows you to skip to your favorite tunes, but I would suggest watching the concert from beginning to end.
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