There Is Nothing Left to Lose by Foo Fighters

There Is Nothing Left to Lose, Foo Fighters' third album, came out in November 1999 on Roswell and RCA, and it's the sound of a rock band taking a deep breath and deciding to just enjoy itself. It was made by only three people, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and bassist Nate Mendel, down in Grohl's basement at his house in Alexandria, Virginia, and the band produced it themselves. It was Hawkins' first studio credit with the band, though Grohl still sat behind the kit on some of the songs.

The result is softer and more exploratory than what came before, and it's all about the tunes. Grohl has called it his favorite Foo Fighters album and described making it as a calm, happy time, and you can hear that ease in every sunny, buzzing chorus. "Learn to Fly" is a bright, soaring pop-rock rush, "Breakout" kicks and hollers, "Stacked Actors" swings between a slow slink and a full-throated roar, "Next Year" drifts along on a warm, wistful melody, and "Generator" struts with a playful grin.

It was their first album released and marketed entirely by RCA, after they left Capitol following The Colour and the Shape. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001, the band's first Grammy of any kind, and the start of a habit: they took the same prize for three of their next four studio albums.

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