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Skin and Bones (2006)

Where the lyrics of Skin and Bones take you, and where it was really made.

The whole album was recorded over three nights in August 2006 at a Los Angeles theatre, and its Billboard 200 peak was the same number 21 it debuted at.

Key places

Pantages Theatre recording site (2006)

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Album story

Overview

• Skin and Bones: live acoustic album by Foo Fighters, released November 7, 2006
• 15-track set recorded in August 2006 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles
• Features an expanded eight-piece lineup on stage
• Three-song encore made of Dave Grohl's solo performances
• Companion DVD of the original shows followed on November 28, 2006, with 21 songs in total

Background

• Violinist and singer Petra Haden and keyboardist Rami Jaffee had guest-played on the previous studio album In Your Honor
• Pat Smear, former guitarist of the Germs, Nirvana and Foo Fighters, joined the lineup
• Rami Jaffee was a member of the Wallflowers and later became a Foo Fighters keyboardist
• Percussionist Drew Hester completes the eight-piece lineup
• Encore songs: 'Friend of a Friend', 'Best of You', and 'Everlong'
• The studio version of the title song was first released as a B-side on the single 'DOA' and on the EP Five Songs and a Cover

Recording

• Recording and mixing credited to Nick Raskulinecz, with John Lousteau assisting
• Mastering by Bob Ludwig
• Recording took place on August 29, 30 and 31, 2006 in Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Seattle in 1994 as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.
• Grohl recorded the debut album mostly alone in six days after Nirvana disbanded.
• Recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith of Sunny Day Real Estate, and guitarist Pat Smear.
• The band made its first public performance in February 1995, five months before the debut album's release.

Members

• Current members: Dave Grohl (vocals, guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett (guitars), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), Ilan Rubin (drums).
• Taylor Hawkins died in March 2022; Josh Freese served as drummer from 2023 to 2025 and Rubin from 2025 onward.

Career

• Released twelve studio albums, the twelfth, Your Favorite Toy, in April 2026.
• Won 15 Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album five times.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, their first year of eligibility.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released November 7, 2006 as a live acoustic album by Foo Fighters
• Recorded on three nights in August 2006 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles
• Companion DVD of the original shows released November 28, 2006, with 21 songs in total
• The UK version of the DVD is a two-disc set that adds the band's 2006 electric performance at Hyde Park
• The studio version of the title song was previously released as a B-side on the single 'DOA'

Records

• Billboard 200 debut at number 21
• First-week sales of about 49,000 copies
• The debut position was also the highest position the album reached on the chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Danny Clinch directed the DVD and appears briefly on stage playing harmonica on 'Another Round', repeating his contribution to the In Your Honor recording
• Taylor Hawkins made a drumming mistake during 'The One', so that song is excluded from the DVD
• Mobile phone footage of 'The One' is available on YouTube
• 'No Way Back' and 'This Is a Call' were on the Hyde Park setlist but were not played due to strict Royal Park regulations

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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