So many songs I could easily pick from the Foo’s back catalogue to be a classic ‘something old’, they may yet to feature in the ‘something new’ category also – still making anthems some 15 years after the release of this one.
‘Monkey Wrench’ follows your instantly recognisable Foo recipe of driving guitar riffs (which you can try but fail to not air guitar along with), insane drums (actually played by Dave Grohl on this song not regular Taylor Hawkins), and Grohl’s shouting but still melodic and emotion powered vocals, make this not just a classic of theirs but surely also of modern day rock itself. Woah, get me.
I believe the song was written about Dave’s marriage breakdown, which despite the angry lyrics, the melody itself is pretty uplifting – to the point where you can’t help but jump if you’re lucky enough to catch them live when they do this track. The anger does reprise particularly in the middle eight where there’s a pure shouty rant which ends with ‘I was always caged, but now I’m free’. The frustration but absolute release from this moment brings us effortlessly back to two more chorus’ and the perfect instant rock finish.
From the album ‘The Colour and the Shape’ (1997) / @foofighters
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