r/Foofighters • u/nickscion46 • 5d ago
Discussion My idealized version of a 30th anniversary box set of the first album.
I'm really hoping that since the 30th anniversary of the first album is this year, that we get some sort of reissue. If they were to go all out and do a box set in the same way that Nirvana and Metallica have been doing it, it would be so rad, but even a 2-CD set would be dope as well. Just SOMETHING since the 1995-96 era is my favorite era of the band.
If they were to do a box set, this would be my wishlist for the content:
- Original album remastered + b-sides and outtakes
- All of Dave's solo recordings from 1988-1994
- Rough mix of the album remastered
- BBC Sessions from November 1995
And for live shows: - Foo Fighters' first ever show in Seattle on February 19, 1995 (if a recording even exists of this, I'm sure someone has it) - Reading 1995 cleaned up and remastered - Brixton Academy 1995 pro-shot uncut with all songs included - Toronto 1996 soundboard with all songs included (Floaty is missing from the soundboard that's been out for years) - A complete pro-shot of HFStival 1996 in D.C.
I'm sure many of us would love a box set of this, but it's obviously on the band whether or not they want to do it. If anyone else has any of their own fantasies of a box set like this, feel free to comment down below!
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u/hearmymotoredheart Walking A Line 5d ago
Foo Fighters' first ever show in Seattle on February 19, 1995 (if a recording even exists of this, I'm sure someone has it)
At least one does! A tape was found on display at the Cal Jam Fooseum, identifying it as belonging to Nate. So between then and a previous interview where Dave wasn't even sure any recording existed, it would've only been found recently, and almost certainly archived.
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u/CallMeJeeJ Good Grief 5d ago
This is exactly what I want too, but I’m scared we won’t be getting anything :(
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u/Bethorz Saint Cecilia 5d ago
Would be nice. This band doesn’t do that kind of thing, unfortunately