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Medium Rare is a covers album by Foo Fighters. The album was released on April 16, 2011, as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, an event that celebrates independent record stores.[1] Apart from the new recordings of "Bad Reputation" and "This Will Be Our Year" and the live version of "Young Man Blues", all tracks have been previously released as B-sides or in other compilation albums.[2]

Medium Rare
Compilation album by
Foo Fighters
ReleasedApril 16, 2011 (2011-04-16)
GenreRock, hard rock
Length45:33
LabelRoswell/RCA
Foo Fighters chronology
Wasting Light
(2011)
Medium Rare
(2011)
Sonic Highways
(2014)

A CD edition of the album was also given free to new subscribers of Q magazine for a limited time, with the song "Darling Nikki" omitted.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Original appearanceLength
1."Band on the Run" (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)Paul McCartney, Linda McCartneyRadio 1 Established 1967, 2007 (Recorded in 2004)5:08
2."I Feel Free" (Cream cover)Jack Bruce, Pete Brown"DOA" single, 20052:56
3."A Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover)Joe Walsh, Kenny Passarelli"Times Like These" single, 20033:40
4."Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison / The Who cover; Live at Austin City Limits, Austin, Texas, September 28, 2008)Mose AllisonVH1 Rock Honors 2008*5:28
5."Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy cover)Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Phil LynottNot previously recorded, 20112:33
6."Darling Nikki" (Prince and The Revolution cover)Prince"Have It All" single, 20033:24
7."Down in the Park" (Tubeway Army cover)Gary NumanSongs in the Key of X & "Monkey Wrench" single CD2, 19974:07
8."Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, April 30, 1997)Gerry Rafferty"My Hero" single, 19985:39
9."Danny Says" (The Ramones cover; featuring Gregg Bissonette on drums)Joey Ramone"All My Life" single, 20022:59
10."Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover; featuring Brian May)Roger WatersMission: Impossible II soundtrack, 20004:15
11."Never Talking to You Again" (Hüsker Dü cover; Live at Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany, December 1, 2002)Grant Hart"Low" single, 20031:45
12."Gas Chamber" (Angry Samoans cover; Live at the BBC Radio 1 evening session, November 23, 1995)"Metal Mike" Saunders, Gregg Turner"Big Me" single & Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2, 1996/20040:57
13."This Will Be Our Year" (The Zombies cover)Chris WhiteNot previously recorded2:44
Total length:45:33

Note: "Darling Nikki" does not appear on the Q magazine CD and Humo release.


Charts


Chart (2011) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 51
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] 24
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[5] 17

Personnel


Foo Fighters
Additional personnel

References


  1. "Foo Fighters To Release Covers Album". ultimateguitar.com. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. Roffman, Michael (2011-03-14). "Foo Fighters dish out details on Medium Rare". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Foo Fighters – Medium Rare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  5. "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.



На других языках


- [en] Medium Rare (Foo Fighters album)

[es] Medium Rare

Medium Rare es un álbum de covers de la banda Foo Fighters. Fue lanzado el 16 de abril de 2011, como una edición limitada en vinilo para Record Store Day, un evento que celebra las tiendas de discos independientes.[1] Aparte de las nuevas grabaciones de «Bad Reputation» y «This Will Be Our Year», todas las pistas han sido previamente publicadas como lados-B o en otros álbumes recopilatorios.[2]

[ru] Medium Rare

Medium Rare — кавер-альбом группы Foo Fighters, выпущен 16 апреля 2011 года, как винил ограниченного издания для Record Store Day.[1]



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