Foo Fighters includes: David Grohl (vocals, guitar).

Recorded in 1999.

THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. "Learn To Fly" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. The song was also nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Audio Mixers: Ted Reiger; Adam Kasper; John Nelson ; Andy Wallace.

Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1999); Studio 606, VA (1999).

Photographer: Danny Clinch.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Krist Novoselic; Basich Family; Lisa Grohl; Michelle Bedrick; John Kleemola; Trouble; Stahl Family; Verben; Anton Brookes; Nixon Watches; Bethann Buddenbaum; Muill Berrliner; Black Cat; Tim Gabor; Michael Meisel; Nasty Little Man; Ric Creason; John Cutcliffe; Gary Gersh; Geoff Turner; Ian Beveridge; Richard Gibson; Hawkins Family; Cathryn Suko; Grohl Family; Jim Swanson; C.Ore Hard; Gus Brandt; Gabby Skolnek; J.J.; Preston Gates Construction; Paul Masterdone; Chickdaddy; Earnie Baily; Tos Niewehuizen; Craig Overbay; Dou Dou; Henry Fields; John Silva; Lee Johnson ; Allen Sides; Queen; Tenacious D; Stewart Copeland; Black Sabbath.

Foo Fighters were the most unexpectedly mercurial band in '90s rock, boasting a different lineup for each of their three albums. The ever-shifting membership didn't help erase the image that the group was merely a vehicle for Dave Grohl, and made it seem like Grohl was something of a dictator, at least to some biased outside observers. That's why their third record, There Is Nothing Left to Lose, comes as somewhat of a surprise. It is the first Foo Fighters album that sounds like the work of a unified, muscular band, and the first one that rocks really hard. A lot of credit should go to Adam Kasper, who produced the record with the band. There Is Nothing Left to Lose has a stripped-down sound and an immediate attack that makes even the poppier numbers rock hard. The organic, natural sound is welcome, but the album also benefits from the strongest set of songs Grohl and Foo Fighters have yet written. There are the typical strong singles, but there's no fat or filler; each track has a memorable hook or melody, and they seem all the more catchy because they're delivered with conviction and confidence. And that's why the album sounds like the first true band album Foo Fighters have made -- the group sounds assured and confident, where they previously seemed like they had something to prove. It's as if they know they have few peers in straight-ahead post-grunge hard rock, so they're willing just to lie back and turn out a solid set of 11 songs. They make it sound easy and fun, and that's what really sets them apart from their contemporaries. That and the fact that they're getting better as they're losing members and growing older, which is certainly a rarity in rock & roll. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

In the time following the disintegration of Nirvana, Dave Grohl worked hard at establishing the Foo Fighters. The release of the band's third album was a triumph that came on the heels of a label switch, Grohl's divorce, and the departure of three band members. Despite all the chaos, the former Nirvana skinbasher managed to record a collection of songs that meld the power of his punk roots with an innate sense of melodicism.

Sure to shock and dismay indie purists are such abundant '70s classic rock quirks as the stomping Foghat-like riffs of "Gimme Stitches" and the Frampton-influenced talk box that colors "Generator." Elsewhere, the pounding force of the scathing "Stacked Actors" and the driving "Breakout" contain elements of a hard-hitting rhythmic style that has its roots in the D.C. hardcore scene that spawned Grohl. The true beauty of THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE is the way in which the Foo Fighters maintain a delicate balance of blistering guitar and irresistible hooks, resulting in the perfect pop of "Learn to Fly" and the gentle twang of "Ain't It the Life."