It’s the end of the month and we come back together to discuss this month’s pick: Fiona Apple’s debut album, Tidal. Our differing musical tastes show through as we explore what we each liked and didn’t like on the album.
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The Foo Fighters’ self-titled debut album, released in 1995, bears noticeable influences from Bad Brains’ “Rock for Light,” a seminal hardcore punk album released in 1983. Dave Grohl, the driving force behind the Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana, has often cited Bad Brains as one of his major musical inspirations. The raw energy, aggressive sound, and punk ethos of Bad Brains significantly shaped Grohl’s approach to the Foo Fighters’ early music.
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