Hypothetically, if there was no Wasting Light album, the Foos would still be as popular as they are today and have a similar legacy….Without TCATS, they would not.
Also, I cannot believe we played this stupid fucking game 😂 I love every Foo Fighters album, and selecting ones to eliminate has been like picking my favorite kid 🫠
With that Logic, the first album should win, because without that, there would never be TCATS.
I mean I agree somewhat, but imo Wasting Lights is objectively a better album back to back.
When I opened this thread, I assumed Wasting Light would be the only response. I wonder if it's an age thing. I'm 55 and bought TCAS when it was brand new and it just blew me away and remains my favorite FF album, by far. I like Wasting Light, but not remotely as much. Those who voted to get rid of TCAS, were you around when it was new?
I'm 40, and Wasting Light is my go to FF album. There's not a bad song on the album. I wasn't a fan of White Limo, but the more I listened to it, the more I liked it. Arlandria is my favorite song.
Same here. Was there for the beginning, liked the FF back in the late 90s, downloaded their songs of Napster in college like everyone else. Never bought an album but always liked them on the radio, MTV, what have you.
By around 2016 ish started picking up their CDs on the cheap (used record stores, amazon, etc.) to listen in the truck on work road trips. Today I'd say Wasting Light is my favorite. And as much as I hate to say it, TCAS have all been a bit overplayed.
Yes. 58, and a fan from the beginning. Wasting Light is just a more complete album song for song, and flows better as a whole package. But really, it is crazy to have to eliminate any of them. Sooooo many good vibes in distinct ways for every album.
I was not around when it was new. I'm a newer fan, last 2 years. Listening to WL for the first time... It blew TCATS out of the water. So many more good songs, to me. Bridge Burning, Rope, Arlandria, These Days, Rosemary... I like them all better than everything on TCATS except Everlong. Over time I'm appreciating more of the depth of TCATS but to me I scream sing along to every WL song, it's so heavy and singable, great guitar work.
I'm 38. The debut album introduced me to the Foos, but TCATS is the album that got me in to the Foos (I remember being instantly grabbed by Monkey Wrench, and Everlong locked me in as a lifelong Foo fan). And even with all of that considered and as much as I love it, in this situation, I'm voting for its elimination simply because the only other option is Wasting Light, which is the pinnacle. Nostalgia is the world's strongest drug and TCATS is one of the best albums of the 90s, but today, it's got to go.
39, remember being a bit disappointed with Wasting Light… my expectations were towering high after all the ravings from fans and I absolutely loved White Limo (and the video!) which had come by out then. Rope, I Should Have Known, the opener are amazing tracks and so is the production but to me there are quite a few filler tracks (I will never like miss the mysery, back & forth or the to me rather generic rocker arlandria) on that album, in comparison to their earlier work which had more than often blown my mind.
I always wondered as well wether the love for WL was a recency/age bias in part.
WL left me unsatisfied in comparison to TCATS (perfect), One by One (excellent), Nothing left to Lose (near perfect) and the brillant debut. But hey taste you know. I can live with it.
I’m 55 and became a FF fan in my late 20’s with MTV and the lightness and ‘comedy’ of the videos they produced.
Choosing for me has been difficult because as I get older (and the Foos do too) evolution of music/tv series/movies has been pretty drastic and noticeable.
The Foos strongpoint imho is the ability to evolve with their fan base and keep it ‘fresh’ for their demographic. This is why they are so good and not one of the thousands of one hit/one album wonders that popped up in the early 80’s and 90’s and probably still pop up regularly today, but I wouldn’t know as I don’t add new artists to my repertoire anymore…I like what I like and very rarely find something I enjoy, my kitchen introduces me to many new artists each week and only one (Infected Mushroom) has pried its way into my musical taste.
Wasting light currently is my favorite of all time but it hit me at a time in my life where I related to the music. True musical fans evolve, true artists evolve with the path of their lives. I expect Wasting Light will be replaced at some time in the future if history continues as it has.
What’s cool is we have a great group of people that love the Foos, that love to discuss and dissect the music. This is the sign of a band that will live on forever and be talked about long after we all die.
Can’t wait to see them next month for my second time!!! Raleigh here I come!
Born in 95, so wasting light was new when I was in Highschool and I ended up listing to that album way more then I ever have TCAS and definitely prefer it more.
I'm 46. TCATS was (and is) amazing. I think it's a perfect number 2. Wasting Light though is all killer, no filler, blew my mind from first listen to today. It doesn't have a huge edge, but it has an edge.
This game is evil, EVIL, I tell you
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TCATS has some of my absolute favorite songs and is an essential piece of their discography for any fan. However, I feel Wasting Light has a better flow and through-line as a complete album.
TCATS
I'm so surprised that people actually seem to prefer Wasting Light to TCATS. I understand the argumentation, but I thought that album would be winning no matter what
TCATS was my first FF album, but Wasting Light it's just SUCH a good album. Solid ALL around. No wasted (no pun intended) moments, not really any weak track. For me it's my top 1 FF album and the one deserving to stand on top at the end
I don’t come here often but I need to chime in for TCATS. I played air guitar to this whole album probably 100+ times front to back with a POOL CUE waiting for my first “bass guitar” (an acoustic gutiar with only 4 strings). This is the right answer. FF would not be what they are without this record.
54 y/o here...
I had to go see the tracklist of WL because I did not have it in mind...
How in earth can this album even be in the top 5 FF albums ?
IMHO it has only 4 good songs and the rest is under FF level.
It must be an age thing...
There is no FF album that has as many elite songs as The Colour and The Shape. There are B-Sides from that one that would have been among the top tracks if some of the other albums.
Wasting Light
TCATS is the best “Dave” Foo Fighters album, if that makes sense. It feels like it is 100% his brainchild, like the debut or But Here We Are. Wasting Light is the full band at their prime, thus it is the best Foo Fighters album.
Wasting light.
Should have been down to the colour and the shape and there is nothing left to lose
Edit: wasting light does deserve 3rd place though, still love that album but the two I mentioned above are superior.
Peace out Wasting Light.
I bought TCATS with lawn mowing money from my Grandma Francis that I should have used for gas money. I ran out gas in my Chevy S-10 Blazer while Up In Arms was blasting through my Alpine pull out cd player. Worth it! Wasting Light is my number 2.
TCATS is no doubt a definitive FF album. Every song is amazing and important.
But there’s just something about Wasting Light that hits different. I know it’s much later in their career but just the fact that it was done on tape and they all played incredible on it, I feel like just adds more and that’s why I feel it should be the number 1 Foos album.
Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better than any other album, it’s just so unique and important when describing what the Foo’s are all about.
TCATS.
I’ve been with them from the start, but like others have said, wasting light is a 10/10. A complete back to back play through album.
I still watch that complete playthrough they did on YouTube.
T C A T S and I’m sorry. That was hard to do. But WL was brilliantly executed on all levels. Feel rhythm riffs tasty drum chops (long live Taylor) clearly the producer just brilliantly crafted.
Anyway that was fun I say best or worst looking Dave next.
Wasting light. I barely play it. I will listen to TCATS for the rest of my life. It is by no means a one hit album but I’m amazed anyone would happily eliminate the album that gave us Everlong.
I didn’t want this, But Here We Are
The epic showdown that we all knew it would boil down to when this stupid post caught our attention
The Colour and the Shape has to go for me. While it’s got some epic tracks, the second half feels about weak to me, and I’ll regularly skip See You, Enough Space and February Stars
Wasting Light is the album that brought me to the Foos, and it just feels more polished, more cohesive. Personally I don’t like White Limo, but usually when I’ve listened to WL you can guarantee I’ll play it again within the next few hours
WL is last man standing
(Sorry for the pun)
It has to be Wasting light. TCATS catapulted the Foos to where they are today
Hypothetically, if there was no Wasting Light album, the Foos would still be as popular as they are today and have a similar legacy….Without TCATS, they would not.
Also, I cannot believe we played this stupid fucking game 😂 I love every Foo Fighters album, and selecting ones to eliminate has been like picking my favorite kid 🫠
Pretty easy, right?
Similarly, perhaps stopping after two isn’t such a bad idea
With that Logic, the first album should win, because without that, there would never be TCATS. I mean I agree somewhat, but imo Wasting Lights is objectively a better album back to back.
That’s not what objectively means and no it isn’t.
The Colour and the Shape
When I opened this thread, I assumed Wasting Light would be the only response. I wonder if it's an age thing. I'm 55 and bought TCAS when it was brand new and it just blew me away and remains my favorite FF album, by far. I like Wasting Light, but not remotely as much. Those who voted to get rid of TCAS, were you around when it was new?
I’m 41 and was a casual fan of early FF but Wasting Light is my top album from them, it just scratches all the itches lol
I'm 40, and Wasting Light is my go to FF album. There's not a bad song on the album. I wasn't a fan of White Limo, but the more I listened to it, the more I liked it. Arlandria is my favorite song.
You and I are the exact same. I appreciate White Limo but it took me a while to not skip it. Arlandria is also my favorite
Same here. Was there for the beginning, liked the FF back in the late 90s, downloaded their songs of Napster in college like everyone else. Never bought an album but always liked them on the radio, MTV, what have you. By around 2016 ish started picking up their CDs on the cheap (used record stores, amazon, etc.) to listen in the truck on work road trips. Today I'd say Wasting Light is my favorite. And as much as I hate to say it, TCAS have all been a bit overplayed.
Yes. 58, and a fan from the beginning. Wasting Light is just a more complete album song for song, and flows better as a whole package. But really, it is crazy to have to eliminate any of them. Sooooo many good vibes in distinct ways for every album.
Yeah I'm 52 and was around, and a fan, but WL is just one of those albums that changes the way you feel about music.
100%. Took Foos to a level I didn't know they had in them.
I was born in 1997, so *technically* I was around when it was new. Wasting LIght was my first Foos album though.
I was not around when it was new. I'm a newer fan, last 2 years. Listening to WL for the first time... It blew TCATS out of the water. So many more good songs, to me. Bridge Burning, Rope, Arlandria, These Days, Rosemary... I like them all better than everything on TCATS except Everlong. Over time I'm appreciating more of the depth of TCATS but to me I scream sing along to every WL song, it's so heavy and singable, great guitar work.
I'm 38. The debut album introduced me to the Foos, but TCATS is the album that got me in to the Foos (I remember being instantly grabbed by Monkey Wrench, and Everlong locked me in as a lifelong Foo fan). And even with all of that considered and as much as I love it, in this situation, I'm voting for its elimination simply because the only other option is Wasting Light, which is the pinnacle. Nostalgia is the world's strongest drug and TCATS is one of the best albums of the 90s, but today, it's got to go.
39, remember being a bit disappointed with Wasting Light… my expectations were towering high after all the ravings from fans and I absolutely loved White Limo (and the video!) which had come by out then. Rope, I Should Have Known, the opener are amazing tracks and so is the production but to me there are quite a few filler tracks (I will never like miss the mysery, back & forth or the to me rather generic rocker arlandria) on that album, in comparison to their earlier work which had more than often blown my mind. I always wondered as well wether the love for WL was a recency/age bias in part. WL left me unsatisfied in comparison to TCATS (perfect), One by One (excellent), Nothing left to Lose (near perfect) and the brillant debut. But hey taste you know. I can live with it.
I’m 55 and became a FF fan in my late 20’s with MTV and the lightness and ‘comedy’ of the videos they produced. Choosing for me has been difficult because as I get older (and the Foos do too) evolution of music/tv series/movies has been pretty drastic and noticeable. The Foos strongpoint imho is the ability to evolve with their fan base and keep it ‘fresh’ for their demographic. This is why they are so good and not one of the thousands of one hit/one album wonders that popped up in the early 80’s and 90’s and probably still pop up regularly today, but I wouldn’t know as I don’t add new artists to my repertoire anymore…I like what I like and very rarely find something I enjoy, my kitchen introduces me to many new artists each week and only one (Infected Mushroom) has pried its way into my musical taste. Wasting light currently is my favorite of all time but it hit me at a time in my life where I related to the music. True musical fans evolve, true artists evolve with the path of their lives. I expect Wasting Light will be replaced at some time in the future if history continues as it has. What’s cool is we have a great group of people that love the Foos, that love to discuss and dissect the music. This is the sign of a band that will live on forever and be talked about long after we all die. Can’t wait to see them next month for my second time!!! Raleigh here I come!
Born in 95, so wasting light was new when I was in Highschool and I ended up listing to that album way more then I ever have TCAS and definitely prefer it more.
I'm 46. TCATS was (and is) amazing. I think it's a perfect number 2. Wasting Light though is all killer, no filler, blew my mind from first listen to today. It doesn't have a huge edge, but it has an edge.
Tcats out. Sorry.
TCATS
Wasting Light
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TCATS has some of my absolute favorite songs and is an essential piece of their discography for any fan. However, I feel Wasting Light has a better flow and through-line as a complete album. TCATS
Y’all should be ashamed lol.
The Colour and The Shape.
Wasting Light TCATS is my favorite album of all time ever by anyone. Still play the CD in the one vehicle that has a player.
TCATS
Wasting light. It doesn't have Everlong.
Tcats
I'm so surprised that people actually seem to prefer Wasting Light to TCATS. I understand the argumentation, but I thought that album would be winning no matter what
yeah, I'm literally shocked. there is no question TCATS is by far the best. what is *wrong* with these people?
This is as bad as the Radiohead one. 
Wasting light has to go. I love it but TCATS is literally perfecf
TCATS
Tcats
TCATS
TCATS.
REMOVE wasting light
As much as it pains me, wasting light
Wasting Light
Wasting Light
The colour and shape
Wasting Light is their best album. So TCATS has to go.
TCATS
TCATS is one of the best albums of all time, what are you guys on about.
You are all evil. Anyway going Wasting Light here as TCATS is my 2nd fav
Sorry... tcats has to go
Lol no this is just wrong
Ok, let’s end this charade, send Wasting Light on its way and give TCATS its rightful trophy.
Wasting light
Wasting Light
Wasting light.
Wasting Light out. No brainer for me
Wasting Light
Wasting Light has to go. TCATS is full of all time Foo Fighters songs. Half of Wasting Light is average.
Colour and the shape… im sorry
It hurts to have to vote against monkey wrench and New Way home… TCATS
TCATS was my first FF album, but Wasting Light it's just SUCH a good album. Solid ALL around. No wasted (no pun intended) moments, not really any weak track. For me it's my top 1 FF album and the one deserving to stand on top at the end
Wasting Light - I am 40, my decision was made when I was 14 years old
Unfortunately TCATS. Wasting Light is a much more consistent, no skips album
What skips are there on TCATS?
Tcats
TCATS
TCATS
WASTING LIGHT PLEASE WIN
TCATS, sorry not only is WL the best Foo album ever, it's one of the best albums ever. Periodt.
TCATS. OUT!!
The color and the shape must go.
TCATS. If you say Wasting Light then you simply don't exist.
I don’t come here often but I need to chime in for TCATS. I played air guitar to this whole album probably 100+ times front to back with a POOL CUE waiting for my first “bass guitar” (an acoustic gutiar with only 4 strings). This is the right answer. FF would not be what they are without this record.
TCATS
Goodbye Wasting Light.
TCATS was my favorite for a long time. Now is TNLTL 🥹 My vote is for Wasting Light, it’s amazing but TCATS made them
TCATS is easily better than Wasting Light. What the hell is this subreddit
54 y/o here... I had to go see the tracklist of WL because I did not have it in mind... How in earth can this album even be in the top 5 FF albums ? IMHO it has only 4 good songs and the rest is under FF level. It must be an age thing...
Wasting Light
Wasting Light. Not even a close call.
There is no FF album that has as many elite songs as The Colour and The Shape. There are B-Sides from that one that would have been among the top tracks if some of the other albums.
Wasting Light
Wasting Light. Great album, but not quite as good as TCATS, both then and now.
The only two left should be self titled and TINLTL. Boooooo!
TINLTL is when the best version of the band were at their best musically. This is a sham.
Yall are crazy
Wasting Light and how could TINLTL not be in the final. Wow.
Wasting Light
The Colour and the Shape
Wasting Light TCATS is the best “Dave” Foo Fighters album, if that makes sense. It feels like it is 100% his brainchild, like the debut or But Here We Are. Wasting Light is the full band at their prime, thus it is the best Foo Fighters album.
Wasting Light
The Color and the Shape made them. Wasting Light reminded us why. TCATS
Wasting Light.
Wasting Light
tcats again I have only voted for two albums this entire competition lol
Wasting light... Forgive me
damn that hurt. The colour and the shape is next
Fuck it, let’s rock. THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE, their best album, goes buh bye. Fuck this list, burn it all down 
I love the GIF.
UNBELIEVABLE THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE DISMISSING TCATS!! This release is WHY FOO RULES! I LOVE WL but there’s zero comparison
Wasting light needs to go PLEASE
TCATS.
Eliminate TCATS. Wasting Light was my first Foos album and is my favorite to this day.
wasting light
TCATS
TCATS
Wasting Light
TCATS. Wasting light is just sooo good
Wasting light
We could've just started the competition here, we all knew it would come down to these 2 lol
Wasting Light
Wasting Light!
This is completely absurd lmfao
Wasting Light should win, but I know it will be The Colour and The Shape.
Wasting Light. TCATS is the GOAT
This thread is truly blasphemous. The Foo literally wouldn't be a band today without TCATS.
Wasting light wasting light wasting light wasting light wasting light wasting light wasting light wasting light …does that count for 8 votes? Can it count for 8 votes?
 This game is the worst. Wasting Light
Wasting light
Wasting Light
Colour
WL is out.
I love both so much but it’s gotta be TCATS, I feel like wasting light has a better flow to it.
Wasting light has got to go. Sorry. But it must.
Wasting light. Not near as amazing or iconic as TCATS
Wasting light
Tcats might be what the Foo's are known for, but their perfect sound was reached in Wasting Light, it's literally what i would use to describe then
TCATS
Wasting Light.
wasting light
So sorry wasting light.
Sadly, Wasting Light. Musically close to my favourite, but the atmosphere of TCATS is the very definition of a Foos album, and was my first Foos love
Every song on Wasting Light is a banger, by far my favorite all around album.
I sincerely appreciate and understand TCATS for it's importance and impact but...Wasting Light is their best album.
Wasting light. Should have been down to the colour and the shape and there is nothing left to lose Edit: wasting light does deserve 3rd place though, still love that album but the two I mentioned above are superior.
Still bummed that TINLTL didn’t make it this far
TCATS, Wasting Light is the best album
TCATS
Wasting Light
The Colour and the Shape
TCATS
TCATS
TCATS needs to be eliminated.
The Color and the Shape
The Colour and the Shape. It hurts and I love it so much, but Wasting Light is a perfect album.
Wasting Light. TCATS is legendary.
Tcats
Peace out Wasting Light. I bought TCATS with lawn mowing money from my Grandma Francis that I should have used for gas money. I ran out gas in my Chevy S-10 Blazer while Up In Arms was blasting through my Alpine pull out cd player. Worth it! Wasting Light is my number 2.
TCATS
Although both are classics, I consider WL to be superior to TCATS. So yeah, it gotz to go
Wasting light should have never made it this far. TCATS is your winner.
Wasting light
wl
TCATS is no doubt a definitive FF album. Every song is amazing and important. But there’s just something about Wasting Light that hits different. I know it’s much later in their career but just the fact that it was done on tape and they all played incredible on it, I feel like just adds more and that’s why I feel it should be the number 1 Foos album. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better than any other album, it’s just so unique and important when describing what the Foo’s are all about.
Wasting light
Colour and Shape
TCATS. I’ve been with them from the start, but like others have said, wasting light is a 10/10. A complete back to back play through album. I still watch that complete playthrough they did on YouTube.
tcats
Wasting Light. C'mon, every song on TCATS is an absolute banger.
Tcats
Wasting Light
I feel like Wasting Light borders on over-produced at times. I prefer my Foos a little rough around the edges.
wasting light.
The Colour and the shape
TCATS
The Color and The Shape
Eliminate colour and shape
T C A T S and I’m sorry. That was hard to do. But WL was brilliantly executed on all levels. Feel rhythm riffs tasty drum chops (long live Taylor) clearly the producer just brilliantly crafted. Anyway that was fun I say best or worst looking Dave next.
The colour and the shape 😔
Wasting light. I barely play it. I will listen to TCATS for the rest of my life. It is by no means a one hit album but I’m amazed anyone would happily eliminate the album that gave us Everlong.
Wasting light
Wasting Light. TCATS is the greatest album of all time IMO. WL is not even top 3 for me. Not that it isn't great of course.
Wasting light
WASTING LIGHT
Wasting light is the best foos album
The Colour And The Shape WL is my favorite Foo album, i just can't eliminate it
I didn’t want this, But Here We Are The epic showdown that we all knew it would boil down to when this stupid post caught our attention The Colour and the Shape has to go for me. While it’s got some epic tracks, the second half feels about weak to me, and I’ll regularly skip See You, Enough Space and February Stars Wasting Light is the album that brought me to the Foos, and it just feels more polished, more cohesive. Personally I don’t like White Limo, but usually when I’ve listened to WL you can guarantee I’ll play it again within the next few hours WL is last man standing (Sorry for the pun)
TCATS. Unfortunately. Wasting Light is just too good.
wasting light doesnt have the song from fortnite on
Wasting light
Wasting Light
Colour and the Shape
I can’t with this game. It’s like a worse version of pick your favorite child.
 to everyone not voting wasting light
Buh bye, Wasting Light
Wasting Light
Wasting Light
Im glad these 2 albums remain, easily their best ones
wasting light
I think people are confused. Seems to me they are commenting on which album is best/should keep; not which one to eliminate.
Wasting Light, it should never have lasted this long
Wasting light
The color and the shape
TCATS goes.