"Rent (Jerky Boys)" & "Floaty" Sonic Highways outtakes

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

Man i fucking love floaty..one of my all time favorite ff songs

[@sunbean6336]

i love that version of floaty! with the "uhhhh uhhh uhh", they should release it.

[@anthonycauchi1220]

sun bean it has been, I own it! Would you like me to send it?

[@serenshafran6448]

Anthony Cauchi Oh, pleace send it to me!

[@anthonycauchi1220]

Seren Shafran have you got an email?

[@serenshafran6448]

Anthony Cauchi [e-mail]

[@anthonycauchi1220]

Seren Shafran kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGalkpqKbK9-a7c when i get back home ill send a flac version

[@BlueMcDaniel]

God, An album of all of Dave's unreleased demos would be my favorite release of the year. Pure fire. How many demos do you think he has? 40?

[@mikeyseney6570]

I'd say more, he's been at it since he was in his mid teens

[@coreycostello1602]

There might be more at other studios, but Barett himself commented up there and said theres almost 40!

[@boofert.washington2499]

Hundreds

[@camacaron06]

Michaels Covers Not to mention demos of songs before the album like demos from Concrete And Gold

[@justlus]

probably more even from this specific like 1 1/2 year stretch

[@stuart_wiewiora]

I love how Dave air drums to his own songs

[@A-Oh-Trey]

As soon as Dave mentioned being into Lush at the time he wrote "Floaty", it made total sense to me and I got happy. "De-Luxe" is one of my favorite songs ever and "Floaty" is my favorite on the 1st FF album. They both have that soothing space-y, ethereal rock sound to them. I can totally hear the influence now!

[@tranthony1768]

Tre' Jones Same!!!!

[@atrainofthought99]

I definitely hear a strong De-Luxe influence in floaty

[@ab8817]

bet he was trying to date someone in the band

[@lotoreo]

man I really love Dave's earlier stuff, so awesome and unique

[@BareBandSubscription]

I agree. The first two FF albums are legitimately really solid, and he’s had a trail of good songs here and there ever since.

[@memoirsofamallcop]

That tease of Alone + Easy Target at the end!

[@boofert.washington2499]

MemoirsOfAMallCop that's my favorite foo song.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Apparently Kurt Cobain loved "Alone and easy target" so much that he actually kissed Dave after the latter let him hear that song. It could have ended up on "In Utero" but Dave insists that Nirvana should be about Kurt's songs, not Dave's. Who am I to argue with that logic?

[@Biozeminado]

@RastaSaiyaman Additionally, Nirvana jammed on the song during soundchecks while in Europe in '92.

[@henrywigginsii254]

@@Biozeminado link?

[@Rush1017]

Those are the best sounding drums I've ever heard

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Seriously, they really jump out at you. Tight as hell playing, too - it sounds quantised but it definitely isn’t. The drums on the first album sound muted in comparison to these sessions.

[@marktoal9096]

Dave looks emotional when Floaty kicks in. Like, “I can’t believe how awesome this sounds.” Second point on the double tracked vocals. That’s exactly what they did with Cobain’s vocals on Nevermind. Probably where he got the idea.

[@laundryroomstudio]

We were doubling his vocals before he joined Nirvana

[@lloydzarathoustra]

A real tearjerker for me to hear that. The sound and the authenticity of that time. Dave's face when remembering Rent. It is not just nostalgia but a REAL moment of Truth. Thanks for that. Nothing better in Foo Fighters' discography than the first album, full rage and a true catharsis.

[@synthoelectro]

Debut Foo Fighters is the album that gives me chills among all of them, and always will.

[@fortworths]

Grohl's neck needs a documentary of its own.

[@br1an_b]

I really like the vocal harmonies where the chorus usually is. I actually kinda prefer those to how the song came out. Although I'd have to listen to the album version to hear if maybe they're in the background. This is so cool to hear!!

[@adamvannicola7421]

Too bad it’s not on album version. I find it way better

[@1986beanhead]

This version of floaty is awesome!

[@CAKmusic]

Total mindblower that Lush was an influence on "Floaty". Extremely underrated band

[@asciicatface]

CAKmusic I love them to death.

[@ab8817]

dave wanted to get with miki

[@Boddah911]

Floaty sounds like a Sunny Day song almost

[@beyondthegong]

Boddah911 Same with a320...

[@saulgoodeguitars]

love it Barrett, i hope you get to produce another foo fighters album. would be killer for Dave to open the vaults

[@murray1978]

That's a good idea! I would like something more stripped down similar to the first one. They should get Barrett to record in studio 606 for their next album.

[@mikeyseney6570]

I'd like to see Dave rerecord all of these songs and see how much he's changed. He'd still be on every instrument, but it's him nowadays.

[@KM-zw9qb]

wouldn't be as good

[@ke228]

Love the look on Dave's face when he hears Rent.

[@officialnaplava]

wow, floaty sounds amazing

[@rafaelgonzalez987]

This makes me happy one of the only artists who doesn’t hate his old work just awesome 😁

[@fila365]

Floaty is such an amazing song!

[@mannedi8665]

Floaty can be a Deftones song

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Come on, it's not that bad

[@davidleiva940]

@@bigbowlowrong4694 hahaha

[@miltinho_sanches91]

agree

[@aurorahoya1691]

Barrett Jones, thank you for preserving these demos! This version of Floaty is fantastic.

[@VGMusicExplorers]

So where is that Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters Boxet of unreleased material. He has plenty of it apparently. :p

[@murray1978]

I wonder about that too. Maybe on the 25th anniversary of the self titled album, they can release the unreleased songs from that era.

[@VGMusicExplorers]

We can certainly hope so..

[@laundryroomstudio]

Believe me I want to put that box set out as well. There's almost 40 songs!

[@queensinthesky]

It's criminal there hasn't been a release yet, hopefully the label or whoever can do it will come around, would be so great to hear them.

[@AdrienMD]

I NEEEEEEED IT !!!!!

[@augustos.6641]

We need this album but in multitracks to isolate it and explore all the beautiful nuances it has. ❤️

[@LucasAlvesMusic]

This is really cool, those demos are gold! thanks!

[@HeartandSoul59]

these recordings are pure gold! And yes Dave looks really impressed by Floaty, like wow I ve wrote this song and it sounds really beautiful. and it IS. One of my favorite to listen to and to play on guitar. First album is a big part of my teen age.

[@nikdrown]

I was 12 or so when the first Foos album came out and I remember being so dire to get it. I was always broke and my friends and cousin always would get albums and then rip me off trading for them. I traded a Jerry Stackhouse jersey for this one lol. Floaty always takes me back to then being one of my favorite tracks. When I heard Dave was doing this I cried tears of joy because I was a huge Nirvana fan and the first couple years after Kurt died music was getting weird and there was this empty feeling. I then traded and vintage guitar amp for the Colour and Shape a couple years later. Now that one I still regret. The Stackhouse Jersey got the last laugh on. Worth it all though.

[@runnersdialzero1244]

Dave calling his younger self a "fucking nerd" in embarrassment at the vocal harmonies he put on this version, fuck's sake. That "fucking nerd" was a hundred times better a songwriter than who he is now.

[@jaggass]

I think Dave was way ahead of his time back then.

[@MYVIDEO632]

Keep it coming Barrett! Thanks!

[@RichardGrijalva]

Dave copping to writing a song in the style of Lush is priceless.

[@purorockyaguita]

The uuh uuh of floaty is like weezer

[@jaggass]

Dave please put Floaty back on the setlist

[@bigmuffexpress]

The way he punctuates the word "Lush" with his whole body, it's hilarious

[@zakrecona-aparatka]

It's nice to see how you do it

[@thesilverhawaiian5024]

I really wish “rent” was released

[@joshjones967]

'The Dave Collection' featuring unrealised material and demos

[@tasmaniamusic922]

Brilliant!

[@lucashotchkiss2627]

That acoustic like song sounds like Dogs by Pink Floyd

[@neston606]

I really give money just to hear that stuff

[@vkuolema79]

Fucking amazing that dave was inspired by LUSH! and now i can totally see it. Amazing

[@joshk8524]

Sounds even more shoegazy than the actual album release

[@noneyabidness6737]

floaty is so fucking good, and absolutely wouldve fit on in utero

[@TheInternetBlows]

Floaty sounds fucking lit in this version.

[@OffOnEntertainment]

Hiper cool to hear this!

[@GETTRY_MAN]

This is actually better than foo fighetrs

[@tyre3]

Dave's ADHD kicks in 4:43

[@JMC4101994]

I knew that the break or whatever is called comes in and I did exactly the same what Dave did! Is a great part of the song, is inevitable not to drum air with hahahah

[@ale_schneider]

Yass! I always lose my shit right there. It was so cool to see Dave react to it too :D

[@ferabra8939]

Yeah, exactly the same as on the album. He just rented a 24 track studio, actually to record better quality demos, not to release them as an album. Then when the tape started to move around, the session tapes were remixed, and that was ir. The Foos first album.

[@LionsGate1997PT]

Am I the only one who thinks that that dude is enjoying Dave's musics more than himself ? xD

[@kerrie2k]

Thank you.

[@soniafernandez7250]

Cuanto material atesorado🤗 Foofighters🎸Dave Grohl👍

[@mikelanzafame3401]

4:47 , DAVE , FUCKIN, GROHL

[@DeepWinterDuo]

i love early Foo Fighters

[@tonyhall3365]

c'mon Dave. Enough of the foreplay , give us a rarities box set

[@Nockspielt]

@4:53 WTF? Dave!!!

[@poptrashholland]

why arent the oohoooossss in the released version, they add !

[@laundryroomstudio]

poptrashholland Agreed! that’s what I told him when he changed it!

[@poptrashholland]

@@laundryroomstudio for the boxset ....one day .... ;)

[@mickroyster6442]

You can look up the floaty demo on KZbin it has the vocal harmony instead of the chorus

[@NegoClau]

I still think FLOATY is about a turd floating in a toilet. I may be wrong, though. That makes the song even better to me, knowing that it's so gorgeous, and it's about something so human...

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

🤯

[@Rocks4You97]

Dave giving some credit to the great Lush.

[@fastsavannah7684]

“F-n’ nerd” 😂 Love him! But the album version chorus is better, innt?

[@williamgoodacrejr398]

Those ooooos. Omg

[@らいと-y3r]

4:45 😊

[@CherubRecords]

So good!

[@jaggass]

Will the multitracks of Floaty ever get released? i would pay top dollar for them.

[@tvv6257]

Those boys are funny hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@jaggass]

Do the Oh George and For All The Cows demo exist too?

[@laundryroomstudio]

Michael David yes for both but the oh George demo didn’t have any vocals

[@jaggass]

@@laundryroomstudio Maybe the will see the light of day with Dave's permission.

[@jaggass]

Is that the same console the debut album was mixed on?

[@laundryroomstudio]

Michael David no, I recorded that record at Robert Lang Studio and it was mixed by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf in Arcata CA at theirs studio.

[@roni6135]

whats the petrol can?

[@laundryroomstudio]

It's a battery powered guitar amp, I think I showed it in the AMA video I did.

[@Darthpb00]

how called the song of the beginning?

[@laundryroomstudio]

Rent

[@kdkirby1985]

I didn't know Tom Arnold produced Foo Fighters stuff? 😂