Hi Friends! In this video we discuss the Foo Fighters song “Everlong” with, Bradley Cook, the man who recorded it! Who better to get some insight into the song than him? Everlong was one of the biggest songs of the ’90s! It’s a staple of indie rock and an absolute classic! - Thanks Bradley! He’s going to “spill all the beans!”. We were lucky to be able to have some of the elements to listen to during our chat, this is very very exciting!
Thank you Bradley and Warren! It was great seeing his reaction re-hearing the stems for the first time. I hope Warren gets you back to hear more from your work, specifically RATED R and CORAL FANG (2 albums of my youth). Even without the stems- I'd just love some stories.
Lovely video, its always a treat to hear elements of songs and to hear the stories of how they were recorded from someone who was actually there! Amazing how Bradley considers it a 'play it safe' recording and perhaps just illustrates how important the song and arrangement and musicianship really are to a track. Great stuff!
Hi Warren, is there any way to find out how drums were recorded in regards to mic placement? My main reason for that question is not much leakage in top snare and hh mics. Were they separated by any sort of foam or board, etc? Was hh set up as far from the snare as possible? We know that Dave is a loud drummer, but maybe he recorded that particular song with extreme dynamics keeping hh pretty soft and smashing that snare? :) That's how I often record drums. Hope you're good and thank you for an amazing lessons and priceless information.
My favourite telephone recording is by H.R. from Bad Brains. I would imagine that Dave would have been inspired somehow by them. In 1986 H.R. was arrested and convicted on marijuana distributions charges. Rather than scrap the album or wait until H.R.’s release from prison, the band kept the recording sessions in Massachusetts going at the encouragement of producer Ron Saint Germain. H.R. provided the vocals for the song “Sacred Love” over the phone from Lorton Reformatory in Laurel Hill, Virginia. H.R. unscrewed the mouthpiece of the telephone so that there could be no background noise and sang into it.
Rick Beato had soloed out the Louise Post vocal in his What Makes This Song Great video about "Everlong", but learning it was recorded over the phone was the mind-blower of the whole discussion.
listening back to the stems, warren looks like a kid who's found the christmas presents his folks were hiding, while we can see bradley crunched over the board, miles away in his head, literally reliving the moments he's hearing. classic.
All your life you've been searching for something? Something never comes never leads to nothing Nothing satisfies but you're getting close Closer to the prize at the end of the rope?
wow, I don't know when the 26 minutes went. I have shittiest day ever today and this video made me forgot all about that. What a content, felt blessed that I got into engineering, so soulful. You are top man Warren.
I’m on the edge of tears hearing all of the intricacies of this monumental song that means so much to me. I’ll never hear it the same way again. Thank you.
Everlong is probably my favourite song of all time. But I never knew about the women's vocals! Its gonna change the way I will listen to song from now on...
Same. My favorite song ever and i know ive heard it hundreds of times. I knew she was credited on it but i could never pick out where. That blew my mind
I love how he's so chill, he's probably listened to different mix elements a thousand times, and Warren is totally fanboy-ing out like the rest of us would.
That's Louise Post from the band Veruca Salt. Her and Dave were apparently a thing for a while back then. She also worked with Dave when he wrote the entire score for the film Touch with Jack Black in a semi-serious role. Often overlooked, underrated movie...
At 22.20... that is the dopamine hitting the sweet spot from a past memory and it is so amazing to witness.. not just an a lifelong student of music, or a a pro engineer myself. But as a human.. this was awesome
Whisper part: "So, Dad would take the Sundays off. And that's the only time he could ever get any rest. And so, because we were loud on Sundays, he'd make us hold his construction boots over our head, 'til we'd sleep. And they were really heavy boots and I used to say, "Dad, come on, please." And like start crying, 'cause they're too heavy."
Bradley gave me my first credit on a God Awfuls record he was mixing at Bay 7 studios (now Megawatt Recording). This guy is as cool as they come. I was a runner, and after my shift would end, I would ask to sit in. Always was allowed to watch and learn. Solid guy!
This is something I've always wanted to do. I tried the school thing, but unfortunately they don't teach you the practicalities of audio engineering. Sadly, there is nowhere good to learn here in Albuquerque.
I don't know anything about production, so pretty much it all sounds like "so what did you use? 437? 24? 7312".. "no I think we went with an 853b" But I love hearing all the little subtle details I missed. More creativity to this part of it than I ever realized.
Coolest thing about this to me is seeing Brad's reactions. He goes from being like "eh I probably used this or this mic", but once he hears that solo'd kick it takes him back to the moment. Especially so when you solo'd the room. Makes me wanna get back to a studio ASAP.
Warren, I love everything you do! But, this is by far my favorite ever.... Breaking it down with the stems, with the engineer!! Are you freaking kidding me??!!! YES! More of this please! Thank you!
Can we have "Inside the song: Audioslave - Cochise" I cant find anywhere about audioslave being in the studio and with Chris Cornell gone, it would be an absolute pleasure to see how that anthem was recorded.
Late to the party, but I came here after Rick Beato’s What Makes this Song Great. Everlong is one of my FF favorites and I bought this album when it was first released back in the day, but now that I am involuntarily separated and going through an unwanted divorce, I seek this song out as it resonates. I was in shock like everyone else to discover there were female vocals and it was awesome to finally know what was being whispered. Thank you for this awesome breakdown of an amazing song. Some of the details you are discussing are like a foreign language, but seem like an art form of its own. Love this series!
A bit late to the game. Just watched your interview with Lenise Bent. It really resonated with me when she said, "I want goosebumps. I want tears in my eyes". As a middle-aged man, I'm not ashamed to say that a song doesn't have to be sad to make me cry. That record and this video give me those things. Thank you so much for all you do, Warren.
I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times, and hearing the isolated tracks was like listening to one of my favorite songs for the first time... so many moving parts that I had no idea about, and the professional skill and musicianship that is happening throughout the song is incredible!
Wow, what a start to his career, Ben Harper, Counting Crows and Foo Fighters. Amazing! And of course that record sounds great, something to be said for keeping it simple. :) Thank you Warren, Thanks Bradley!
Wow... love this. You can literally see Bradley Cook start to recall his memory of this iconic session! The female on the telephone part reminds me of something that Sylvia Massey would do....and the "Dave telling the story" vocal is fricken awesome. I must have heard this song a million times and would never have known if not for this video. Really love these videos...
"Go check out the track." As if there's a single person watching this who hasn't heard Everlong hundreds of times and, because of the nature of this video, listened critically to the arrangement/mix. This video is awesome, thankyou.
Philip Brodermann there are always young kids learning an instrument or learning how to record while looking for great music from the past. I wish RUclips had videos like this when I was a young lad
I'd love to hear how this track was mixed as well... if there could be a companion interview to this one with Bradley (hint hint Warren)? I was also curious if Dave played to a click on this or if it was played wild? I suspect the latter. I think what you both shared with us today is very inspirational. It affirms for me that with a lot of genres, it's all about performance & song craft. Simple can be best and creative elements can also be organic! A real (good) drummer on real drums with no drum replacements! Performances that were 'right' not 'perfected' with computer editing. This track feels so real. Rock and Roll the way it's played. Feels so good.
Bradley mentions in passing that Dave's drumming was "machinelike". I'd doubt the click track. No ProTools used. Just capturing an artist performing at an incredible level. This was such an enjoyable view. Love the behind the scenes peeks into what makes a great song so memorable. I think good engineers/producers know when to just get out of the way. When the material and the musicianship is superior, there's no need for trickery or gimmicks. Capture the performance, allow the artist's vision to materialize without artificiality or contrivance. I REALLY dug Bradley's vibe. He's the kind of guy I'd love to work for/learn from. Hey Bradley--if you ever need an unpaid volunteer to run cables, tote equipment, push faders..I'd be there in a heartbeat!!
“I would never do that now” He kept saying that...but he recorded one of the greatest rock songs of all time like that. It might work out for him again some time 🤷🏼♂️
Wow! An amazing interview and break down. I've heard the song a million times and never realized there was a girl on it. Cool choice on the Astatic mic.. the drums are suoer tight and awesome sounding. Please do another interview like this withBradley
20:33 this story is awesome! Assistant engineer Ryan Boesch is a good friend of mine, and owns his own studio now in Tampa called Candor Recording. He produced, mixed and mastered my band’s (The Pilot Waves) debut record ‘AION’. But along with ‘The Colour and the Shape’ there are many classics on his walls. Great to hear these stories, and an awesome full-circle music moment for me, getting to work with someone who was intimately involved in making this record. A record I played incessantly on repeat in high school, teaching myself guitar and drums to. If you’re a musician in the Tampa Bay Area, I 100% recommend going to Candor and working with Ryan for an awesome recording experience with a true professional that knows how to make a record 🤘🤘
You my friend are a true hero. Being able to hear the isolated tracks is INVALUABLE! Cheers to you for sharing this. So much to learn when hearing things individually like this. Great stuff!
This was amazing - thank you Warren, Bradley, and staff for making this video. Look at those smiles at 9:54. This record truly represented the peak and the end of an era in rock record production. Real performances, real instruments, real room sounds, real hardware, dynamics, no quantization, no pitch correction, no drum sample replacement, no outside guitarists adding 15 layers of crap, and a minimal track count. I don't recall anyone complaining about how records sounded at that time. Producers, engineers, mixers, mastering engineers - please take note of this video and get the record making process back on track.
Rewatching these vids is always a treat. Dave's double tracking is so tight it literally just sounds like a touch of chorus! So many of the sounds in this song are so hidden in the track that you wouldn't even know they were there without a deep dive like this. Thanks Warren 🤘
This is breaking my mind. There is so much to unpack from this song. Please, can you have Bradley Cook dissect more songs from Foo Fighters? Or any other songs he recorded? That would be amazing.
This was amazing. I had no idea about those backing vocals or the story behind Dave’s little rant in the breakdown. This was the most interesting video I’ve seen in a very long time.
FABULOUS! sometimes it felt like Warren (good cop) suggesting "and then you took a sm57" and Cook (the suspect) like "yes probably, i think it was a sm57", so in the end detective superintendent W. Huart had Cook convicted of indeed having recorded this great track.
Awesome content, Warren. Main takeaway for me is how much intention there is in the performances. Dave knew exactly what he wanted and performed it to tape with probably little to no editing. This is the record making process we all should be striving for. We need more of these! :)
Awesome interview, thank to both of you! What I found so cool is that, as Bradley said, they used very standard techniques and mics - yet the result is one of the most iconic and great sounding songs EVER. It just shows what a great band, great song, and solid engineering can do to capture the moment. Oh, and as a drummer myself, I constantly have the hugest respect for Dave Grohl reinforced every time I hear one of his drum tracks isolated. The guy is so consistent and hard hitting and creative ... perfect.
Absolutely Fantastic! Please make this a new segment with all your producer and engineer buddies and keep it low key, informal and shot from the hip. It was great to see Bradley's surprise at hearing little nuggets in the recording. Imagine what you could come up with Shelly, Jack, and a myriad of other great engineers and producers. You're the keeper of the flame for their legacies. Thanks, Warren!
Thank you Bradley and Warren...my favorite interview! Do you remember the signal chain for the snare, it seems compressed with a bit of gate ? Or is it just tape compression and a damped snare with a tea towel? Did Dave used to play with the butt of the sticks? Many thanks!!
Possibly the best explanation of the intricacies of a landmark recording. What I loved the most was how matter of fact the guy was....this thing is packed with surprises.
Wow! A song I had known ever since its release, and I'd never noticed the female vox mimicking that guitar part nor realised it was a woman's voice singing the harmonies in the chorus (as I remember Pat doing this live). Louise Post is/was in Veruca Salt, if I remember correctly. Just goes to show what difference it can make when listening to stuff through headphones; Not long ago I discovered little details in The Police's 'Zenyatta Mondatta' album which I had never heard before, and it was one of my first LP records ever, had bought it nearly 40 years ago! :-)) Thank you for this very interesting upload!!
Loving seeing Warren loving seeing Bradley hit level 100 nostalgia. Just the look on his face hearing these stems, and the glee that Warren is getting from it too is just infectious! This is truly a classic, guys. I've been wondering about the story since I heard Rick Beato check this tune out. Mysteries solved! Rock on fellas!
Wow that was a joy to watch. Bradley has an amazing memory of how things went down. To me it speaks of how much one is detail-oriented when they can remember so much. I do think it's a great asset to have as a producer/engineer.
Hi Warren, Bradley, great video, loved the vocal down the phone and the story telling in the song, thank you for a great interview, all the best, Darren Ross.
That's because when composing the drum parts, Dave said he wanted Devo Whip-it style drums on the song..and then he did. Fun Fact - Josh Freese was the drummer for Devo and is now in the Foo Fighters.
I was so excited when I read the title of the video and couldn't wait to see it. It's so amazing, one of my favorite bands with one of their biggest songs and the man who recorded it. It's so great to hear Bradley talking about what he did and how he captured the sounds. I love his reaction when you two listen back to the tracks and you can tell from his face that he's still fascinated and happy with the work he and the band did. I guess it brought back some sweet memories to him. Great guy! The sounds are amazing and it's so cool that there was a kind of real-time remote collaboration back in the 90's even it it was over the phone :-) And it came out with an exciting result.Thank you ever so much, Warren and the team. I guess I'm gonna be buzzing for the rest of the day :-)
This makes me cry. I don’t understand anything about engineering a record, and most of this interview was like listening to a foreign language, but hearing the individual tracks and the explanations for how this genius happened is incredible.
Hi Friends! In this video we discuss the Foo Fighters song “Everlong” with, Bradley Cook, the man who recorded it! Who better to get some insight into the song than him? Everlong was one of the biggest songs of the ’90s! It’s a staple of indie rock and an absolute classic! - Thanks Bradley! He’s going to “spill all the beans!”. We were lucky to be able to have some of the elements to listen to during our chat, this is very very exciting!
Thank you Bradley and Warren! It was great seeing his reaction re-hearing the stems for the first time. I hope Warren gets you back to hear more from your work, specifically RATED R and CORAL FANG (2 albums of my youth). Even without the stems- I'd just love some stories.
Thanks ever so much@@acarlovonsexron1994! Thanks very kind of you! Yes, indeed what a wonderful idea!!
Lovely video, its always a treat to hear elements of songs and to hear the stories of how they were recorded from someone who was actually there! Amazing how Bradley considers it a 'play it safe' recording and perhaps just illustrates how important the song and arrangement and musicianship really are to a track. Great stuff!
Hi@@royglennie, thanks ever so much my friend!! Yes, Bradley gave away some amazing gems in this video!
Hi Warren, is there any way to find out how drums were recorded in regards to mic placement? My main reason for that question is not much leakage in top snare and hh mics. Were they separated by any sort of foam or board, etc? Was hh set up as far from the snare as possible? We know that Dave is a loud drummer, but maybe he recorded that particular song with extreme dynamics keeping hh pretty soft and smashing that snare? :) That's how I often record drums. Hope you're good and thank you for an amazing lessons and priceless information.
I swear to hell - recording female backing vocals over the phone is the most grunge story ever
Haha I have to agree!
And it sounds incredible! The song wouldn’t be the same without it. That and the drum playing are what make the song so great
Grunge was a made up word by the media. It was punk rock 100%
So great! Louise is a legend!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow. Female backing vocals over the phone blew my mind 😀😀
OMG, I knooow! right?! too too much fun
Matt Guitar I know! What an amazing story!!!
Sean Fullerton incredible!!
This was probably my favorite thing to learn. Definitely something I want to try someday
That's great to hear vutal!!
I have to say, hearing that Pat Smear used Kurt's live guitar rig to record his guitars on The Colour... is very special. 🙏
Yes, wonderful
records harmonies over the phone "ya i didn't do anything real interesting"
Cody Kramer haha I know!! Funny! Truly Amazing!!
My favourite telephone recording is by H.R. from Bad Brains. I would imagine that Dave would have been inspired somehow by them.
In 1986 H.R. was arrested and convicted on marijuana distributions charges. Rather than scrap the album or wait until H.R.’s release from prison, the band kept the recording sessions in Massachusetts going at the encouragement of producer Ron Saint Germain. H.R. provided the vocals for the song “Sacred Love” over the phone from Lorton Reformatory in Laurel Hill, Virginia. H.R. unscrewed the mouthpiece of the telephone so that there could be no background noise and sang into it.
@@DJRY360 holy shit, why haven't i known about this haha that's awesome. Bad Brains was a big inspiration on Dave for his drumming style
Ya, holy fuck that sounded awesome.
@@DJRY360well isnt that cool as shit. wonder what recording thru tin cans on string with a mic at one end would sound like lol
Rick Beato had soloed out the Louise Post vocal in his What Makes This Song Great video about "Everlong", but learning it was recorded over the phone was the mind-blower of the whole discussion.
Hi Dirk, wow! That's very cool! Yes, it's wonderful to have the guy who recorded the song give us this insight!
ES UN MONTON
LOVE RICK! This is my first introduction to Warren. Recommended, I did a search. Glad I did! Outstanding! ❤
listening back to the stems, warren looks like a kid who's found the christmas presents his folks were hiding, while we can see bradley crunched over the board, miles away in his head, literally reliving the moments he's hearing. classic.
That is exactly what was happening!!
Thanks@REX! You are correct!
REX thanks ever so much!!
I've been wondering all my life what the hell Dave was talking about in that whispering section. Thank you!
Haha I hear you!!
All your life you've been searching for something?
Something never comes never leads to nothing
Nothing satisfies but you're getting close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope?
Me too!
It's like peeking behind the curtain! Got chills listening to that sample clean for the first time. Thanks for making this happen.
I watched an interview 10+ years ago that the book he was reading was the manual for the Neve Console!
Man those vocal harmonies might be the most important thing in the track. They really give it that bittersweet quality.
Fantastic! I agree, they are hidden gems!!
It’s like a cop interrogating a suspect over a crime committed 20 years ago.
I love it !
Hahahaha Thanks!!
you mean Courtney?
If I met a producer of any of my favourite songs I think I'd interrogate them like a cop too!
Cold case, old tricks
wow, I don't know when the 26 minutes went. I have shittiest day ever today and this video made me forgot all about that. What a content, felt blessed that I got into engineering, so soulful. You are top man Warren.
Thanks ever so much Michal! Sorry to hear about your day!!
same dude. its 3 in the morning, and i finally took my guitar out to play and chill with, while i watch this video
This is great! More "Inside the Song" videos please!!
Mike Dr aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend!!
Yes, I agree it's fantastic to hear 'bits' of a familiar song and the story of how it came together!
@@royglennie thanks ever so much!
After hearing Louise's vocals...you listen to this song differently. It was brilliant!
That's wonderful
I’m on the edge of tears hearing all of the intricacies of this monumental song that means so much to me. I’ll never hear it the same way again. Thank you.
Thanks ever so much!
totally with you on the edge of tears! haha
Same here. Had a similar reaction when Rick Beato did his video on this song.
@@maniotero3895 Had the same reaction to both this video and Rick's video, deeply enriched a song that quite literally saved my life.
@@EricGPLAP thanks ever so much!
Everlong is probably my favourite song of all time. But I never knew about the women's vocals! Its gonna change the way I will listen to song from now on...
Thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help point that out!
Same. My favorite song ever and i know ive heard it hundreds of times. I knew she was credited on it but i could never pick out where. That blew my mind
I love how he's so chill, he's probably listened to different mix elements a thousand times, and Warren is totally fanboy-ing out like the rest of us would.
Hi Logan, agreed Brad rules!! I AM a complete fanboy! You guessed it!! Haha
hahaha That smile Bradley made when you got to the drums! He's like, "Damn I recorded that? That sounds friggin good."
You can see him trying to listen for things he wouldn't want there and not finding much, that look is priceless. Thanks for that moment Warren! xD
It's almost like Brad blew his own mind by listening back to those stems! What an awesome engineer!!
Agreed JJ! Brad is such a great guy and an amazing talent!!
Ya JJ, I was trippin'. I hadn't heard it like that for a looong time.
@@bradleycook5747 magical
@@bradleycook5747 amazing! thanks ever so much!
@@themilksnatcher agreed 100%!
An interview in the studio with Butch Vig would be awesome!
I agree 100%!!
Yesss
Check out the Classic Albums on Nirvanas Nevermind. Butch does the same thing, breaks down ever song the same way. So cool
🙏🙏 hopefully Nevermind or 21st century breakdown- that’s one of Green Day’s best albums
Rick Beato interviewed Butch Vig on mostly Nevermind and Siamese Dream recently.
That female vocal is absolutely brilliant.
David Poser I agree! Amazing!!
That's Louise Post from the band Veruca Salt. Her and Dave were apparently a thing for a while back then. She also worked with Dave when he wrote the entire score for the film Touch with Jack Black in a semi-serious role. Often overlooked, underrated movie...
To finally know the story behind the whisper track and then the female vocal thats tucked low!... wow my eyes teared up to this
Eric Gonzalez thanks ever so much!
At 22.20... that is the dopamine hitting the sweet spot from a past memory and it is so amazing to witness.. not just an a lifelong student of music, or a a pro engineer myself. But as a human.. this was awesome
Great comment. Yeah this part of the song gives me goosebumps if I'm listening intently to it
Whisper part: "So, Dad would take the Sundays off.
And that's the only time he could ever get any rest.
And so, because we were loud on Sundays, he'd make us hold his construction boots over our head, 'til we'd sleep.
And they were really heavy boots and I used to say, "Dad, come on, please."
And like start crying, 'cause they're too heavy."
Best FF song ever. One of the best songs ever created.
Wow! Agreed, wonderful!
2nd best. After my hero
Bradley gave me my first credit on a God Awfuls record he was mixing at Bay 7 studios (now Megawatt Recording). This guy is as cool as they come. I was a runner, and after my shift would end, I would ask to sit in. Always was allowed to watch and learn. Solid guy!
Hi Fernando! Wow! That's wonderful to hear!!
Hi Fernando!!
Hi Bradley Cook!!
This is something I've always wanted to do. I tried the school thing, but unfortunately they don't teach you the practicalities of audio engineering. Sadly, there is nowhere good to learn here in Albuquerque.
I don't know anything about production, so pretty much it all sounds like "so what did you use? 437? 24? 7312".. "no I think we went with an 853b"
But I love hearing all the little subtle details I missed. More creativity to this part of it than I ever realized.
The studio is looking alarmingly tidy! Great interview and video. Lots to learn from this :)
Haha thanks Michael!! You Rock!!
Michael, l learned a lot from you too
WHEN YOU HEAR DOUBLE VOCALS ON A SINGER WHO CAN ACTUALLY SING ITS SO HEAVENLY AND WHEN YOU ADD IN THE FEMALE BACKING VOCAL IT SO AMAZING
Amazing to hear each element, what a song
Thanks ever so much
Coolest thing about this to me is seeing Brad's reactions. He goes from being like "eh I probably used this or this mic", but once he hears that solo'd kick it takes him back to the moment. Especially so when you solo'd the room. Makes me wanna get back to a studio ASAP.
You still hear it 5-6 times a day on KROQ in Los Angeles
Haha yes, indeed!!
The looks on his face as he was reliving those recordings was priceless! Great video, Thanks guys!
nibrochcd I know! It was amazing!!
Love hearing the soloed tracks- really shows how the pieces fit together...
vic manzanita Thanks ever so much my friend!
Warren, I love everything you do! But, this is by far my favorite ever.... Breaking it down with the stems, with the engineer!! Are you freaking kidding me??!!! YES! More of this please! Thank you!
Wow!! That's so cool my friend!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Can we have "Inside the song: Audioslave - Cochise"
I cant find anywhere about audioslave being in the studio and with Chris Cornell gone, it would be an absolute pleasure to see how that anthem was recorded.
Thanks ever so much! Marvellous idea!
Yes! Velvet Revolver would be a good one too
This is the song that pretty much cemented Dave Grohl's solo career post-Nirvana. Brilliant stuff.
Thanks ever so much!!
Me too!! Yes!!! I felt exactly the same!!
Wow! I can't thank you enough for this. One of my favourite albums of all time and sometimes my absolute favourite song. This is truly eye opening.
JoyBoy thanks ever so much my friend!!
Late to the party, but I came here after Rick Beato’s What Makes this Song Great. Everlong is one of my FF favorites and I bought this album when it was first released back in the day, but now that I am involuntarily separated and going through an unwanted divorce, I seek this song out as it resonates. I was in shock like everyone else to discover there were female vocals and it was awesome to finally know what was being whispered. Thank you for this awesome breakdown of an amazing song. Some of the details you are discussing are like a foreign language, but seem like an art form of its own. Love this series!
A bit late to the game. Just watched your interview with Lenise Bent. It really resonated with me when she said, "I want goosebumps. I want tears in my eyes". As a middle-aged man, I'm not ashamed to say that a song doesn't have to be sad to make me cry. That record and this video give me those things. Thank you so much for all you do, Warren.
Wow! Thanks ever so much my friend for saying that! Music brings me to tears ALL the time!!
More videos like this if possible please. VH1 Classic Albums was the greatest show ever on Television.
Thanks ever so much Rick!! I loved doing this song breakdown with Brad! He Rocks!!
Somebody tidied up the studio. Must have happened after Warren noticed his patch bay. Enjoyed it. Thanks, Warren!
Ron H haha yes, the guys cleaned up! Hahah
I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times, and hearing the isolated tracks was like listening to one of my favorite songs for the first time... so many moving parts that I had no idea about, and the professional skill and musicianship that is happening throughout the song is incredible!
Wow, what a start to his career, Ben Harper, Counting Crows and Foo Fighters. Amazing! And of course that record sounds great, something to be said for keeping it simple. :) Thank you Warren, Thanks Bradley!
I agree 100% David!! Such a humble guy and an amazing talent!!
Wow... love this. You can literally see Bradley Cook start to recall his memory of this iconic session! The female on the telephone part reminds me of something that Sylvia Massey would do....and the "Dave telling the story" vocal is fricken awesome. I must have heard this song a million times and would never have known if not for this video. Really love these videos...
"Go check out the track."
As if there's a single person watching this who hasn't heard Everlong hundreds of times and, because of the nature of this video, listened critically to the arrangement/mix.
This video is awesome, thankyou.
Philip Brodermann there are always young kids learning an instrument or learning how to record while looking for great music from the past. I wish RUclips had videos like this when I was a young lad
I like Foo Fighters but never heard of this track (they're not popular in Germany)
I'd love to hear how this track was mixed as well... if there could be a companion interview to this one with Bradley (hint hint Warren)? I was also curious if Dave played to a click on this or if it was played wild? I suspect the latter. I think what you both shared with us today is very inspirational. It affirms for me that with a lot of genres, it's all about performance & song craft. Simple can be best and creative elements can also be organic! A real (good) drummer on real drums with no drum replacements! Performances that were 'right' not 'perfected' with computer editing. This track feels so real. Rock and Roll the way it's played. Feels so good.
Hi Brandon! Yes, coming soon my friend! Thanks ever so much for the wonderful comment!
Bradley mentions in passing that Dave's drumming was "machinelike". I'd doubt the click track. No ProTools used. Just capturing an artist performing at an incredible level. This was such an enjoyable view. Love the behind the scenes peeks into what makes a great song so memorable. I think good engineers/producers know when to just get out of the way. When the material and the musicianship is superior, there's no need for trickery or gimmicks. Capture the performance, allow the artist's vision to materialize without artificiality or contrivance. I REALLY dug Bradley's vibe. He's the kind of guy I'd love to work for/learn from. Hey Bradley--if you ever need an unpaid volunteer to run cables, tote equipment, push faders..I'd be there in a heartbeat!!
Nice Brandon! Got your request!
I still can't believe they recorded the female vocal through a phone. Please do more like these. Would love to get the tracks to listen to
Hi Paul, definitely!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Holy shit!! His first 3 artists were fucking incredible jobs to land. What a legend
“I would never do that now” He kept saying that...but he recorded one of the greatest rock songs of all time like that. It might work out for him again some time 🤷🏼♂️
Wow! An amazing interview and break down. I've heard the song a million times and never realized there was a girl on it. Cool choice on the Astatic mic.. the drums are suoer tight and awesome sounding. Please do another interview like this withBradley
Thanks ever so much!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren P.S I'll do kore my friend!!
20:33 this story is awesome! Assistant engineer Ryan Boesch is a good friend of mine, and owns his own studio now in Tampa called Candor Recording.
He produced, mixed and mastered my band’s (The Pilot Waves) debut record ‘AION’.
But along with ‘The Colour and the Shape’ there are many classics on his walls. Great to hear these stories, and an awesome full-circle music moment for me, getting to work with someone who was intimately involved in making this record. A record I played incessantly on repeat in high school, teaching myself guitar and drums to.
If you’re a musician in the Tampa Bay Area, I 100% recommend going to Candor and working with Ryan for an awesome recording experience with a true professional that knows how to make a record 🤘🤘
Great video Warren. Love a Gretsch kit! Nothing else sounds quite as good. The vocals over the phone thing was gold!
Rick Rosberg absolutely! I agree 100%!
Love this video and format! There were sounds on this track that I never even knew I was hearing the whole time
Im really digging these "Inside the song" videos. Great job Warren.
Thanks ever so much Chuck!!
PLEASE BRING THIS BACK WARREN. I SO LOVE THESE AND CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THEM. SUBSCRIBER FOR LIFE
You my friend are a true hero. Being able to hear the isolated tracks is INVALUABLE! Cheers to you for sharing this. So much to learn when hearing things individually like this. Great stuff!
Thanks Eric!! You Rock!
Perfect example of a tune I never cared for as a song, but now love because of the behind the scenes production stories. Thank you.
Wow! That's great to hear Chris!
Thumbs up Warren for a great segment. P L E A S E do more of these. Love it!
Thanks ever so much Stephen!
This was amazing - thank you Warren, Bradley, and staff for making this video. Look at those smiles at 9:54. This record truly represented the peak and the end of an era in rock record production. Real performances, real instruments, real room sounds, real hardware, dynamics, no quantization, no pitch correction, no drum sample replacement, no outside guitarists adding 15 layers of crap, and a minimal track count. I don't recall anyone complaining about how records sounded at that time. Producers, engineers, mixers, mastering engineers - please take note of this video and get the record making process back on track.
It certainly was a truly amazing song from an amazing album!! Thanks for your great comment!!
@@Producelikeapro Thank you Warren! You are on to something with this new "Inside the Song" series. Please keep it going!
Hi@@ugpcraig you're very kind! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
22:26 The energy from the guitars is insane! 😍🤘🏼🔥
Joakim Kanon yes!! Amazing!
disagree mate, energy is a bass entry at @22:30
Rewatching these vids is always a treat. Dave's double tracking is so tight it literally just sounds like a touch of chorus! So many of the sounds in this song are so hidden in the track that you wouldn't even know they were there without a deep dive like this. Thanks Warren 🤘
Thanks ever so much for sharing
Loving the phone vocal...insane.
This is breaking my mind. There is so much to unpack from this song. Please, can you have Bradley Cook dissect more songs from Foo Fighters? Or any other songs he recorded? That would be amazing.
A top 10er of mine for life.
Still on my list of.....' if you could only listen to ten albums for the rest of your life" .....albums....
This was amazing. I had no idea about those backing vocals or the story behind Dave’s little rant in the breakdown. This was the most interesting video I’ve seen in a very long time.
Having Dave there with you guys would have been amazing...! Thank you for all of these incredible contents: THANK YOU!
To put it in a word Warren: BRILLIANT... Thanks, Warren and Bradley for sharing this sweet gem!
Thanks ever so much Justin!
Absolutely completely and utterly AMAZING!!
Thanks ever so much!!
When you watch this and watch the genius production videos it just shows how easy its become with some kind of music production
This is fun. Especially with expressions on his face hearing some of these clips again!
I know! Truly amazing!!
Thank you for this video. My #1 song of all time, deconstructed. Amazing.
Wow! That's so wonderful to hear! Special thanks to Bradley for doing this with us!!
Thanks for sharing. It’s nice to be a fly on the wall. Awesome Song and 100% produce on tape. It does not get better than this. 🎸🥁🎤
Thank for this Warren. This is one of the songs that made me get into full time music production back in 97. Epic.
Wow!! That's great to hear Andrew!!
My fav song forever,didnt know that there is so much thing happens during the recording,this is super amazing.
Amazing! Yes, truly wonderful song!!
Awesome!! One of my favorite songs to sing right now!
Darryl Green Music agreed 100%!
FABULOUS!
sometimes it felt like Warren (good cop) suggesting "and then you took a sm57" and Cook (the suspect) like "yes probably, i think it was a sm57", so in the end detective superintendent W. Huart had Cook convicted of indeed having recorded this great track.
A thousand thanks. Ive been wondering about the lo-fi vocal part since the song came out. mystery solved. Im so happy.
Aubrey Berry wow! Thanks ever so much my friend!!
Awesome content, Warren. Main takeaway for me is how much intention there is in the performances. Dave knew exactly what he wanted and performed it to tape with probably little to no editing. This is the record making process we all should be striving for. We need more of these! :)
Hi Evan, thanks for your marvellous comment! Yes, truly great work!!
holy shnizzzzzzzle!!!!!!!!!!! this is gonna be good!! i was just thinking about how they recorded it the other day, perfect!!!!
TheLeon1032 thanks ever so much my friend! It was so much fun!!
When you started isolating the drums and Bradley got really animated, it really made my day. Thanks for making this video.
Awesome interview, thank to both of you! What I found so cool is that, as Bradley said, they used very standard techniques and mics - yet the result is one of the most iconic and great sounding songs EVER. It just shows what a great band, great song, and solid engineering can do to capture the moment. Oh, and as a drummer myself, I constantly have the hugest respect for Dave Grohl reinforced every time I hear one of his drum tracks isolated. The guy is so consistent and hard hitting and creative ... perfect.
Exactly! This is a perfect example of 'not messing it up'! Engineering at it's best!!
Absolutely Fantastic! Please make this a new segment with all your producer and engineer buddies and keep it low key, informal and shot from the hip. It was great to see Bradley's surprise at hearing little nuggets in the recording. Imagine what you could come up with Shelly, Jack, and a myriad of other great engineers and producers. You're the keeper of the flame for their legacies. Thanks, Warren!
Thank you Bradley and Warren...my favorite interview! Do you remember the signal chain for the snare, it seems compressed with a bit of gate ? Or is it just tape compression and a damped snare with a tea towel? Did Dave used to play with the butt of the sticks? Many thanks!!
Possibly the best explanation of the intricacies of a landmark recording. What I loved the most was how matter of fact the guy was....this thing is packed with surprises.
Wow! A song I had known ever since its release, and I'd never noticed the female vox mimicking that guitar part nor realised it was a woman's voice singing the harmonies in the chorus (as I remember Pat doing this live). Louise Post is/was in Veruca Salt, if I remember correctly. Just goes to show what difference it can make when listening to stuff through headphones; Not long ago I discovered little details in The Police's 'Zenyatta Mondatta' album which I had never heard before, and it was one of my first LP records ever, had bought it nearly 40 years ago! :-)) Thank you for this very interesting upload!!
I LOVED his. The Foos are my favorite band. I actually knew about the story behind the Everlong bridge. Gotta love the Foos!
Thanks Jules!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
To hear those backing vocals was amazing- and find out it was Louise Post from Veruca Salt!?! Incredible! Thanks for sharing this Warren!!
Hi Johnny!! Thanks! Yes, amazing!!
well the song is about Louise so why not have her on it.. ha ha
Loving seeing Warren loving seeing Bradley hit level 100 nostalgia. Just the look on his face hearing these stems, and the glee that Warren is getting from it too is just infectious! This is truly a classic, guys. I've been wondering about the story since I heard Rick Beato check this tune out. Mysteries solved! Rock on fellas!
Thanks Nicholas! Yes, so amazing!!
Watching right now! So excited for this, one of my favorite rock jams of all time, everything about it sounds incredible! Thanks Warren!
Thanks ever so much James!! You Rock!!
Wow that was a joy to watch. Bradley has an amazing memory of how things went down. To me it speaks of how much one is detail-oriented when they can remember so much. I do think it's a great asset to have as a producer/engineer.
Hi Warren, Bradley, great video, loved the vocal down the phone and the story telling in the song, thank you for a great interview, all the best, Darren Ross.
Hi Darren, thanks ever so much my friend!! I love hearing this kind of insight as well!
One of the first riffs I learned how to play. I couldn’t get over how really simple it was to actually play. Gotta love the drop D
I got emotional watching this
A fucking outstanding insight into how good this song sounds all these years later. A testiment to the work you put in. Wish this was longer!!!!!!
Thanks ever so much my friend!! I appreciate it!!
At 14:50 I started singing... "when a problem comes along you must whip it!" 😂😂😂
Dude the same thing popped in my head when the drum beat kicked in. Damn you Devo Haha.
At 23:15 I started singing My Sharona. Lots of great nods to old rock on this one.
That's because when composing the drum parts, Dave said he wanted Devo Whip-it style drums on the song..and then he did.
Fun Fact - Josh Freese was the drummer for Devo and is now in the Foo Fighters.
I was so excited when I read the title of the video and couldn't wait to see it. It's so amazing, one of my favorite bands with one of their biggest songs and the man who recorded it. It's so great to hear Bradley talking about what he did and how he captured the sounds. I love his reaction when you two listen back to the tracks and you can tell from his face that he's still fascinated and happy with the work he and the band did. I guess it brought back some sweet memories to him. Great guy! The sounds are amazing and it's so cool that there was a kind of real-time remote collaboration back in the 90's even it it was over the phone :-) And it came out with an exciting result.Thank you ever so much, Warren and the team. I guess I'm gonna be buzzing for the rest of the day :-)
What a great breakdown, thanks for the background on the sound.
You're very welcome Larry!!
This makes me cry. I don’t understand anything about engineering a record, and most of this interview was like listening to a foreign language, but hearing the individual tracks and the explanations for how this genius happened is incredible.
Dude!!! This is soooo sick and informative and entertaining.
I’m digging this. Please continue
JimmyBeSlick aw shucks thanks ever so much my friend!
I loved that song when it came out in 1997. I love it even more now in 2019.. Man that song brings back memories. Thanks Foo Fighters!
Thanks ever so much!!
Agreed 100% it's a masterpiece!!