Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 24. Chapters: Everlong, The Pretender, Baker Street, Learn to Fly, Times Like These, Marigold, Long Road to Ruin, My Hero, Down in the Park, Best of You, DOA, Walking After You, All My Life, Next Year, Darling Nikki, Let It Die, Monkey Wrench, Wheels, Resolve, Big Me, Danny Says, This Is a Call, Rope, Generator, I'll Stick Around, Breakout, Stacked Actors, Low, No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun, The One, Exhausted, Friend of a Friend, Cheer Up, Boys, For All the Cows, Skin and Bones, Alone+Easy Target, Have It All, Miracle, A320. Excerpt: "Everlong" is the second single released from the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape, released in 1997. The song was conceived when Dave Grohl returned home to Washington, DC following the initial recording sessions for the album. It was eventually recorded as part of the second set of sessions, which took place at Grandmaster Recorders in January-February 1997. The song was written when the band took a two-week break from recording after the initial sessions. Dave Grohl wrote "Everlong" by himself at his home in Virginia. Written in the key of B minor, the song opens with a quiet, clean guitar playing the chords that form the basis of the verse. A fast drum beat enters, which is joined by the same chords played with distortion. Though in 4/4 time, the verse repeats after every seven measures. The verses are based on the progression I-vi-IV-vi. The first chord is Dmaj7 chord, followed by a Bsus2. This is followed by a Gsus2 chord. The prechorus follows the progression I-V, but with an added guitar riff adding strength to the instrumentation as Grohl's vocals rise to a shout. The chorus uses the progression vi-IV-I (V-IV), a mainstay of rock music. The song ends on a G chord, never resolving back to D. During the instrumental break, ...