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Foo Fighters: A Career in Music Videos

Just as they are known as steadfast purveyors of ass kickin’ rock tunes, the Foo Fighters — Spin‘s November cover boys— are also recognized as frontrunners in the artistic medium of themusic video. During the quartet’s over decade long tenure, Foo Fightershave offered a smorgasbord of videos from the hilarious parody of “BigMe,” to the Michel Gondry-directed classic “Everlong,” to the sillytwo-person party of “Low.” Check out a retrospective of highlights fromFoo Fighters’ illustrious career, and afterwards watch the band’slatest visual offering, the hilarious melodrama of “Long Road to Ruin.”

“Big Me” from 1995’s Foo Fighters / Directed by Jesse Peretz https://www.youtube.com/embed/EzPFx_Bii1Q

“I’ll Stick Around” from 1995’s Foo Fighters / Directed by Gerald Casale https://www.youtube.com/embed/iDZICSGdB-U

“Everlong” from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape / Directed by Michel Gondry https://www.youtube.com/embed/OHdwZCVZmg8

“My Hero” from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape / Director Dave Grohl https://www.youtube.com/embed/KVKDQgT_b-Y

“Walking After You” from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape / Director Matthew Rolston https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2oTmdZ-Q7g

“Monkey Wrench” from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape /Directed by Dave Grohl WATCH

“Breakout” from 1999’s There is Nothing Left to Lose / Directed by the Malloy Brothers https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zlbaeiba74

“Learn to Fly” from 1999’s There is Nothing Left to Lose / Directed by Jesse Peretz https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdX-RX5IHAU

“Low” from 2002’s One by One / Directed by Jesse Peretz https://www.youtube.com/embed/9TlUE9Hp9O4

“Best of You” from 2005’s In Your Honor / Directed by Mark Pellington https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pd_p1A7WVNs

“Resolve” from 2005’s In Your Honor / Directed by Michael Palmieri https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6JzqUTXi2o

And now…

“Long Road to Ruin” from Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace / Directed by Jesse Peretz