‘Primal Raw’ Foo Fighters Album

I remember when the first Foo Fighters album released (which was recorded soley by Dave Grohl) and it rocked! Then they continued to release solid rock albums and an acoustic album that is one of the best music compilations I have ever heard. I am super stoked to hear their new work and hope it can live up to everything they have done in the past.

On Wednesday, MTV News spoke to producer Butch Vig about his current project: a reworked version of "Go Pack Go!," the fight song of his beloved Green Bay Packers. Thanks in no small part to the team's run to Super Bowl XLV, the song has become a rock-radio staple all around Wisconsin, and Vig is pretty pleased by its success.

Of course, in between his praise of the Pack — and near-constant digs at the Minnesota Vikings — we also got Vig to answer a few questions about the project he just finished: the Foo Fighters' brand-new, back-to-basics album, which is due this spring. And, echoing Dave Grohl's sentiments that the still-untitled disc would be a snarling, "shredding" affair, Vig said the Foos have pushed themselves further than they've ever gone before — by ditching everything they'd previously done.

"[Dave] has an amazing studio not too far from his home, in the Valley, and it's a great, kick-ass studio, but I think he felt that if he went in there, what would he do different on this record? They'd be recording in the same room, using the same board, getting the same sort of vibe," Vig said. "So he mentioned to me, when they played Wembley [Stadium in the U.K.] at the end of last tour, they were like, 'Holy sh--, I can't believe how big we are.' ... And he was thinking what to do next, and so he said, 'I want to do something really primal sounding.' And had me up to his house, and when I got there — this was nine months ago — he opened up his garage door and went, 'I want to record the record in here.' And I said, 'Uh, OK ... '

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