In Your Honor is the fifth studio album by the Foo Fighters, released on June 14, 2005, through Roswell and RCA Records. It is a double album, with the first disc containing heavy rock songs and the second containing mellower acoustic songs. Frontman Dave Grohl decided to do a diverse blend of songs, as he felt that after ten years of existence, the band had to break new ground with their music. The album was recorded at a newly built studio in Northridge, Los Angeles, and features guests such as John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Norah Jones, and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). Its lyrics deal with both resonating and introspective themes, with a major influence from Grohl‘s involvement on the campaign trail with John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. It was the first album to feature keyboardist Rami Jaffee, although he would not join the band as full-time member until 2017.
The promotional tour for the album included both rock shows in stadiums and acoustic gigs in smaller venues. Reviews for In Your Honor were mostly positive, praising the composition and sound, although some critics found the album overlong and inconsistent. The album was also nominated for five Grammy Awards, and topped the charts in five countries, including Australia and reached the top five in five more, including number two in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In Your Honor also broke the band’s consecutive streak of Grammy Award for Best Rock Album wins that began in 2001 with There Is Nothing Left to Lose.
Tracklist:
Disc one (electric)
- In Your Honor
- No Way Back
- Best of You
- DOA
- Hell
- The Last Song
- Free Me
- Resolve
- The Deepest Blues Are Black
- End Over End
Disc two (acoustic)
- Still
- What If I Do?
- Miracle
- Another Round
- Friend of a Friend
- Over and Out
- On the Mend
- Virginia Moon
- Cold Day in the Sun
- Razor
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl: lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, drums on “Cold Day in the Sun”, production
Nate Mendel: bass, production
Taylor Hawkins: drums, percussion, lead vocals and rhythm guitar on “Cold Day in the Sun”, production
Chris Shiflett: lead guitar, production
Additional musicians
Joe Beebe: guitar on “Virginia Moon”
Danny Clinch: harmonica on “Another Round”
Petra Haden: violin on “Miracle”
Josh Homme: rhythm guitar on “Razor”
John Paul Jones: piano on “Miracle” and mandolin on “Another Round”
Rami Jaffee: keyboards on “Still”, “What If I Do?”, “Another Round”, “Over and Out”, “On the Mend” and “Cold Day in the Sun”
Norah Jones: vocals and piano on “Virginia Moon”
Nick Raskulinecz: double bass on “On the Mend” and bass on “Cold Day in the Sun”, production, mixing (disc one)
Production
Nick Raskulinecz: production, mixing (disc one)
Mike Terry: engineering
Elliot Scheiner: mixing (disc two)
Bob Ludwig: mastering
Design
Dan Winters: photography
Danny Clinch: photography
Brett Kilroe: additional art and “Crest” concept
Robin C. Hendrickson: additional art and “Crest” concept
Kevin Reagan: art direction, design
Bret Healey: design
Managerial
Silva Artist Management: management
Ashley Newton: A&R
Jill Berliner: legal representation for King, Holmes, paterson & Berliners, LLP
Lee Johnson: business management VWC Management, Inc.
Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 March 25, 2022).
