Introduction
The first thing that probably
comes to a lot of our minds when we think of the "Foo Fighters" is Dave Grohl.
That would be a normal response. People either know him as the frontman for
the band or the drummer from Nirvana, or maybe both. There are not as many Foo pages
as there are Nirvana pages, but it is pretty close.
Connectivity Test
About the Connectivity test:
All browsers were closed
before the test.
Order of testing were in
alphabetical order.
Address for the main page, or
page that consists of contents, or the page that was viewed in the screenshot was pasted
in the testing browser.
Time was ended when the icon
in the top right hand corner stopped.
U.S.
Robotics Practical Winmodem 56k installed
during test.
Time shown in minute/second
format.
Read the Disclaimer for more
information.
| Browser |
Time |
| Internet
Explorer |
0:22 |
| Neoplanet 2.0 |
0:12 |
| Netscape 4.01 |
0:25 |
| Opera 3.51 |
0:25 |
Why did Neoplanet
come out as the "winner"? As usual, I suspect that it has such a small
download time is because it is so closely related to Internet Explorer. Next time
I'll try to test Neoplanet first and then we'll see the results.
Disclaimer: The
connection test was done on a 56k Winmodem connected at 32k bps. Remember download
times will vary depending on your modem speed, browser, server of the page, telephone line
activity, and your internet service provide (ISP). This will not guarantee that the
page will download at the same rate on your computer as it does mine, this is just an
estimate.
Graphics
About the test:
Matrox Millenium G200 8MB
used.
ASTVision 4I monitor used at
16-bit color and 800x600 pixels.
Browsers viewed: IE
5/Opera 3.51/Netscape Navigator 4.01/NeoPlanet 2.0.
This page looks pretty good in
all of the browsers. You might want to note that Opera does not make the page look
the best, but it does look similar to the more heavyweight browsers.
I believe what caused such a big
download time (believe me, this page could have downloaded much quicker) was because of
the large image on the top of the page. Otherwise, the page would have downloaded
much quicker.
The overall layout on the page
is pretty simple. Simplicity is not necessarily a bad thing. For example, if
you were going to go on a date with someone, would you want. to dress to kill or would you
want to dress rather simple? The layout has an image of a Foo Fighters album.
Under that are the news and anything else the site would like you to know. At
the bottom the page has its sections.
I do have a few suggestions.
My first suggestion, to cut download time, is to get rid of or decrease the size of
the image. For the layout, you should compress things together. Instead of
scrolling to see what you get, just have different things in one place. Tables would
be a great option for the page.
The Page
The page has a little bit of
content. I think it would be much wiser to tell you what is in the page than
dividing things up into sections when there could only be about one or two things in a
section.
Guide to Foo Fighers Live/Demo
recordings: Very similar to Nirvana recording lists. What you see is the title
or venue of the recording, the grade for quality, the length, and what format the show is
available in. They are chronologized.
Bootleg list: A section
that focuses on bootlegs from different bands. It has some rules and guidelines for
trading as well.
Guitar tabs: Pretty
self-exclamatory. You'll find some tabs for the albums and some of the bootlegs as
well.
Concert reviews: For the
following shows: 7/13/96; 8/16/97; 11/15/97.
Pictures from the '97 Tibetan
Freedom show: Thirty-six (36) pictures in all. The format for the pictures are okay,
but it is not the best option. For one, the pictures are in various sizes, thus
causing the download time to be longer. Secondly, it is better to have thumbnails or
a decrease in the picture's size so that they are all the same.
Concert Chronology for
European shows: From the early shows in '95 to some of the latter ones in '98.
Includes three reviews which are included in the Concert reviews section.
Links: Of good
collection of Foo Fighters and miscellaneous sites. Probably outdated.
Discography: Nothing new
here. It includes who did what on the album or recording, the tracks, etc.
Other stuff: There are
some things on the site that will "not be updated anymore," which includes some
of the older news and lyrics to rare songs.
Conclusion
This is an impressive site.
I am not saying that it is the best Foo Fighters page I have ever seen, but
neverthless it offers something. The sad thing about this site is that it has not
been updated for quite some time.
Jim's Foo Fighters page is authored by Jim Lennerhed and is hosted by Geocities services.
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