Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
|
List Price: Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Free Music Review: 4 1/2 stars, not their best but close...
Hit: 4 Stars
I like alot of the songs on this CD but don't think it's their best. My favorite song was Once and For All, go figure. But Pretender, Long Road To Ruin are good driving songs. It may be time for Dave to put out a best of, so we can just get the good songs, no filler and some of those unreleased tracks that I think they really excell at. Get this one though to complete your collection. Up the Foo's!Free Music Review: It's called growing as a band
Hit: 5 Stars
As a band gets older, if they are a decent band they try new things and explore new areas. If they didn't do that, they would be dismissed as derivative and they would quickly go to the bargain bin and play the county fair circuit. Fortunately, the Foo Fighters are a great band, and they have certainly grown by leaps and bounds on this new album. They have recorded many songs that hearken back to the earlier stuff (Let It Die, The Pretender, Erase/Replace) and they have tweaked those hard-rockin' melodies to create smooth harmonies (Summer's End) and beautiful ballads (Home). Some have lamented the fact that the Foos have picked up acoustic guitars as of late (Beaconsfield and Stranger Things) but to me that is a sure sign that Dave and the band are more confident than ever that their music and lyrics are strong and emotional. And I think many of their fans agree, what with the success of In Your Honor and the acoustic tour. In my opinion (and many other's opinions), this band has hit their creative stride, and they are going to skyrocket even higher. My favorite track on this album is Come Alive, because it reminds me of February Stars, my favorite Foo track of all time. And that's my point. They have reached back, taken some of their earlier ideas and expanded on them to create something at once familiar and brand-new. Kudos to you guys.Free Music Review: Their defining album
Hit: 5 Stars
Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace is in my estimation the Foo Fighters greatest album to date. It is a record that shows tremendous growth in songwriting and musicianship. Sure, there will be those who do not like it because every song is not loud and heavy. However, this is why I find it so magical. Tracks such as The Pretender, Erase/Replace, and Cheer Up Boys are rooted in a heavy rock sound. However, they have also written great songs that speak to the heart and soul. "Home" is a great song and it is just Dave and a piano. The standout track is Stranger Things Have Happened. I cannot hear this song enough, and it has become one of my favorite tracks of all time by any artist. This is a defining album that is worthy of its nomination as album of the year.Free Music Review: I Liked It!
Hit: 4 Stars
First of all, let me say that I've never owned a Foo Fighters album before (I'm a teenager who is still exploriing his listening interests). Therefore, this review is given without prior knowledge of the band's sound.
My verdict: I absolutely enjoyed it, Almost enough that I gave it five stars (I'll get to why I didn't in a moment). If you're reading this, you are probably familiar with the song "The Pretender", which kicks off the album with great energy and sets the tone for the quiet-to-loud theme all through the album. While its catchy, there is more interesting music to come. The second track is one of my favorites: "Let it Die" which begins with a content acoustic finger-picked section and slowly becomes louder until Dave Grohl ends the song screaming his lungs out over a huge riff. Needless to say, this song got my attention. "Erase/Replace" is another great rocker, with its stutter-step guitar and drum sequences, "Long Road to Ruin" is a fantastic pop-rocker with an infectious melody, and "Summer's End" reminds me, well, of the summertime, with its raw-but-lighthearted guitar and its harmonic campfire chorus.
Perhaps the best aspect of this album is its variations in its sound. The band proves they can rock hard, play it easy, and hang it mellow. Speaking of some of the mellow tracks, I love "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" with its bare-bones acoustics. You just don't hear a song like this on most hard rock albums. "Statues" is another superb soft track, as well as "Stranger Things Have Happened". Both of these songs feature great acoustic work.
Now, for why I didn't give this five stars. There are two reasons. The first is the track order. I absolutely would not have packed the four heaviest tracks at the front of the album. The effect creates a bit of imbalance by way of tempo and overall energy (though the slower songs are great too). The second reason is because of the long buildups in the music in a few of the tracks. While it worked in "Let it Die" it didn't work in "Come Alive" and "But, Honestly". I think this showed a slight lack of creativity on the band's part, and was one of the few weaknesses on the album.
Overall, though, I truly enjoyed it. This is definitely a CD I will listen to for a long time, and if the Foo Fighters put out another record in the upcoming years, I will definitely buy it. Get this for its unique sound and its catchy tunes.
Free Music Review: Grohl: The man can *write*.
Hit: 5 Stars
Dave Grohl's ability to turn out rock authenticity and acoustic gems like "Let it Die" really never ceases to amaze. The influences (e.g. Led Zeppelin IV) are there, but in his hands become something new, the genuine excitement that comes from an author an enthusiast. The singer-songwriter has always been inside of Grohl's rock persona and he bridges these two worlds so well. I like the risk of the solo piano "Home". You really feel that he can just keep it coming--there's more left to write.