Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
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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. Free Music Review: Worst to date...
Hit: 3 Stars
If "The Colour and the Shape" was the bright center of the Foo Fighters' universe, then "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" is the farthest point from that. This album has few bright spots in it to be sure such as the catchy "Cheer Up Boys" but so much of the album lumbers along like a Michael Bolton retrospective that it just totally undermines what few really solid songs are on this album.
I honestly thought "In Your Honor" would be their low point. I was sadly mistaken. Mr. Grohl - please hang up the Les Paul - it's over.
Free Music Review: Disaster
Hit: 1 Stars
I'd never bought the Foo Fighters before. I've always liked what I heard (and saw). So I decided to get this CD because I LOVE Pretender. Thats ALL I love about this CD. The rest of it sounds like Unplugged. Mr Grohl singing with a piano or guitar and slow to the point it makes one sleepy. I spent the money for nothing. Oh well....