Description
Dave GrohlÃâ s sixth album fronting post-grunge rockers Foo Fighters finds him softening his game somewhat, although not in the manner of 2005Ãâ s In Your Honour, which countered the FoosÃâ stadium metal moves with a second disc of acoustic songs. Rather, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace sees Grohl taking cues from his beloved Led Zeppelin, penning a record that incorporates muscular rock shapes with piano ballads (“Statues”), picked acoustic moments (“Come Alive”) and free-wheeling, classic-tinged jams like “SummerÃâ s End”–a song about romantic dalliances in the “sweet Virginia countryside”. While itÃâ s undoubtedly a mature sort of record for the Foo Fighters, however, thatÃâ s not to say that their edge has been blunted. With the band reunited with producer Gil Norton, whose skill for quiet/loud dynamics did a lot for 1997Ãâ s The Colour and the Shape, tracks like “The Pretender” and “Erase/Replace” are muscular, dynamic rockers that balance subtle, atmospheric moments with epic bursts of rage. The track “Cheer up Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running)”, meanwhile, feels like a jibe at the emo hordes whoÃâ ve tried, but failed, to dislodge GrohlÃâ s crown. ItÃâ s the sound of a band growing into middle age gracefully.
Track List…
A Side:
1. The Pretender
2. Let It Die
3. Erase/Replace
B Side:
1. Long Road to Ruin
2. Come Alive
3. Stranger Things Have Happened
Side C:
1. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)
2. Summers End
3. Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners
Side D
1. Statues
2. But, Honestly
3. Home
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