

With a strong, eerie clean guitar into, the song quickly bursts into an upbeat, guitar driven song which sounds much more inspired than anything that has been released lately by the Foo Fighters. The debut single The Pretender is a straight up rocker that is one of the best Foo Fighters songs since 1997. Would Dave Grohl actually bring something new to the table, or stick with the same tried-and-true methods of previous albums?

When discussing the upcoming Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Grohl dropped the “It sounds like (band name), but its got a totally new sound!” with his exact statement of “ So the album that we're making sounds like a Foo Fighters album, but it's definitely moving in a few different directions. However, a particular Dave Grohl quote spun some unwanted concern about the new album to others. When the news came out that the producer for The Colour And The Shape, Gil Norton, would be producing the Foo’s newest effort, it created a bright light upon the eagerly awaited new release. Would they continue to delve into a foray of acoustic works, or would Dave Grohl choose to churn out a straight up rock album in the vein of the band’s self titled debut and The Colour And The Shape, which are both often regarded as the band’s two best albums. Review Summary: Dave Grohl yet again does not bring anything completely new to the table, but still manages to come up strong with another solid album.Īfter the Foo Fighter’s most recent album In Your Honor, many fans were left wondering where Dave Grohl would take the band with their next release.
