***OFFICIAL FOO FIGHTERS THREAD***

LukinFan

drakeheuer14 said:

Of The Aggie said:

Wasting Light is a masterpiece. They went downhill with Sonic Highways, Concrete and Gold, and Medicine At Midnight.

I understand sonic and medicine, but I really don't understand why Concrete and Gold didn’t stand out to more to people. 

I think it's their most underrated album

Of The Aggie

LukinFan said:

drakeheuer14 said:

Of The Aggie said:

Wasting Light is a masterpiece. They went downhill with Sonic Highways, Concrete and Gold, and Medicine At Midnight.

I understand sonic and medicine, but I really don't understand why Concrete and Gold didn’t stand out to more to people. 

I think it's their most underrated album

C&G has a few good songs (Run, Sky Is a Neighborhood, Sunday Rain) but the rest just bore me. FFs haven't really rocked since Wasting Light and I miss that about them - too much experimentation.

Zod

Sonic Highways actually grew on me.  I didn't think much of it when it came out, but then we rewatched the TV show and it inspired me to give it another go.  Thoroughly enjoy it now.

My long term thoughts on the Foo fighters is they have a handful of albums that are great front to back.   There's also a number of albums that are ok but have a few standout tracks.  The thing is, when you have over 10 albums, and you start to add those standout tracks together, you have enough songs to do a fantastic live show

HughFreakingDillon

one thing I've noticed is that a band of that longevity can one of two ways: keep writing the same songs over and over and please the middle of the road fan, or experiment to keep it fresh, alienating some fans, keeping your hard cores, but gaining new ones. those bands eventually come full circle and write another "classic" album again (Pearl Jam, U2, Metallica, etc). I like when a band takes chances and challenges themselves and the audience. I can appreciate that. 

mshnayder

Wasting Light top to bottom is a masterpiece. My favorite non Pearl Jam album. The albums that have followed all have standout tracks but as a whole are probably just okay. I did enjoy Medicine at Midnight though. 

Don't see how Foo Fighters continue though. Really hard to imagine anybody else behind the drums. 

drakeheuer14

Reflecting on how glad I am Foo Fighters were the last minute replacement at Shaky Knees last year.

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Zod said:

Sonic Highways actually grew on me.  I didn't think much of it when it came out, but then we rewatched the TV show and it inspired me to give it another go.  Thoroughly enjoy it now.

My long term thoughts on the Foo fighters is they have a handful of albums that are great front to back.   There's also a number of albums that are ok but have a few standout tracks.  The thing is, when you have over 10 albums, and you start to add those standout tracks together, you have enough songs to do a fantastic live show

I enjoyed it because the series was also very very good! If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it! 

Pap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7SeWoLlJXo

Pap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4wiUdo9VGE

Glorified KC

I have been listening the hell out of “Wasting Light.”  I enjoyed it when it came out, but I keep loving it more and more as I listen to it now.

FR181798

Glorified KC said:

I have been listening the hell out of “Wasting Light.”  I enjoyed it when it came out, but I keep loving it more and more as I listen to it now.

I listened to Wasting Light last night, hadn't listened to it in a long time, probably one of their best if you ask me.

goldrush

FR181798 said:

Glorified KC said:

I have been listening the hell out of “Wasting Light.”  I enjoyed it when it came out, but I keep loving it more and more as I listen to it now.

I listened to Wasting Light last night, hadn't listened to it in a long time, probably one of their best if you ask me.

It's a great record IMO

Spiritual_Chaos

It's good. But the peak was In your Honor. 

Let's all get on the same page here.

FR181798

Spiritual_Chaos said:

It's good. But the peak was In your Honor. 

Let's all get on the same page here.

Really need to listen to an album a night and determine my favourite Foo Fighters record but remember liking In your Honor a lot when it came out. I haven't listened to it in years, I've got the deluxe cd and the vinyl box sitting here so no excuses.

BrainofBGA

I’d probably have them ranked as:

Wasting Light
In Your Honour
The Colour and the Shape

I do like some of their more recent releases such as Sonic Highways, Concrete and Gold and Medicine at Midnight. Maybe they just won’t go down as memorable albums from the Foo’s catalogue in the long term. 

Towards the bottom I’d have Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace. Just never liked that one at all. 

Pap

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HughFreakingDillon

I watched Back And Forth again last night. Man, watching Dave talk about Kurt after all those years gone by, and his relationship with Taylor, I'm 98% sure the Foos are finished for good. I think he takes a long break from music and then finds a band and goes back to drumming. Maybe TCV?

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HughFreakingDillon said:

I watched Back And Forth again last night. Man, watching Dave talk about Kurt after all those years gone by, and his relationship with Taylor, I'm 98% sure the Foos are finished for good. I think he takes a long break from music and then finds a band and goes back to drumming. Maybe TCV?

John Paul Jones isn't getting any younger, and who the fuck knows what's up with Josh Homme these days. 

HughFreakingDillon

yeah, totally. I just loved that record lol

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HughFreakingDillon said:

yeah, totally. I just loved that record lol

Me too. Elephants is still one of the most insane songs I've ever heard! When it kicks in, man, SO fucking heavy!! Like what the hell tuning are they using! Satan's B minor?!