Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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snipes824 wrote:

how can anyone not like the pretender. i think its a great rock song. im listening to the rest of the album right now. thanks to the guy who posted it.

Lol i didnt even know MTV leaked it - did anyone notice how pissed the officials over at the FF forums are? I think a bunch of people got banned from their forum just for mentioning it or asking about it.

hguz73

Just listened to the leak from the new album...it's a good album, not the best or the worst from the foos. They still rock on this cd but i'd say its the one with less power from them all, with most of the songs being kind of slow. I'd pretty much assure that the next single would be "Long Road to Ruin", typical catchy chorus and simple riffs...not great or bad..just fun. Anyway if this was the worst from the Foo Fighter's it would pretty much stand above many rock acts this days. Gonna try and listen to it a couple more times to see if i'm wrong with it.

pushmepullme

I think the foo's are the most unimaginative, derivative, boring band around. Really boring and dull.

Ved in the Head91

pushmepullme wrote:

I think the foo's are the most unimaginative, derivative, boring band around. Really boring and dull.

Wow. And what the hell makes Pearl Jam ten thousand times more original than the Foos? Yes, the Foos have never put out a "No Code", but that was 11 years ago, so you could make the argument that Pearj Jam is on an 11 year dry streak by your standards. (OK, Binaural was different but also boring as shit). The new Foos disc has some pretty beautiful music on it, and some things like Summer's End, The Ballad of the Beaconsville Miners, Statues, Stranger Things Have Happened are unlike anything they've tried before. I think the thing they lack is, well, Eddie Vedder. Eddie is a master of melody and lyric that Dave is not. I would have loved to hear what somelike like Eddie could do with the music on the newest Foos disc - not to mention the fact that the Foos best guitar work ever is on this album bar none.

So yeah, Dave is not Eddie, but that doesn't make the Foos the most derivative, boring, and dull band around. I mean Avocado and Yield are pretty mainstream rock, too, when you get right down to it.

pushmepullme

Ved in the Head91 wrote:

Wow. And what the hell makes Pearl Jam ten thousand times more original than the Foos? Yes, the Foos have never put out a "No Code", but that was 11 years ago, so you could make the argument that Pearj Jam is on an 11 year dry streak by your standards. (OK, Binaural was different but also boring as shit). The new Foos disc has some pretty beautiful music on it, and some things like Summer's End, The Ballad of the Beaconsville Miners, Statues, Stranger Things Have Happened are unlike anything they've tried before. I think the thing they lack is, well, Eddie Vedder. Eddie is a master of melody and lyric that Dave is not. I would have loved to hear what somelike like Eddie could do with the music on the newest Foos disc - not to mention the fact that the Foos best guitar work ever is on this album bar none.

So yeah, Dave is not Eddie, but that doesn't make the Foos the most derivative, boring, and dull band around. I mean Avocado and Yield are pretty mainstream rock, too, when you get right down to it.

Cor chill out mate lol.

Brian V.

I'm diggin the album, but don't listen to me, I think TCATS is their weakest CD.

Well.. maybe tied with In your Honor... but IYH would be better if they had trimmed the fat and made it a single cd.

Ved in the Head91

Brian V. wrote:

I'm diggin the album, but don't listen to me, I think TCATS is their weakest CD.

Well.. maybe tied with In your Honor... but IYH would be better if they had trimmed the fat and made it a single cd.

Yeah, I agree that TCATS is not all it's cracked up to be. I am really loving this new album. I know it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than the last two, I'm trying to decide if I like it better than "There is Nothing Left to Lose," which has always had a special place in my heart (nothing will ever beat the debut for me - it's so quirky and original). Why aren't more people taking notice of the terrific guitar playing on this new one? It's the best guitar work of their carrer to date.

Ved in the Head91

Brian V. wrote:

I'm diggin the album, but don't listen to me, I think TCATS is their weakest CD.

Well.. maybe tied with In your Honor... but IYH would be better if they had trimmed the fat and made it a single cd.

Yeah, I agree that TCATS is not all it's cracked up to be. I am really loving this new album. I know it's waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than the last two, I'm trying to decide if I like it better than "There is Nothing Left to Lose," which has always had a special place in my heart (nothing will ever beat the debut for me - it's so quirky and original). Why aren't more people taking notice of the terrific guitar playing on this new one? It's the best guitar work of their carrer to date.

btb002

(1) The Colour and the Shape
(2) Foo Fighters
(3) Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace
(4) In Your Honor
(5) One by One
(6) There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Brian V.

I agree that There is Nothing Left to Lose and the eponymous were their best.

Three of my favorite Foo's songs are newer ones though... I love Lonely as You, Burn Away and Free Me.

snipes824

Ved in the Head91 wrote:

Wow. And what the hell makes Pearl Jam ten thousand times more original than the Foos? Yes, the Foos have never put out a "No Code", but that was 11 years ago, so you could make the argument that Pearj Jam is on an 11 year dry streak by your standards. (OK, Binaural was different but also boring as shit). The new Foos disc has some pretty beautiful music on it, and some things like Summer's End, The Ballad of the Beaconsville Miners, Statues, Stranger Things Have Happened are unlike anything they've tried before. I think the thing they lack is, well, Eddie Vedder. Eddie is a master of melody and lyric that Dave is not. I would have loved to hear what somelike like Eddie could do with the music on the newest Foos disc - not to mention the fact that the Foos best guitar work ever is on this album bar none.

So yeah, Dave is not Eddie, but that doesn't make the Foos the most derivative, boring, and dull band around. I mean Avocado and Yield are pretty mainstream rock, too, when you get right down to it.

i agree completely with this. pearl jam is my favorite band by far but nothing on avocado is any more imaginitive or creative than the foo fighters stuff. plus, being more creative doesn't necessarily mean better music, in my opinion.

Ved in the Head91

snipes824 wrote:

i agree completely with this. pearl jam is my favorite band by far but nothing on avocado is any more imaginitive or creative than the foo fighters stuff. plus, being more creative doesn't necessarily mean better music, in my opinion.

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way...Are you digging the new Foo album? 'Cause I sure am.

LukinFan

Just downloaded it and surprisingly it's not bad

restlesssoul

foos = poos

havent bought an album since the color and the shape.

pushmepullme

Ved in the Head91 wrote:

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way...Are you digging the new Foo album? 'Cause I sure am.

I guess the difference then is that Pearl Jam are just a better band than the Foo's, and that Pearl Jam are just more interesting to listen to, even when they're at their weakest.

'Avocado' by the way, is my favourite PJ record.

edvedder913

I like The Pretender. When is the new CD officially released?

LostDog1079

CD comes out tomorrow.

I've had this on my iPod the past 2 weeks... really digging this record (my favorite since TC&TS). It's my 2nd favorite album of the year, behind "Icky Thump".

Azwethinkweiz

My copy arrived today (24th)...

Wuhuu for Play.com pre-order.

facepollution

Just listening to it now for the first time through, and I have to say I really like it so far, I'm up to Summer's End. I was actually very impressed with Stranger Things Have Happened, normally I don't think Dave Grohl does the whole acoustic thing very well, but there's some very tasty guitar work in there. All in all I think it's way better than In Your Honour (apart from Best Of You - which is one of my very favourite Foos songs).

reeferchief

Solid album, I like it.