Foo Fighter’s - Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace - Album Review

3.5 out of 5

Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace like most other Foo Fighter’s albums is hit and miss which combined with Dave Grohl’s uncanny ability to connect with the crowd makes for a great concert and will eventually make for a pretty good greatest hits CD. Unfortunately these things don’t make this album any better but there are a few good tracks that are worth downloading.

The album starts off well with “The Pretender” and “Let It Die” both punishing tracks the latter of which is an obvious letter to the late Kurt Cobain wondering after all these years why he had to lose control and ultimately lead to his own and Nirvana’s end. Dave Grohl finally realizes that no matter how far he takes the Foo Fighters most never have the chance, as he did, to be in a generational defining band and he never will again.

Another highlight is “Come Alive” a half-acoustic love song, another of the band’s strong points. It’s not “Everlong” but it’s pretty good. The rest of the album is a good but not spectacular mix of 90’s alt rock and classic rock elements. Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace won’t blow you away and it lacks the sure-fire singles of some of their other cds but If you’re already a Foo Fighter’s fan or if your just looking for a little old fashioned rock and roll you’ll like this album.

Standout Tracks: “Come Alive” “Summery’s End”, “Let It Die”