--Ted Drozdowski. [4] Grohl stated that while In Your Honor was a double album because he felt "schizophrenic" to alternate between loud and acoustic songs, Norton helped on sequencing the tracks into "an album that makes sense".[6]. On their sixth studio album, Grohl and Company sound … The new album MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT available February 5th! [38] While Sputnikmusic reviewer John Hanson was acceptive of the rock songs, where he felt "the boys are most comfortable," he considered that the songwriting "has just become stale" and ultimately described Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace as "extremely boring and uninspired". [51] As of April 14, 2011, it has sold 897,000 copies in US. [35], Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Tom Sinclair considered that while the record was not ground-breaking, "the Foos have found a way to create their own archetype, with an instinctive feel for what constitutes a killer song", and praised "how damn near flawless the tone of the whole set feels". Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace Josh Timmermann. But for whatever reasons, it just felt like the right time to explore those things now. After several years of weak albums, Foo Fighters step up to the plate and prove that they are more than a burnt out Nirvana spinoff. Echoes and silence Patience and grace All of these moments I'll never replace No fear of my heart Absence of faith All I want is to be home Ooh All I want is to be home People I've loved I have no regrets Some I remember Some I forget Some of them living Some of them dead All I want is to be home Another surprising favorite is Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running). Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace European Leg Tour Shirt. 38.8k. Stranger Things Have Happened 7. [47] Q ranked it the 12th best album of 2007,[48] while Rolling Stone put the album at the 45th spot in a similar list. *For "The Pretender" and "Long Road to Ruin": "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace — Foo Fighters", "Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace < PopMatters", "Foo Fighters On 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. 3RD TIME OF BUYING THIS ALBUM IN CD FORM DUE TO FRIENDS BORROWING IT, NEVER RETURNING IT & ALSO PLAYING IT TO DEATH. Grohl later said that "I showed it to her once, and she shredded 10 times better than I ever played it". "[17], As the acoustic tour made Grohl realize "we were making music worth listening to, rather than music made for pummelling the person next to you" he decided to give more importance to the lyrics and "have a connection with the crowd in front of us", considering that among the many compositions the band made on pre-production "the ones that stand out are the ones that say something". Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on September 25, 2007 by RCA Records. [27] All three North American singles topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks charts, making it only the ninth album in history to spawn three number one hits on this chart,[28] and "The Pretender" set a record by spending eighteen weeks at the summit. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 71, based on 30 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. Featured peformers: Gil Norton (producer), Adrian Bushby (engineer), John Lousteau (assistant engineer), Rich Costey (aka_text mixing role_id 1327.aka_text), Claudius Mittendorfer (mixing … Producing one of their most solid albums in all of their musical careers, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace will easily be considered to be one of the groups finest albums. Critical reception to Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was mostly positive, with praise to the sonic variety and songwriting, though some reviewers found the record inconsistent and uninspired. Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Release date: September 25, 2007. [37], A few critics considered the album not as inspired as the band's previous work. 4:29 PREVIEW Let It Die. [8] It was released for music download and for radio play in August 2007, with a CD single coming out on September 17, 2007. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. 1. Genres: Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge. [36] Rolling Stone's David Fricke praised the sonic variety, described by him as "an anthology of strong new songs by a great bunch of bands, all calling themselves Foo Fighters". There's a problem loading this menu right now. Condition is "New". to "preserve what [the band] had done to a fairly large degree" with "balancing and rides to get the dynamics to happen" was difficult given the sonic variety of Echoes, which went from "[the Foo Fighters'] endless walls of guitar overdubs, almost like a swarm of bees" to string quartets: "The challenge of this type of mix is to retain the power of the track, yet define a space for everything. Barnes & Noble® has the best selection of Alternative Alternative Pop/Rock CDs. It was written by Grohl after meeting with one of the miners involved in the Beaconsfield mine collapse who requested an iPod with In Your Honor in it during the incident. If you liked any of the previous releases you'll most likely love this one. Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2007. Smear, who has since been reinstated as a full-on member, described his participation as "the oddest recording experience I had with Foo Fighters" given he had no input in composition and was "going in and playing on a song that was already written". I got this to replace the CD which I had lost but the track list is very different from the original, with several songs missing and others added. No holes, no rips. Summer’s End 9. The Pretender 2. "[4] Helped by the extensive lyrical preparation,[21] the lyrics also tried to show more of Grohl's feelings, "those things that you've always wanted to do or always wanted to say",[22] with Hawkins adding that he could not listen to "Stranger Things Have Happened" as "I'm one of his best friends, and the last thing I want to do is read a love letter to his wife or whoever it is. The album debuted at the top of the UK album chart, selling 135,685 albums in its first week. The answer comes in the form of "The Pretender," the first single from the band's sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, out on Roswell/RCA. Grohl tried to focus on songs with messages that resonated with his audience, writing reflective lyrics which drew inspiration from the birth of his daughter. [5] After rounding up composition with guitarist Chris Shiflett and bassist Nate Mendel,[7] Grohl spent two weeks with Norton discussing "arrangements, harmony and melody" and reducing the song ideas, and then the band spent four weeks rehearsing, playing "a song a day, from noon to midnight". Discussion/Question. The album is definitely a natural progression of what the band did with "In Your Honor," this time fusing delicate acoustic with rowdy electric within most of the songs, with satisfying results. Shiflett added that for the first time he played lead guitar in some tracks while Grohl "usually works out all the bits" of composition. [8] Hawkins stated that "we basically played each of these songs 100 different times, trying every little thing every different way" and that it was the first time since The Colour and the Shape "that Dave had to deal with someone in the room questioning all his ideas", given the more laid-back approach of previous producer Nick Raskulinecz. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. No image loss nor fade. So Grohl decided to work again with Gil Norton, who produced the band's second album The Colour and the Shape, citing how Norton taught the band of the importance of pre-production and refining the composition, and claiming Norton's "unconventional" approach "seems to capture the best of this band", considering that with him "we're not going to do a straightforward AC/DC record, he's gonna make it different". “Let It Die” – ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’ (2007) Share Many of the Foo Fighters songs used Nirvana’s (and the Pixies’) quiet/loud dynamic, and “Let It Die” holds up to the songs in both of those bands’ catalogs. This is one of my favorite of the later Foo Fighters releases. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Cheers Terry, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2019. 2. 23 Sep 2007. The album also went platinum in its first week in both Australia and New Zealand. [4], —Taylor Hawkins regarding the album's sound[5], Since Grohl felt the songs were different from the band's previous input and "had the potential to be something great", he considered that instead of doing something like the last three albums, the band had to go out of "our own comfort zone" and "needed someone to push us out of there". [40] Henrik Holmgren of Melodic praised the production of the album and felt that Grohl singing "gets better and better with every record. "Most people think the world begins with their birth and ends with their death, but at some point your realise there's a much larger world out there that will continue existing long after you have made your exit. This review is for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace on VINYL. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. "[44] Dave Simpson of The Guardian called Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace the band's "most accomplished album", praising the composition and saying that "Gil Norton's stunning production can't disguise the raw humanity beneath the sheen". Another classic Foo Fighters album! It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience &... "The Pretender" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. Grohl stated that as he struggled to think of a title given the musical variety of the album, even considering the title "The One With That Song On It"; regarding the chosen title, Grohl "thought it was nice because it's open to interpretation and it's a beautiful title and I think the album is beautiful in its diversity and its melody and its musicality – it goes from delicate acoustic moments to the heaviest shit we’ve ever done. After looking into this I found that it is from the same year as the original an all copies that are sold now are like it, which was a bit of a disappointment but the remaining original songs are good. Erase/Replace 4. But once you get an idea of how each song unfolds, it can be a rewarding listen. I've had the CD for ages and wasn't sure about getting a vinyl issue as it's a digital recording and mastering but, along with The Colour and the Shape it's my favourite Foo Fighters album so I thought I'd try it. [52] On October 6, 2017, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was certified Platinum by the RIAA. "[9] Mix engineer Rich Costey added that his work It also marks the second time the band worked with producer Gil Norton, whom frontman Dave Grohl brought to fully explore the potential of his compositions and have a record that sounded different from their previous work. There's a lot of good material on this album and the opening song "The Pretender" rocks. The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Austria, and had three successful singles, "The Pretender", "Long Road to Ruin" and "Let It Die". Please try again. Buy Foo Fighters's album titled Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace [Bonus Track] to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover! The remainder of the album sleeve has similar juxtapositions of objects "that reflected the album's tone of life and mortality". [1] Pitchfork's Adam Moerder considered that the album "feels like a retread" and that the band was "sounding less and less relatable", with ineffective acoustic tracks and rock songs that "sound cold and detached compared to heart-wrenching Foo pop gems like 'Big Me' or 'Everlong'". Unable to add item to List. [29], Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released on September 24, 2007. Bought this sometime ago but just getting around to reviewing it. [24] "Long Road to Ruin" was released as the second single in December 2007. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on September 25, 2007, through Roswell and RCA Records. Great musicianship on this song and throughout the release. The layers of vocals , guitar resonance, the bass all better. Track Listing: (click on song name to check guitar cover, soon all songs available) 1. Ten years later, they've regrouped with Norton for a disc that's more sophisticated and diverse, if a tad less rockin'. [10][15] Another guest was guitarist Pat Smear, who had been a bandmember from 1995 to 1998, and a guest musician on the tour for In Your Honor. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges. The album is noted for a blend of regular rock and acoustic tracks with shifting dynamics, which emerged from the variety of styles employed on the demos the band produced. Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2020, Solid album, without filler songs or half hearted attempts, Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2008. Listen free to Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (The Pretender, Let It Die and more). For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. "[21][22], The album's first single, "The Pretender", had a forty-second preview released on a cross-promotional campaign with rock radio stations in July 2007, and eventually saw its debut on August 3, 2007 at ESPN's broadcast of the X Games XIII. It also marks the second time the band worked with producer Gil Norton, whom frontman Dave Grohlbrought to fully explore the potential of his compositions and have a record that so… [19], The songs of the album are noted for their changing dynamics – with "middle sections [that] turn into this mass orchestrated swarm and ridiculous time signatures" which include musical references to 1970s soft rock bands such as Wings, Eagles and Bread -[14] summed by Hawkins by saying the band "wanted to make sure that everything 'built' on this record, that each instrument started somewhere and went somewhere else in the course of a song". [20] So for the first time the lyrics started being written before recording begun, with Grohl stating that he "sat in the back of the studio and just wrote every day for about 14 hours a day. One tiny gripe though - no poly lined inner sleeves for the records themselves which is a must in my opinion, so you'll have to purchase some separately . Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) 8. Pressed on heavyweight 180gm vinyl which is very quiet indeed this is a lovely gatefold album. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2017. The album is noted for a blend of regular rock and acoustic tracks with shifting dynamics, which emerged from the variety of styles employed on the demos the band produced. ), Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week", "RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum", Recording Industry Association of America, "Foo Fighters Flying Towards First No. I thought I had done it already. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. has been added to your Cart, Beyond Dreams: Pathways To Deep Relaxation. BEST BAND IN THE WORLD, SUPERB ALBUM AS USUAL! 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