So, 20-odd years on from Foo Fighters entering the music
scene, what can we surmise from the release of this single. Is this a taste of
what is to come from the next album, that is in the process of being recorded
and for which a release may well be imminent? Or is this a one-off single,
taking advantage of their schedule to remind everyone that they are still out
there and working together?
Whatever is the case, it is an interesting single. In many
ways it harks back to Dave’s early influences. It starts off in a quiet
fashion, before Taylor’s drums jump in, followed by some very punk rock oriented
guitar, and even more fashionably those famed screaming vocals from Dave
himself that haven’t appeared as often in recent times. Can you, like me, hear
bits and pieces of that old Seattle sound in there? Nirvana, Alice in Chains,
Soundgarden. I can hear them all. The fact that this tends to hail back to
those grunge and punk roots more than the hard rock and even soft rock that has
been the staple of recent years is interesting to me because I admit I would
like to hear an album based around this kind of writing and performing. I don’t
believe we’ll get it, but I know that Taylor is hitting those drums and cymbals
bloody hard, and the three guitars distorted riffing together with Nate’s
familiar bass line running underneath beautifully also mix well with the
keyboards that are beginning to find their way into the band’s music.
Is Dave writing a metal/punk Foo Fighters album? Again, I’m
guessing not. But this song is an enjoyable thought in the process.
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