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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 156 Ratings

  • Summary: Producer Gil Norton returns for the Foo Fighters' sixth album.

Top Track

The Pretender
Keep you in the dark You know they all pretend Keep you in the dark And so it all began Send in your skeletons Sing as their bones go marching in... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 30
  2. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    It isn't long before you realize how frickin' right it all sounds, how damn near flawless the tone of the whole set feels. [28 Sep 2007, p.104]
  2. Grohl often shows off his sky-high vocal range, award-winning ear for bridges and choruses and penchant for ending opuses with dark, pitch-perfect shrieks.
  3. Mojo
    80
    It's charming, understated and has to be heard in context. [Oct 2007, p.100]
  4. This is an anthology of strong new songs by a great bunch of bands, all calling themselves Foo Fighters.
  5. By and large this is as consistent a record as the Foo Fighters have ever made.
  6. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace sticks to what it's good at: undemanding arena rock that's just--just--leftfield enough not to jar alongside Grohl's previous incarnation.
  7. Grohl and Company sound like Bob Seger fronting for your garden variety modern hard rock group.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 70
  2. Negative: 8 out of 70
  1. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    excellent..................................................................
  2. Fg
    Sep 27, 2007
    10
    Love it
  3. Mar 8, 2013
    9
    Foo Fighters never stop making great music. This is another example of good rock. One of their best album with some of their greatest songsFoo Fighters never stop making great music. This is another example of good rock. One of their best album with some of their greatest songs (The Pretender, Long Road To Ruin, Let It Die). Well Done! Expand
  4. DerekP.
    Oct 6, 2007
    8
    A sort of departure for the Foo. A little softer, but still great.
  5. Mar 15, 2011
    7
    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is not the best album ever, but it's not bad either. A good handful of songs in this album. Opens up withEchoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is not the best album ever, but it's not bad either. A good handful of songs in this album. Opens up with the rock anthem "The Pretender" that is easily Foo Fighters heaviest song. Dave Grohl's vocals sound more matured in this album also. All In All, Each song is good, not great, and certainly not bad either. B Expand
  6. WillK.
    Sep 26, 2007
    7
    Their best album since There Is Nothing Left To Lose. Foo Fighters certainly don't deserve heaps of praise. But the fact of the matter Their best album since There Is Nothing Left To Lose. Foo Fighters certainly don't deserve heaps of praise. But the fact of the matter is that they don't deserve to be panned brutally either. They're a solid band. Quite a bit unchanging, of course, but this album definitely gives hope. Compare them to Nickelback or other modern rock bands all you want, but it seems like the Foos have learned something from the attention they got for their softer stuff. They've taken it into account when it comes to their overall sound. And that's good, because Grohl can't make rock like he used to, his softer sensibilities are where he's best. And if acoustic instruments and softer arrangements continue to creep into the Foo Fighters sound, then we'll have a pretty damn good band on our hands again. Expand
  7. RogerF.
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    The WORST album of the year, Foo Fighters is DEAD!

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