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UncutApr 7, 2011These are good songs, but they're so boldly signposted, you can see them miles away. [May 2011, p.85]
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Apr 7, 2011That said, the occasional ghastly clunker such as Miss the Misery apart, the songs do their job ruthlessly and brutally. But there's a welcome lighter touch on I Should Have Known, Grohl's touching address to Cobain (featuring Nirvana's Krist Novoselic on bass and accordion), and Walk, perhaps the most satisfying Foo rocker since Learn to Fly.
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Apr 15, 2011It is exactly as you would have expected it to sound, and ultimately that isn't enough for anyone who doesn't rush out on the day of release to buy their albums.
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Apr 13, 2011Wasting Light appears to be just another good, if forgettable, entry in the Foo Fighters catalogue.
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Apr 21, 2011It sounds like fun was had in Dave Grohl's garage, but this good album could've been great had they spent more time songwriting prior to plugging in and cranking up.
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Apr 11, 2011The three-year gap between albums will ensure this tops next week's album chart, but it's a drab, unrewarding experience.
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Apr 7, 2011Really, though, this is nothing more than business as usual: some killer, some filler.
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Kerrang!Apr 21, 2011This is a largely unimpressive album. [9 Apr 2011, p.50]
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Apr 11, 2011It's all competently done, but none of it matches the invention of Grohl's drumming in the last decade with Queens of the Stone Age, Probot or Them Crooked Vultures.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 222 out of 237
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Mixed: 10 out of 237
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Negative: 5 out of 237
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