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Entertainment WeeklyIt 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]
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There's no getting away from the fact that the goofy guy who used to play drums for Nirvana just made a classic album.
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What remains are incredibly sharp and distorted fist-pumpers, chock full of guitars and monstrous drums, and a handful of slower numbers that fall short of matching the impact of songs like 'Everlong' and 'Learn to Fly.'
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MojoIt's charming, understated and has to be heard in context. [Oct 2007, p.100]
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Q MagazineEach of these tracks makes the case for Foo Fighters' horizons successfully expanding, in the way the acoustic side of "In Your Honor" didn't. [Oct 2007, p.87]
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Dave Grohl and company have assembled a strong assortment of the band's familiar, well-built tuneage, from muscular rockers and sinuous ballads to good-natured power-pop and riff-heavy radio anthems.
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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.
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The instrumental "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" showcases Grohl's acoustic guitar chops, while the piano-driven "Home" provides a lovely ending to an excellent album.
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The record sounds lush and epic, with a variety of genres and sounds all peeking their heads through the band’s established heavy-melodic-rock sound. There are mellow, intimate tunes and amps-to-11 anthems alike, and plenty that split the difference.
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On their sixth album, Foo Fighters have renewed their membership in the "if it ain't broke . . ." school of songwriting. And essentially, there's nothing wrong with that.
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The Foos' sixth and most accomplished album sees the band comfortable with arena tricks such as wistful Led Zeppelin-y acoustic guitars and choruses to learn and scream.
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Ten years later, they've regrouped with Norton for a disc that's more sophisticated and diverse, if a tad less rockin'.
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This is not the best Foo Fighters record, but it’s the shrewdest one.
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Grohl is hookier than Nickelback, which is saying something.
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The remainder of Echoes is considerably more diffuse, engaging in levels of genre-hopping that might seem a little desperate were it not for the fact that most of the songs hold up.
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By and large this is as consistent a record as the Foo Fighters have ever made.
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This is another fine album from Grohl and company.
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Foo Fighters’ sixth studio album is a transitional rather than definitive piece of work, but one that sees them growing older with 'patience and grace'.
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This is an anthology of strong new songs by a great bunch of bands, all calling themselves Foo Fighters.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 132 out of 156
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Mixed: 13 out of 156
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Negative: 11 out of 156
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Dec 11, 2012
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Dec 21, 2011
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Mar 8, 2013