In Your Honor
by Foo Fighters
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jun 14, 2005
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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 170 Ratings

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  1. PatrickM
    Dec 20, 2005
    6
    Sadly, the Foos have completely plummeted ever since the release of One by One. The second CD is actually pretty good, but their rock sound, which is found on the first CD is nothing like it used to be. It completely lacks memorable songs... Dave has stuck a cheesy dragged out yelling chorus in every song which doesn't suit his voice at all. I'll just cling to the first three Sadly, the Foos have completely plummeted ever since the release of One by One. The second CD is actually pretty good, but their rock sound, which is found on the first CD is nothing like it used to be. It completely lacks memorable songs... Dave has stuck a cheesy dragged out yelling chorus in every song which doesn't suit his voice at all. I'll just cling to the first three releases and try to forget that the last two ever came out.… Expand
  2. ScuzzBucket
    Jun 14, 2005
    6
    While most of the songs top everything from "One By One," it sounds like Dave is trying to hard to be epic. Please Foo Fighters: Go back to writing songs like 'Weenie Beenie' & 'For All The Cows.' We can only take so much of the personal crap. 2 STARS deducted for the copy protection b.s.
  3. sean
    Jun 15, 2005
    6
    first disc reliably good. second disc has a few good moments, but geez is that norah jones duet awful!!!
  4. thedarkorb
    Jan 28, 2011
    6
    While it has a number of enjoyable tracks the problem with In Your Honor is the way it's twenty tracks are arranged. Rather then having a blend of hard and soft It groups all the "loud" songs onto the same disc and the "quiet" tracks onto a separate disc. While it's an interesting idea it doesn't work so well in practice and the end result is that both discs lack any kind of flow, both endWhile it has a number of enjoyable tracks the problem with In Your Honor is the way it's twenty tracks are arranged. Rather then having a blend of hard and soft It groups all the "loud" songs onto the same disc and the "quiet" tracks onto a separate disc. While it's an interesting idea it doesn't work so well in practice and the end result is that both discs lack any kind of flow, both end up sounding the same from beginning to end. Of the two the acoustic disc fares better then the rock when listened to on it's own. About half the tracks feel unnecessary and if they had blended the best tracks from both discs we would have had a great album with a half decent b-sides release to boot.… Expand
  5. SteveBackMeta
    Nov 9, 2013
    6
    I thought this was a superior record to One By One, which was so boring I can't remember most of the songs. On here, tracks like "In Your Honor", "No Way Back", and "DOA" actually succeed in taking off and shaking the floor, while the new acoustic section boasts a lovely little surprise in "Miracle" which has actually become one of my favourites by this group. As with any Foos releaseI thought this was a superior record to One By One, which was so boring I can't remember most of the songs. On here, tracks like "In Your Honor", "No Way Back", and "DOA" actually succeed in taking off and shaking the floor, while the new acoustic section boasts a lovely little surprise in "Miracle" which has actually become one of my favourites by this group. As with any Foos release though, inconsistency is a major problem. A couple of the mellower tracks on the second half fall completely flat, and "Best of You" is one of the most irritating and anti-climactic big-release singles I've heard, sadly. Still, not a bad effort just could have done with some generous editing and quality control.… Expand
  6. AndrewG
    Jun 29, 2006
    5
    Really this album should be looked at as two seperate albums. The first disc is easily thier greatest, every song fires and really a 10/10 success. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the acoustic disc. None of the songs really stick in the mind for very long and, unusually for the Foos its all a bit...dull. So advice when buying this album: listen to the first disc constantly then Really this album should be looked at as two seperate albums. The first disc is easily thier greatest, every song fires and really a 10/10 success. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the acoustic disc. None of the songs really stick in the mind for very long and, unusually for the Foos its all a bit...dull. So advice when buying this album: listen to the first disc constantly then just...throw away the second disc and act like it never existed… Expand
  7. j30
    Sep 28, 2011
    5
    Half of the songs are great and the other half feels filler and a bit boring. A really ambitious project and I applaud them for that.
  8. TomB
    Jun 15, 2005
    4
    Whatever Dave and Co. have used to sucker millions of people into thinking that this music is anything more than bland, tuneless, boring, pointless music, I will pay gladly to get the secret. My God people, what do you see in this? Grohl is incapable of writing a song. So what, then? He's a great guy, I'll buy all his records? Bleh.
  9. TboneM
    Jun 29, 2005
    4
    Wow this is total rock schlock. The screaming is a desperate plea for relevancy. I could only force myself to listen to the first album once, thank buddha I didn't buy it.
  10. [Anonymous]
    Jun 27, 2005
    4
    Bland Bland Bland, the only thing that shines is Dave's voice.
  11. PaulH
    Jul 11, 2005
    4
    Some of the reviews say that there's a great one disc album buried in these two discs, i disagree, maybe a good ep, maybe.
  12. JohnN
    May 16, 2006
    4
    3 great songs on this album all on the Rock part which simply cannot justify a double album. The Acoustic album is pathetically awful and this album was meant to define their careers if you want to hear a career defining album listen to American Idiot by Green Day. This is by the numbers in comparison does not leap out at you and unfortunately it has been a long time since the Foos have 3 great songs on this album all on the Rock part which simply cannot justify a double album. The Acoustic album is pathetically awful and this album was meant to define their careers if you want to hear a career defining album listen to American Idiot by Green Day. This is by the numbers in comparison does not leap out at you and unfortunately it has been a long time since the Foos have produced that kind of music remember Everlong and Monkey Wrench its been a while since we heard anything that good.… Expand
  13. AndrewL.
    Jun 29, 2007
    4
    I have to agree with Tom B. I like their older albums but I'm disappointed with "In your hornor".
  14. RageAndGrace
    Feb 6, 2021
    4
    In Your Honor was never supposed to be anything more than a loud introduction, but it's by far the weakest introduction to any Foo Fighters album. 5/10
    No Way Back is a completely unremarkable single. I can't pinpoint anything wrong with it, but I've never actively wanted to listen to it. 6/10
    Best of You is great, but you already know that. 8/10 DOA is one of my favourites; it might    In Your Honor was never supposed to be anything more than a loud introduction, but it's by far the weakest introduction to any Foo Fighters album. 5/10
    No Way Back is a completely unremarkable single. I can't pinpoint anything wrong with it, but I've never actively wanted to listen to it. 6/10
    Best of You is great, but you already know that. 8/10
    DOA is one of my favourites; it might just be because of the music video, but the chaotic atmosphere all throughout is fantastic, and the riffs all blend together perfectly. 8/10
    Hell might have some worth to some people, but this is obviously the Foo Fighters taking the gimmick of loud guitars and screaming to its limits. Otherwise, completely unremarkable and honestly hurts to listen to. 3/10
    The Last Song isn't even mediocre. It has the most bland collection of riffs of any Foo Fighters song, the lyrics are completely nothing, it's too bland to even be considered middle-of-the-road. 4/10
    Free Me is bad. The riffs are much better than the last two, which bumps it up a lot, but again the screaming does nothing for me. It's listenable, but I definitely do not care for it. 6/10
    Resolve is good. I have no real opinions on it; it's kind of Foo Fighters standard in quality, with no real noteworthy improvements, but it's worth a listen and maybe even worth adding to your playlist. 7/10
    The Deepest Blues are Black is an underrated gem. It's my favourite song on the album, and it gets hardly any recognition, which is a massive shame. Go listen to it if you haven't already. 8/10
    End Over End is the dampest way to end this half of the album. Completely unmemorable, it feels like they were burnt out from writing so many songs and just whipped this up in an afternoon to make a round number of tracks.

    Still is acoustic to the nth degree. It was clearly made to be the epitome of serenity and peace, which it succeeds in, but otherwise, it doesn't grab me at all. The only time I would play this is if I were in a flower field with an acoustic guitar, which doesn't happen very often. 5/10
    What If I Do? perfectly paints a picture of what there is to come in the acoustic half, which is to say completely unmemorable and makes me fidget in my seat. I can't even remember the verse as I'm writing this, and I can remember every other moment on the album. 4/10
    Miracle was a single? Really? Granted it was only digital, and I understand that it has a notable guest performance, but it's one of the worst songs on the album. All sense of rhythm and cohesion is completely missing in the riffs, and Dave Grohl is singing way too loud for this song to work. 3/10
    Another Round is actually a song I like quite a bit. It still feels a little asymmetric sometimes, but the riffs and energy are enough so that I play this one quite often. 7/10
    Friend Of a Friend is embarrassing. For context, it was originally produced in 1992, before Dave Grohl had any idea on how to write a song, and it shows. It really shows. This song is awful. Avoid at all costs. 1/10
    Over and Out does exactly what this album set out to do. It uses the acoustic setting to its advantage to provide a genuinely unsettling atmosphere. It doesn't really do much with it, though, and the riffs are fairly mediocre. 7/10
    On the Mend is a song that I will never want to listen to. Not once in my life. It's structurally sound, I guess, but it has zero appeal to me. 4/10
    Virginia Moon is sweet and nice, and I recommend checking it out; however, it's not a tonal fit for the album, the backing vocals go to some really strange and displaced chord progressions, and the production doesn't really do it for me. Definitely enjoyable, but not spectacularly made. 6/10
    Cold Day in the Sun is a song. It's sung by Taylor Hawkins, which is novel, and also a little ironic because it has the most drums of any acoustic song, but otherwise it's completely nothing. The lyrics are completely nothing, the instrumentation is completely nothing, the vocals are unique but completely nothing substance-wise. 5/10
    Razor is a great way to end the album. It's as quiet as Still, but the riffs are much better, and the tone is much darker. Easy recommendation. 8/10

    That was bad. Evidently. But the frustrating part is how much better it could have been. The B-sides are genuinely incredible. If you don't believe me, may I remind you of the most noteworthy B-side: Skin and Bones. That didn't make the cut, but Friend of a Friend did. Think about that.
    My personal favourite B-side is The Sign, but Spill is definitely a contender. The Sign would have been the best song on the album, but was left out.

    This stands out to me as the worst Foo Fighters album, and likely always will. Go listen to the 7/10s and 8/10s, and also listen to the B-sides, but don't bother with anything else.    … Expand

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. The New York Times
    70
    The rock CD overpowers the acoustic one. Yet among the quieter songs, there are enough supple melodies and hypnotic guitar patterns to suggest fine prospects for a follow-through album that would dare to mix plugged-in and unplugged. [12 Jun 2005]
  2. Los Angeles Times
    88
    Loud, anthemic, joyous and bitter, it's easily the best Foo Fighters album in a decade. [12 Jun 2005]
  3. musicOMH.com
    70
    It is clean, polished rock with a vaguely punk edge that stays within a clear set of boundaries but in doing so manages to appeal to indie-kids and metal-lovers alike.
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