Wasting Light by Foo Fighters
Record Label: RCA
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Parental Advisory?: No
Sixteen epic years of rock is what the Foo Fighters had under their belt when they started recording and production on their newest album, Wasting Light. I will openly admit that my interest in them as recording artists has varied from time to time over the years since The Colour and the Shape, but I still enjoyed them as performing artists when I would go to see their shows. So I had high hopes for Wasting Light.
The Foo Fighters have grown more mainstream over the years, and for better or worse this forced them to change their original sound- like any band at the 10+ year mark would have had to do. Dave Grohl and his comrades decided it was time to get back to their roots with this album, hopping out of their usual recording studio (Studio 606) and straight into Grohl’s garage to record with entirely analog equipment. Being stripped of any outside influences allowed them to disregard any preconceived ideas of what they should create, and as a result an album emerged that once again showed the band’s entire heart and soul.
Two months before the album was released, a music video was already up for “White Limo” which featured Lemmy from Motörhead driving the band around in a limo with hilarious consequences. The entire video was shot with a low quality camera, reminiscent of their great music videos from the ’90s. Later, they performed on David Letterman wearing tuxedos and with instruments similar to the ones used by the Beatles when performing for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. This performance made a bold statement that they were back to their roots and ready to keep rocking, and the album likewise pays homage to their original sound and their early influences.
Wasting Light is filled with the same great lyrics of lovers lost and “look at me now” life-goes-on lyrics that we’ve come to expect over the years, with added soaring choruses from songs missed from older hits like “Everlong” and “Learn to Fly.” Two tracks really stood out to me on the album. “These Days” is a very melodic “you’ll get what’s coming to you one of these days” song that starts slowly, but quickly turns into a rocking chorus with an anthem for anyone who has ever had their heart broken. Track 11, “Walk,” is a more upbeat tale of starting over, learning to live again, and going back to your roots after life’s tragedies. More than once through my first listen-through I found myself with the uncontrollable urge to run around my house, air guitar in hand, mimicking Grohl’s vocal hooks with a fake beard and long hair superglued on my head.
All things said, the album has great production values and is incredibly fun to listen to for both rock enthusiasts and die-hard Foo Fighter fans. I’ve got another confession to make: my faith in the Foo Fighters has been restored after purchasing this album.
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