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Came out yesterday. Just been streaming it (haven't picked it up yet), but I'm really digging it so far. One of their strongest batches of songs in awhile. It doesn't stray all that far from what the Foos do best, but they really play to their strengths, and throw some great touches in here and there (a few more solos than normal). "Walk", "Arlandria", "Rope" and "White Limo" are early favorites. It will probably finish the year as one of my top 10-15 albums of the year. Having Pat Smear back in the fold is a great thing.

Anyone else have this yet?
 
Where are you streaming it? I would like to do this while working today.

I watched that recent doc they had on palladia on Friday and have been wanting to hear it.
 
Al_4_State said:
Came out yesterday. Just been streaming it (haven't picked it up yet), but I'm really digging it so far. One of their strongest batches of songs in awhile. It doesn't stray all that far from what the Foos do best, but they really play to their strengths, and throw some great touches in here and there (a few more solos than normal). "Walk", "Arlandria", "Rope" and "White Limo" are early favorites. It will probably finish the year as one of my top 10-15 albums of the year. Having Pat Smear back in the fold is a great thing.

Anyone else have this yet?
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I'll get it today. There was a documentary on VH1 on Friday about the band called Back and Forth. It was shown entirely commercial-free (edited for cable, though) and was really good. Definitely worth checking out if it comes on again.
 
Big Foo Fighters fan but I hate "Rope". They played a second single on SNL and it was much better. Like others have said, do not miss "Back and Forth". I must admit, Grohl came off a little overdramatic in the documentary. I prefer his funny smart arse persona in interviews and concerts.

I cannot recommend Foo Fighters in concert enough. Maybe the last rock band. I went as a casual fan and left as a diehard fan.
 
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Foo Fighters are my second fav band and i love this new album. there really isn't a song on it that i don't like. The sounds, the rhythm, the lyrics, all sound like classic Foo. i liked the last album, but there were a lot of songs that i just thought were ok. but this new one has a hard rock feel and dave's "screams" sound awesome!

White Limo rocks so freaking hard and the video is Foo Fighters all the way lol. Dear Rosemary and Arlandria are my other favorites.
 
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Big Foo Fighters fan but I hate "Rope". They played a second single on SNL and it was much better. Like others have said, do not miss "Back and Forth". I must admit, Grohl came off a little overdramatic in the documentary. I prefer his funny smart arse persona in interviews and concerts.

I cannot recommend Foo Fighters in concert enough. Maybe the last rock band. I went as a casual fan and left as a diehard fan.
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i didn't love Rope at first, but it's grown on my a lot. in the documentary my fav part is when Dave's recording a guitar part and his daughter taps him on the shoulder asking to go swimming lol.

I saw them in Dallas in 08 and i'm gonna see them in May in Council Bluffs. can't freakin wait.
 
In this video, Smear is wearing gloves. Trying to figure that one out...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4HBfvibVC0]YouTube - Foo Fighters- Rope[/ame]
 
I caught Back and Forth on TV too...I had forgot how much I dug FF debut album way back when.

I saw them in concert with Red Hot Chili Peppers at Carver Hawkeye Arena. They opened for Chili Peppers but were the much better show IMO.
 
The Foo Fighters is my absolute favorite band, and this album does not disappoint. Dave Grohl is a god, and Pat Smear...epic.
 
I LOVE the Foo's first 3 records...LOVE them. But I have a hard time with the band today. It seems to me like Dave is just trying way to hard to rock. Way to hard. Every other song has him screaming, every other song has that same chugging muted guitar riff...the same riffs I loved the first I heard them...when Helmet played them.

Don't get me wrong, I still love Dave and the Foo's simply because how could you not. It's just been discouraging to see that they've lost that melodic quality mixed with some harder stuff that they were so good at.

I'll give the new album a shot tonight but those songs they did on SNL did very little for me.
 
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