Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace [VINYL]

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Product Description Having commemorated their tenth anniversary with a year-plus run commencing with In Your Honor (a double album the New York Times called an "unexpected magnum opus"), sold out rock arena shows and a toned down intimate theater trek, and a headlining gig at London's Hyde Park for a crowd of 85,000, the question looms larger than any in the Foo Fighters' career to date: What do they do for an encore?!? The answer comes in the form of "The Pretender," the first single from the band's sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, out on Roswell/RCA. Produced by Gil Norton, who last worked with the band on 1997's double-platinum The Colour and The Shape (recently reissued in deluxe 10th anniversary form), Dave Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, drummer Taylor Hawkins and guitarist Chris Shiflett have crafted a 12-track milestone that showcases and reconciles the band's every strength and sensibility in the most complex and confident Foo Fighters album to date. desertcart.co.uk Review Dave Grohl’s sixth album fronting post-grunge rockers Foo Fighters finds him softening his game somewhat, although not in the manner of 2005’s In Your Honour, which countered the Foos’ stadium metal moves with a second disc of acoustic songs. Rather, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace sees Grohl taking cues from his beloved Led Zeppelin, penning a record that incorporates muscular rock shapes with piano ballads ("Statues"), picked acoustic moments ("Come Alive") and free-wheeling, classic-tinged jams like "Summer’s End"--a song about romantic dalliances in the "sweet Virginia countryside". While it’s undoubtedly a mature sort of record for the Foo Fighters, however, that’s not to say that their edge has been blunted. With the band reunited with producer Gil Norton, whose skill for quiet/loud dynamics did a lot for 1997’s The Colour and the Shape, tracks like "The Pretender" and "Erase/Replace" are muscular, dynamic rockers that balance subtle, atmospheric moments with epic bursts of rage. The track "Cheer up Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running)", meanwhile, feels like a jibe at the emo hordes who’ve tried, but failed, to dislodge Grohl’s crown. It’s the sound of a band growing into middle age gracefully. --Louis Pattison Review: Highly recommend it and as described - One of my favourite foo fighters albums Review: Vinyl treat ! - This review is for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace on VINYL. Comes as a double LP with the tracks 3 a side. Pressed on heavyweight 180gm vinyl which is very quiet indeed this is a lovely gatefold album. I've had the CD for ages and wasn't sure about getting a vinyl issue as it's a digital recording and mastering but, along with The Colour and the Shape it's my favourite Foo Fighters album so I thought I'd try it. I am so pleased - it's superb on vinyl - just trounces the CD version . The layers of vocals , guitar resonance, the bass all better. Ok it's still compressed but the delivery is so much warmer and goes a good bit louder ....! Expensive , but if you have a good turntable set up ( Rega, pro-ject and beyond ) and love this album I recommend it heartily ! One tiny gripe though - no poly lined inner sleeves for the records themselves which is a must in my opinion, so you'll have to purchase some separately .