I am not going to lie, the last Foo Fighters record Echos, Silence, Patience, and Grace was kind of a lackluster record. It wasn't awful by any means, it just wasn't anything special by Foo Fighters standards and it was just a somewhat bland and straightforward record. Wasting Light gets the Foo Fighters back on track and then some. The songs on Wasting Light are 1000x better than the ones on Echos, Silence, Patience, and Grace. A majority of the tracks on Wasting Light add this kind of a more hard-rock edge to the Foo Fighters. Tracks such as "Bridge Burning", "White Limo" and "Back and Forth" are full blown, old-school, kick-ass hard rock tunes. The riffs are catchy as all hell and these tracks rock hard. This when the Foo Fighters are at their best, writing memorable, rockin' tunes that stick with you.
Wasting Light isn't all about the harder tracks, there are other tracks on here that are not hard rock that are just as good. Lead single "Rope" is classic Foo Fighters. It reminds me a lot of an older Foo Fighters track such as "My Hero". "Dear Rosemary" is another older sounding Foo Fighters track. "Dear Rosemary" has already become one of my favorite Foo Fighters tracks, it's insanely catchy and instantly memorable.
Wasting Light is going to rank among my favorite Foo Fighters record. It adds this harder edge to the Foo Fighters sound while keeping their core sound in tack. After the very safe and dull Echos,Patience, Silence, and Grace, the Foo Fighters have returned to being one of the premiere rock bands of the past fifteen years by injecting some life and creativity into their sound. This is a memorable and refreshing record from the Foo Fighters.
4/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.Bridge Burning
2.Dear Rosemary
3.White Limo
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