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...second and third tracks are, for listening purposes, clones of the former. “Carry You” takes a break from the mindless guitar chug to showcase the band’s lyrical disability, soured since the days of passably-catchy singles like “Bleed American” and “The Middle.” When it fails to simply fizzle due to stupidity or lapse into cookie-cutter “oh”s, the writing resembles a cut-and-paste job exacted on the liner notes of a second-rate Green...
...bold break with their own tradition of high-powered guitar riffs and earth-shaking drums, Grammy winning rockers the Foo Fighters, led by Dave Grohl, offer a mellower, more sophisticated type of rock with their seventh album “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.” The result, although not always straight-ahead, still rocks...
Just when the album’s direction seems clear, the Foo Fighters throw the listener off with “The Ballad of Beaconsfield Miners,” a guitar-picking instrumental written in collaboration with young guitar guru Kaki King. At first, the ballad is shocking from a band that normally prides itself on gassed-up guitars and pounding drums, but once the listener gets over the shock, the ballad adds a great original touch to the album. The Foo Fighters softly close the album with the gentle piano melody of “Home...
With “Echoes,” the Foo Fighters definitively depart from their earlier style of guitar-heavy rock. But the evolution reveals a more sophisticated side of the band; thankfully, Grohl and company have learned that good rock doesn’t always have...
...comes from, will have a good time and have fun,” said Shee, who was also declared the tournament winner and awarded $400. The event offered unorganized gameplay all throughout the night. Five projector screens offered Halo 3 and a fifth screen offered the music video game Guitar Hero, where most of the females congregated. Groups of four huddled around each console as the soft glow of the screens illuminated facial expressions ranging from heavy concentration to mouths agape. “I like computer games better than Xbox,” one attendee, Nicholas J. Ward...