Review Round-Up

with Bryan Menegus

Foo Fighters- Wasting Light
Grade: B+

Do you hear that sound- the sound of galloping guitars and Dave Grohl’s hell-bent screams? It can only mean one thing: the Foo Fighters are back. Gone are the days of lame radio ballads, now replaced with the leaner and heavier sound that made their first two records shining beacons amidst the dreck of mainsteam rock. Opener “Bridge Burning” almost forgives In Your Honor’s “Best of You”. Yes, the Foo Fighters are notoriously safe players, and yes, the second half of Wasting Light peters out pretty badly, but damn it at least they sound like they’re having fun again.    

RIYL: the 90’s, Dave Grohl’s Colgate smile