The Foo Fighters have traveled all over the United States in order to find inspiration for their most recent release Sonic Highways. Dave Grohl has always been on a mission to keep the band’s classic rock ‘n’ roll sound. He is out to prove that regardless of how large pop music has become on the charts, rock ‘n’ roll will never die and this album comes close to living up to that hype.
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What sets this record apart from other Foo Fighters albums is their ability and willingness to experiment with a slower and softer sound. Singles like “Outside,” “In The Clear,” and “Subterranean” experiment with capturing the power and depth of Grohl’s voice without utilizing their rock instruments fully. It is a different direction for the band and features another element to the band. This type of desire to experiment is reflective of the journey that the band went on to record this album. They keep their traditional rock ‘n’ roll sound but explore different avenues that can highlight was has become a classic sound that is associated with the Foo Fighters.
For fans still looking for that classic, screaming sound that the Foo Fighters have developed the opening two tracks, “Something From Nothing,” and “The Feast and The Famine,” features that sound fully and both tracks impress. When the Foo Fighters are on their game musically, they are one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands performing today and these two tracks are home runs for the band.
The downfall of this record is that it feels like the band had more creativity in them, the album is only eight tracks. The band had gone on such a large and impressive journey to discover different stories and sounds throughout the United States but the limited out of tracks feels like the start of that journey, not the whole trip.
The Foo Fighters have always been on a mission to prove that original and organic rock 'n' roll is far from dead. Sonic Highways proves that it is alive and well but this type of a record will leave fans wanting more.