Release date: June 14, 2005

Many times in the past, I'd like a Foo Fighters song so I'd buy the album. I'd then find it difficult to like the rest of the album. It simply wouldn't grab me or impress me.

As much as I am a Nirvana fan, the Foo Fighters are a different breed.

Now comes "In Your Honor." I have the rest of the Foo albums, so why not check out this one, right?

Simply put, "What a surprise!" The album is split into two 10-track discs - one that's hard rock and one that's acoustic.

The rock album hits the ground running with the energetic title track. It sounds like singer/guitarist Dave Grohl had some leftover Probot material to work from.

It might let up a little after that, but the rest is still heavy.

Grohl's scream still holds up. Sure, it's not Kurt Cobain, but it's not trying to be. Grohl has created his own identity with the Foo Fighters that has held up through the years.

The second disc is all-acoustic and definitely focuses on the mellow side of things.

They're polar opposites that don't really go together as two halves of a whole, but it's a nice gesture to the fans to package them as one.

If you've heard Jack Johnson - it's not even that zippy. This is mellow in the mellowist sense of the word.

When you should listen to the album depends on your mood.

Guests on the albums include Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, John Paul Jones and Norah Jones - all of whom appear on the second disc.

Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at June 18, 2005 10:42 AM

Comments

in your honor, rocks man

and the entire album

Posted by: carl at September 1, 2005 9:59 PM