Concrete and Gold – Foo Fighters cover
In appreciation of the Foo Fighters’ latest album, I recorded a finger-picking cover of the title track, “Concrete and Gold”:
Think that song isgood?? Wait until you read about the rest of the album below…
In The Earbuds – Concrete and Gold by Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters can’t seem to stop making music. They’ve dug deep into their classic rock inspiration well for their, forging another batch of strong songs. “Run” is an earnest, meandering, and powerful song that goes between quiet ballad in ¾ time to a pounding metal force. “Make It Right” has the Foos dabbling in 70s classic rock funk. “Sky Is a Neighborhood” throws some soul in the classic raw rock mix for a powerful result. Alison Mosshart of The Kills provides vocals on this song as well as the rhythmically off-kilter punk track “La Dee Da.” “Happy Ever After” is an acoustic CCR-style ballad while “Sunday Rain” sounds like a lost Beatles track from their later years, featuring drummer Taylor Hawkins on lead vocals. The album closes with the title track, and as Dave Grohl described it, it’s sort of Pink Floyd meets Black Sabbath – drifting, ethereal verses fused with a heavy, glass-shattering chorus. The chorus is enhanced even more by a choir of myriad Shawn Stockmans, of Boyz 2 Men fame.
There are a few bands I think of where it’s tough for them to make a bad album, and Foo Fighters is certainly on that list. Concrete and Gold is up there with their best.
In The Eyes and Ears – Foo Fighters concert
Man, can FF put on a show! I had the pleasure of seeing them on their Concrete and Gold tour at an outdoor pavilion among a sea of rock fans, and it was glorious.
Not only was it a great setlist, but the band was so casual and comfortable, you could tell they were having a great time, too. They threw in some extending jamming along with some covers, which included a humorous mashup of John Lennon’s “Imagine” with Van Halen’s “Jump.” I can’t believe Dave can still speak, because he tortured his vocal cords all night – but it’s worth the sacrifice in my opinion.
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