Foo Fighters Bring The Rock On Sixth Album

“It has always been my dream to mix Steely Dan with No Means No,” Dave Grohl tells Billboard of the eclectic sound of the sixth Foo Fighters album, tentatively titled “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace” and due Sept. 25 via RCA. “If anybody is going to do it, I’d love to be that guy.”

Indeed, the 12-song set may throw some fans for a loop, as tracks like “Let It Die” and “Erase Replace” make drastic stylistic shifts in a matter of seconds. “There’s four-piece rock band sh*t, but then there are songs where the middle sections turn into this mass orchestrated swarm and ridiculous time signatures,” Grohl says of the new material.

Among the rockers sure to sizzle in arenas this fall are opener “The Pretender” (”It’s a stomping Foo Fighters uptempo song, with a little bit of Chuck Berry in it”) and “Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running” (”That will make festival grounds stomp really hard”).

At the other end of the spectrum, “The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners” finds Grohl and guest guitarist Kaki King flexing their fingerpicking. “This song is almost banjo-picking style with hammer-ons and pull-offs,” Grohl says. “I showed it to her once and she shredded it 10 times better than I’ve ever played it.”

That song was inspired by two Tasmanian miners who were tapped underground for two weeks and, while awaiting rescue, requested an iPod with Foo Fighters music on it to help lift their spirits. Grohl was alerted of the situation by a staffer at the band’s Australian record company and wrote a note to the two men.

“I was in tears, man,” he recalls. “I said, ‘Hey guys, it’s Dave. You’re in our thoughts and prayers. When you get out, there’s two tickets and two cold beers waiting for you wherever you want to see the band.’”

The men were eventually brought to safety, and when one of them came to see the Foos play the Sydney Opera House, “I thought I’d write something for him,” Grohl says. “I came up with this little instrumental thing. After the show, we went and got f*ckin’ wasted in the hotel bar and I was like, ‘Dude, I promise I’m going to put this on the record.’”

Here is the track list for Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace:

01. The Pretender
02. Let It Die
03. Erase Replace
04. Long Road to Ruin
05. Come Alive
06. Stranger Things Have Happened
07. Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
08. Summer’s End
09. The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners
10. Statues
11. But Honestly
12. Home

Thanks for the info to Billboard.com.

Comments

[diaspora]

I love foo fighters, I love dave...looking forward to this

Kurt Rules

[RabidBeaver]

Ya foo fighters are great this cd is gonna kick ass

[kevhead]

sounds ace

[kryzay311]

I'm pumped for this CD, it sounds awesome

[brammy]

hell yah

[ibanezonfire16]

Sounds awesome

[mp3stalin]

diaspora wrote:
Kurt Rules

meh.

as for dave... that's a different story.

[electric7]

can't wait!

[LiquidPark13]

I've heard stories from people who have met him, that Dave Grohl is one of the nicest people ever. This solidifies tat for me.

[LiquidPark13]

*that

[Scourge441]

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running

So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

[registered_user]

every band has a song called home these days, its gay

[bambi_slaughter]

[some_rock_fan]

awesome, im stoked.

[Vampire Spawn]

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

Haha thats what I was thinking

[Kobrakai]

I can't wait. Dave Grohl seems like such a nice guy, especially with that story about the miners, it seems so personal!
I'm really surprised they've made an album so damn quickly! I swear Skin & Bones (although being a live set) only hit the shelves 3 months ago!

[IDisposableHero]

lol yeah, can't wait for the next cd, Foo Fighters are quickly becoming my favorite band, they are soon to be better then nirvana was.

[Shredder Guitar]

long enough titles, eh? but this should be awesome. i love them.

[KingSquall802]

omg another foo cd, yes im gonna buy it! dave always remind me of kurt. but ilove both nirvana and foo.

[yourmumsanemo!]

YAY YAY YAY I can't wait for this album. It's out just before my birthday =] That story about those miners is such a spirit-lifting tale too =D I love the Foos and Everlong is my favourite ever song

[sum1udunno]

Kobrakai wrote:

I can't wait. Dave Grohl seems like such a nice guy, especially with that story about the miners, it seems so personal!
I'm really surprised they've made an album so damn quickly! I swear Skin & Bones (although being a live set) only hit the shelves 3 months ago!

skin and bones came out last year.

[scarfacesuit]

"Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running" sounds like it's making fun of emo kids... haha

hope this CD is better than the last one. last one wasn't that great in my opinion.

[DrOcan]

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

haha that's what I was thinking, I think it's true

I love Foo Fighters, can't wait

[AnaNg]

I'm hoping this is better than the terribly overrated "In Your Honor."

For the record, I do love Foo, that album just didn't do much for me, though "DOA," "Free Me," and "Razor" were all very good.

[tamargoguitar]

YEAHHH!!!!! OMG FOOS!!!!! cant wait, favorite band of all time

Thats a nice story about the miners and stuff, just awesome

[FFfan]

Damn I'm so pumped this is finally coming out after all the rumors that In Your Honour was their last new material. If it's anywhere near as good as their other albums it's worth buying the second it comes out. Rock on Foos!

[rockon1824]

I'll definitely be picking that up.

[jdwilson223]

"cheer up boys, your makeup is running"

lol

[murray_lindsay]

The last time the a Foo album was linked to Steely Dan it was There is Nothing Left to Lose which is my favorite album.
I'm curious about how this will sound.. In Your Honor was good but it was really hyped pretty bad but I thought they did a good job pushing the boundaries to their music.
I hope its loud and heavy like One by One and have hooks like There Is Nothing Left to Lose.
I heard that Dave plays piano on this album too.. Can't go wrong with the Foo's... my favorite band

[malashea_GTRST]

yes!!! cant fuc king wait!!!

[whatamidoinhere]

I heard about the Beaconsfield Miners on Daves interview with Chris Moyles, he played a couple of riffs too...that was a really fun couple of hours

[jfsj123]

to IDisposableHero i like both bands nirvana and foo fighters but you cant really judge between the two. Nirvans is grunge and foo fighters is modern rock. No ofence.

p.s new album sounds ace

[WhereArtEsteban]

Sweet, they always impress me.

[zackk]

sounds good, i'll pick it up

[RickGardiner]

Foo Fighters throwing a bit of experimental in? Sweet.

[acshadow25]

Lol cheer up boys ur makeup is running! Grohl rocks!

[Cobalt Blue]

mmm more Foo. seems so fast. Probably because of the 2 tours/live acoustic album. but I had so much hype for in your honour. This is comming out in less than 3 months from now.

[TwistedLogic]

I was a little disappointed by the sound and production on In your honour, the electric disk, and hope this new material sets the Foo's back on track.

[kaptink]

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

He's confimed that in interviews I think its aimed at "Panic! my period has started"

[joelstarr]

awesome a new foo recored. dave you rule

[NewDayRising]

Album title sounds like the Husker Du song "Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope"

[Artorius]

Man, gotta love foo fighters. I have good feelings about this album, the foos are the type of band that can change drastically and get away with it.

[tomwm1]

Sounds ace, my fave band, cant wait, ace band nuf sed

[callum2903]

ort hell yeh love dave, like completkly lov him, seeing him in septemeber at medwo band edinburgh! ewill be amzing, being as edinburgh crowds are by far the best being scottish! and yeh he just kicks ass.

[copet]

lol @ the emo hating, and wow at the story of the miners. Dave Grohl rocks!

[withalittlehelp]

foo fighters kick ass

[CapnKickass]

they're good though i agree their last cd seemed to be produced wrong or something, its all quiet like the sound levels are a bit off.

[R0CKER1220]

Sweet, I didn't like the acoustic side of In Your Honortoo much. I'm glad they're going back to electric more.

Foo Fighters have been hit or miss for me, it'd be nice to get an album I can enjoy all the way through.

Check

[anticlementous]

I misread eclectic and thought it said electric, whew glad its not electric...

[Godbe]

Dave Grohl is a legend...

[samerika]

cool !

[Comeback Kiddd]

yay :]

[Nhex (PT)]

diaspora wrote:

I love foo fighters, I love dave...looking forward to this

Kurt Rules

why kurt?


why not just dave??

[Krisp]

Cool. Foo Fighters are awesome. Can't wait.

[One Inch Man]

Wow, awesome story about the two miners. Dave Grohl is a real cool person! I want to get wasted in a Hotel Bar with him too! (and a cold beer and see the foos wherever i want )

[DiaryOfJane]

cant wait

[Moonman13]

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running
So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

hahaha

[imthehitcher]

same producer as colour ad the shape may i add

so is likely to be superb,

plus dave is a legend, if i was gay it wud only be for him

[The-Dogma]

dave rules, the foo fighters rule ...
so i'm looking forward to this, too, since i expect something really great ^^

[shoebox_of_lies]

anyone see the foos on that live earth thing? dave looks pretty crazy with his big beard and long hair, like a real hippie lol
anyway foo fighters FUCKING KICK ASS! this record's gonna be great

[nehpets5555]

holy shit... i didnt even realise they had hit the studio, i'm gonna see them august 22 so hopefully they play new stuff..and yeah had to laugh at the emo hating thing

[viva-la-stan182]

wooooo go foo fighters!!!!a new album rock ****ing on!!!!!

[fwibble]

The men were eventually brought to safety, and when one of them came to see the Foos play the Sydney Opera House, “I thought I’d write something for him,” Grohl says. “I came up with this little instrumental thing. After the show, we went and got f*ckin’ wasted in the hotel bar and I was like, ‘Dude, I promise I’m going to put this on the record.’”

That proves once again that Dave Grohl is one of the nicest guys in rock

[rollingstones]

Man i cant wait for this new album to come out. The Foo Fighters rule so this new album should be amazing. That story about the miners is awesome to. It once again shows how nice of a person Dave Grohl is.

[grohl_reigns]

GROHL REIGNS

[chrisogroves]

**** u grunger549 foo fighters=god

[Malignant.]

cant wait for this cd. foo fighters are one of the radio rock bands that have NEVER failed to make great music. and that story about the miners is ****ing cool too.

[ckellingc]

WOO HOOOOO FOO!

I remember hearing about the miner song. I heard its pretty sweet.

[whoomit]

Foos pwn and LOL at grunger549's comment!!!

[-megadeth-]

Fuckin awesome band

[recliner33]

Yeah, Dave Grohl is probably one of the nicest and coolest guys in the music business today. And I liked that miner story, I thought it was going to have a bad ending when i first started reading it because we hear so many stories these days about miners getting trapped and dying. But it was a happy ending and Dave did a nice gesture on his part by getting drunk with them and stuff. I like a bunch of foo fighters songs but I have never been their biggest fan, I don't own any of their cd's yet. But as far as mainstream bands go these days, foo fighters is up there with the best of them. I think Dave is a great guitarist and singer, but I think he was born to play the drums. Dave behind the drum set is him at his best. I am a huge nirvana fan and he is one of the reasons why they became so huge. It would be cool if Dave drummed on another qotsa record.

[Fyre Deity]

Haha, "Cheer up boys, your makeup is running"

Gotta give those emo kids SOME prop for contributing to an awesome title. :haha

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[FooFighters]

BITCHIN!!!

[Prince Albert]

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running

So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

Lol i hope he hates 'em as much as i do. great song title

[WhereArtEsteban]

Prince Albert wrote:

Scourge441 wrote:

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running

So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?


Lol i hope he hates 'em as much as i do. great song title

In an issue of Spin that I was randomly reading on an airplane Dave said that he really liked "Helena" by MCR...Kinda weird. He also said something along the lines of "they'll probably regret all the make up later on though".

[вяaи∂ иєw]

lol@The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners

Should be good, I've enjoyed all their previous ones. Can't wait.

[ModestPixies16]

Cool! Interesting Song Titles, I pretty much have to get this cd because I have every other foo fighters cd and not buying the new one would be...unholy.

[Deacon Blues]

he likes steely dan -- thats ****in awesome. i love that band.

[neocon58]

lmao and kudos to dave regarding the miner story...seems so..australian haha.

lets not forget that a third fellow actually died in the beaconsfield tragedy though..but still, a great story nonetheless. will be picking up the fooies cd for sure.

[chookyman]

haha i love the aussie miner story... i remember when it happened and i was thinking damnit man... they must be bored. then they asked for an ipod with foo fighters on it... rock on. the fact dave wrote them a song is quite hilarious.. this album sounds mad

[evilbeavil]

**** yeah! props to dave grohl honouring the aussie miners.. i remember hearing about how they asked for the foo fighters on an ipod on the news

[nic the willy]

Cheer Up Boys, Your Makeup Is Running

So, does Dave Grohl hate emo kids too?

who doesnt?

[alliwant]

Can't wait!!!

[Major Seventh]

man i live in australia and that story about the miners dominated the headlines for the two weeks while they were trapped, i remember hearing they'd asked for foo fighters music but didn't think it'd end up with a full on song! it's good to see a frontman for a band who isn't a total arsehole.

[SlashNX]

woooo

[nick_b]

Major Seventh wrote:

man i live in australia and that story about the miners dominated the headlines for the two weeks while they were trapped, i remember hearing they'd asked for foo fighters music but didn't think it'd end up with a full on song! it's good to see a frontman for a band who isn't a total arsehole.

Amen Brother

[noodles_wazaman]

RIP Larry Knight, the mine rock fall wasn;t entirely a happy ending. Larry Knight didn;t come out alive

[leper_affinity]

In Your Honour was disappointing, but this sounds like it will be a lot better

[OffspringPhreak]

Awesome I can't wait for the new cd. Dave seems like a kickass dude.

[Knelland]

CapnKickass wrote:

they're good though i agree their last cd seemed to be produced wrong or something, its all quiet like the sound levels are a bit off.

That's because it's produced properly, not compressed as all hell like most pap music today.

[ragnarok]

IDisposableHero wrote:

lol yeah, can't wait for the next cd, Foo Fighters are quickly becoming my favorite band, they are soon to be better then nirvana was.

[ragnarok]

ragnarok wrote:

IDisposableHero wrote:

lol yeah, can't wait for the next cd, Foo Fighters are quickly becoming my favorite band, they are soon to be better then nirvana was.

[quote]ragnarok wrote:

that's a difficult comparison to make, cuz even though nirvana had a slightly more narrow range of sounds, both bands signature tone was basically created by Dave Grohl, so it's more like comparing younger Dave to modern Dave rather than two rival bands

[Nickman3000]

Dave Grohl, a.k.a the Nicest Man in Rock N' Roll

CapnKickass wrote:

they're good though i agree their last cd seemed to be produced wrong or something, its all quiet like the sound levels are a bit off.

I can relate the new smashing pumpkins album to that point as well, the way they produce rock n' roll these has the voice way to loud in proportion to the music.
Bring back the Riff!

[AK_tiger]

i love to foo fighters am so happy to see another cd coming out!!! LONG LIVE THE FOO FIGHTER AND QUEEN!!!!!