Foo Fighters Embrace The World Outside

When the Foo Fighters are in sync, the results are out of this world. Pencil in "Outside" as case in point. Dave Grohl's voice seldom gets more seductive. Chris Shiflett hits all the right guitar patterns. Nate Mendel lights up the masses all over again on bass and, well, Taylor Hawkins gives his drums something to cower in fear from. Desert rock has a champion and that champion's apparently Dave Grohl. Even now the band's ability to master a melody and pluck the maximum ecstasy from it remains unchallenged. The band gives you an experience that's balls out mind expanding. As if any additional star power was needed, former Eagle Joe Walsh lets loose with some stunning guitar licks at the bridge. They're seamless down to the last detail. Lyrically "Outside" doesn't hide behind four walls and wait for the carnage to die down. Gotta give up for "Finding glitter in the litter". Affable rhymes are very hard not to fall deep in love with. Lock onto Dave's canyon visuals for five seconds why don't you and see if they don't transport you to agreeable, accessible terra firma. Escapism suits Dave fine as he assures us there is a road out of the cold. It is possible to leave it all behind. The Foos have this exciting history of dropping exceptional sounds into a soup and letting them grow into a fantastic, euphoric froth. Nailing audience attention is one of those key details the Foos do better than just about anyone. "Everlong" had a supreme haunting effect. "My Hero" let drums do the majority of the talking. More recently "Rope" used guitar echo brilliantly. Was a nifty lead-in to the muscular guitar that followed. "Outside" never fails to display group affair effectiveness. Nobody's hogging the glory. Each man shows off what he does best and the excitement rises from the mixing console persistently, menacingly, divinely. The A chord takes up much shelf space which only helps the Foos keep your attention focused on the spectacle only they know how to deliver. It's not like "Sonic Highways" needed additional praising. "Outside" brings a heft as grand as all outdoors. This occasion we get Dave dialing back his intensity. When running on low heat Dave doesn't compromise his awe inspiring showmanship. He knows how to blend into the background but he's got our attention anyway. "Outside" gets inside a sonic nerve, pulls the trigger, and demonstrates one more time The Foo Fighters really excel at blowing us all away.