The Sky's The Limit For The Latest Foo Fighters Lid Lifter

Okay, Ear Buzz buddies. Since it's Labor Day weekend I'm going to labor over this twofer special. That's right. For the first time in this blog's short (and hopefully conversation starting) history it's with great pleasure and a gentle helping of humility that I present you with 2 blog posts in one day. If somehow my weather worn hands come unattached and I have to go through the rest of my intense life sporting off-putting bloody stumps well...that's the small price I paid for a bit of minor league Internet celebrity. Anyway, onto what Price Is Right legend Bob Barker would call the bonus prize. Yes, that reference proves I came from the Pleistocene Era. What of it? I just want to fawn over Foo Fighters for a spell. Their body of work ranks as one of the best in music today. "Concrete and Gold" streets on the 17th. The second single from that project is "The Sky Is A Neighborhood". It's different from the majority of their past efforts based on the fact that Taylor Hawkins military wallop drumming takes center stage. It has you squarely in its sights and hopes you're wetting your pants as we speak. Dave Grohl's rasp fortified voice is, as you might expect, the main attraction. His posse's highly gifted but from word one this has been Dave's baby, a way to make something positive come out of Kurt Cobain's tragic death. 23 years later I'd say he made the right move personally and professionally. "The Sky Is A Neighborhood" doesn't take long to shed its drum intro. The entire bunch comes into full blossom. Aren't enough superlatives to describe how demonic the chorus becomes. Nate Mendel gives great value on bass. Chris Shiflett nails 'em out of the park on lead guitar. The chord progressions deftly swing from major to minor at the drop of a hat. The Foos' harmonies are in tip top shape. That becomes deliciously obvious as the song wends its way along. The vortex has you surrounded. Resistance is futile. Save your dignity while you still can. It adds up to yet another heart stopping grade-A performance from a band that doesn't know how to suck. "The Sky Is A Neighborhood" makes my list of summer closing great places to visit. With Dave Grohl once again at the helm how could you refuse.