Foo Fighters - Congregation YTV

04/11/14 YouTube Video

I have really been hooked watching the Foo Fighters show on HBO called Sonic Highways. Their latest episode was based on and filmed in Nashville. I have liked the previous two episodes but this one has to be my favourite so far. It discussed the history of the city and how country music has grown with it. The track below is featuring a great country music artist Zac Brown but to me his involvement isn't that strong and the song sounds just like another grand Foo Fighters track. All these episodes are building up to the release of the Foos new album which I am really chomping at the bit for. Other people have said they thought the track sounds countrified but I just think that they have been influenced by the episode. The only thing country that I have picked up on is the story telling nature of the lyrics. All in all, brilliant track. Enjoy!

Back And Forth - Foo Fighters

Just finished watching the movie Back and Forth. Its a movie primarily about the Foo Fighters life up until and including the making of Wasting Light. At the start of the movie there is some history about Nirvana and how Dave Grohl brought Pat Smear from Nirvana to play for the Foo Fighters. I found it interesting how many different versions of the band there has been over the years. There has been a range of different rhythm guitarists and a couple of different drummers, in fact there has only been two people from the original line-up, the lead singer and the bassist. It was pretty cool seeing them recording Wasting Light with Butch Vig producing in Dave Grohl's garage basically. I think this kind of recording shows how much of a normal guy he is and the fact he wanted to record onto tape and have it sound real rather than digitally and have it all manufactured and 'perfect' sounding. There was also moments of real emotion shown from various members of the band, one memorable time being when recounting Taylor's trip to hospital after a particularly hard drug session and it was really up in the air if and how well he would recover. Overall I enjoyed watching the film and after seeing all the live performance footage I would love to see them in concert. I also have a couple more music related films ready to be watched so I hope they are as well made.

The Cribs

Exciting news, I am going to see The Cribs play at The Assembly in mid November I think it is. The same week as The Civil Wars. Also just today I bought three albums that I have wanted for my collection more than anything. Foo Fighters - In Your Honour, Green Days - Nimrod and Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly - The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager. All on a three for ten pounds thank you Head.

I'm also starting uni in just over two weeks and can not wait. It's going to be so fun. :)