‘Your Favorite Toy’
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foo fighters – your favorite toy – album review
Three decades into their career, Foo Fighters are in an odd space at the moment. One of the biggest bands on the planet, they don’t feel ready to embrace the ever-growing light of nostalgia, yet many commentators will say that it’s been fifteen years since their last truly great album (‘Wasting Light’).
The untimely passing of Taylor Hawkins, the un-ceremonial dispatching of Josh Freese and the personal revelations of band leader Dave Grohl have all provided ammunition to those happily saying that the band are finished.
But then, Foo Fighters have never really been a band to do things the easy way, and they’ve often been able to harness their weaker moments and the aftermath of tragedy to create their best work.
Their twelfth album, ‘Your Favorite Toy’, arriving at such a crucial time for the band means that it needs to make a positive impact. New drummer Ilan Rubin is in situ, and the pre-release singles have been promising but now is the time to see what the band have conjured up.
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The record kicks of with the familiarity of ‘Caught In The Echo’ and ‘Of All People’ before ‘Window’ brings a little groove into the mix. The title-track then reinvigorates the rougher round the edges post-grunge sound of their debut album that the singles had hinted too.
This is a sound that continues to track throughout the second half of the album and is indictive of the back-to-basics approach adopted on this collection. The record is the shortest of their career and this works heavily in their favour, avoiding the bloated feel of some of their latter albums.
Older fans will appreciate this record as something of an old-school Foo Fighters album, but it’s key to note that it’s actually bridging a gap between where they’ve been and where they are going.
That for sure won’t be the easy option of embracing nostalgia and reliving their past glories. Instead, this is an album that acknowledges that past whilst issuing a short, sharp statement of intent; which is exactly what they needed to do!
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