Hey everybody, I just want to do a quick review of the Foo Fighters new single that just got
released called Something from Nothing it's from their upcoming album Sonic Highways which
comes out November 10th So I just want to give a quick review of it.
I think the first thing you're going to notice when you first listen to the song is that
the intro sounds a lot like the song Skin and Bones from their 2005 album In Your Honor.
In fact the actual song gradually progresses to get heavier and heavier as the song goes
on.
When you get to the 1:34 mark that's when the song gets a little bit heavier.
When I was first listening to it, I was like man this is really mellow for a Foo Fighters
song and a lot softer than I would expect for a single release, but that being said
overall it's a pretty heavy song.
Around the 1:34 mark there's this guitar riff that comes in that sounds a lot like the song
Holy Diver by Dio and then as the song gradually progresses there is this funky kind of slap
bass put in the song that sounds a lot like something you'd hear in a Stevie Wonder song,
The funky part sounds kinda out of place.
I love funk music, but it just seems weird in a Foo Fighters song.
Then from their at the 3:26 mark the song transitions to get even heavier.
If you've been on youtube over the next couple months you've probably seen the countless
commercials for the Foo Fighters new album where it shows Dave Grohl getting a tattoo.
I'm frankly sick of the commercial.
I've seen it thousands of times but the song you hear in the commercial is the same song
I am actually reviewing and if you've seen the HBO trailers for their upcoming documentary
it's the same song as well.
So that 3:26 mark I feel like the transition to get to the heavier part of the song just
feels awkward, it doesn't feel very smooth to me.
That being said the last 1/3 or so of the song is probably the best part of the song.
It's extremely heavy, it's got Dave Grohl screaming at the top of his lungs.
It sort of reminds me of Monkey Wrench.
That scream towards the end of the song as well.
That being said overall its a pretty solid single.
I don't feel it's as good as the singles from their last album Wasting light which is one
of my favourite albums from their catalog.
That being said I give it a 4/5 and check back in the next couple of weeks because I'll
have a full review of the entire album and I'd love to hear what you guys have to think
about the new single so comment in the section below and don't forget to subscribe.
I'll see you guys later.