Featuring Benjamin Gibbard & recorded at Robert Lang Studio in Seattle. iTunes - smarturl.it/FFSH Direct Vinyl - bit.ly/sonic-highways Amazon - bit.ly/amznlp
*Most* RUclips commentators know nothing about music, only comment by impulse and forget that their personal opinion is not fact. Maybe if you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad, It could be the greatest song in the world and you might not connect to it. This is a fucking amazing song from an amazing album.
Maybe your personal opinion is the one that's a little bias and based more on fanboy love than fact, Maybe you're the one who knows nothing of music. Maybe, Tiago it's time to broaden your musical horizons a little, because this song, and ultimately this album is objectively really....really bad. Amazing? This is so far from amazing it's not even funny...
Tyron Rex opinion is always biased, that's what distinguishes opinion from fact. I didn' say my opinion was fact, but rather that this song isn't really deserving of such negativity. It has classic weird melodies from The Colour And The Shape era. Just because it doesn't convey any emotional connection to you doesn't make it bad. And don't worry my musical horizons cover lots of genres from old school hardcore, punk, metal, classic rock to country, pop, lounge music and electronica. The question is, what did you expect the record to be? Wasting Light 2.0?
I expected well crafted, well thought out, engaging, hook-laiden tracks with insightful, relevant lyrics and original ideas I expected the concept of the band traveling the country, immersing themselves in local scenes and history whilst recording the songs to be reflected in the songwriting and the music. The songs are totally irrelevant to the series other than the fact that he's thrown a few random, out of context quotes into the lyrics and used a guest artist here and there. Also, if you're going to write 6 or 7 minute songs it helps if they're actually engaging, In a poor attempt at clever songwriting Grohl's simply increased the snooze factor and further alienated the listener with static melodies and re-hashed riffs. Lazily written power pop, bundled up in a cheesy gimmick is not a recipe for a great album. We all know Dave can write a great album but he's fucked up majorly on this attempt, it's a shame really.
Well, most of what you expected I could find in this record. I found the hooks, the melodies, the well crafted progressions. Yes, some songs didn't grabbed me immediately, but after careful listening I fell for them. Sure, the songs don't reflect the sound of each city, except maybe for Washington and Seattle, but as they stated, they weren't out to create a country song, a blues song, a psychedelic song, etc... Plus, they also mentioned they had rough versions of these songs before they arrived at each city. From that, I basically expected to learn the history from the TV series and whatever influence the enviroment had on the band to be less recognizable to the listeners. Only they know what the enviroment did for the songs.
DUDE i agree. why is everyone hating this song? i think it's my favorite song they've done in years. it's weird and unique and ben's backup vocals are great. not a typical melody line.
David Reme im guilty of not even liking the whole album at first..then after like a 3rd time listening to the whole album..finally got into it..it may just be a different tone to what foo is usually releasing..but this album is a gem in its own right and I love all the songs as each song just feels like a continuation to the next!
David Reme got to listen to it on long road travels! it basically what i think the group embedded to the album with their inspiration of getting different styles from different places..but if you listen to it when your on the road it feels like a soundtrack to the actual travel and it just blows my mind!!
Rineta LeGal Dave Grohl after Nirvana went through hell and back again to where he is now, still a famous and accomplished musician who does not live in the shadow of his past. He was able to move on, make his own music even though some might not enjoy it, Kurt would be fucking proud of him, proud to see that he was able to move on, something he was not able not.
Rineta LeGal Boring shitty pop music ? I agree he has commercialised his music a lot but this is not "Boring shitty pop". I don't care what Kurt's opinion is. If I had to guess I don't think he would enjoy listening to it that much but he might have been proud of Grohl for how far he has come. Personally I haven't enjoyed this album and I didn't buy it, I love the Foo Fighters but this just wasn't them. I hope the next album that Grohl is already preparing ( YES! Hes that good!) will be heavier and a bit more edgy.
The first time I heard this album, this song jumped out at me as the best. Still love hearing this one. Best of You is officially my second favorite FF song behind this one now.
Everyone saying how this album is a piece of shit need to know one thing and I'll say it slowly: THIS is a CONCEPT. ALBUM. It was recorded in a span of EIGHT. WEEKS. For the minimum amount of time it took, it is a good, if not great album. It's not Wasting Light, but it is STILL. GOOD. 'Kay? 'Kay.
Ending your argument by saying "'Kay? 'Kay" is a blatant way of saying "I'm right and that's all there is to it." I'm fine with speaking your own opinion, but don't enforce it as if it is a fact.
i'm a 65 year old gal who caught the last episode of "Sonic Highways" on TV and I gotta tell ya, I love this song!!!! The lyrics are so great and I can relate to them. I will be sure and follow you guys from now on! Have always loved Seattle and it's vibrant music scene......keep it coming guys!!!! All the best!
I love the concept of Sonic highways it makes me want to gas my truck up and head off into the desert. This may be my new Dark Side of the Moon. Those with expectations are often disappointed with new things but artists love to travel outside the lines of people pleasing and do what they like. You can hear that beating along these sonic highways.
As much as I love the Foo's, you can never compare Sonic Highways to Dark side of The Moon, DSOM is a once in a lifetime album, that has yet to be re-created IMO. But Sonic Highways is still great :)
Steven Darkknight | Madden 15 and MLB The Show 14 Videos! Um, it would be really boring to recreate dark side of the moon. Grohl and the Foo's have a great idea here!
+Steven Darkknight | Madden 15 and MLB The Show 14 Video No problem brother. Hope your sonic highways are rollin' loud & proud. Only time will tell how this album fares against the best of all time but im digging today. Peace
100% what this guys tell hahaha. Music is about saying something the way you want to say it. Anything else is circunstancial and has 0 relevance. Obviously, some people will like it, some people don't. Just like life itself, you never get to please everyone.
Have to disagree there, it has got the trippiness of soundgarden and the lyrics of nirvana but not the soul of Alice in chains and the sound if pearl jam
This and I Am a River are superb album closers. The whole album is quality. I think Foo Fighters are the greatest rock band for the past quarter of a century.
So far, it seems like the people who dislike this record are all up in arms because they can't have a wank-fest to a typical cookie-cutter Foo Fighters single on this album because there simply isn't one. This album pushes so many boundaries this band has confined themselves within over the last decade, and that alone should be respected and appreciated. Wasting Light started that transition (though it fell flat on its face after the first 5 songs on the album), and this album is just another step in that direction. It takes a lot of courage to redefine a sound that you have had for so long that has brought in so many fans. Kudos to the Foos for having the balls and artistic integrity to make that leap. This is a fantastic album and arguably their most inspired since The Colour and the Shape.
@@Tocaraca After the 5th track on Wasting Light, they fell into autopilot. The songs sounded like songs that would've been left on the cutting room floor during the One by One sessions.
@@7corners Totally disagree. These Days is a fantastic track, perfect balance between restrained verses and explosive choruses. The syncopated groove in the chorus super strong. The drop from the bridge to the final chorus especially is incredible. Back & Forth has a great melody and is overall just fun, although I'd say it is the weakest track on the album. A Matter Of Time is not even close to being "autopilot" material. The groove in the entire thing is exceptional, and just like These Days, the contrast between different parts of the song is stellar. Miss The Misery is the best song on the album (for me anyways). The 6/4 time sig groove is excellent, the guitar solo towards the end is splendid, it's just a great song. I Should Have Known is the most different song on the album, featuring strings and extremely overdriven bass guitar at the climax, which separates it from the rest of their discography. It's nowhere close to being a throwaway track, and is the most standout on the album. Walk is an absolute classic. Out of all of those, Back & Forth is the only song I could come close to calling "cutting room floor" material.
Feels like a love song to younger Dave and just so good. Rediscovering this album slightly older, slightly bruised, slightly more cynical and it just blows my socks of the craftsmanship on this and every song. The transition to a worldly band where reflection and freedom is more apparent. Outstanding. Not to mention, if the Foos ever wrote a Bond theme this is it!
i read somewhere that Grohl said this album was going to have a different sound, so maybe because of that I came in expecting something new. I don't think this album sounds very different from their past work but I really liked this album. I think it's some of there best work.
NNNNNNNNVVVVVNNNNNN Of course. I especially like how in-tune all the band members are with each other on Something from Nothing. That's probably the result of the seemingly huge production that this album has had. But still, all instruments are the perfect volume at the beginning in relation to each other, and that makes for some great listening.
John Doge "all instruments are the perfect volume at the beginning in relation to each other"...It's called mixing mate. BTW this album sucks donkey dicks!
Rineta LeGal The fact that some people don't enjoy the album means he's doing something right. Great albums don't need to please everyone. You probably expected Wasting Light 2.0. Well, it's not. And I find it a good thing, I was missing some refined melodies from the Foos. This album is a lot wider than Wasting Light.
...having Ben Gibbard on the track as well as an extra ebow player is just adding to the awesome eerie atmosphere of the song...definitely 1 of my favorite song of the album! :)
Don't get me wrong, Dave sounds awesome when he rocks, but I feel that his groovy voice was _made_ for these soft, heartful songs like Subterranean and I Am A River. It just fits so perfectly.
I grew up in Seattle, this is a wonderful song but it has a sad meaning for me. This song represents my childhood and how everything good in my life is going away. It saddens me that the City that I loved is dying. The area I grew up Woodinvile has been ruined and it really used to be a magical place. This song for me represents my childhood joy turn into bitter Nihilism and Madness.
Absolutely in love with this song. Kurt would be proud. Totally reminiscent of the hell he endured closing the eyes and burying Cobain, a musical genius..yet, Dave started again, subterranean. The truth is so unkind. Miss you Kurt!!
oh come on, this song is totally not that bad.. just because it's not their usual rock song it doesn't mean it's bad, they just exploring for something new. I love the ambience in this song, somehow it's like they want us to take a break for a while after Feast and the Famine and Congregation.
Congregation was my favorite on the first listen, and this one needed a couple listens for me to appreciate the arrangement and the lyrics. I'm seeing all the same gripes people had after Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, and the same gripes from Wasting Light. Both of those albums needed 2-3 listens to appreciate the music, just as this one did. I actually like this album a lot!
Been hooked to this song ever since I first heard it a year back....What an absolute masterpiece! Haunting, painful and soothing at the same time..My favourite song from Foo Fighters..
Wow, I heard this song on a Foo Fighters documentary about Sonic Highways last night. Not often a song grabs me, when you are in that timeless moment of sublime music nothing else matters.
I think this album is what echoes silence patience and grace tried to do. Foos branched out musically and created something unique, but still Foo fighters. I love what they did and it may not be the typical adrenaline based music, but it really shows his influences and how effective you can make music by keeping it so simple. This is my favorite song off the album for sure.
"I might think that you love me, but I know damn well you don't.." His band has so much 'personality' and he's clever in writing some words in there that has irony and truth in it, something that sticks in my mind long after the song has ended
Although I personally liked this album, I expected the Seattle track to sound like something out of their first album. Actually, the Foo Fighters need another album like that. They need more great tracks like "I'll Stick Around", "Alone + Easy Target" or "Exhausted". They should take a break after the Sonic Highways tours. Dave should rest his mind a bit and record another album all by himself. I have this feeling that they are trying way too hard to make something great. While all they need to do is to not overcook their records. To not care too much about their production value. The Foo Fighters are not a grunge band anymore, I do get that. But it would be great to see them releasing something as good and as raw as "Colour and the Shape" or "Foo Fighters" again.
I have only become a fan of the Foo Fighters in recent years and for some reason I can't stop playing this song. When I first listened to it I didn't fancy it but now I love it and have played it over and over the past few days. It reminds me of one of their earlier songs but I just can't put my finger on it, can anyone shed some light? Loving outside and in the clear too - still need to watch the rest of Sonic Highways but I have loved every minute of it so far. Way to go Foos!
This song definitely represents the Earth element in this album for me. Something from nothing has a lot of references to Fire. I guess i am a river could be Water. not sure about wind
For anyone experiencing doubts about this album, but you really adore the foo's, and are thus, disappointed; Take a long ride, maybe a bus, or a car drive, and just listen to the whole album straight through. This totally changed my opinion of the album, from "I'm just not liking any of these songs and to be honest it's boring" to "wow I love theses songs" It seems to me this album is something you need time to absorb, instead of just immediately loving each song. This really is a brilliant record.
Great track, easily my favorite off the new album (though I may be a bit biased because I live a few hours from Seattle). Dave clearly mentioned during the HBO companion documentary that his real goal was to reflect each city's musical identity WITHOUT deviating too much from the style that the Foo Fighters have already established (i.e., he didn't want the Nashville track to sound too much like a country song). With that in mind, I think this is a pretty stellar representation of Seattle-- it may not be a straight grunge song like it seems many were hoping it would be, but it's absolutely nailed the sense of introspection and self-doubt which made grunge so massively important and successful. Not only that, but on listening closer to the song after the first few times, I could hear that there were actually references to Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains in the lyrics too. I'm really proud to have this lovely song representing my area of the country.
Officially my favorite song, fuck the haters, this is music. Beautifully written and means a lot to me as well as I'm sure Dave and the band, great job!
I have had a lot of operations and sing a Foo Fighters song right before they knock me out. My 2nd spinal fusion I sang this one. I felt like I had been mined! It helped me so much in my recovery. Thanks Foo Fighters!!!!
I like it. Almost a Nirvana/Foos answer song to Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun". Conceptually speaking, it's the 14th track of Nevermind-the album's long-lost "When the Tigers Broke Free" scene (in other words, it grounds the Nirvana masterpiece in concrete reality the way the Floyd's "Tigers" does to The Wall). So what if it's been stripped of all teen-pop connections that the start of the grunge movement had used as a structural backbone? The song is grunge nonetheless-progressive, grown-up grunge.
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*Most* RUclips commentators know nothing about music, only comment by impulse and forget that their personal opinion is not fact. Maybe if you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad, It could be the greatest song in the world and you might not connect to it.
This is a fucking amazing song from an amazing album.
Maybe your personal opinion is the one that's a little bias and based more on fanboy love than fact, Maybe you're the one who knows nothing of music.
Maybe, Tiago it's time to broaden your musical horizons a little, because this song, and ultimately this album is objectively really....really bad.
Amazing? This is so far from amazing it's not even funny...
Tyron Rex opinion is always biased, that's what distinguishes opinion from fact.
I didn' say my opinion was fact, but rather that this song isn't really deserving of such negativity. It has classic weird melodies from The Colour And The Shape era. Just because it doesn't convey any emotional connection to you doesn't make it bad.
And don't worry my musical horizons cover lots of genres from old school hardcore, punk, metal, classic rock to country, pop, lounge music and electronica.
The question is, what did you expect the record to be? Wasting Light 2.0?
I expected well crafted, well thought out, engaging, hook-laiden tracks with insightful, relevant lyrics and original ideas
I expected the concept of the band traveling the country, immersing themselves in local scenes and history whilst recording the songs to be reflected in the songwriting and the music.
The songs are totally irrelevant to the series other than the fact that he's thrown a few random, out of context quotes into the lyrics and used a guest artist here and there.
Also, if you're going to write 6 or 7 minute songs it helps if they're actually engaging, In a poor attempt at clever songwriting Grohl's simply increased the snooze factor and further alienated the listener with static melodies and re-hashed riffs.
Lazily written power pop, bundled up in a cheesy gimmick is not a recipe for a great album.
We all know Dave can write a great album but he's fucked up majorly on this attempt, it's a shame really.
Tyron Rex Why do you think every song needs to have a "hook?" That's a pop music state of mind...
Well, most of what you expected I could find in this record. I found the hooks, the melodies, the well crafted progressions. Yes, some songs didn't grabbed me immediately, but after careful listening I fell for them.
Sure, the songs don't reflect the sound of each city, except maybe for Washington and Seattle, but as they stated, they weren't out to create a country song, a blues song, a psychedelic song, etc... Plus, they also mentioned they had rough versions of these songs before they arrived at each city.
From that, I basically expected to learn the history from the TV series and whatever influence the enviroment had on the band to be less recognizable to the listeners. Only they know what the enviroment did for the songs.
Definitely my favourite of the album
DUDE i agree. why is everyone hating this song? i think it's my favorite song they've done in years. it's weird and unique and ben's backup vocals are great. not a typical melody line.
David Reme cus they don't have the patience and its not loud enough. They just want blindness music that sounds good loud.
David Reme im guilty of not even liking the whole album at first..then after like a 3rd time listening to the whole album..finally got into it..it may just be a different tone to what foo is usually releasing..but this album is a gem in its own right and I love all the songs as each song just feels like a continuation to the next!
David Reme got to listen to it on long road travels! it basically what i think the group embedded to the album with their inspiration of getting different styles from different places..but if you listen to it when your on the road it feels like a soundtrack to the actual travel and it just blows my mind!!
I didn't like a fair chunk of the 2011 one tbh.
Kurt would be proud...
If by "proud" you mean "turning in his grave", then yep, I agree!
Rineta LeGal Dave Grohl after Nirvana went through hell and back again to where he is now, still a famous and accomplished musician who does not live in the shadow of his past. He was able to move on, make his own music even though some might not enjoy it, Kurt would be fucking proud of him, proud to see that he was able to move on, something he was not able not.
Grohl and his Foo Fighters have become everything Kurt despised about the music industry. Boring shitty pop music made for the masses.
Rineta LeGal Boring shitty pop music ? I agree he has commercialised his music a lot but this is not "Boring shitty pop". I don't care what Kurt's opinion is. If I had to guess I don't think he would enjoy listening to it that much but he might have been proud of Grohl for how far he has come. Personally I haven't enjoyed this album and I didn't buy it, I love the Foo Fighters but this just wasn't them. I hope the next album that Grohl is already preparing ( YES! Hes that good!) will be heavier and a bit more edgy.
Yeah I hope so too man.
The entire album is fucking amazing.
The first time I heard this album, this song jumped out at me as the best. Still love hearing this one. Best of You is officially my second favorite FF song behind this one now.
Perfect song for a rainy day
Everyone saying how this album is a piece of shit need to know one thing and I'll say it slowly: THIS is a CONCEPT. ALBUM. It was recorded in a span of EIGHT. WEEKS. For the minimum amount of time it took, it is a good, if not great album. It's not Wasting Light, but it is STILL. GOOD. 'Kay? 'Kay.
opinion
***** No, judgement. There's a difference.
Ending your argument by saying "'Kay? 'Kay" is a blatant way of saying "I'm right and that's all there is to it." I'm fine with speaking your own opinion, but don't enforce it as if it is a fact.
People need to realise how hard it is to write and record song and appreciate there hard work not call it a piece of shit.
***** my 1 opinon is,what you thing about this beautiful pcture1±±.this is groove for me
i'm a 65 year old gal who caught the last episode of "Sonic Highways" on TV and I gotta tell ya, I love this song!!!! The lyrics are so great and I can relate to them. I will be sure and follow you guys from now on! Have always loved Seattle and it's vibrant music scene......keep it coming guys!!!! All the best!
If this is one of your favorite Foo Fighters song, it says something about who you are. It's one of my favorite Foo Fighters songs. :)
Forever my favourite band.
I love the concept of Sonic highways it makes me want to gas my truck up and head off into the desert. This may be my new Dark Side of the Moon. Those with expectations are often disappointed with new things but artists love to travel outside the lines of people pleasing and do what they like. You can hear that beating along these sonic highways.
As much as I love the Foo's, you can never compare Sonic Highways to Dark side of The Moon, DSOM is a once in a lifetime album, that has yet to be re-created IMO. But Sonic Highways is still great :)
Steven Darkknight | Madden 15 and MLB The Show 14 Videos! Um, it would be really boring to recreate dark side of the moon. Grohl and the Foo's have a great idea here!
Nothing will ever replace DSOTM. Just saying I could change it out of my CD player with Sonic Highways for a desert sunrise road trip.
Paul Grubbs My bad, sorry for the misunderstanding!
+Steven Darkknight | Madden 15 and MLB The Show 14 Video
No problem brother. Hope your sonic highways are rollin' loud & proud. Only time will tell how this album fares against the best of all time but im digging today. Peace
This album has eight songs that tell eighty stories each. The lyrical content alone is incredible. I would love another Foo album like this!!
^^^^
Hands down, best song of sonic highways
This song sounds like a warm summer evening. Love it.
I'm from seattle and I honestly love this song so much. This whole album, to me, is perfect.
I mean I guess I would expect it to be grunge but I still really like it.
I'm in Maryland and I go to DC all the time! It's like fest of the famine is meant for me! Lol.
Twinies!
You do? Me too. maybe this song?
Bands are dissed if they modify their style of music. Bands sound boring if they stick to the same style of music. What are the bands to do?
not care what people think
Whatever the hell they want. It's their band, after all.
100% what this guys tell hahaha. Music is about saying something the way you want to say it. Anything else is circunstancial and has 0 relevance. Obviously, some people will like it, some people don't. Just like life itself, you never get to please everyone.
It has the trippiness of Soundgarden, the soul of Alice In Chains, the sound of Pearl-Jam and the lyrics of Nirvana, it screams Seattle
+Khp13sU-L it's very nostalgic
Have to disagree there, it has got the trippiness of soundgarden and the lyrics of nirvana but not the soul of Alice in chains and the sound if pearl jam
This and I Am a River are superb album closers. The whole album is quality. I think Foo Fighters are the greatest rock band for the past quarter of a century.
This song grows on you.
i think dave's vocals on this album, this song specifically, are pretty damn good...almost hypnotic
So far, it seems like the people who dislike this record are all up in arms because they can't have a wank-fest to a typical cookie-cutter Foo Fighters single on this album because there simply isn't one. This album pushes so many boundaries this band has confined themselves within over the last decade, and that alone should be respected and appreciated. Wasting Light started that transition (though it fell flat on its face after the first 5 songs on the album), and this album is just another step in that direction. It takes a lot of courage to redefine a sound that you have had for so long that has brought in so many fans. Kudos to the Foos for having the balls and artistic integrity to make that leap. This is a fantastic album and arguably their most inspired since The Colour and the Shape.
I mostly agree, except how exactly did Wasting Light fall flat after the 5th track?
@@Tocaraca After the 5th track on Wasting Light, they fell into autopilot. The songs sounded like songs that would've been left on the cutting room floor during the One by One sessions.
@@7corners Totally disagree.
These Days is a fantastic track, perfect balance between restrained verses and explosive choruses. The syncopated groove in the chorus super strong. The drop from the bridge to the final chorus especially is incredible.
Back & Forth has a great melody and is overall just fun, although I'd say it is the weakest track on the album.
A Matter Of Time is not even close to being "autopilot" material. The groove in the entire thing is exceptional, and just like These Days, the contrast between different parts of the song is stellar.
Miss The Misery is the best song on the album (for me anyways). The 6/4 time sig groove is excellent, the guitar solo towards the end is splendid, it's just a great song.
I Should Have Known is the most different song on the album, featuring strings and extremely overdriven bass guitar at the climax, which separates it from the rest of their discography. It's nowhere close to being a throwaway track, and is the most standout on the album.
Walk is an absolute classic.
Out of all of those, Back & Forth is the only song I could come close to calling "cutting room floor" material.
@@Tocaraca Absolutely agree. I feel everything 7 corners said is true, except "Wasting Light" is far from being "autopilot" in its second half.
I want to hear more of those unreleased tracks from Dave's first Foo Fighters session.
Reminds me Aurora. I love this song and i'm in love for this album. It's just perfect.
Feels like a love song to younger Dave and just so good. Rediscovering this album slightly older, slightly bruised, slightly more cynical and it just blows my socks of the craftsmanship on this and every song. The transition to a worldly band where reflection and freedom is more apparent. Outstanding. Not to mention, if the Foos ever wrote a Bond theme this is it!
Foo Fighters slower songs are their best ones
Agreed
i read somewhere that Grohl said this album was going to have a different sound, so maybe because of that I came in expecting something new. I don't think this album sounds very different from their past work but I really liked this album. I think it's some of there best work.
Each song is in the style of the city that they were recorded in's music backgrounds think, if you get what I mean, I found it difficult to word that.
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Of course. I especially like how in-tune all the band members are with each other on Something from Nothing. That's probably the result of the seemingly huge production that this album has had. But still, all instruments are the perfect volume at the beginning in relation to each other, and that makes for some great listening.
John Doge "all instruments are the perfect volume at the beginning in relation to each other"...It's called mixing mate. BTW this album sucks donkey dicks!
Rineta LeGal
I guess you and the album have something in common then haha. What don't you like about the album?
Rineta LeGal The fact that some people don't enjoy the album means he's doing something right. Great albums don't need to please everyone. You probably expected Wasting Light 2.0. Well, it's not. And I find it a good thing, I was missing some refined melodies from the Foos. This album is a lot wider than Wasting Light.
This is my favourite song on the album
...having Ben Gibbard on the track as well as an extra ebow player is just adding to the awesome eerie atmosphere of the song...definitely 1 of my favorite song of the album! :)
Don't get me wrong, Dave sounds awesome when he rocks, but I feel that his groovy voice was _made_ for these soft, heartful songs like Subterranean and I Am A River. It just fits so perfectly.
loved sonic highways never missed one episode subterranean best song
Incredible song
I grew up in Seattle, this is a wonderful song but it has a sad meaning for me. This song represents my childhood and how everything good in my life is going away. It saddens me that the City that I loved is dying. The area I grew up Woodinvile has been ruined and it really used to be a magical place. This song for me represents my childhood joy turn into bitter Nihilism and Madness.
Absolutely in love with this song. Kurt would be proud. Totally reminiscent of the hell he endured closing the eyes and burying Cobain, a musical genius..yet, Dave started again, subterranean. The truth is so unkind. Miss you Kurt!!
What a gorgeous song.This album offers hard rocking, catchy hooks and beautiful melodies. I can't stop listening to this record. Bravo!
oh come on, this song is totally not that bad.. just because it's not their usual rock song it doesn't mean it's bad, they just exploring for something new. I love the ambience in this song, somehow it's like they want us to take a break for a while after Feast and the Famine and Congregation.
Nevermind. If Dave screamed in every song people would whine about it too. Fuck them.
Tiago C
I LOVE this song
Tiago C Oh, you mean like how they whined about Wasting Light?
Congregation was my favorite on the first listen, and this one needed a couple listens for me to appreciate the arrangement and the lyrics. I'm seeing all the same gripes people had after Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, and the same gripes from Wasting Light. Both of those albums needed 2-3 listens to appreciate the music, just as this one did. I actually like this album a lot!
This album has so much passion and thought.
meh call me crazy but this imo is the best song on the album..
I see your point, but I think I Am A River is even better.
"You might think you know me, I know damn well you don't"
Best rock album of the year.
I can only think of Seattle. I find this lyrics very simple and personal. Foo Fighters need to make an acoustic again. I love this album too much.❤❤
I am with you. Their acoustic stuff is some of my favorites from them.
Foo Fighters get better with every new record!
This song is just.......... the lyrics are stuck deep in my heart. Absolutely beautiful.
Definitely one of my fav's of this new album !!
i might think you love me .. but i know damn well you don't ..
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The best track on sonic highways ❤️
Lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie is doing backup vocals towards the end, so cool :)
cooool indeed:)
who??????
@sammy whoo
@@crevice5369 Just because you don't doesn't mean they're not known you prick
This song is incredible, it's a whole different level of Foo and completely grasps the essence of the location
So underrated.
Been hooked to this song ever since I first heard it a year back....What an absolute masterpiece! Haunting, painful and soothing at the same time..My favourite song from Foo Fighters..
....messing with me. I lost my post. This is a great song from 'The Foo Fighters' album 'Sonic Highways'
ulric rainard,
Have a nice day.
I like Dave Grohl
Wow, I heard this song on a Foo Fighters documentary about Sonic Highways last night. Not often a song grabs me, when you are in that timeless moment of sublime music nothing else matters.
i don't get it, people is asking for something new, but when they have it, they ask for something more "classic"...
Danil Abubakirov couldn't have put it better myself
Not one bad song on this album
please make this song a number one hit single, it's just sooo damn heart-warming good for me, and with everybody else too.
I think this album is what echoes silence patience and grace tried to do. Foos branched out musically and created something unique, but still Foo fighters. I love what they did and it may not be the typical adrenaline based music, but it really shows his influences and how effective you can make music by keeping it so simple. This is my favorite song off the album for sure.
So hard to decide a fave, but I'm obsessed over this one!
I just love this song ...so haunting. I love how it builds up....
it's the ebow
This song is so perfect. It creates the atmosphere of the city you know...
This is one of the best songs on the album I think. The melodies bleed into each other, this track especially, to create such a pretty song.
One of the best lyrics Dave Grohl ever wrote.
One of their best songs in my opinion, absolutely beautiful.
Love this. Unique and mysterious melody.
Foo Fighter music makes me feel so good.
I think it's a pretty solid album. Paying respect to music.
How loud can I play this song in my house? love.
This album is beautiful
This and "Outside" are my personal favorites as of now.
Amazing. I thought another Foo Fighters album couldn't be done... I was so far from right.
"Hell and back again" - cuts to a picture of New York??
Yeah, New York should've been cut back out when he said "back again". ;)
where are you seeing them cut to a picture of new york?
0:25
"I might think that you love me, but I know damn well you don't.." His band has so much 'personality' and he's clever in writing some words in there that has irony and truth in it, something that sticks in my mind long after the song has ended
Dave Grohl and Ben Gibbards voices harmonizing is god tier.
Although I personally liked this album, I expected the Seattle track to sound like something out of their first album.
Actually, the Foo Fighters need another album like that. They need more great tracks like "I'll Stick Around", "Alone + Easy Target" or "Exhausted".
They should take a break after the Sonic Highways tours. Dave should rest his mind a bit and record another album all by himself.
I have this feeling that they are trying way too hard to make something great. While all they need to do is to not overcook their records. To not care too much about their production value.
The Foo Fighters are not a grunge band anymore, I do get that. But it would be great to see them releasing something as good and as raw as "Colour and the Shape" or "Foo Fighters" again.
why would you expect any artist to sound or make a record like they did 15 years ago?
Good grief will always be my favorite Foo song
David Reme Not a whole record. Only this particular track. Because you know... It's Seattle, damn it!
They already did that! It’s called Foo Fighters, The Colour and the shape and wasting light.
I have only become a fan of the Foo Fighters in recent years and for some reason I can't stop playing this song. When I first listened to it I didn't fancy it but now I love it and have played it over and over the past few days. It reminds me of one of their earlier songs but I just can't put my finger on it, can anyone shed some light?
Loving outside and in the clear too - still need to watch the rest of Sonic Highways but I have loved every minute of it so far. Way to go Foos!
Deb it's almost March now and I still find myself playing it!:)
similar to nirvanas cover of the man who sold the world
maybe that will be mentioned in the documentary who knows
kelly williams I compared 1 riff from this song to a cover nirvana did. Chill the fuck out
more along the lines of Pink Floyd
Pink Floydish, i'd say. But this sounds a little more like a grunge song. You're right hahaha.
Kim Cornell I dont hear that. It sounds alot like old Alice in chains
I love this track!
This is one of those songs that just grows on you. Fantastic tune, reminds me of something Pink Floyd would write.
The Master of sound....Very Nice
Temazo!!!!
This is one of the sweetest songs from Sonic Highways. It reminds me of The Vaselines.
This is definitely one of the best songs off the album.
Love Seattle/ blue thru in 1980. David.
This song definitely represents the Earth element in this album for me. Something from nothing has a lot of references to Fire. I guess i am a river could be Water. not sure about wind
Outside?
Perfect reason to turn the volume to max
For anyone experiencing doubts about this album, but you really adore the foo's, and are thus, disappointed;
Take a long ride, maybe a bus, or a car drive, and just listen to the whole album straight through. This totally changed my opinion of the album, from "I'm just not liking any of these songs and to be honest it's boring" to "wow I love theses songs"
It seems to me this album is something you need time to absorb, instead of just immediately loving each song. This really is a brilliant record.
My Favorite Song of the Album, Love It !!
Those chords......whew!
So damn perfect.
Great track, easily my favorite off the new album (though I may be a bit biased because I live a few hours from Seattle). Dave clearly mentioned during the HBO companion documentary that his real goal was to reflect each city's musical identity WITHOUT deviating too much from the style that the Foo Fighters have already established (i.e., he didn't want the Nashville track to sound too much like a country song). With that in mind, I think this is a pretty stellar representation of Seattle-- it may not be a straight grunge song like it seems many were hoping it would be, but it's absolutely nailed the sense of introspection and self-doubt which made grunge so massively important and successful. Not only that, but on listening closer to the song after the first few times, I could hear that there were actually references to Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains in the lyrics too. I'm really proud to have this lovely song representing my area of the country.
Officially my favorite song, fuck the haters, this is music. Beautifully written and means a lot to me as well as I'm sure Dave and the band, great job!
This album sounds like echoes patience & grace. Its an excelent album.
Loving this track more and more everytime I listen to it. Beautiful stuff.
I have had a lot of operations and sing a Foo Fighters song right before they knock me out. My 2nd spinal fusion I sang this one. I felt like I had been mined! It helped me so much in my recovery. Thanks Foo Fighters!!!!
I love the diversity of this album!
I always liked this song, but then I realized that Ben of DCFC was also in on it and so was elevated to a new league for me.
This is one of the best Foo songs ever made.
Nothing left within, I've been mined
Hell and back again, subterranean
I've been digging in down inside
I will start again, subterranean
But the truth is so unkind
What do you know, how low the sky
Yet the truth is so unkind
What do you know, how low the sky
You might think you know me
I know damn well you don't
Oh no, oh no, you don't
You might think you own me
I know damn well you don't
Oh no, oh no, you don't
Buried my heart, cannot go this alone, oh no
Poison this house, god in the stone
Oh no, you don't
Nothing left within, I've been mined
Hell and back again, subterranean
I've been digging in down inside
I will start again, subterranean
But the truth is so unkind
What do you know, how low the sky
You might think you owe me
I know damn well you don't
Oh no, oh no, you don't
I might think you love me
But I know damn well you don't
Oh no, oh no, you don't
Bring all your lies leave them deep in the dirt
Oh no, you don't
Pull down my eyes
Lay me deep in the earth
Oh no, you don't
Nothing left within, I've been mined
Hell and back again, subterranean
I've been digging in down inside
I will start again, subterranean
Written by Chris Shiflett, David Grohl, Georg Ruthenberg, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins • Copyright © BMG Rights Management US, LLC
Thank you
good road trip music
recently did a road trip and had this playing, so yup yup good road trip song lol
nice :)
Such a good song amazing album
I like it. Almost a Nirvana/Foos answer song to Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun". Conceptually speaking, it's the 14th track of Nevermind-the album's long-lost "When the Tigers Broke Free" scene (in other words, it grounds the Nirvana masterpiece in concrete reality the way the Floyd's "Tigers" does to The Wall). So what if it's been stripped of all teen-pop connections that the start of the grunge movement had used as a structural backbone? The song is grunge nonetheless-progressive, grown-up grunge.
This is my favorite track off the album. :)
masterpiece !!! I deeply love this song. Thank you Dave
still 400k? come on!! this is gold!