Guest Blogger: Ellie 2

The Foo Fighters are one of my favorite bands. Foo Fighters type of music would be alternative or punk rock. This group has had seven albums. In the 90’s Dave Grohl was the drummer for the band Nirvana. If you have ever heard Nirvana’s music you can hear and feel that in a lot of Foo Fighters music. But don’t think their music style is exactly the same because as Foo Fighters grew as a group they set them themselves apart. The feel from the Foo Fighters is many different emotions. Foo Fighters use a technique in a lot of their songs where a verse is slow paced but then changes to loud choruses. Listening to these songs can sometimes make you feel like you’re getting anger out and can make you feel good because you can maybe relate to that certain song. Their music also has a lot of energy and I feel that it’s very natural. When comparing Foo Fighters to other artists I would compare them to Nirvana. Like I said Foo Fighters use a technique with soft verses and loud choruses, and Nirvana used this technique as well. One of Nirvana’s songs “Smells like Teen Spirit” had a lot of energy in it as well as many others; it was an anthem for all teenagers of that time. Nirvana and Foo Fighters sang about a lot of the same things going on in life. But I do feel that these two groups were very different from each other. “its times like these you learn to live again, it’s times like these you give and give again, it’s times like these you learn to love again” These lyrics are from the song “Times like These” This song I think is a memorable one because it’s a great song, and it has a good message that we can all relate to at some point in life. I think it’s memorable because it’s talking about starting over and having a new beginning. “The track kicks off in style. Perhaps their most aggressive moment since 'All My Life', crunching guitars drive 'The Pretender' to a dynamic chorus that demands bouncing around and to be shouted by crowds of thousands. The middle eight builds magnificently before letting you relax - before taking off all over again” A review of the album The Pretender. I agree with this review The Pretender was a great album and very different from their acoustic album and it was nice to hear something refreshing and different. Overall, Foo Fighters would definitely be worth the time and money. If you like alternative and punk rock then Foo Fighters is a group you would want to listen to.