Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace de Foo Fighters
Álbum de Foo Fighters
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 25 de Septiembre de 2007
- Sello Discográfico: Roswell Records
- Compositores: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett
- Productores: Gil Norton
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace es un álbum de Foo Fighters, publicado en 2007 por Roswell Records. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «The Pretender», «Let It Die», «Erase/Replace» y «Long Road To Ruin».
Introducción: el equilibrio perfeccionado
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" es el sexto álbum de estudio de Foo Fighters y representa la culminación de la dualidad sonora que exploraron en su anterior trabajo, el doble álbum "In Your Honor". Lanzado en 2007, este disco fusiona las dos caras de la banda —la furia del hard rock y la delicadeza del rock acústico— en un solo trabajo cohesivo y dinámico. Para lograrlo, volvieron a trabajar con el productor Gil Norton, quien ya había sido fundamental en la creación de su aclamado "The Colour and the Shape". El resultado es uno de los álbumes más sofisticados y musicalmente ambiciosos de su carrera, un trabajo que juega constantemente con los cambios de dinámica y que fue recompensado con dos premios Grammy, incluyendo el de Mejor Álbum de Rock.
Grabación y contexto
Tras la extensa gira de "In Your Honor", la banda se sentía con la confianza necesaria para integrar sus dos facetas en un solo disco. El regreso de Gil Norton como productor fue clave. Norton los empujó a experimentar con arreglos más complejos, compases inusuales y estructuras de canciones menos predecibles. La grabación en el Studio 606 West de Dave Grohl fue un proceso meticuloso, en el que la banda se centró en crear un álbum que fuera una experiencia sonora, con picos de intensidad y valles de calma introspectiva.
Un vistazo a las canciones
"The Pretender": El single principal es uno de los himnos de rock más explosivos y reconocibles del siglo XXI. Comienza con una melodía de guitarra contenida antes de explotar en un estribillo furioso y un riff de guitarra implacable. La canción se convirtió en un éxito masivo y ganó el Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación de Hard Rock.
"Long Road to Ruin": Un tema de rock melódico con influencias del soft rock de los 70, que demuestra la habilidad de la banda para crear himnos de estadio con un toque nostálgico.
"Home": La canción de cierre es una hermosa y vulnerable balada de piano, con una de las interpretaciones vocales más emotivas de Dave Grohl. Es un final sorprendentemente íntimo para un álbum lleno de dinámicas poderosas.
Resultados y acogida
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" fue un éxito mundial. Debutó en el número 1 en el Reino Unido y Australia, y alcanzó el puesto 3 en Estados Unidos. La crítica lo aclamó como uno de sus mejores trabajos, elogiando su madurez, su ambición musical y la perfecta ejecución de su fórmula. Del Grammy al Mejor Álbum de Rock, también ganó el Brit Award al Mejor Álbum Internacional.
Listado de Canciones
- The Pretender4:29[Intro] Keep you in the dark, You know they all pretend. Keep you in the dark, And so it all began. [Verse 1] Send in your skeletons, Sing as their bones come marching in, Again. They need you buried deep, The secrets that you keep are at the ready, Are you ready? I'm finished making sense, Done pleading ignorance, That whole, defense Spinning infinity, boy The wheel is spinning me, It's never-ending, never-ending, Same old story. [Chorus] What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say that I'll never surrender? [Verse 2] In time or so I'm told, I'm just another soul for sale, oh, well. The page is out of print, We are not permanent, We're temporary, temporary, Same old story. [Chorus] What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say that I'll never surrender? [Hook] I'm the voice inside your head, You refuse to hear. I'm the face that you have to face, Mirrored in your stare. I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy. I'm the hand that will take you down, Bring you to your knees. So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? [Bridge] Keep you in the dark, You know they all pretend. [Chorus] What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender, What if I say that I'll never surrender? [Outro] What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all, pretend) You're the pretender, What if I say I will never surrender? What if I say I'm not like the others? (Keep you in the dark) What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? (You know they all, pretend) You're the pretender, What if I say I will never surrender? So who are you? Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you?
- Let It Die4:05
Letra
Heart of gold but it lost its pride Beautiful veins and bloodshot eyes I've seen your face in another light Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? In too deep and out of time. Why'd you have to go and let it die? A simple man and his blushing bride Intravenous, intertwined Hearts gone cold your hands were tied Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? In too deep and out of time. Why'd you have to go and let it die? Do you ever think of me? You're so considerate. Do you ever think of me? Oh, so considerate. In too deep and lost in time Why'd you have to go and let it die? Beautiful veins and bloodshot eyes Why'd you have to go and let it die? Hearts gone cold and hands were tied. Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? Do you ever think of me? You're so considerate. Did you ever think of me? Oh, so considerate. In too deep and lost in time Why'd you have to go and let it die? Beautiful veins and bloodshot eyes Why'd you have to go and let it die? Hearts gone cold and hands were tied. Why'd you have to go and let it die? Why'd you have to go and let this die? Why'd you have to go and let this die? Why'd you have to go and let this die? Why'd you have to go and let this die? Why'd you have to go and let it die? - Erase/Replace4:13
- Long Road To Ruin3:44Here now don't make a sound Say have you heard the news today? One flag was taken down To raise another in it's place A heavy cross you bear A stubborn heart remains unchanged No home, no life, no love No stranger singing in your name Maybe the season The colours change in the valley skies Dear God I've sealed my fate Running through hell, heaven can wait Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead end in sight Let's say we take this town No king or queen of any state Get up to shut it down Open the streets and raise the gates I know one wall to scale I know a field without a name Head on without a care Before it's way too late Maybe the season The colours change in the valley skies Oh God I've sealed my fate Running through hell, heaven can wait Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead ends Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead end in sight For every piece to fall in place Forever gone without a trace Your horizon takes it's shape No turning back, don't turn that page Come now, I'm leaving here tonight Come now, let's leave it all behind Is that the price you pay? Running through hell, heaven can wait Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead ends Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead ends Long road to ruin there in your eyes Under the cold streetlights No tomorrow, no dead end in sight
- Come Alive5:10
Letra
Seems like only yesterday Life belonged to runaways Nothing here to see, no looking back Every sound monotone Every color monochrome Life began to fade into the black Such a simple animal Sterilized with alcohol I could hardly feel me anymore Desperate and meaningless All filled up with emptiness Felt like everything was said and done I lay there in the dark, and I closed my eyes You saved me the day you came alive Still I try to find my way Spinning hours into days Burning like a flame behind my eyes Drown in out, drink it in Crown the king of suffering Prisoner, a slave to the disguise Disappear the only thing Bittersweet surrendering Knew that it was time to say goodbye I lay there in the dark and I closed my eyes You saved me the day you came alive No reason left me to survive You saved me the day you came alive Come Alive [x33] I lay there in the dark and I closed my eyes You saved me the day you came alive Come Alive [x15] Nothing more to give I can finally live Come alive Your life into me I can finally breathe Come alive I lay there in the dark And opened my eyes You saved me the day you came alive Come Alive [x11] - Stranger Things Have Happened5:21
Letra
Goddamn this dusty room This hazy afternoon I'm breathing in this silence like never before This feeling that I get This one last cigarette As I lay awake and wait for you to come through that door Oh maybe, maybe, maybe I can share it with you I behave, I'll behave, I behave so I can share it with you You are not alone, dear loneliness You forgot but I remember this Oh stranger, stranger, stranger things have happened I know I'm not alone, dear loneliness I forgot that I remember this Oh stranger, stranger, stranger things have happened I know, oh ohh, oh ohhh We'll dream about somewhere, our smoke will fill the air As I lay awake and wait for you to walk out that door I can change, I can change, I can change But who do you want me to be? I'm the same, I'm the same, I'm the same, oh do you want me to be? You are not alone, dear loneliness You forgot but I remember this Oh stranger, stranger, stranger things have happened I know, oh ohh, oh ohh I am not alone dear loneliness I forgot that I remember this You are not alone dear loneliness You forgot but I remember this Oh stranger, stranger, stranger things have happened I know I am not alone, dear loneliness I forgot that I remember this Oh stranger, stranger, stranger things have happened I know, oh ohh, oh ohh - Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)3:41
- Summers End4:37
- Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners2:32
- Statues3:47
Letra
You and I were two old and tortured souls Repaired by a love of broken things In a life, just some bodies growing old No fear of the end, of anything We're just ordinary people, you and me Time will turn us into statues, eventually We got by, though we never needed much A sliver of hope, no diamond rings We got high, it was heaven it was hell Flying over them, with broken wings We're just ordinary people, you and me Time will turn us into statues, eventually Oh, just two ordinary people, you and me Time will turn us into statues, eventually Our bones forever in stone Monuments of life To dust, as everything must We fade away in time, oh We're just ordinary people, you and me Time will turn us into statues, eventually Oh, just two ordinary people, you and me Oh, time will turn us into statues, eventually - But, Honestly4:35
Letra
Where are you off to with that head of yours? Is there somewhere you should be? Was it something that I said the time I held you down And told you it's not you it's only me? Maybe Don't take what I don't need (Give me back my peace of mind) Don't say what I don't mean (Give my back my precious time) No way you'll silence me You'll see What you up to now your mirror's gone? Is there someone you should be? Did you think I was just fooling 'round with you? But honestly But honestly But honestly Don't take what I don't need (Give me back my peace of mind) Don't say what I don't mean (Give me back my precious time) No way you'll silence me (Give me back my peace and quiet) Nowhere to hide from me You'll see And tonight I thank the stars As I count my lucky scars For everything you've given me And all the words I gave to you Something borrowed, something blue If you want them back I'll give it to you Give it to you [15x] And one more thing that I gave to you [8x] - Home4:53
Letra
Wish I were with you I couldn't stay Every direction Leads me away Pray for tomorrow But for today All I want is to be home Stand in the mirror You look the same Just lookin' for shelter From cold and the pain Someone to cover Safe from the rain All I want is to be home Echoes and silence Patience and grace All of these moments I'll never replace No fear of my heart Absence of faith All I want is to be home Ooh All I want is to be home People I've loved I have no regrets Some I remember Some I forget Some of them living Some of them dead All I want is to be home
