Sonic Highways de Foo Fighters
Álbum de Foo Fighters
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 10 de Noviembre de 2014
- Sello Discográfico: Roswell Records
- Compositores: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear
- Productores: Butch Vig, Foo Fighters
Sonic Highways es un álbum de Foo Fighters, publicado en 2014 por Roswell Records. El disco incluye 8 canciones, entre ellas «Something From Nothing», «The Feast And The Famine», «Congregation» y «What Did I Do?/God As My Witness».
Introducción: un viaje musical por américa
"Sonic Highways" es el octavo álbum de estudio de Foo Fighters y uno de sus proyectos más ambiciosos. Concebido como una "carta de amor a la historia de la música estadounidense", el álbum es la banda sonora de una serie documental de HBO del mismo nombre, dirigida por Dave Grohl. Para el proyecto, la banda viajó a ocho ciudades estadounidenses diferentes (Chicago, Washington D.C., Nashville, Austin, Los Ángeles, Nueva Orleans, Seattle y Nueva York), grabando una canción en un estudio legendario de cada ciudad. Cada canción fue escrita e inspirada por las entrevistas que Grohl realizó con músicos icónicos de cada lugar, y cuenta con la colaboración de uno de esos artistas locales.
Contexto y proceso creativo
El proceso de creación fue único. Grohl escribía las letras al final de cada semana de grabación, incorporando frases e ideas de sus entrevistas. El álbum es un mosaico de estilos que refleja la diversidad musical de Estados Unidos, desde el blues de Chicago hasta el country de Nashville y el jazz de Nueva Orleans, todo ello filtrado a través del sonido de hard rock y rock alternativo de Foo Fighters. Volvieron a trabajar con el productor Butch Vig.
Análisis de canciones y colaboraciones
"Something from Nothing" (Chicago): Grabada con el guitarrista de Cheap Trick, Rick Nielsen, es una canción de rock épica que construye desde un riff silencioso hasta un final explosivo.
"The Feast and the Famine" (Washington D.C.): Un homenaje a la escena hardcore punk de la juventud de Grohl, con la participación de miembros de la banda Bad Brains.
"Congregation" (Nashville): Un tema de rock sureño grabado con Zac Brown, que captura el espíritu de la "Ciudad de la Música".
Ventas y recepción
"Sonic Highways" debutó en el número 2 en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, y en el número 7 en España. La serie de HBO fue aclamada y ganó dos premios Emmy. La recepción del álbum fue positiva, aunque algunos críticos sintieron que el ambicioso concepto a veces superaba a las propias canciones. Fue elogiado como un proyecto educativo y apasionado que celebraba la rica historia de la música estadounidense.
Listado de Canciones
- Something From Nothing4:49
Letra
Give me the flammable life I'm cold as a match, ready to strike So here I go Here lies a city on fire Singing along, the arsonist choir Now here I go It started with a spark And burned into the dark Now here I go There is a river I found Into the wild, under the ground So here I go A button on a string And I heard everything Now here I go Oh sweet ignition be my fuse You have no choice you have to choose Bid farewell to yesterday Say goodbye I'm on my way But in the end we all Come from what's come before So here I go Oh sweet ignition be my fuse You had no choice you had to choose Bid farewell to yesterday Say goodbye I'm on my way I threw it all away because I had to be what never was Been so hungry I could lie You took my word, I took your wine And held you in my bloody hands These rattled bones and rubber bands Washed them in the muddy water Looking for a dime and found a quarter But you can't make me change my name You'll never make me change my name Pay no mind, now ain't that's something Fuck it all, I came from nothing I'm something from nothing You are my fuse I'm something from nothing You are my fuse It goes oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh It goes oh, oh, oh Alright No you can't make me change my name You'll never make me change my name Pay no mind, now wait that's something Fuck it all, I came from nothing I'm something from nothing I'm something from nothing - The Feast And The Famine3:50
Letra
That night they were burning for truth Down on the corner of 14th and u They took your soul and they took you for fools Took all the windows from prisons and schools Now what's a poor man left to do? One heart now broken in two You start untying the answer of the youth New kids hear the sound of the drumming Mother nature your summer is coming Yesterday and today revolution on it's way Amen It was the feast and the famine Amen It was the feast and the famine It was the feast and the famine Feast and the famine Crossroads with nothing to lose Out of the basement and into the news Come change now shit getting heavy Salvation at the ready You look when I walk by Still screaming till I die Can't find peace if you can't find a home You can't survive as an island alone Black heart with a gaping wound Put back together by a troubled groove Check yourself wreck your brains Where is that BMA Amen It was the feast and the famine Amen It was the feast and the famine It was the feast and the famine Feast and the famine Hey Where is the monument To the dreams we forget? We need a monument And a change will come Yeah change will come Is there anybody there? Anybody there? Amen It was the feast and the famine Amen It was the feast and the famine It was the feast and the famine Feast and the famine Amen Where is the monument To the dreams we forget? We need a monument And a change will come And change will come Is there anybody there? Anybody there? - Congregation5:12
Letra
[Verse:] Well, I met the seventh son Who came for everyone The day he heard the lighting in the field I heard him clear his throat The fork within the road That night the Tallahatchie took the wheel [Pre-Hook:] I've been throwing knives To see just where they land Now my world is in your hands [Hook:] Send in the congregation Open your eyes, step in the light A jukebox generation Just as you were [Verse 2:] The voice upon the stage ​Is the heart inside a cage And they're singing like a bluebird in the round There's mystery in this word And ghosts within these woods And ghosts within these roots [Pre-Hook:] That are tangled deep beneath this southern ground I've been going through life Making foolish plans Now my world is in your hands [Hook:] Send in the congregation Open your eyes, step in the light A jukebox generation Just as you were [Bridge:] And you need blind faith ​No false hope, no false hope ​Do you have blind faith? ​No false hope, no false hope ​Where is your blind faith? ​No false hope, no false hope ​Open your eyes, open your eyes ​Step into the light ​Open your eyes, step into the light [Outro:] ​The sound becomes congregation A congregation, a congregation, yeah And they're singing like a bluebird in the round - What Did I Do?/God As My Witness5:44
- Outside5:14
Letra
Hey you Are you in there I'm stuck outside you, ooh We could use One another Another like you, ooh You be my passerby I'll be your one to pass through Screws inside Turn so tight Turning on you I'm hanging on you, ooh Me and you Going nowhere I'm right beside you, ooh Me and you Going nowhere I'm right beside you, ooh You be my passerby I'll be your one to pass through Screws inside Turn so tight Turning on you I'm hanging on you Taking you as low as you go As low as you go Taking you as low as you go As low as you go Ooh, ooh, ooh You be my passerby I'll be your one to pass through Screws inside Turn so tight Turning on you I'm hanging on you Taking you as low as you go (Low as you go) As low as you go (Low as you go) Taking you as low as you go (Low as you go) As low as you go (Low as you go) As low as you go Low as you go Ooh, ooh Taking you as low as you go As low as you go Taking you as low as you go As low as you go Taking you as low as you go (Low as you go) As low as you go (Low as you go) Taking you as low as you go (Low as you go) As low as you go (Low as you go) - In The Clear4:04
Letra
This indecision's got me climbing up the walls I've been cheating gravity and waiting on the falls How did this come over me, I thought I was above it all Our hope's gone up in smoke, swallow your crown Choke! On a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you Choke! On a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm hanging on you Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm pulling for you now Give me some rope I'm coming out of my head, into the clear When you go I come loose These premonitions got me crying up a storm Leave your condition, this position does no harm Choke! On a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you Choke! On a kiss, I thought I'd save my breath for you Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm hanging on you Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm pulling for you now Give me some rope I'm coming out of my head, into the clear When you go I come loose Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm hanging on you Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm pulling for you now Give me some hope I'm coming through, I'm counting on you Give me some rope I'm coming out of my head, into the clear When you go I come... Loose - Subterranean6:08
Letra
Nothing left within I’ve been mined To 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 Yeah 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 Bury my heart Can I go this alone? Oh no, oh no, you don’t Poison the sound God in the stone Oh no, oh no, you don’t Nothing left within I’ve been mined To 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 And 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, oh no, you don’t Pull down my eyes Lay me deep in the earth Oh no, oh no, you don’t Nothing left within I’ve been mined To Hell and back again Subterranean I’ve been digging in Down inside I will start again Subterranean - I Am A River7:09
Letra
[Verse 1] There is a secret, I found a secret Behind a SoHo door There is a reason, I found a reason Beneath the subway floor I found the water, the devil's water And walked along its shore [Break-Down 1] Is that what you want? [Verse 2] Your channel's changing, the heart is racing From voices on the wire The soul is yearning, the coal is burning The ember starts a fire Can we recover love for each other? The measure of your life [Break-Down 2] Is that what you want? Is that what you really want? [Pre-Chorus] A river, a river A river running underground A river, a river Is that what you want? Is that what you really want? [Chorus] x2 I, I, I am a river I, I, I am your river [Break-Down 2] [Chorus] x2 [Bridge] I am a river [Chorus] x3
