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Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet."[2] The title is taken from the lyrics of the song "Miss the Misery". Guest musicians include Bob Mould and Krist Novoselic.

The album sold 235,000 in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first number-one album in the United States. It also attained chart success in several other countries. Upon its release, Wasting Light received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its production and the band's songwriting.

Background and recording

Recording of the album began September 6, 2010 with producer Butch Vig, who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's Greatest Hits album.[3] The band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl said of the album, "With [Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace] we were too concerned with being musical. Now it's time for us to be a rock band again."[2] Unlike the band's previous two albums, In Your Honor and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Wasting Light was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage, as opposed to the band's home-built studio, Studio 606. Regarding this decision, Grohl states: "There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage."[4] Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was recorded using entirely analogue equipment until post-mastering.[5]

Although he has performed live with the band since 2006, Wasting Light is the first studio album to feature guitarist Pat Smear as an official member since The Colour and the Shape (1997).[6]

Release and promotion

On January 17, 2011, the band released a 30 second "teaser" of the song "Bridge Burning" from the new album via their website.[7] On February 1, the band released a second 30 second "teaser" of the song "Miss the Misery" on their website, as well as announcing that the official release date of the new record would be April 12, 2011.[8] On February 12, a music video was released for "White Limo", featuring Lemmy of Motörhead.[8] On February 23, 2011, "Rope" was made available for online stream.[9] It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Rock Chart, making it only the second single to do so since the chart's advent in 2009.[10]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 235,000 copies in the United States.[11] It is the band's first number-one album in the US and their second-highest sales week, following In Your Honor's first-week sales of 311,000 copies in 2005.[11] Wasting Light has sold 341,000 copies in the US as of May 6, 2011 [11] [2][3] Internationally, Wasting Light charted at number one in several countries, including Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Australia.[12] In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[13][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. Club(B)[15]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[16]
The Guardian[17]
NME(8/10)[18]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10)[19]
Q[20]
Rolling Stone[21]
Slant Magazine[22]
Spin(9/10)[23]

Wasting Light received positive reviews from most music critics.[24] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[24] Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and complimented its "untrammeled rock," calling it "the fiercest album they’ve ever made [...] the kind of record they’ve always seemed on the verge of delivering but never have."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Amanda Petrusich complimented its "catchy, pummeling anthems" and called the album "a muscular rock & roll throwdown."[16] Mikael Wood of Spin noted a "back-to-basics aspiration" and dubbed the album "Grohl's most memorable set of songs since 1997's The Colour and the Shape."[23] Rob Parker of NME wrote that the album is "both broad and focused enough to appeal to casuals and longhairs alike," describing it as "the pure sound of the band being the band, and through headphones or a decent system it sounds phenomenal."[18] Paul Brannigan of Q praised Grohl's lyrics and called Wasting Light "the most life-affirming, positively-charged album of his career."[20] Rolling Stone writer David Fricke commended Grohl's themes and producer Butch Vig for his "nuanced approach to weight and release."[21] David Gassmann of PopMatters gave the album an eight out of 10 rating and commented that it "has more modest intentions and scope than some of its predecessors."[25]

However, Slant Magazine's Kevin Liedel criticized the band's "growing aversion to anthemic songs," writing that "the obvious high points of Wasting Light are those that strive for stadium-pleasing melodies."[22] Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted an "undue" arena influence and called the album "a typically supersized arena-rock barrage, with lots of howling and wailing, every chorus tailored to imaginary walls of pyrotechnics and some tracks seemingly specifically constructed to accommodate a guitar spot or drum solo."[17] Pitchfork Media's David Bevan commented that "There just isn't a melody or hook to really amplify."[19] Andy Gill of The Independent criticized its "bombastic level" and stated "the presumed desire for back-to-the-roots simplicity [...] jettisons the diversity of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace."[26] Despite stating "beneath all the froth, really this is more of the same," BBC Online's Ian Winwood noted "a number of terrific songs" and commented that "this is nothing more than business as usual: some killer, some filler."[27] Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club wrote that "it's a little surprising that an album so obsessed with getting back to the basics doesn’t deliver the hooks Grohl and company do so well," but viewed that it lacks the filler of the band's previous albums and stated, "As a return to Foo Fighters' specialty—melodic, hard-hitting rock with soaring choruses—Wasting Light is a success."[15] Sputnikmusic's Nick Butler stated "Wasting Light isn't a masterpiece, nor does it see Grohl really reinventing the wheel as far as the band's sound goes, but it's clearly painted from a broader pallette of colours and it's clearly their first consistently good set of songs."[28]

Track listing

All songs written by Foo Fighters.

No.TitleLength
1."Bridge Burning"4:47
2."Rope"4:19
3."Dear Rosemary"4:26
4."White Limo"3:22
5."Arlandria"4:28
6."These Days"4:58
7."Back & Forth"3:52
8."A Matter of Time"4:36
9."Miss the Misery"4:33
10."I Should Have Known"4:16
11."Walk"4:16
Total length:47:53
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
12."Rope" (Deadmau5 Remix)5:52
13."Better Off"4:12
14."White Limo" (Music video)3:34
15."Walk (Live at the Roxy)" (Video)4:23
16."Rope" (Music video)4:19

Personnel

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Charts and certifications

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