Wasting light

Wasting light
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Publication (s)	April 8, 2011
Label (s)	RCA
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	11
running time	47:56
occupation	Vocals , rhythm guitar : Dave Grohl E-Bass : Nate Mendel , and Krist Novoselić ("I Should Have Known") Drums , percussion , backing vocals : Taylor Hawkins Lead and rhythm guitar , background vocals : Chris Shiflett Lead and rhythm guitar : Pat Smear Keyboard : Rami Jaffee Violin : Jessy Greene
production	Butch Vig
chronology Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) Wasting light Sonic Highways (2014)
Single releases March 1, 2011 Rope June 6, 2011 walk September 7, 2011 Arlandria November 1, 2011 These Days 5th June 2012 Bridge burning

Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters . It was released on April 8, 2011 on RCA Records and is the band's first album in four years.

Emergence

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Wasting light   DE 1 04/25/2011 (30 weeks)   AT 1 04/22/2011 (37 weeks)   CH 1 04/24/2011 (27 weeks)   UK 1 04/23/2011 (41 weeks)   US 1 04/30/2011 (58 weeks)

Singles

Rope   DE 83 03/28/2011 (3 weeks)   AT 51 03/25/2011 (1 week)   UK 22nd 03/12/2011 (9 weeks)   US 70 03/19/2011 (13 weeks) walk   AT 49 07/01/2011 (2 weeks)   CH 74 04/24/2011 (1 week)   UK 57 06/18/2011 (7 weeks) Arlandria   UK 79 09/17/2011 (2 weeks)

The recordings for the new album began in the summer of 2010. Dave Grohl's garage served as the studio and, according to producer Butch Vig, was recorded completely analog (analog multi-track tape machine) and completely analog mixed (analog mixer and sound processing).

“Dave has an amazing studio not too far from his home, in the Valley, and it's a great, kick-ass studio, but I think he felt that if he went in there, what would he do different on this record? They'd be recording in the same room, using the same board, getting the same sort of vibe. "

“Dave has a great studio in his valley, not very far from his house. But I think there would be no difference on the album if he had used this studio. They would work in the same room, use the same desk and produce the same sound. "

- Butch Vig

Although guitarist Pat Smear has been a member of the live crew again since 2006, Wasting Light is the first album since The Color and the Shape (1997) in which he is again listed as an official member of the Foo-Fighters .

Bob Mold for the song Dear Rosemary and Krist Novoselić for the song I should have known could be won as guest musicians for the album . Grohl and Novoselic played together again for the first time since the breakup of Nirvana .

All recordings were accompanied by cameras. The material was then used in the documentary Back and Forth , which tells the story of the Foo Fighters.

publication

On January 17, 2011, the band released a 30-second audio sample of Bridge Burning on their website . On February 1, 2011, an audio sample of the title Miss the Misery was released . On February 12, 2011 the video for the title White Limo was released , in which the singer and bassist of the band Motörhead , Lemmy Kilmister , also played.

On March 1, 2011, the video for Rope , the album's first single, was released. The album itself was released in Australia , Denmark , Finland , Germany , Ireland and the Netherlands on April 8, 2011. On April 11, 2011 the album was also released in the USA . On June 6, 2011, Walk was the second single from the album. Wasting Light's third single, Arlandria, was released on September 5th.

Track list

1. "Bridge Burning" - 4:47
2. "Rope" - 4:19
3. "Dear Rosemary" - 4:27
4. "White Limo" - 3:23
5. "Arlandria" - 4:28
6. "These Days" - 4:59
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

reception

The Foo Fighters at a concert in Madrid during their Wasting Light Tour

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics . At Metacritic , the album received a rating of 78% as an average of 37 reviews and the rating "Generally favorable" (German: "Basically positive").

Maik Maerten awards 8 out of 10 points and praises the recording in the garage on plattentests.de and goes on to say that great melodies, sing-along choruses for the stadium and loud guitars make the perfect mix of mainstream and rock 'n' roll .

Josef Gasteiger from laut.de awards 4 out of 5 stars and also praises the mix of mainstream and rock'n'roll. He describes the music as hooky, modern rock'n'roll on the royal level.

Jens Bauszus also praises the album on Focus Online and says that the band will finally climb the rock olymp with Wasting Light and gain new fans.

Radio Fritz says that the band has not changed on Wasting Light, but that was not to be expected. Overall, the band sounds more mature, more serious and heavier than on the previous releases.

At Rolling Stone , critic David Fricke awards 4 out of 5 stars. He describes the album as the band's best album since Foo Fighters (1995) and The Color and the Shape (1997).

The editors of Visions chose Wasting Light as the second best album of the year. The readers even voted for first place.

At the 2012 Grammy Awards , Wasting Light received the award in the "Best Rock Album" category. In addition, the title “Walk” was awarded in the categories “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Performance” and the title “White Limo” as the best “Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance”.

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	19,397
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Italy (FIMI)	gold	30,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	10 × gold 6 × platinum	1,801,897

Main article: Foo Fighters / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Wasting Light at Allmusic (English)
• Wasting Light at laut.de
• Criticism on plattentests.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Josef Gasteiger: This is exactly how you sell out stadiums . On laut.de. Retrieved April 15, 2011
2. ^ Profile of the Foo Fighters on rcamusicgroup.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
4. ↑ ^{a b} message on mtv.com (English). Retrieved April 15, 2011
5. ↑ ^{a b c} "Wasting Light" - the roughest album of the Foo Fighters so far . In: Badische Zeitung. Retrieved April 15, 2011
6. ^ ^{A b c} Jens Bauszus: Dave Grohl On: FOCUS Online, April 8, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011
7. ↑ ^{a b} Overview on allmusic.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011
8. ↑ Udo Eberl: New albums from the Foo Fighters, Maike Rosa Vogel and Glacier ( Memento from April 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). In: Südwest Presse, April 8, 2011.
9. ↑ James Montgomery: Foo Fighters To Return This Spring With 'Massive' New Album On: mtv.com, January 4, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011
10. ↑ Michael Pilz: The Foo Fighters Between Pool, Babies and Grill In: Die Welt, April 13, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011
11. ↑ Teaser ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on foofighters.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011  
12. ↑ ^{a b c} message on billboard.com (English). Retrieved April 15, 2011.
13. ↑ TWRY Video of the Week: Foo Fighters / Walk . On: theywillrockyou.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011
14. ↑ ^{a b} Wasting Light at metacritic.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011
15. ↑ Maik Maerten: A promise is a promise . On: plattentests.de. Retrieved April 15, 2011
16. ↑ One thing in particular: even more guitars.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: fritz.de, April 8, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011  
17. ↑ David Fricke: Review on rollingstone.com (English), April 8, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011