The Foo Fighters
Saint Cecilia
The Foo Fighters are a rock band from Seattle. The lead singer, Dave Grohl was the drummer in popular grunge band Nirvana. They have released 8 studio albums, and a greatest hits album as well.
The Foo Fighters surprised everyone with their release of Saint Cecilia in November 2015. It is a free download on ITunes. There are 5 songs on the album, Saint Cecilia, Sean, Savior Breath, Iron Rooster, and The Neverending Sigh. Each song has similarities to a different era of the Foo Fighters.
Saint Cecilia,album’s namesake, is a tribute to the hotel that the band recorded the album in, while staying in Austin Texas. Saint Cecilia is light and melodic. It has the catchiness of the Foo Fighters many hits, like Everlong and Times like These.
Sean is catchy in a different way than Saint Cecilia. It features the drums, and its hook is simple, only the name Sean.
Savior Breath has a harder rock song than some of the other songs, reminiscent of In Your Honor (disc 1), and The Colour and the Shape. Dave Grohl frequently screams in the song. similar to
Iron Rooster is a break from the intensity of Savior Breath. It is similar to a few songs on In Your Honor (disc 2), for example Friend of a Friend and Virginia Moon. It is one of the slower songs on the album, and features a slow guitar solo.
The Neverending Sigh starts out similar to Iron Rooster, and then takes a turn toward Sean and Savior Breath. It is in the middle of levels of intensity of the album. 