Dave Ghrol’s other band rack up album number twelve in a back-to-basics blast.
Dave Ghrol was twenty-five when Nirvana were forced to end early. He could have quit music then and still been assured of legendary status. Instead he formed Foo Fighters, moving from drums to guitar in the process and began a hugely vital second chapter. Not to mention all the side projects and guest appearances over the years with the likes of Them Crooked Vultures and a brief stint drumming for Queens of The Stone Age. Ghrol is now fifty-seven.
Instead of showing any signs of slowing down Your Favourite Toy is a back-to-basics rebirth. A band determined to have some fun on their own terms. This was seen in the recent short notice UK gigs where the band played in some of the smallest venues they have been in for years, the only catch – you had to queue up at the venue box offices in person to get a ticket. How resolutely old school.
This album is lacking an absolute A-Grade single like the monsters in their locker ‘Everlong’ and ‘All My Life.’ However, Foo Fighters at 80% of their best make a better sound than most bands on top of their game. This is a highly consistent set of tracks designed to be played loud and live. Only ‘Child Actor’ threatens to be a dip in quality but even that one redeems itself as it hits the half-way point. ‘Of All People’ is perhaps the most Foo Fighters track they have ever released, like a distillation of about twenty other of their tracks squished into one song.
Stick this album on, play it loud. Enjoy.
Essential Tracks: ‘Caught In The Echo,’ ‘Of All People,’ ‘Your Favourite Toy’ ‘If Only You Knew,’ ‘Spit Shine’ and ‘Asking For A Friend.’
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