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Rating: "Wasted Light" in 2011 was a valid and remarkable example of rock circulating on the planet. The Foo Fighters by Dave Grohl soared to the top of the charts worldwide and won four Grammy Awards. Astonishing, for an alternative band, when alternative has become an empty word. Today, when everything seems alternative, nothing truly is. Nonetheless, the Fighters are genuinely different amidst the chaos of notes and words blowing around, and their new CD promises to reach the same peaks as "Wasted Light". The Foo are rock and reach a massive audience without altering their sound. Grohl is the deus ex machina of Foo Fighters, but before being the inventor of this band, it's worth remembering that he was the drummer of Nirvana. Now he plays the guitar, but this is probably just a detail. For Grohl, using sticks and drums or the strings of a Fender is the same thing. The important thing is the artistic result, not the means. "Sonic Highways", the new album released in November, is a deep and complex work. Grohl speaks about it with vigor and passion and is super active: last year he even made a film, "Sound City", where he had none other than Paul McCartney act. Sonic Highways is an artistic adventure centered on the experiences made by the musicians in eight American cities. In each of these, interviews were conducted with characters and artists who contributed to their new album. Consequently, the tracks of the CD sprouted like mushrooms blooming in the undergrowth after the first rain in September. Among the names involved, Obama can't help but cause a sensation. Grohl said he was surprised by the cordial involvement of the President. In fact, the latter, after an award ceremony for a soldier, dedicated himself to the Foo with absolute calmness. Awarding a medal for military valor and discussing music seemed to Grohl an improbable combination, but the 15 minutes the President had promised turned into three-quarters of an hour dialoguing about Stevie Wonder. Even the daughter of Dylan's inspirer, that Woody Guthrie often cited in his youthful memories, participated in the encounters. The names contacted were many: Roky Erickson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and others. "Artists make music, whether it be country like Nelson's or psychedelic rock in 13th Floor Elevator style, it doesn't matter: the important thing is that it's sincere and without superstructures," said the Foo. A stop of particular emotional importance was Seattle. The city of Pearl Jam and Jimi Hendrix, certainly, but above all for Grohl, it's the place of Nirvana: "In these studios, Nirvana recorded their last album and the Foo Fighters recorded their first CD," the guitarist specified. Chicago is mentioned for Buddy Guy's intervention, artistic guide of Tom Morello and great blues master. The Bad Brains and Henry Rollins are paired in the episode of the capital, Washington, torn between sparkling monuments and destitute suburbs. In short, an album by the Foo with an emotional journey like few others. The eight cities are therefore dedicated to the eight songs that make up the album: Something From Nothing - Guest Rick Nielsen The Feast And The Famine - Guest Bad Brains Congregation - Guest Zac Brown What Did I Do? / God As My Witness - Guest Gary Clark, Jr. Outside - Guest Joe Walsh In the Clear - Guest Preservation Hall Jazz Band Subterranean - Guest Ben Gibbard I Am a River - Guest Joan Jett
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