Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
by Foo Fighters
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Sep 25, 2007
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 156 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 156
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 156
  3. Negative: 11 out of 156

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  1. Ricko
    Dec 21, 2011
    8
    I'm not a major Foo Fighters fan - appreciate some of their best tracks but overall wouldn't be a favourite of mine, however this is a really good album. Probably the bands most consistent from start to finish.
  2. foowombats
    Dec 11, 2012
    8
    This is a great album. Is it Foo Fighters' best, hmmm not really, but it is still excellent. The main single and first track - The pretender, will be a classic for years to come. Other gems include the quick rising build-up songs - Let it die, Come alive and But honestly, the casual and catchy - Summer's end and Long road to ruin and the stunningly beautiful acoustic ballad - StrangerThis is a great album. Is it Foo Fighters' best, hmmm not really, but it is still excellent. The main single and first track - The pretender, will be a classic for years to come. Other gems include the quick rising build-up songs - Let it die, Come alive and But honestly, the casual and catchy - Summer's end and Long road to ruin and the stunningly beautiful acoustic ballad - Stranger things have happened. I would recommend this album to all Foo fighter fans, fans of Rock music and well...all general music lovers.… Expand
  3. ChrisT.
    Feb 21, 2008
    9
    Classic Foo Fighters, this album is practically flawless.
  4. BerndK
    May 30, 2009
    9
    A very good Album. The best Foo Fighter Album so far. It's no bad song on this Album.
  5. RamiroL.
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    their worst effort.
  6. ricco94
    Mar 8, 2013
    9
    Foo Fighters never stop making great music. This is another example of good rock. One of their best album with some of their greatest songs (The Pretender, Long Road To Ruin, Let It Die). Well Done!
  7. declanm
    Oct 2, 2007
    1
    This album like most of the FF albums since the colour and the shape have the same sound sameness which means boring even though dave grohl is getting more screams in it still puts me to sleep another rubbish album have to stop buying them now.
  8. Felix
    Dec 8, 2007
    5
    Mediocre album; even worse than In Your Honor.
  9. FormerFooFan
    Sep 30, 2007
    0
    The magic is gone. It's not that they need to sound like their first couple of albums, it's that they need the variety and creativity back. People who like this stuff probably own Nickelback cds too. Wake up all you 10-raters out there! It's generic!!
  10. NoelG.
    Oct 3, 2007
    0
    What happened to Dave Grohls great voice, the smokes oviously got to it. Y'know Dave Grohl is really talented. He's a great songwriter, guitarist and drummer and singer but the last few albums are just pathetic, and partly I blame the people who mixed the last few albums, they're so bland and why Dave chooses to reduce his artisicness for such a dull band and driveling What happened to Dave Grohls great voice, the smokes oviously got to it. Y'know Dave Grohl is really talented. He's a great songwriter, guitarist and drummer and singer but the last few albums are just pathetic, and partly I blame the people who mixed the last few albums, they're so bland and why Dave chooses to reduce his artisicness for such a dull band and driveling producers is beyond me. You can do better than this Dave!!! Save your career please!!! You used to be one fo my heroes. Or perhaps if this record had come out in 2005, I would never have heard "In Your Honour" and I would'nt be sitting here moaning. Sorry for being honest you 10 starrer's. Get the first one, the second one, there is nothing..., and one by one, and call it a day.… Expand
  11. Jo
    Sep 28, 2007
    3
    Except for the awesome 'Let It Die' this is a very bad release, even the first single (pretender) is anything but memorable...weak ballads, American FM-rock cliche's, I wasted my 15 bucks on this... n,o energy, no creative songwriting to be found here... let's hope there next album will reach the same heights again as One By One
  12. JonathanM.
    Sep 28, 2007
    0
    Not impressed, could be even worse than "In Your Honour" I can't believe that such great bands go down hill so quickly, this is a joke.
  13. RaffiK.
    Oct 19, 2007
    9
    I've always liked foo fighters, and i pretty much always will. keep it up.
  14. DerekP.
    Oct 6, 2007
    8
    A sort of departure for the Foo. A little softer, but still great.
  15. NoahL.
    Sep 25, 2007
    8
    This is big, open-hearted hard rock with a couple of slower tracks. The songs are actually pretty good this time around, and I really like Gil Norton's production - much better than the last 3 records in my opinion. By now we know what Foo Fighters sound like so I don't understand the backlash here.
  16. JackL.
    Apr 10, 2008
    8
    It's irregular, but still a great rock album. "The Pretender" is energetic and exciting, "Let it Die" is dramatic and vibrating and this goes on to the sixth track. The album could end there.
  17. joshr
    Oct 1, 2007
    8
    I really enjoyed the last album, In Your Honor. i found both discs to be enjoyable listens. it was a great return after One By One, which was not very good. i like the new disc. it's a bit different, sort of a merge of the two disc deal from the last album. love Come Alive, The Pretender, & Long Road to Ruin.
  18. TeriF
    Oct 26, 2007
    8
    Overall, very satisfying album. Some really great songs. Favorite of mine is "Let It Die." Classic Foos.
  19. SteveJ
    Oct 29, 2007
    5
    Decidedly average. If it wasn't Dave Grohl singing and the Foo Fighters playing, you wouldn't listen to half the tracks on this derivative and disappointing album. Looks like they'll never best The Colour And The Shape...
  20. TimL.
    Oct 6, 2007
    6
    Wow, everyone on here constantly chooses extremes. The album is leagues ahead of "In Your Honor" however Leagues behind "one by one" However, I, unlike every other foo fighters fan on here, am not a purist. I am willing to listen to "change" as the others aren't apparantly. Am I the only 1 who finds it sickening the whole "sell out" thing. Come on, they are trying to something Wow, everyone on here constantly chooses extremes. The album is leagues ahead of "In Your Honor" however Leagues behind "one by one" However, I, unlike every other foo fighters fan on here, am not a purist. I am willing to listen to "change" as the others aren't apparantly. Am I the only 1 who finds it sickening the whole "sell out" thing. Come on, they are trying to something different, and you should be happy and proud that a band you like are trying to expand their musical range other then putting out the same album out time and time again. See thats what you guys want, another one by one, I want something different, and thats what I got.… Expand
  21. JamesS
    Oct 7, 2007
    10
    This album is brilliant. There isn't a single bad foo fighters album yet. Let It Die is probably the best song here, or Stranger Things Have Happened. To compare this album to Nickelback is a disgrace, whoever it was that said that.
  22. HermanA.
    Oct 8, 2007
    7
    Another good album by the Foo Fighters, but this is just more of the same. Granted, it's a bit more intellectual and artistic but Dave Grohl has been doing the same thing for years.
  23. JoelG.
    Oct 9, 2007
    10
    Great album, they just keep getting better and better. Id write more but Im feed up with people that write reviews and don't even take the time to listen to an album and analyze it. Foos rock. Everysong on this album is worth listening too. how many bands can do that?
  24. SethV.
    Sep 25, 2007
    10
    Epic! Amazing return to form after the disappointing "In Your Honor."
  25. Vin'S
    Sep 25, 2007
    7
    I've been disappointed by the 2 previous Foo albums, as One by One had too much unfinished songs, and In Your Honor maybe too far reaching for the basic rocker that I am ! But I'm still a Foo Fighters fan right from the first album, so I was waiting eagerly for this new one. I must say that I had difficulties getting on with "The Pretender", but, like many people apparently, it I've been disappointed by the 2 previous Foo albums, as One by One had too much unfinished songs, and In Your Honor maybe too far reaching for the basic rocker that I am ! But I'm still a Foo Fighters fan right from the first album, so I was waiting eagerly for this new one. I must say that I had difficulties getting on with "The Pretender", but, like many people apparently, it grew on me. And the rest followed. It followed not only because I'm a fan, but because it all sounds new ( Grohl's songwriting talent evolves from album to album ), which makes it interesting to listen to. I like them all except Long Road to Ruin ( a bit too mellow ) and The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners, a bit pointless... Thumbs up for Let It Die, Come Alive and Stranger Things Have Happened. Of course, as many fans of early Foo I'd have loved more punk and less rock, but "Echoes..." will do easily after their 2 previous mellow CDs...… Expand
  26. RogerF.
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    The WORST album of the year, Foo Fighters is DEAD!
  27. MaryL.
    Sep 26, 2007
    10
    Both thumbs up!
  28. Fg
    Sep 27, 2007
    10
    Love it
  29. ChrisG
    Sep 28, 2007
    9
    I really like this album. It's a hell of a lot better then In Your Honor (with the exception of the acoustic disc it felt like they were trying to hard). To those who criticize this album because it sounds like a typical rock record, I say that while this doesn't really push rock into new territory it is by no means average. I don't believe that there is a weak track in the I really like this album. It's a hell of a lot better then In Your Honor (with the exception of the acoustic disc it felt like they were trying to hard). To those who criticize this album because it sounds like a typical rock record, I say that while this doesn't really push rock into new territory it is by no means average. I don't believe that there is a weak track in the whole mix. When I first listened to this album I literally said to myself that "this is rock and roll" It doesn't rely on gimmicks. Its doesn't emulate some genre of music that is already dead and gone. It just shows that rock can kick you in the nuts, that it can be beautiful, that it can also be something to listen to while relaxing with a cold beer. I don't believe that the Foo Fighters were ever trying to recreate rock and roll with their music, only trying to put out songs that people can enjoy. And with this album they definately do this.… Expand
  30. MaxL
    Sep 30, 2007
    8
    Echoes...is not the album I was expecting for. It's not that revolutionar, but it was close. Some tracks are killer, but some are more like filler. Some would have been better if they were about 3 minutes max. songs not 4 or 5. 7.5/10
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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Mojo
    80
    It's charming, understated and has to be heard in context. [Oct 2007, p.100]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    By and large this is as consistent a record as the Foo Fighters have ever made.
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  3. Pitchfork
    42
    They're sounding less and less relatable, leaving us pining not just for the days of a little grunge trio from Seattle, but for the relentlessly catchy and charismatic Dave Grohl of the Foos' still-fantastic self-titled debut and the better half of "The Colour and the Shape."
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