D
ave Grohl, founder of Foo Fighters and former Nirvana drummer, wins accolades for his integrity, activism and curation of odd bits of music history. Occasionally, you might hear a quiet mumble that âif only Foo Fightersâ albums were as consistently interesting as Grohl.â
The band is out to prove its skeptics wrong in
Medicine at Midnight (RCA), where longtime members Pat Smear and Rami Jaffe go to great lengths to prop up Grohlâs valiant efforts. The bandâs live TV appearances in late 2020 suggested a more exciting Foo Fighters for its 10th studio album.
Those who think hard rock needs a an infusion of joyful pop in pandemic times will find tracks like âShame Shameâ and âMaking a Fireâ a fitting evolution for Foo Fighters. Naysayers may complain that the former partial-punks have become poseurs, but a subtler critique is that Foo Fighters always will have a predictable sound, no matter how they fiddle with production. Still, Grohl b