Foo Fighters - Wasting Light [Sony 180g 2xLP-Set; 45 rpm] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

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Grohl's most memorable set of songs since 1997's The Colour and the Shape. - Mikael Wood/Spin

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Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet." The title is taken from the lyrics of the song "Miss the Misery". Guest musicians include Bob Mould and Krist Novoselic.

The album sold 235,000 in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first number-one album in the United States. It also attained chart success in several other countries. Upon its release, Wasting Light received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its production and the band's songwriting.

Background and recording

Recording of the album began September 6, 2010 with producer Butch Vig, who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's Greatest Hits album. The band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl said of the album, "With [Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace] we were too concerned with being musical. Now it's time for us to be a rock band again." Unlike the band's previous two albums, In Your Honor and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Wasting Light was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage, as opposed to the band's home-built studio, Studio 606. Regarding this decision, Grohl states: "There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage." Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was recorded using entirely analogue equipment until post-mastering. All copies of the album contain a small section of the original analogue master tape, an idea by Dave Grohl.

Although he has performed live with the band since 2006, Wasting Light is the first studio album to feature guitarist Pat Smear as an official member since The Colour and the Shape (1997). The recording of the album was filmed as part of a career-spanning documentary called Back and Forth.

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Track listing

All songs written by Foo Fighters.

Side A

1. "Bridge Burning" 4:46
2. "Rope" 4:19
3. "Dear Rosemary" 4:26

Side B

4. "White Limo" 3:22
5. "Arlandria" 4:28
6. "These Days" 4:58

Side C

7. "Back & Forth" 3:52
8. "A Matter of Time" 4:36
9. "Miss the Misery" 4:33

Side D

10. "I Should Have Known" 4:15
11. "Walk" 4:16

Personnel

Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitars
Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, backing vocals
Nate Mendel – bass
Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Pat Smear – lead and rhythm guitars

Additional personnel

Bob Mould – guitar and backing vocals on "Dear Rosemary"
Krist Novoselic – bass and accordion on "I Should Have Known"
Rami Jaffee – keyboards on "Bridge Burning" and "Rope", mellotron on "I Should Have Known", organ on "Walk"
Jessy Greene – violin on "I Should Have Known"
Fee Waybill – backing vocals on "Miss the Misery"
Butch Vig - percussion on "Back & Forth"
Drew Hester - percussion on "Arlandria"

Production

Butch Vig – production
Alan Moulder – mixing
Emily Lazar – mastering
Joe LaPorta - mastering
James Brown – engineer

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