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Foo Fighters review – beloved rockers thunder back from trauma with thrilling intensity
The pain of losing drummer Taylor Hawkins is still audible in some of these songs, but the band’s togetherness is plainly stronger than ever
Just over two years after the shattering and untimely death of drummer Taylor Hawkins left them facing trauma and turmoil, Foo Fighters deliver a two-and-a-half-hour-plus masterclass in how to put the show back on the road. Throughout, a subtle stream of melancholy is most evidenced in gentler songs such as a lovely Statues and a sublime, singalong My Hero, although All My Life, Walk and Best of You rage as hard as ever. Few drummers could step into Hawkins’ considerable boots in terms of energy and showmanship, but former Devo and Nine Inch Nails man Josh Freese does it with aplomb.
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