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Foo Fighters are kind of like Tom Petty, in that they churn out song after song that becomes part of the rock ’n’ roll weather without sounding especially monumental in any way. They’re easy to take for granted, as they often are, but what is Dave Grohl if not a demon when it comes to writing hooks that fly out of a radio like so many winged horses in magic-hour sun? The Foos’ 2007 full-length, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, picked up a Grammy for Best Rock Album. The most recent, Wasting Light, is a return to Foo Fighters’ specialty—melodic, hard-hitting rock with soaring choruses. Every song hits the band’s sweet spot. If nothing else, Wasting Light is Foo Fighters’ first generally good record in six years, solid from top to bottom without the filler that marred the band’s early records.

Updated 08/30/2011