In Your Honor
| Foo Fighters
In Your Honor
In Your Honor is the fifth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on June 14, 2005 by RCA Records. It is a double album, with one disc containing heavy rock songs and a second disc with mellower acousticsongs. Frontman Dave Grohl decided to do a diverse blend of songs as he felt that after ten years of existence, the band had to break new ground with their music. The album was recorded at a newly built studio in Northridge, Los Angeles, and featured guests such as John Paul Jones, Norah Jones and Josh Homme. The lyrics deal with both resonating and introspective themes, with a major influence from Grohl's involvement on the campaign trail with John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. It is the first album to feature keyboardist Rami Jaffee, although he would not join the band as full-time member until 2017.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
He's at his most pensive, purposefully distanced from his all-American prankster persona.
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NME
Combining quiet acoustics and hard rock,
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Sputnik Music
Rock & acoustic tracks which enables the Foo Fighters to return to form
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BBC
Maybe if they had just taken the best tracks from each disc and put them on one album they might have succeeded.
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Pop Matters
Without a rip or a roar, the first disc passes harmlessly -- it's the quieter second disc that truly demands attention.
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Punknews
Most varied and ambitious effort to date
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All Music
It makes for certainly their most consistent, arguably their best album yet
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Prefix Magazine
Grohl tests the boundaries of his robust pipes
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Pop Culture Beast
The failed experiment that is In Your Honor
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Music OMH
They still rock, yet more loudly and more quietly than they have before
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EW
You’ll probably revisit the rockin’ half more often. At least, until those first chilly days of fall.
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Common Sense Media
There's a feeling of immediacy and honesty in these quieter tracks that somehow trumps the big loud stuff
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Drowned in Sound
Foos are good at what they do: polished, melodic rock music
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Antimusic
A success on some levels but also very disappointing on others.
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The Gaurdian
Together they're pleasantly chewy.
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Bol
A very good album, both the artwork and the content!
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Chron
Album is double trouble One disc from the Foo Fighters really pumps up the volume
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RTE
Ultimately, 'In Your Honour' finds a band trying too hard to strike every musical note they can in a bid to please everyone
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Silent Uproar
In Your Honor considerably falls short. Perhaps Dave Grohl bit off more than he can chew, as double-discs have an odd way of failing miserably.
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Glorious Noise
Contains no new showstoppers – each disc seems to only contain one very long song.
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IGN
Bounces from electric to acoustic with a sense of flavorful fluidity. And you know what? That would make for a truly memorable Foo Fighter's experience.
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Independentt
The standout tracks are mostly from the rock disc. The acoustic disc has fewer choice moments.
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Humo
Metal and mellow - we found a particularly good idea:
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Coke Machine Glow
If his hooks could ever match that, it would truly be something to behold
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Boards
It's far too late to save a double disc that, despite all the expectations and being talked up, has whimpered, cowered and just played it too boring to ever endear itself to neutrals and fans alike.
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Kiwi Reviews
'In Your Honor' which rocks in true Foo Fighters style - the power and the hook to satisfy your senses and a little bit of lyrical questioning to keep our minds in check too.
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