12: everlong-- foo fighters

maybe i got too into the foo at some point. there was certainly a time when i would have considered them my alltime favorite band. and while i think they have some quality stuff now, looking back, i dont have the same adoration i used to. and i guess that's okay. there is one foo fighters song, though, that has remained, if not gathered strength in my mind-- everlong. on 'the colour and the shape,' this song did and does stand out above the rest.

i still find it to be mysterious sounding. i still think of fog and eerie light when i hear this song. it was serious where much of the foo material seemed somewhat light. like so many songs i like, it builds well. the part where dave grohl whispers and then the percussion and volume come slamming back into the song is revelatory. monumental. and, as with the best foo fighter songs, you can sing along to it, rock out to it.

this song serves as a connection to my past self and my present one, i guess (that sounds pretty ridiculous). a song i can listen to, as i did then, and think is quality music that still sounds fresh and real and has meaning. this band and this song rightly hold an important place in my life and i guess that deserves credit. it also, in some ways, made me consider music that went beyond the type of stuff the foo was making at the time. stuff that had more mystery. stuff that seemed more serious.

and the video is righteous (and funny, which is ok): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdwZCVZmg8