Episode 83
084 | 'Arlandria' breakdown for the Foo Fighters A-Z
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Summary
We’re back on 'Wasting Light' for the latest Foo Fighters A–Z, as Ryan Beveridge of the '1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die' podcast picks up his guitar to help us break down 'Arlandria'.
Ryan explains why it’s a song that does a lot with a little – hooks on hooks, three guitars each doing their own heavy lifting, and a little accidental genius in Dave’s chord choices.
We also ask what the song is really about - a relationship, a retreat from fame, or a push and pull with the place Dave grew up?
Topics Discussed
- The three-guitar layering
- Shifty’s signature bends and Dave’s “accidental genius”
- The Virginia connection - from 'Headwires' to 'Arlandria'
- Nursery rhymes and the sing-song cadence of rock
- The song's live history
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