Nope it's the exact same riff up until it breaks up and starts over, good stuff though.I can't be the only one who thought they were emulating part of Holy Diver like the entire song, am I? My brain kept adding in the other notes all the time. Great stuff, just disconcerting for me personally.
They recorded each track in a different studio in a different city with a 1 week timetable for each. So yeah, it was rushed. I think 3-4 of the songs are decent, and the last few just seem too 'feely' for a good Foo song. There were also times where the actual instrumentals are ramping up to something awesome and then there's just a bit of a letdown, like Zack Brown's playing in Congregation at 3:30ish mark, but it never leads to anything big.Listened to this a couple of times today, not Dave's best work IMO. The music is solid but Dave just doesn't sound like he has the same energy as usual. And only 8 tracks? I thought most bands these days were recording 20 or so and then slimming that down to 12-15. Having only 8 makes it seem like they only spend 2-3 days in a studio and said "Fuck it, were good. Send it out."