 Writing for Entertainment Weekly , Tom Sinclair considered that while the record was not ground @-@ breaking , " the Foos have found a way to create their own archetype , with an instinctive feel for what constitutes a killer song " , and praised " how damn near flawless the tone of the whole set feels " . Rolling Stone 's David Fricke praised the sonic variety , described by him as " an anthology of strong new songs by a great bunch of bands , all calling themselves Foo Fighters " . Jessica Letkemann of Billboard was acceptive of the " delicious sundown grooves " of the quieter piece and " the Foos ' usual soft @-@ louder @-@ loudest ' radio friendly unit shifters ' " - referencing a track of Nirvana 's In Utero - while considering " Home " the only disappointing track . Robert Christgau rated the album a B , describing it as a " candid attempt to recapitulate Nirvana Mark II 's 10 @-@ year @-@ old triumph , The Colour and the Shape " . Henrik Holmgren of Melodic praised the production of the album and felt that Grohl singing " gets better and better with every record . " Dave Simpson of The Guardian called Echoes , Silence , Patience & Grace the band 's " most accomplished album " , praising the composition and saying that " Gil Norton 's stunning production can 't disguise the raw humanity beneath the sheen " . 
