As for the Foo Fighters, they wel-comed back Smear and became a quintet ahead of 2011’s ‘Wasting Light,’ for which they challenged themselves to recording with purely analog equipment with ...

Now he deserves some best wishes. The Foo Fighters bandleader and rock 'n' roll ambassador turns 56 on Jan. 14, and the occasion naturally offers a moment to reflect on his deep, wide catalog.