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Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace AwaitingStock "The National has created nearlyfrom Rolling Stone: Dave Grohl has mentioned Steely Dan as a big influence on the Foo Fighters during the making of their sixth album, and after an advance listen to September 25s Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace, we know why: Echoes has a distinct 70s rock undercurrent. There are sonic references to early 70s Zeppelin, late era Beatles and Bruce Springsteen tossed throughout the otherwise typically loud, brawny and stadium ready power tunes.