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Foo Fighters - Biography
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| Foo Fighters came about due to tragic circumstances. After the suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in 1994 and the band's subsequent dissolution, drummer Dave Grohl decided to focus on recording a collection of songs he'd been developing for a few years. Handling all the vocals and almost all the instruments himself, Grohl called his 1995 debut Foo Fighters, which was also the name of his new band, a reference to World War II terminology for unidentified flying objects. The album showcased Grohl's melodic rock songs indebted to hard rock and punk, establishing the band's musical blueprint.
When it came time to hit the road to support Foo Fighters, Grohl recruited two former members of the alternative-rock group Sunny Day Real Estate -- drummer William Goldsmith and bassist Nate Mendel -- as well as guitarist Pat Smear, who had been a part of Nirvana for that band's final tour. Foo Fighters were a full-fledged band now, but its lineup was about to go through a series of changes. When Foo Fighters reconvened in the studio in 1996 to record its follow-up, The Colour and the Shape, tensions began to grow between Grohl and Goldsmith over the album's drum sounds. Unhappy with Grohl's decision to rerecord the drums on his own, Goldsmith left the band. Grohl brought in Taylor Hawkins, who had worked with Alanis Morissette, to replace Goldsmith on the subsequent tour. After The Colour and the Shape's release, Smear announced he was also exiting the group. Guitarist Franz Stahl, who had been a member of the punk band Scream with Grohl in the 1980s, took Smear's place, but by the time Foo Fighters began work on their third album, 1999's There Is Nothing Left to Lose, he too would depart the band. When the band toured after There Is Nothing Left to Lose's release, Grohl added guitarist Chris Shiflett, formerly of the punk band No Use for a Name. The quartet has remained intact ever since. With newfound stability, Foo Fighters have maintained a steady commercial course in the 21st century. Although Grohl has acknowledged that it's his least favorite Foo album, 2002's One by One was the band's fourth straight platinum-selling record on the strength of the singles "All My Life" and "Times Like These." Inspired by his time campaigning for U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004, Grohl named the group's 2005 album In Your Honor, a two-disc set split between rock songs and acoustic tracks. 2007's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was nominated for five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. The band have release their first album in four years, Wasting Light, on April 12, 2011. In addition, former Foo guitarist Pat Smear rejoined the lineup for the new disc. Current Foo Fighters Members: Dave Grohl - lead vocals, guitar Taylor Hawkins - drums Nate Mendel - bass Chris Shiflett - guitar Pat Smear - guitar Foo Fighters Discography: Foo Fighters (1995) The Colour and the Shape (1997) There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) One by One (2002) In Your Honor (2005) Skin and Bones (live album) (2006) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) Foo Fighters Greatest Hits (2009) Wasting Light (2011) |
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