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Contents
Articles
Overview
Foo Fighters Discography Awards and nominations 1 1 10 23 29 29 40 43 46 49 54 57 58 58 63 70 74 79 86 91 99 99 100 104 109 111 111 114 117
Members
Dave Grohl Chris Shiflett Nate Mendel Taylor Hawkins Pat Smear William Goldsmith Franz Stahl
Studio albums
Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Wasting Light
Other albums
Five Songs and a Cover Skin and Bones Greatest Hits Medium Rare
Video albums
Everywhere but Home Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium
Songs
"All My Life" "Alone+Easy Target" "Best of You" "Big Me" "Breakout" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Darling Nikki" "DOA" "Everlong" "Exhausted" "For All the Cows" "Friend of a Friend" "Generator" "Have a Cigar" "Have It All" "I'll Stick Around" "Learn to Fly" "Let It Die" "Long Road to Ruin" "Low" "Marigold" "Monkey Wrench" "My Hero" "Next Year" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "The One" "The Pretender" "Resolve" "Skin and Bones" "Stacked Actors" "This Is a Call" "Times Like These" "Walking After You" "Wheels" "Rope"
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Related bands
Nirvana
Sunny Day Real Estate Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders The Fire Theft Jackson United Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name Them Crooked Vultures
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Other
Foozer 24 Hours of Foo Pocketwatch Songs for the Deaf
References
Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 296 304
Article Licenses
License 306
Overview
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters performing in November 2007. Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Seattle, Washington, United States Alternative rock, post-grunge, 1994present RCA, Capitol [1] hard rock [2] [3] [4]
Associated acts Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Fire Theft, Scream Website [foofighters.com foofighters.com] Members Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Taylor Hawkins Chris Shiflett Pat Smear Past members William Goldsmith Franz Stahl
The Foo Fighters are an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as foo fighters. Prior to the release of the Foo Fighters' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters, which featured Grohl as the only official member, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, as well as fellow Nirvana touring bandmate Pat Smear as guitarist to complete the lineup. The band began with performances in Portland, Oregon. Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group's second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997) when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself. Smear's departure followed soon afterward. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).
Foo Fighters The band briefly continued as a trio until Chris Shiflett joined as the band's lead guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The band released its fourth album, One by One, in 2002. The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material. Foo Fighters released its sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, in 2007. In 2010, it was confirmed that Smear had officially rejoined the band after touring with the Foo Fighters as an unofficial member between 2006 and 2009. Over the course of the band's career, three of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and all six albums have been nominated. The band's seventh studio album, Wasting Light, was released in 2011.
History
Formation and debut album (19941995)
Dave Grohl joined the grunge group Nirvana as its drummer. During tours, he took a guitar with him and wrote some small songs. Grohl held back these songs from the rest of the band; he said in 1997, "I was in awe of [frontman Kurt Cobain's songs], and [I was] intimidated. I thought it was best that I keep my songs to myself."[5] Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos and covers of songs he liked and even issued a cassette of some of those songs called Pocketwatch under the pseudonym "Late!" in 1992.[6] Frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead after committing suicide in his Seattle home on April 8, 1994, and Nirvana subsequently disbanded. Grohl received offers to work with various artists; he almost accepted a permanent position as drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ultimately Grohl declined and instead entered Robert Lang Studios in October 1994 to record fifteen of the forty songs he had written.[6] With the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static," played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the tracks.[7] "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life," Grohl later said. "I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do. I enjoy writing music and I enjoy trying to sing, and there's nothing anyone can really do to discourage me." Grohl completed an album's worth of material in five days and handed out cassette copies of the sessions to his friends for feedback.[6] Grohl hoped to keep his anonymity and release the recordings in a limited run under the title "Foo Fighters", taken from the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to unidentified flying objects.[6] However, the demo tape circulated in the music industry, creating interest among record labels.[8] Grohl formed a band to support the album. Initially, he talked to former Nirvana band mate Krist Novoselic about joining the group, but both decided against it. "For Krist and I, it would have felt really natural and really great", Grohl explained. "But for everyone else, it would have been weird, and it would have left me in a really bad position. Then I really would have been under the microscope."[9] Having heard about the disbanding of Seattle-based rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, Grohl drafted the group's bass player, Nate Mendel, and drummer, William Goldsmith. Grohl asked Pat Smear, who served as a touring guitarist for Nirvana after the release of its 1993 album, In Utero, to join as the group's second guitarist.[10] Grohl ultimately licensed the album to Capitol Records, releasing it on his new record label, Roswell Records.[6] Foo Fighters made their live debut on March 3, 1995 during a show at The Satyricon in Portland. They followed that with a show at the Velvet Elvis in Seattle on March 4. The first show had been part of a benefit gig to aid the finances of the investigation into the rape and murder of The Gits singer Mia Zapata. Grohl refused to do interviews or tour large venues to promote the album.[10] Foo Fighters undertook their first major tour in the spring of 1995, opening for Mike Watt. The band's first single, "This Is a Call", was released in June 1995,[7] and its debut album Foo Fighters was released the next month. "I'll Stick Around", "For All The Cows", and "Big Me" were released as subsequent singles. The band spent the following months on tour, including their first appearance at the Reading Festival in England in August.[10]
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The Colour and the Shape (19961997)

After touring through the spring of 1996, Foo Fighters entered a studio in Woodinville, Washington with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. While Grohl once again wrote all the songs, the rest of the band collaborated on the arrangements. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl took the rough mixes with him to Los Angeles, intending to finish up his vocal and guitar parts. While there, Grohl realized that he was not happy with how the mixes were turning out, and the band "basically re-recorded almost everything".[5] During the L.A. sessions, Grohl had played drums on the songs, removing Goldsmith's drumming part. Goldsmith said Grohl did not tell him that he recorded new drum parts for the record and, feeling betrayed, left the band.[11] In need of a replacement for Goldsmith, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins to see if he could recommend anybody. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered his own services as drummer.[5] Hawkins made his debut with the group in time for the release of its second album, The Colour and the Shape, in May 1997. The album included the singles "Monkey Wrench", "My Hero", and "Everlong". Pat Smear announced to the rest of the group that he wanted to leave the band to pursue other interests. Four months later in September 1997 at the MTV Video Music Awards, Smear simultaneously announced his departure from the band and introduced his replacement, Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl.[12] Stahl toured with the band for the next few months, and appeared on two tracks that the band recorded for movie soundtracks, a re-recording of "Walking After You" for The X-Files and "A320" for Godzilla. A B-side of the album, "Dear Lover", appeared in the horror film Scream 2.
There Is Nothing Left to Lose (19982001)

In 1998, Foo Fighters traveled to Grohl's home state of Virginia to write music for its third album. However, Grohl and Stahl were unable to co-operate as songwriters; Grohl told Kerrang! in 1999, "in those few weeks it just seemed like the three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn't". Grohl was distraught about the decision to fire Stahl, as the two had been friends since childhood.[13] The remaining trio of Grohl, Mendel, and Hawkins spent the next several months recording the band's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose, in Grohl's Virginia home studio. The album spawned several singles, including "Learn to Fly", the band's first single to reach the US Hot 100. Before the release of the album, Capitol president Gary Gersh was forced out of the label. Given Grohl's history with Gersh, Foo Fighters' contract had included a "key man clause" that allowed them to leave the label upon Gersh's departure. They subsequently left Capitol and signed to RCA, who later acquired the rights to the band's Capitol albums.[13] After recording was completed, the band auditioned a number of potential guitarists, and eventually settled on Chris Shiflett, who performs with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and previously performed with California punk band, No Use for a Name. Shiflett initially joined the band as touring guitarist, but achieved full-time status prior to the recording of the group's fourth album. Around 2001 Foo Fighters established a relationship with rock band Queen, of whom the band (particularly Grohl[14] and Hawkins[15] ) are fans. In March of that year, Grohl and Hawkins inducted the band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame[16] and joined them on stage for a rendition of the Queen 1976 classic "Tie Your Mother Down", with Hawkins playing drums alongside Roger Taylor, while Grohl was playing rhythm guitar and handling vocal duties.[17] Guitarist Brian May added a guitar track to Foo Fighters' second cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar", which appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Mission: Impossible II. In 2002, guitarist May contributed guitar work to "Tired of You" and an outtake called "Knucklehead". The bands have performed together on several occasions since, including VH1 Rock Honors and Foo Fighters' headlining concert in Hyde Park, as well as the band's concert at the O2 arena in London in November 2007.
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One by One (20012004)

Near the end of 2001, the band reconvened to record its fourth album. After spending four months in a Los Angeles studio completing the album, the album "Just didn't sound right" and the band had no confidence in the album to sell many records. With the album not reaching their expectations, and much infighting amongst the members, Grohl spent some time helping Queens of the Stone Age complete their 2002 album Songs for the Deaf. Once the Queens of the Stone Age album was finished, and touring had started for both Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, the band was on the verge of breaking up entirely as the animosity grew amongst the members. Grohl reconvened with Hawkins, Shiflett and Mendel to have them play at the Coachella Festival, with Foo Fighters playing one day and Queens of the Stone Age the following. After the Queens of the Stone Age played, Hawkins and Grohl talked about retrying the One by One album and had agreed to finishing it and seeing where they would go from there. The group went and re-recorded nearly all of the album (save "Tired of You") in a ten-day stretch at Grohl's home studio in Alexandria, Virginia. The original version of One by One has never been heard in its entirety, except for snippets which leaked before the album's premiere, and a few more snippets leaked by a fan on the band's website in 2007. The original album sessions have become known as the "Million Dollar Demos", and are highly sought after by Foo Fighters fans. The final album was released in October 2002 under the title One by One. Singles from the album included "All My Life", "Times Like These", "Low", and "Have It All". For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that George W. Bush's presidential campaign was using "Times Like These" at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to John Kerry's campaign. Grohl attended several Kerry rallies and occasionally performed solo acoustic sets. The entire band eventually joined Grohl for a performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the presidential debates.[18]
In Your Honor, Foozer Tour, and acoustic tour (20052006)

Having spent a year and a half touring behind One by One, Grohl did not want to rush into recording another Foo Fighters record. Initially Grohl intended to write acoustic material by himself, but eventually the project involved the entire band.[19] To record its fifth album, the band shifted to Los Angeles and built a recording studio, dubbed Studio 606 West. Grohl insisted that the album be divided into two discsone full of rock songs, the other featuring acoustic tracks.[20] In Your Honor was released in June 2005. The album's singles included "Best of You", "DOA", "Resolve" and "No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun".
Foo Fighters performing an acoustic show
During September and October 2005, the band toured with Weezer on what was billed as the 'Foozer Tour' as the two bands co-headlined the tour.[21] On June 17, 2006, Foo Fighters performed their largest non-festival headlining concert to date at London's Hyde Park. The band was supported by Juliette and the Licks, Angels & Airwaves, Queens of the Stone Age, and Motrhead. Motrhead's Lemmy joined the band on stage to sing "Shake Your Blood" from Dave Grohl's Probot album. Also, as a surprise performance, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen jammed with Foo Fighters, playing part of "We Will Rock You" as a lead into "Tie Your Mother Down". In further support of In Your Honor, the band decided to organize a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. The tour included former member Pat Smear, who rejoined the band as an extra guitarist, Petra Haden on violin and backup vocals, Drew Hester on percussion, and Rami Jaffee of The Wallflowers on keyboards/piano. While much of the setlist focused on In Your Honor's acoustic half, the band also used the opportunity to play lesser-known songs such as "Ain't It The Life", "Floaty", and "See You". The band also performed "Marigold", a Pocketwatch-era song
Foo Fighters that was best-known as a Nirvana B-side. In November 2006, the band released their first ever live CD, Skin and Bones, featuring fifteen performances captured over a three-night stint in Los Angeles. An accompanying DVD was released, and featured tracks not available on the CD.
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace and Greatest Hits (20072009)

For the follow-up to In Your Honor, the band decided to call in The Colour and the Shape producer Gil Norton. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released on September 25, 2007. The album's first single, "The Pretender", was issued to radio in early August. In mid-to-late 2007 "The Pretender" topped Billboard's Modern Rock chart for a record 19 weeks; it also gave the band their third consecutive year at the top (a record). The second single, "Long Road to Ruin", was released in December 2007, supported by a music video directed by longtime collaborator Jesse Peretz (formerly of the Lemonheads).[22]
The band performing live in 2007
In October 2007, Foo Fighters started their world tour in support of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The band performed shows throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, including headlining the Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore on August 9. At the European Mtv Music Awards in 2007 Pat Smear confirmed his return to the band. The band finished its world tour in September 2008 at the Virgin Festival at Toronto Island Park in Canada. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2008. Foo Fighters went home with Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance (for "The Pretender"). The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "The Pretender" was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Song.[23] Throughout the tour for "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", the Foo Fighters had been writing and practicing new songs at sound checks. After the Foo Fighters had completed this tour in September 2008, they recorded 13 new songs in studio 606, shortly after announcing a hiatus from touring (which would last until January 2011). These sessions likely lasted from late 2008 - early 2009. While the Foo Fighters had initially planned for their new album (composed of songs from this recording session) to have come out in 2009 with almost no touring support, they ultimately decided to shelve most of the songs from these sessions. Three of these songs were later released "Wheels" and "Word Forward" (which were directly placed on their greatest hits album), and a newly recorded version of "Rope" (which ended up making the final cut of "Wasting Light").[24] On November 3, 2009, the band released a compilation album, Greatest Hits, which features two new songs, "Word Forward" and the single "Wheels".[25] These songs were recorded during a session which occurred between "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace" and "Wasting Light" coming out. In order to promote their greatest hits album, the Foo Fighters performed a show at studio 606 in October 2009 (which was broadcast online), during which they took fan requests.[26]
Wasting Light (2010present)

In August 2010, the band began recording their seventh studio album with producer Butch Vig, who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's Greatest Hits album.[27] The album was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage using only analog equipment. Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was entirely analog until post-mastering.[28] Pat Smear was present in many photos posted by Grohl on Twitter and a press release in December confirmed Smear played on every track on the album and was considered a core member of the band once again, having initially left as a full-time member in 1997 before returning as a touring guitarist in 2006.[29]
Foo Fighters The first single from Wasting Light, "Rope", was released to radio in February 2011.[30] On April 16, 2011, The Foo Fighters released an album of covers, Medium Rare, as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day.[31] The promotion for the album has been highly praised for its originality.[32] Wasting Light debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, being the first Foo Fighters album to do so.[33] Alongside Wasting Light's release, the Foo Fighters released a rock documentary, Back and Forth, chronicling the band's career -- from the dissolution of Nirvana due to the death of frontman Kurt Cobain to the formation of Foo Fighters as Dave Grohl's "one-man band" to the status of the band in 2011. Various people directly involved with Foo Fighters -- among these Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins, and Pat Smear -- tell the story of the band through interviews. The film depicts changes in the Foo Fighters lineup including the departure of the original drummer William Goldsmith, the addition and departure of Franz Stahl, and the re-addition of guitarist Pat Smear. It was eventually released on DVD last June 2011. On May 21, 2011, Foo Fighters headlined the middle day of the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. On June 4, 2011, they played a surprise set at the 2011 KROQ Weenie Roast. They headlined the final night at the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on August 7, 2011, performing part of their set in a driving rainstorm.[34] They had recently released a music video for their second single "Walk". On July 2 and 3, 2011, the Foo Fighters played two concerts at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in the U.K to over 140,000 fans, with support from Biffy Clyro on both nights, plus Death Cab for Cutie and Tame Impala on the Saturday, with The Hot Rats and Jimmy Eat World supporting on the Sunday. On both nights, the Foo Fighters were joined on stage by Bob Mould of Husker Du to perform "Dear Rosemary" from Wasting Light, and played with artists such as Alice Cooper (who performed "School's Out" and "I'm Eighteen" on the Saturday), Roger Taylor of Queen (who played drums on "Cold Day in the Sun" on the Saturday), Seasick Steve and John Paul Jones (who appeared together on Sunday). The concerts received overwhelmingly positive reviews and were stated by Dave Grohl to be The Biggest Foo's shows for a long, long time. On August 30, 2011, the Foo Fighters announced their upcoming U.S. tour through a viral video on their YouTube account. The video entitled "Hot Buns" depicts the band members dressed in wigs eating at a truck stop. The band members pay their tab and walk into a hot shower where they dance in the nude. It was announced on September 28, 2011, that the Foo Fighters would be performing during the closing ceremony of Blizzard Entertainment's annual video game convention, BlizzCon.[35] The band have also self confirmed for Reading Festival and Leeds Festival [36] On November 16, 2011, the Foo Fighters finished their American tour with a final show in Boston, MA.
Musical style
When Grohl first started the band, its music was often compared to that of his previous group, Nirvana. Grohl acknowledged that Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain was a major influence on his songwriting. Grohl said, "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down." Foo Fighters also utilize the technique of shifting between quiet verses and loud choruses, which Grohl said was influenced by the members of Nirvana "liking the Knack, Bay City Rollers, Beatles, and ABBA as much as we liked Flipper and Black Flag, I suppose".[5] Writing and recording songs for the first Foo Fighters album by himself, Grohl wrote the guitar riffs to be as rhythmic as possible. He approached the guitar in a similar manner to his playing a drumkit, assigning different drum parts to different strings on the instrument. This allowed him to piece together songs easily; he said, "I could hear the song in my head before it was finished."[6] Once Grohl assembled a full band, his bandmates assisted in song arrangements.[5] The members of Foo Fighters meld melodic elements with harder sounds. Grohl noted in 1997, "We all love music, whether it's the Beatles or Queen or punk rock. I think the lure of punk rock was the energy and immediacy; the need to thrash stuff around. But at the same time, we're all suckers for a beautiful melody, you know? So it is just natural."[5] Grohl said in 2005, "I love being in a rock band, but I don't know if I necessarily wanna be in an
Foo Fighters alternative rock band from the 1990s for the rest of my life. It might be nice to broaden our range, open up the dynamic, so we can go out and just make music". Grohl noted that the band's acoustic tour was such an attempt to broaden the group's sound.[37]
Campaigning and activism

In 2000, the band generated controversy through their public support of Alive & Well, an organization that questions the link between HIV and AIDS, questions the validity of HIV tests, and advises against taking medication to counter the disease.[38] Foo Fighter bassist Nate Mendel learned of Alive & Well through What If Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS Was Wrong?, a self-published book written by Christine Maggiore, the organization's founder. Mendel passed the book around to the rest of the band, who supported his advocacy.[38] In January 2000, the band played a benefit concert for the organization, which Mendel helped to organize.[38] The band also contributed songs to The Other Side of AIDS, a controversial documentary film by Maggiore's husband Robin Scovill, which questions whether HIV is the cause of AIDS.[39] The band's position caused alarm in the medical community, as Alive & Well's advice ran contrary to current scientific theories about HIV and AIDS.[38] [39] In a 2000 interview, Mendel spoke of using Foo Fighters' popularity to help spread the group's message and of holding more benefits for the organization.[38] The organization is no longer listed as one of the supported causes on Foo Fighters' website.[40] In September 2011, before a show in Kansas City, the band performed a counter-protest parody song in front of a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church. The song mocked the Church's opposition to homosexuality, and was performed in the same faux-trucker garb that was seen in the band's "Hot Buns" promotional video.[41] [42]
Band members
Dave Grohl - lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, drums (1995-present) Nate Mendel bass guitar (1995present) Taylor Hawkins drums, backing vocals (1997present) Chris Shiflett lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1999present) Pat Smear rhythm guitar (1995-1997, 2006-present),backing vocals (1995-1997)
Touring members Rami Jaffee - keyboards, piano, organ, accordion, harmonica (2006-present) Former members William Goldsmith drums (19951997) [He is only featured on the songs "Doll" and "Up In Arms (Slow)" from the 1997 "The Colour And The Shape" album. Dave Grohl plays drums on all other tracks.] Franz Stahl lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (19971999) [He was with the band between the 2nd and 3rd albums. He played live during that time but is not featured on any studio or live albums]
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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) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) Wasting Light (2011)
Awards
Pitchfork Media described Grohl and the band as "his generation's answer to Tom Petty a consistent hit machine pumping out working-class rock."[43] Foo Fighters first received a Grammy Award for their music video for "Learn to Fly" in 2000 and have won six others in total. These include 3 for Best Rock Album for There Is Nothing Left To Lose, One by One, and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace; and 2 for Best Hard Rock Performance for the songs "All My Life", and "The Pretender".[44] At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, the band won Best Rock Video for "Walk".
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl performing in 2005

Releases Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums EPs Singles Video albums Music videos Other appearances 7 1 2 3 29 4 36 31
The discography of Foo Fighters, an American alternative rock band formed in 1994 by Dave Grohl, consists of seven studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), four video albums and twenty-eight singles. Foo Fighters consists of Grohl (vocals and guitar), Taylor Hawkins (drums), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar), and Pat Smear (guitar). The band's self-titled debut album (1995) peaked at number twenty three on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States. The album's first single, "This Is a Call" was a top ten hit in both the UK and Australia. Their follow-up album The Colour and the Shape (1997) charted higher, reaching number ten on the Billboard 200, and went platinum in the US, Australia and Canada. The "Everlong" single from the album was certified gold in the US. Their third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) was again certified platinum in the US, Australia and Canada. The album's first single "Learn to Fly" was the band's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Foo Fighters' fourth album One by One (2002) was their first to top the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2003, the band released their first video album, Everywhere but Home, featuring live concert footage from the One by One tour. The band's fifth album, In Your Honor was released in 2005. The album's first single "Best of You" achieved the band's highest certifications for a single, earning platinum status in the US and Canada, and was a top five hit in both the UK and Australia.[1] The band's sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) topped the charts in the UK, Australia, Canada and Belgium. The album's first single" The Pretender" went platinum in Canada and gold in the US, and was a top ten hit in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and the UK.[2] Their latest album, Wasting Light was released in April 2011 and debuted at number one in twelve countries.[3] The album's first single "Rope" holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one on the US Rock Songs chart. Foo Fighters have sold 9.5 million albums in the USA.[4]
Discography
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Albums
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions US AUS AUT BEL CAN DEN FIN FRA GER IRL NLD NZ NOR SWE SWI UK [5] [6] [7] [8] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [9] [5] [13] 1995 Foo Fighters Released: July 4, 1995 Label: Roswell/Capitol (#507735 2) Format: CD, LP, CS 10 5 19 7 8 5 24 41 39 10 20 10 50 3 23 3 13 23 5 3 33 22 2 18 26 3 Platinum [23] (US) Gold [24] (UK) Platinum [25] (CAN) Certifications
1997 The Colour and the Shape Released: May 20, 1997 Label: Roswell/Capitol (#55832) Format: CD, LP, CS
Platinum [23] (US) Gold [26] (UK) Platinum [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN)
1999 There Is Nothing Left to Lose Released: November 2, 1999 Label: RCA (#678922) Format: CD, LP, CS
10
34
46
25
62
23
49
59
12
Platinum [23] (US) Gold [28] (UK) 2 Platinum [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN) Platinum [23] (US) Platinum [29] (UK) 2 Platinum [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN) Gold [30] (SWE)
2002 One by One Released: October 22, 2002 Label: RCA (#680082) Format: CD, LP, DVD
19
22
20
26
12
28
Discography
12
2 1 5 3 3 5 1 21 4 2 5 1 2 1 7 2
2005 In Your Honor Released: June 14, 2005 Label: RCA (#68038) Format: CD, LP
Platinum [23] (US) 2 Platinum [31] (UK) 2 Platinum [32] (IRL) 3 Platinum [27] (AUS) 3 Platinum [25] (CAN) Gold [30] (SWE) 2 Platinum [33] (NZ) Gold [23] (US) Platinum [34] (IRL) 2 Platinum [35] (UK) 3 Platinum [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN) Gold [36] (GER) Gold [23] (US) Platinum [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN) Platinum [37] (NZ) Gold [36] (GER) Gold [38] (FIN)
2007 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Released: September 25, 2007 Label: RCA (#711516) Format: CD, LP
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24
2011 Wasting Light Released: April 12, 2011 Label: RCA Format: CD, LP, download
18
"" denotes albums that did not chart.
Compilation albums
Discography
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Year Album details
Peak chart positions US AUS AUT BEL CAN DEN FIN FRA GER IRL NLD NZ NOR SWE SWI UK [5] [6] [7] [8] [39] [11] [12] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Certifications
2009 Greatest Hits Released: November 3, 2009 Label: RCA Format: CD, download
11
10
23
23
12
16
2 Platinum [40] (AUS) Gold [25] (CAN) Platinum [41] (IRL)
2011 Medium Rare Released: April 16, 2011 Label: Roswell/RCA Format: LP, CD
51
164 [42]
EPs
Year 2005 Album details Five Songs and a Cover 2011 Released: November 20, 2005 Label: RCA (#345008) Format: CD 167 [43] UK
iTunes Festival: London 2011 Released: 2011 Label: RCA Format: Internet download
Live albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions US AUS AUT BEL GER IRL SWE SWI NZ NOR UK [5] [6] [7] [8] [15] [16] [20] [21] [18] [19] [22] 2006 Skin and Bones Released: November 7, 2006 Label: RCA (#377594) Format: CD/DVD 21 11 30 37 67 33 51 40 1 35 35 [27] Gold (AUS) [44] Gold (IRL) Certifications
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Singles
1995 to 2000
Year Single US [45] Peak chart positions Certifications US US US US AUS CAN CAN IRL NLD NZ SWE UK [6] [51] [53] [17] [18] [20] [22] Air Alt Main Adult Alt [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [52] [54] 35 51 2 8 6 12 9 61 35 1 2 16 32 11 5 18 Foo Fighters Album
1995 "This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" 1996 "Big Me" 1997 "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" 1998 "My Hero" "Walking After You"[I] 1999 "Learn to Fly"[II]
69
28
13 58
3 9
18 9
23
65 17
16 37
4 3
27
19 12 The Colour and the Shape Gold (US) [23]
42 59
3 6 12
4 8
35
45 74 67
34 48
18 21 20
The X-Files soundtrack [23] There Is Gold (US) Nothing Left to Gold [25] Lose (CAN)
19
13
15
36
13
72
23
52
21
2000 "Stacked Actors"[III] "Generator"[IV] "Breakout" "Next Year"
25
82
8 17
11
40
31 59 85
15 12
48 92
151 29 42
"" denotes singles that did not chart.
I The original version of "Walking After You" appeared on the album The Colour and the Shape. However the version that appeared on the X-Files soundtrack and was released as a single was a re-recorded version. II Billboard's Album & Song Chart History for Foo Fighters [55] shows the peak for "Learn to Fly" as #13. However, the Billboard Hot 100 chart which ran in the March 4, 2000, issue of Billboard magazine, lists the peak of the song as #19. III "Stacked Actors" was released only in Australia as a limited edition single. IV "Generator" was released only in Australia and as a limited edition single in Europe.
2001 to 2010
Discography
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Year
Single
Peak chart positions Certifications US US US US US AUS BEL CAN IRL NLD NZ NOR SWE UK [45] [6] [8] [48] [53] [17] [18] [58] [20] [22] Air Alt Main Rock [46] [47] [48] [56] [50] [57] [54]
Album
2002 "The One"[IV]
[A]
14
20
21
77
Orange County soundtrack One by One Gold (US) [23]
"All My Life" 2003 "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" 2005 "Best of You"
43 65
41 64
1 5
3 5
20 22
14 27
95 49
46
13
37
5 12
18
46
15 1
23 1
40 71 5
3
[C]
30
44 20
100 94
38
41
21 37 4 Platinum [23] (US) Platinum [25] (CAN) Gold (US) [23] In Your Honor
"DOA" "Resolve" 2006 "No Way Back" / "Cold Day in the Sun" 2007 "The Pretender"
68
67
1 2
5 6
39
40
86 82
34 39
25 32 64
37
59
10
26
15
11
39
11
Gold (US) [23] Gold [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN)
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
"Long Road to Ruin" 2008 "Let It Die"[VI]
89
69
38
6
[C]
42
21
23
35
[B]
58
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)"[V] 2009 "Wheels"
194
72
71
21
19
22
38
45
13
24
22
Greatest Hits
IV "The One" was only released in Australia but was made available by import in the US and UK. V "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" was released as a downloadable single in the UK only. VI "Let It Die" was released as a downloadable single only. A "The One" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 21.[59]
Discography B "Let It Die" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 6.[59] C Charted only on the Belgian combined sales and airplay chart (Ultratip)
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2011-present (download only)

Year Single US [45] US Air [46] [60] 58 Peak chart positions Certifications US US US AUS BEL CAN CAN POR NLD NZ AUT [6] [8] [48] [63] [17] [18] [64] Alt Main Rock Alt [47] [48] [56] [61] [57] [62] UK [22] [54] Album
2011 "Rope"[VI]
68
55
7
[C]
41
29
31
51
22
Wasting Light
"Walk" "These Days" "Arlandria"
83
63
1 16
1 22
1 13
57
25
49 85
2 1
58
38
49
57
79
VI "Rope" was also released on a limited edition vinyl . C Charted only on the Belgian combined sales and airplay chart (Ultratip)
Promotional singles
Year Single Peak chart positions US US US UK [22] Alt Main Adult [46] [46] [65] 1995 "Exhausted" 34 39 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace In Your Honor Non-album singles Foo Fighters Album
1996 "Alone+Easy Target" 1998 "Baker Street" 2003 "Darling Nikki" 2006 "Miracle" "Virginia Moon" 2008 "Summer's End"[66] 2010 "Word Forward"[67] 15
109 Greatest Hits [68] Wasting Light
2011 "White Limo"[69]
The above songs were released as promotional singles only and were not retail singles.
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Videos
Year Video Peak chart positions US [70] [71] [72] 2003 Everywhere but Home 2006 Released: November 25, 2003 Label: Roswell/RCA (#566509) Format: DVD 21 4 3 22 AUS [73] NOR [74] Certifications
[23] Gold (US) [27] 3 Platinum (AUS)
Skin and Bones Released: November 7, 2006 Label: RCA (#88697024519) Format: DVD
Platinum (AUS)
[27]
Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park 2008 Released: November 7, 2006 Label: RCA (#88697032399) Format: DVD
14
3 Platinum (AUS)
[27]
Live at Wembley Stadium Released: August 25, 2008 Label: RCA (#377594) Format: DVD, Blu-Ray
2 Platinum (AUS)
[27]
2011
Back and Forth Released: June 2011 Label: Columbia Records Format: DVD, Blu-ray
Gold (US)
[23]
"" denotes videos that did not chart.
Music videos
Year Title Director [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] Gerald Casale Jesse Peretz Dave Grohl Michel Gondry Dave Grohl Matthew Rolston Jesse Peretz The Malloys
1995 1996 1997
"I'll Stick Around" "Big Me" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong"
1998
"My Hero" "Walking After You"
1999 2000
"Learn to Fly" "Breakout" "Generator" "Next Year"
Phil Harder
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2002 "The One" "All My Life" "Walking a Line" "Times Like These" 2004 2005 "Low" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" 2006 2007 "No Way Back" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" 2009 2011 "Wheels" "White Limo" "Rope" "Bridge Burning" (Contest Winner Version) "Rope" (Contest Winner Version) "Dear Rosemary" (Contest Winner Version) "White Limo" (Contest Winner Version) "Arlandria" (Contest Winner Version) "These Days" (Contest Winner Version) "Back & Forth" (Contest Winner Version) "A Matter of Time" (Contest Winner Version) "Miss the Misery" (Contest Winner Version) Will Doyle & Richard Peete Djay Brawner Karl Richter [83] [82] Sam Brown Jesse Peretz Sam Brown Dave Grohl [81] Liam Lynch Jesse Peretz Mark Pellington Mike Palmieri Jesse Peretz Dave Grohl
[84] [85]
Randy Scott Slavin
[86] Nicholas Spaventa Jay Hollinsworth [87]
[88] Justin Staggs Genie Wiggins Pete Levin [90] [89]
"I Should Have Known" (Contest Winner Version) Daniel Fickle[91] "Walk" (Contest Winner Version) "Walk" "Hot Buns" Phil Hodges Sam Jones [94] [92]
[93]
Other appearances
Discography
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Year 1996
Song "Alone + Easy Target" "This Is a Call" "Down in the Park" Big Shiny Tunes
Album
Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 3 Songs in the Key of X: Music From and Inspired by The X-Files Tibetan Freedom Concert Scream 2: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture Come Again / Essential Interpretations Godzilla Soundtrack The X-Files: The Album Melody Maker: Steve Lamacq's Bootleg Session Big Shiny Tunes 3 Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 5 Varsity Blues Soundtrack MTV: The First 1000 Years: Rock Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible II Me, Myself & Irene Soundtrack Cold: Live at the Chapel
1997
"This Is a Call" (live) "Dear Lover"
1998
"Baker Street" "A320" "Walking After You" "Friend of a Friend" (live) "My Hero" "Monkey Wrench"
1999
"My Hero" "I'll Stick Around"
2000
"Have a Cigar" (with Brian May) "Breakout" "Everlong" (live)
"My Hero" (Worcester Firefighters Tribute mix) WAAF Survive This! "My Hero" (live) "Learn to Fly" 2001 "Generator" "Win or Lose" "The One" 2002 "All My Life" "Generator" "The One" 2004 2005 2006 2007 "Gas Chamber" "Danny Says" "DOA" (live) "Band on the Run" "Razor" 2010 2011 "Virginia Moon" (featuring Norah Jones) "Walk" "Miss the Misery" Live X6 Walk Unafraid Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 7 Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 8 Music from the Motion Picture Out Cold Orange County: The Soundtrack Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 10 Big Day Out Disrespective Big Day Out 03 Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents: CBGB Forever Radio 1's Live Lounge Radio 1: Established 1967 Catch and Release soundtrack ...Featuring Thor soundtrack Real Steel soundtrack
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[54] http:/ / www. zobbel. de/ cluk/ CLUK_F. HTM UK Chart Log 1994 - 2010 [55] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history. do?model. vnuArtistId=121501& model. vnuAlbumId=683219 [56] "Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History Rock Songs" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ charts/ rock-songs#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=902& g=Singles). Billboard. . Retrieved 2010-10-26. [57] "Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History Canadian Hot 100" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ charts/ canadian-hot-100#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=793& g=Singles). Billboard. . Retrieved 2010-07-31. [58] http:/ / norwegiancharts. com/ search. asp?search=Foo+ Fighters& cat=s [59] Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles & Albums (12th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN0-89820-180-2. [60] http:/ / acharts. us/ song/ 62571 (PDF) ARIA Top 100 Singles (http:/ / pandora. nla. gov. au/ ). ARIA. 2003-11-03. pp. 2. . Retrieved 2010-07-22. 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[72] http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ uk/ news [73] http:/ / pandora. nla. gov. au/ tep/ 23790 ARIA Report at the Pandora Web archive@nla.gov.au [74] http:/ / lista. vg. no/ artist_info. php?ArtistOp=show& artistId=2050 [75] Montgomery, James (2005-07-27). "Foo Fighters Brave 'Barf Ball' For Gravity-Defying Video" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1506533/ 07272005/ foo_fighters. jhtml). MTV. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [76] "Foo Fighters: A Career in Music Videos" (http:/ / www. spin. com/ articles/ foo-fighters-career-music-videos). Spin. 2007-11-13. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [77] "Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ overdrive/ ?vid=169364). MTV. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [78] "Foo Fighters Approach 'Times Like These' Without Laughs" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1458663/ 20021112/ foo_fighters. jhtml?headlines=true). MTV. 2002-11-12. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [79] "Foo Fighters - "Times Like These (Acoustic)"" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ overdrive/ ?vid=86194). MTV Overdrive. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [80] "For The Record: Quick News On Foo Fighters, 'Daredevil,' Saliva, Glassjaw, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour & More" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1459365/ 20030103/ foo_fighters. jhtml). MTV. 2003-01-03. . Retrieved 2008-05-21. [81] Bandit Stockholm - Webbradio (http:/ / www. bandit. se/ webbradio/ frameset. php?type=audio& id=3948) [82] Bridge Burning (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Will Doyle & Richard Peete) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ bridge-burning-video-sucks-contest-directed-will-doyle-richard-peete) [83] Rope (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by DJay Brawner) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ rope-video-sucks-contest-directed-djay-brawner) [84] Dear Rosemary (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Karl Richter) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ dear-rosemary-video-sucks-contest-directed-karl-richter) [85] White Limo (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Randy Scott Slavin) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ white-limo-video-sucks-contest-directed-randy-scott-slavin) [86] Arlandria (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Nicholas Spaventa) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ arlandria-video-sucks-contest-directed-nicholas-spaventa) [87] These Days (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Jay Hollinsworth) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ these-days-video-sucks-contest-directed-jay-hollinsworth) [88] Back & Forth (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Justin Staggs) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ back-forth-video-sucks-contest-directed-justin-staggs) [89] A Matter Of Time (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Genie Wiggins) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ matter-time-video-sucks-contest-directed-genie-wiggins) [90] Miss The Misery (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Pete Levin) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ miss-misery-video-sucks-contest-directed-pete-levin) [91] I Should Have Known (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Daniel Fickle) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ i-should-have-known-video-sucks-contest-directed-daniel-fickle) [92] Walk (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Phil Hodges) | The Official Foo Fighters Site (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ us/ videos/ walk-video-sucks-contest-directed-phil-hodges) [93] Video Static Music Video News (http:/ / www. videostatic. com/ vs/ 2011/ 06/ watch-it-foo-fighters-walk-sam-jones-dir. html) [94] Pop Blend News (http:/ / www. cinemablend. com/ pop/ Foo-Fighters-Get-Frisky-Trucker-Shower-Their-Hot-Buns-Music-Video-34734. html)
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Awards and nominations
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List of Foo Fighters awards and nominations
Foo Fighters performing in Milwaukee in December 2006. Award American Music Awards Grammy Awards MTV Video Music Awards Brit Awards MTV Video Music Awards Japan MTV Europe Music Awards NME Awards People's Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards Q Awards Won 1 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Total Awards won 12 Footnotes 50 Nominated 2 19 16 2 2 9 2 1 2 2
This is a comprehensive list of major music awards and nominations received by Foo Fighters, an American alternative rock band. Foo Fighters were formed in 1995 by lead singer Dave Grohl.[1] Foo Fighters has received eleven awards from fifty nominations.
American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is a annual award created by Dick Clark. The awards show is similar to the Grammy Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Year 2008
Award
Work
Result
Favorite Alternative Artist Foo Fighters Nominated
2011
Won
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. Foo Fighters has received six awards from nineteen nominations.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Year 1996 Award Best Alternative Music Performance Foo Fighters Work Result Nominated
1998
Best Rock Album
The Colour and the Shape
Nominated
Best Hard Rock Performance
"Monkey Wrench"
Nominated
2001
Best Rock Album Best Short Form Music Video Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
There Is Nothing Left to Lose "Learn to Fly"
Won Won Nominated
2003
Best Hard Rock Performance Best Rock Song
"All My Life"
Won Nominated
2004 2006
Best Rock Album Best Rock Album
One by One In Your Honor
Won Nominated
Best Surround Sound Album
Nominated
Best Rock Song
"Best of You"
Nominated
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Nominated
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Virginia Moon"
Nominated
2008
Best Rock Album Album of the Year
Won Nominated
Best Hard Rock Performance Record of the Year
"The Pretender"
Won Nominated
Best Rock Song
Nominated
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Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are awarded annually in the United Kingdom. Foo Fighters has received two awards from two nominations.[10]
Year 2008 Award International Group Foo Fighters International Album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Work Results Won Won
MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Foo Fighters has received two awards from sixteen nominations.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Year 1996 Best Group Video Video of the Year Award Video "Big Me" Results Won Nominated
Best Alternative Video
Nominated
Best Direction
Nominated
1997
Best Rock Video
"Monkey Wrench" Nominated
Best Alternative Video
Nominated
1998
Best Rock Video
"Everlong"
Nominated
Best Special Effects
Nominated
Best Art Direction
Nominated
2000
Best Group Video
"Learn to Fly"
Nominated
Best Direction
Nominated
2005
Best Rock Video
"Best of You"
Nominated
Best Editing
Nominated
2008
Best Rock Video
"The Pretender"
Nominated
2009
Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) "Everlong"
Nominated
2011
Best Rock Video
"Walk"
Won
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MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan is the japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Foo Fighters were nominted twice.
Year 2003 Award Work Results Nominated
Best Rock Video "All My Life"
2008
"The Pretender" Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards is a annuel award show from MTV Europe. Foo Fighters received ten nominations.
Year 2000 Award Best Video Work "Learn to Fly" Results Nominated
Best Rock
Foo Fighters
Nominated
2005
Best Rock
Foo Fighters
Nominated
2007
Best Headliner
Foo Fighters
Nominated
Best Video
"The Pretender" Nominated
2008
Best Headliner
Foo Fighters
Nominated
2009
Best Rock
Foo Fighters
Nominated
2011
Best Rock
Foo Fighters
Nominated
Best Live Act
Nominated
Best North American act
Nominated
NME Awards
The NME Awards is a annuel award show from NME Magazine in the UK. Foo Fighters received two awards.
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Year 2008 2011
Award
Work
Results Won Won
Best Album of the Year Echoes, Scilence, Patience & Grace Godlike Genius Award Foo Fighters
People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards is a annuel award show from CBS televison. People vote for there favorite movies, TV shows, and music. Foo Fighters are nominated for one awards.
Year 2012 Award Work Results
Favorite Band Foo Fighters Pending
Q Awards
The Q Awards is a annuel awards show from Q Magazine. Foo Fighters received two nominations.
Best Act in the World Today Foo Fighters Nominated
2007
Nominated
Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is a annuel award show which first aired in 1999 by Fox Broadcasting Company. Foo Fighters were nominated twice in 2011.
Choice Rock Band Foo Fighters Nominated
Choice Rock Track "Rope"
Nominated
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Members
Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
Grohl, Milton Keynes National Bowl, July 3, 2011 Background information Birth name Also known as Born David Eric Grohl Late! (pseudonym for his solo album Pocketwatch), Probot January 14, 1969 Warren, Ohio Alternative rock, grunge, hardcore punk, hard rock, heavy metal Musician, singer-songwriter Vocals, drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano 1981present RCA, Capitol, DGC, Dischord Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Scream, Dain Bramage, Them Crooked Vultures, Probot, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, Cage The Elephant Notable instruments Gibson SG Custom [1] Gibson DG-335/Trini Lopez [2] [3] Gibson Firebird [4] Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi
Genres Occupations Instruments Years active Labels Associated acts
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969)[5] [6] is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures. He has also written all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot as well as being involved with Queens of the Stone Age. Furthermore, he has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash, Juliette Lewis, Tenacious D and Lemmy Kilmister. In total, he has performed in over 30 bands.
Dave Grohl
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Early life
As a child, Grohl's family relocated from Warren, Ohio, to Springfield, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Three years later, when Grohl was six, his parents divorced,[7] and Grohl grew up living with his mother. His early influences also involved tutorials in drumming from "Treasures of the Earth" drummer Timothy Aldridge. At the age of twelve, Grohl began learning to play guitar. He quickly grew tired of lessons and instead taught himself, and began playing in bands with friends.[5] [8] A year later, Grohl and his sister spent the summer in Evanston, Illinois, at their cousin Tracy's house. Tracy introduced them to punk rock by taking the pair to shows by a variety of punk bands. His first concert was in 1982 to see Naked Raygun at The Cubby Bear in Chicago when he was 13 years old.[9] "From then on we were totally punk," Grohl explained. "We went home and bought Maximumrocknroll and tried to figure it all out."[8] In Virginia, Grohl attended Thomas Jefferson High School as a freshman and sophomore. He was elected vice president of his freshman class and played bits of songs by bands like the Circle Jerks and Bad Brains over the school intercom before his morning announcements. During his junior year, Grohl and his mother decided that he should transfer to Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria because his marijuana usage was affecting his grades.[8] While in high school, Grohl played in several local bands, including a stint on guitar in a band called Freak Baby. While playing in Freak Baby, he taught himself to play drums.[5] When Freak Baby kicked out its bass player, Grohl decided to switch to drums, and the new band called themselves Mission Impossible.[8] During his developing years as a drummer, Grohl cited John Bonham as his greatest influence, and eventually had Bonham's three-circle logo tattooed on his wrist.[10] Mission Impossible later rebranded themselves Fast before breaking up, after which Grohl joined the post-punk-influenced hardcore punk band Dain Bramage.[11] [12] Many of Grohl's early influences were gained at the 9:30 club, a live music venue in Washington D.C.: "I went to the 9:30 club hundreds of times. I was always so excited to get there, and I was always bummed when it closed. I spent my teenage years at the club and saw some shows that changed my life."[13]
Musical career
Scream (19861990)
At the age of seventeen, Grohl auditioned with local DC favorites Scream to fill the vacancy left by the departure of drummer Kent Stax. In order to be lined up for the audition, Grohl had lied about his age, claiming he was 20.[14] To Grohl's surprise, the band asked him to join. After waffling for a brief period, Grohl accepted the offer. Grohl dropped out of high school in his junior year; he said, "I was seventeen and extremely anxious to see the world, so I did it."[15] Over the next four years, Grohl toured extensively with the band, recording a couple Dave Grohl with Scream, 1990. of live albums (their May 4, 1990 show in Alzey, Germany being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.10) and two studio albums, No More Censorship and Fumble, on which Grohl penned and sang vocals on the song "Gods Look Down". While playing in Scream, Grohl became a fan of Melvins and eventually befriended the band. During a 1990 tour stop on the west coast, The Melvins' Buzz Osborne took a couple of his friends, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, to see the band.[16]
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Nirvana (19901994)
A few months later, Scream unexpectedly disbanded following the departure of its bass player. Grohl called Osborne for advice, and the latter gave Grohl's phone number to Krist Novoselic, who invited Grohl to Seattle, where Grohl would attend Nirvana's infamous show at the Motor Sports Garage, the one Nirvana show that featured Dan Peters on drums. (Grohl admitted to Rolling Stone magazine in 2005 that he spent most of Nirvana's set outside talking to a friend.) Grohl subsequently auditioned for the band, and soon joined them full-time.[17] At the time that Grohl joined Nirvana, the band had already recorded several demos for what would be the follow-up to their debut album Bleach, having spent time recording with producer Butch Vig in Wisconsin. Initially, the plans were to release the album on Sub Pop, but the band found itself receiving a great deal of major label interest based on the demos. Grohl spent the initial months with Nirvana traveling to various major labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing with DGC Records. In the spring of 1991, the band entered the studio to record the album. Upon its release, Nevermind exceeded all expectations and became a massive success, catapulting the band to worldwide stardom. At the same time, Grohl found himself fighting with his status in the band. While his drumming style was a significant element in the band's success, Grohl saw himself as just another in a long line of drummers. In his mind, Nirvana was the band that recorded Bleach; his arrival had altered that sound dramatically, and, as he saw it, not necessarily in a positive way. Though Grohl had been writing songs for several years, he declined to introduce his songs to the band for fear of damaging the band's chemistry. Instead, Grohl compiled his songs and recorded them himself, releasing a cassette called Pocketwatch in 1992 on indie label Simple Machines. Rather than using his own name, Grohl released the cassette under the pseudonym "Late!". In the later years of Nirvana, Grohl's songwriting contributions increased. In Grohl's initial months in Seattle, Cobain overheard him working on a song called "Color Pictures of a Marigold", and the two ended up working on it. Grohl would later record the song for the Pocketwatch cassette. During the sessions for In Utero, he decided to re-record the song, and the band released this version as a b-side on the "Heart-Shaped Box" single, titled simply "Marigold". Earlier, as the band worked on new material for In Utero, Grohl contributed the main guitar riff for what ended up becoming "Scentless Apprentice". Cobain conceded in a late 1993 MTV interview that he initially thought the riff was "kind of boneheaded", but was gratified at how the song developed (a process captured in part in a demo on the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out). Cobain noted that he was excited at the possibility of having Novoselic and Grohl contribute more to the band's songwriting. Prior to their 1994 European tour, the band decided to schedule session time at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle to work on demos. For most of the three-day session, Cobain was absent, so Novoselic and Grohl worked on demos of their own songs. The duo completed several of Grohl's songs, including future Foo Fighters songs "Exhausted", "Big Me", "February Stars", and "Butterflies". On the third day of the session, Cobain finally arrived, and the band recorded a demo of a song later named "You Know You're Right". It was the band's final studio recording.
Foo Fighters (1994-present)

Following Cobain's death in April 1994, Grohl retreated, unsure of where to go and what to do with himself. In October 1994, Grohl scheduled studio time, again at Robert Lang's Studio, and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. With the exception of a single guitar part on "X-Static" played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, Grohl performed all of the instruments himself. At the same time, Grohl wondered if his future might be in drumming for other bands. In November, Grohl took a brief turn with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including a memorable performance on Saturday Night Live. Petty asked him to join permanently, but Grohl realized that his future lay elsewhere, and thus he declined the invitation. Grohl's name was also rumored as a possible replacement for Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese, and Grohl even performed with the band for a song or two at three shows during Pearl Jam's March 1995 Australian tour. However, by then, Pearl Jam had already settled on ex- Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, Jack Irons, and Grohl had other solo plans in the works.
Dave Grohl After passing the demo around, Grohl found himself with considerable major label interest. Nirvana's A&R rep Gary Gersh had subsequently taken over as president of Capitol Records and lured Grohl to sign with the label. Grohl did not want the effort to be considered the start of a solo career so he recruited other band members: former Germs and touring Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear, and two members of the band Sunny Day Real Estate, William Goldsmith (drums) and Nate Mendel (bass). Rather than re-record the album, Grohl's demo was given a professional mix by Rob Schnapf and Tom Rothrock and was released in July 1995 as Foo Fighters' debut album. During a break between tours, the band entered the studio and recorded a cover of Gary Numan's "Down in the Park". In February 1996, Grohl and his then-wife Jennifer Youngblood made a brief cameo appearance on the X-Files third season episode "Pusher". (The two can be spotted walking in the FBI building, just after the Pusher character has put on his phony pass. Grohl pauses to look at his watch.) After touring for the self-titled album for more than a year, Grohl returned home and began work on the soundtrack to the 1997 movie Touch. Grohl performed all of the instruments and vocals himself, save for vocals from Veruca Salt singer Louise Post on the title track, and vocals and guitar by X's John Doe on "This Loving Thing (Lynn's Song)". Grohl completed the recording in two weeks, and immediately joined Foo Fighters to work on their follow-up. In the midst of the initial sessions for Foo Fighters' second album, tension emerged between Grohl and Goldsmith. According to Goldsmith, "Dave had me do 96 takes of one song, and I had to do thirteen hours' worth of takes on another one. ... It just seemed that everything I did wasn't good enough for him, or anyone else." Goldsmith also believed that Capitol and producer Gil Norton wanted Grohl to drum on the album.[18] With the album seemingly complete, Grohl headed home to Virginia with a copy of the rough mixes, and found himself unhappy with the results. Grohl penned a few new songs, recording one of them, "Walking After You", by himself at a studio in Washington, DC. Inspired by the session, Grohl opted to move the band, without Goldsmith's knowledge,[18] to Los Angeles to re-record most of the album with Grohl behind the kit. After the sessions were complete, Goldsmith officially announced his departure from the band. Speaking about the tension surrounding the departure of Goldsmith in 2011, Grohl said, "There were a lot of reasons it didn't work out... but there was also a part of me that was like, you know, i don't know if i'm finished playing the drums yet." He would also state, "I wish that I would have handled things differently..."[19] The effort was released in May 1997 as the band's second album, The Colour and the Shape, which eventually cemented Foo Fighters as a staple of rock radio. The album spawned several hits, including "Everlong", "My Hero", and "Monkey Wrench". Just prior to the album's release, former Alanis Morissette drummer Taylor Hawkins joined the band on drums. The following September, Smear (a close friend of Jennifer Youngblood) left the band,[7] citing a need to settle down following a lifetime of touring. Smear was subsequently replaced by Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl. (Stahl departed the band prior to recording of Foo Fighters' third album[7] and was replaced by touring guitarist Chris Shiflett, who later became a full-fledged member during the recording of One by One.) Grohl's life of non-stop touring and travel continued with Foo Fighters' popularity. During his infrequent pauses he lived in Seattle and Los Angeles before returning to Alexandria, Virginia. It was there that he turned his basement into a recording studio where the 1999 album There Is Nothing Left to Lose was recorded.
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Dave Grohl In 2000, the band recruited Queen guitarist Brian May to add some guitar flourish to a cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar", a song which Foo Fighters previously recorded as a b-side. The friendship between the two bands resulted in Grohl and Taylor Hawkins being asked to induct Queen into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Grohl and Hawkins joined May and Queen drummer Roger Taylor to perform "Tie Your Mother Down", with Grohl standing in on vocals for Freddie Mercury. (May later contributed guitar work for the song "Tired of You" on the ensuing Foo Fighters album, as well as on an unreleased Foo Fighters song called "Knucklehead".) Near the end of 2001, Foo Fighters returned to the studio to work on their fourth album. After four months in the studio, with the sessions finished, Grohl accepted an invitation to join Queens of the Stone Age and helped them to record their 2002 album Songs for the Deaf. (Grohl can be seen drumming for the band in the video for the song "No One Knows".) After a brief tour through North America, Britain and Japan with the band[7] and feeling rejuvenated by the effort, Grohl recalled the other band members to completely re-record their album at his studio in Virginia. The effort became their fourth album, One by One. While initially pleased with the results, in another 2005 Rolling Stone interview, Dave Grohl admitted to not liking the record: "Four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."[20] On November 23, 2002, Grohl achieved a historical milestone by replacing himself on the top of the Billboard Modern Rock chart, when "You Know You're Right" by Nirvana was replaced by "All My Life" by Foo Fighters. When "All My Life" ended its run, after a one week respite, "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age took the number one spot. Between October 26, 2002 and March 1, 2003 Grohl was in the number one spot on the Modern Rock charts for 17 of 18 successive weeks, as a member of three different groups. Grohl and Foo Fighters released their fifth album In Your Honor on June 14, 2005. Prior to starting work on the album, the band spent almost a year relocating Grohl's home-based Virginia studio to a brand new facility, dubbed Studio 606, located in a warehouse near Los Angeles. Featuring collaborations with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Norah Jones, the album was a departure from previous efforts, and included one rock and one acoustic disc. Foo Fighters's sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released on September 25, 2007. It was recorded during a three-month period between March 2007 and June 2007, and its release was preceded by the first single "The Pretender" on September 17. The second single, "Long Road to Ruin", was released on December 3, 2007, followed by the third single, "Let It Die", June 24, 2008. On November 3, 2009 Foo Fighters released their first Greatest Hits collection, consisting of 16 tracks including a previously unreleased acoustic version of "Everlong" and two new tracks "Wheels" and "Word Forward" which were produced by Nevermind's producer Butch Vig. Grohl has been quoted saying the Greatest Hits is too early and "...can look like an obituary." He does not feel they have written their best hits yet.[21] The Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, Wasting Light, was released on April 12, 2011. It is the first Foo Fighters album to reach #1 in the United States.
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Other projects
Apart from his main bands, Grohl has been involved in other music projects. In 1992, Grohl played drums on Buzz Osborne's Kiss-styled solo-EP King Buzzo, where he was credited as Dale Nixon, a pseudonym that Greg Ginn adopted to play bass on Black Flag's My War. Grohl also released the music cassette Pocketwatch under the pseudonym Late! on the now defunct indie label, Simple Machines. In 1993, Grohl was recruited to help recreate the music of The Beatles' early years for the movie Backbeat.[22] Grohl played drums in an "all-star" lineup that included Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs, indie producer Don Fleming, Mike Mills of R.E.M., Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. A music video was filmed for the song "Money (That's What I Want)" while Grohl was with Nirvana on their 1994 European tour, footage of Grohl was filmed later and included.
Dave Grohl Later in 1994, Grohl played drums on two tracks for Mike Watt's Ball-Hog or Tugboat?. In early 1995, Grohl and Foo Fighters played their first US tour opening for Watt, and helped make up Watt's supporting band. Nicknamed the "Ringspiel" tour, Watt's band featured Grohl and William Goldsmith on drums, Eddie Vedder and Pat Smear on guitar, and Watt on bass. During the early 2000s, Grohl spent time in his basement studio writing and recording a number of songs for a "metal" project. Over the span of several years, Grohl recruited his favorite metal vocalists from the 1980s, including Lemmy of Motrhead, Conrad "Cronos" Lant from Venom, King Diamond, Scott Weinrich, and Max Cavalera of Sepultura, to perform the vocals for the songs. The project was released in 2004 under the moniker Probot.[23] [24] Also in 2003, Grohl stepped behind the kit to perform on Killing Joke's second self-titled album. The move surprised some Nirvana fans, given that Nirvana had been accused of stealing the opening riff of "Come as You Are" from Killing Joke's 1984 song "Eighties". However, the controversy failed to create a lasting rift between the bands. Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" during the late 1990s, and were even joined by Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman for a performance of the song at a show in New Zealand in 2003.
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Grohl at the Roskilde Festival in 2005
Grohl lent his drumming skills to other artists during the early 2000s. In 2000, Dave played drums and sang on a track, "Goodbye Lament", from Tony Iommi's album Iommi. In 2001, Grohl performed on Tenacious D's debut album, and appeared in the video for lead single "Tribute" as Satan. He later appeared in the duo's 2006 movie Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Beelzeboss and performed on its soundtrack. In 2002, Grohl helped Chan Marshall of Cat Power on the album You Are Free and played with Queens of the Stone Age on their album Songs for the Deaf. Grohl also toured with the band in support of the album, delaying work on the Foo Fighters' album One by One. In 2004, Grohl drummed on several tracks for Nine Inch Nails' 2005 album With Teeth. He also drummed on the song "Bad Boyfriend" on Garbage's 2005 album Bleed Like Me. Most recently, he recorded all the drums on Juliette and the Licks's 2006 album Four on the Floor[25] and the song "For Us" from Pete Yorn's 2006 album Nightcrawler. Beyond drumming, Grohl contributed guitar to a cover of Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting For You" on David Bowie's 2002 album Heathen. In June 2008, Grohl was Paul McCartney's special guest for a concert at the Anfield football stadium in Liverpool, in one of the central events of the English city's year as European Capital of Culture.[26] Grohl joined McCartney's band singing backup vocals and playing guitar on "Band on the Run" and drums on "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "I Saw Her Standing There".[27] Grohl also performed with McCartney at the 51st Grammy Awards, again playing drums on "I Saw Her Standing There". Grohl also helped pay tribute to McCartney at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors along with No Doubt, Norah Jones, Steven Tyler, James Taylor, and Mavis Staples. He sang a duet version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" with Norah Jones on Dec. 5 2010.[28] Grohl played drums on the tracks 'Run With The Wolves' and 'Stand Up' on The Prodigy's[29] 2009 album Invaders Must Die.
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In July 2009, it was revealed that Grohl was recording with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones as Them Crooked Vultures.[30] The trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009 at Metro in Chicago.[31] The band played their first UK gig on August 26, 2009, with a surprise appearance at Brixton Academy in London, supporting the Arctic Monkeys. The band released their debut album Them Crooked Vultures on November 16, 2009 in the UK and November 17, 2009 in the US. Grohl has recently been involved in producing emerging Brit-rock outift A Band Called Bert, notably on the track It's Over Now.
Grohl playing the drums with Them Crooked Vultures, 2009.
On February 6, 2010, Grohl performed with his band Them Crooked Vultures the songs "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" and "New Fang" as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Dave Grohl appeared as an old punk rock drummer reuniting the group "Crisis of Conformity" after 25 years in a skit later on in the episode.[32] On October 23, 2010, Grohl performed with Tenacious D at Blizzcon. He appeared as the drummer for the entire concert, and a year later he returned with Foo Fighters and played a another set there, this time as guitarist and vocalist.[33] [34] Also in 2010, Grohl helped write and performed on drums for "Watch This" with guitarist Slash and Duff McKagan on Slash's self titled album that also included many other famous artists. Outside of his music projects, Grohl will be making a cameo in the 2011 film The Muppets.
Equipment
With Them Crooked Vultures
Drums DW Jazz Series in Lazer Blue Lacquer with Chrome hardware. 5" X 8" Concert tom 5" X 10" Concert tom 16" X 24" Bass drum 9" X 13" Rack tom 14" X 16" Floor tom 16" X 18" Floor tom 6.5" X 14" Aluminum Snare drum
Cymbals Zildjian 15" K Hi-hats 20" A Custom EFX 24" ZHT Ride 20" A Custom Crash 20" A Custom Rezo Crash 19" K Custom China 18" Zildjian ZBT Pro Crash Cymbal
Dave Grohl Sticks Zildjian Dave Grohl Artist Series (16 3/4" X 0.600") Drumheads Remo Coated Emperor (on Toms) Clear Powerstroke 3 (on Bass) Coated Emperor X Black Dot (on Snare) Hardware DW 9000 Series including: 9000 Floating Rotor Single Pedal 9500D 3-Leg Rotating Hi-hat Stand 9100AL Air Lift Drum Throne
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With Foo Fighters

Guitars 2006 Gibson DG335 (x2) - Grohl's main guitars for almost all Foo Fighters shows. 2007 Gibson DG335 - Used for Everlong, and This Is A Call. 2005 Gibson Firebird - Used for Stacked Actors, Grohl owns many more Firebirds. 1965 Gibson Trini Lopez - Used during the One By One era 1967 Gibson Trini Lopez - Used for Walk video, Finished in rare "Pelham Blue". 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom (x2) - Used from 1995-1999, two black, one white. 1994 Gibson SG (x4) - Used from 1995-2000, two white, one black, one sunburst. 1992 Gibson Explorer (x4) - Used from 1994-2001, three in black, one in white. 2002 Ampeg Dan Armstrong (x3) - Main guitar used during the One By One era.
Amps Fender Tonemaster (x2) Custom Audio Electronics 100 watt Custom (x2) Mesa Dual Rectifier (x2) Mesa Road King (x2)
Cabinets Fender Tonemaster 4x12 (x2) Mesa Road King 4x12 (x2)
Dave Grohl Effects Boss DD3 Delay Boss TU2 Tuner (x2) MXR Phase 90 MXR Smart Gate (x2) Voodoo Labs PedalPower Voodoo Labs Amp Switcher Shure UR4 Wireless ProCo Rat Distortion
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Personal life
Grohl has been married twice. He was first married to photographer Jennifer Youngblood from 1993 to 1997. After their divorce, Grohl had relationships with Louise Post from Veruca Salt, solo artist and Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, and pro-snowboarder Tina Basich. He then went on to marry Jordyn Blum on August 2, 2003, at their home in Los Angeles. Guests included Clive Davis, Jack Black, and former Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic. On April 15, 2006, their daughter Violet Maye was born in Los Angeles, being named after Grohl's maternal grandmother. Earlier that year, Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins told MTV, "We're going to be touring Europe in January and February, but we've got to be home by March, because Dave and his wife are having a baby," he said, adding, "but I probably wasn't supposed to tell you that." Grohl said that he had been playing music to his unborn child, saying "she 'likes' The Beatles. Doesn't really get down to The Beach Boys. Digs Mozart." On April 17, 2009, Grohl's second child, daughter Harper Willow, was born.[35] Grohl has been vocal in his views on drug misuse, contributing to a 2009 anti-drug video for the BBC. "I have never done cocaine, ever in my life. I have never done heroin, I have never done speed," he said in a 2008 interview, adding that he had stopped smoking marijuana and taking acid at the age of 20. In the BBC video he said "I've seen people die. It ain't easy being young, but that stuff doesn't make it any easier".[36] In May 2006, Grohl sent a note of support to the two trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine collapse in Tasmania, Australia. In the initial days following the collapse, one of the men requested an iPod with Foo Fighters album In Your Honor, to be sent down to them through a small hole. Grohl's note read, in part, "Though I'm halfway around the world right now, my heart is with you both, and I want you to know that when you come home, there's two tickets to any Foos show, anywhere, and two cold beers waiting for yous. Deal?"[37] In October 2006, one of the miners took up his offer, joining Grohl for a drink after Foo Fighters acoustic concert at the Sydney Opera House.[38] Grohl wrote an instrumental piece for the meeting, which Grohl pledged he would include on the band's next album.[39] The song, titled "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners," appears on Foo Fighters' 2007 release Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, and features Kaki King. In August 2009 Grohl was given the key to the city of Warren, Ohio and performed the songs "Everlong", "Times Like These", and "My Hero". A roadway in downtown Warren named "David Grohl Alley" has been dedicated to him with murals by local artists.[40] [41] In 2000 while on tour with Foo Fighters in Australia, Grohl was arrested by Australian police while driving a scooter for driving under the influence following a concert on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He was fined $400 and had his Australian driving permit revoked for three months. Following the incident Grohl stated: "So, people, I guess if there's anything to learn here, it's: don't drive after a few beers, even if you feel entirely capable like I did."[42] [43]
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(http:/ / stereokill. net/ 2009/ 07/ 02/ queens-of-the-foo-zeppelin/ ). stereokill.net. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [31] Lindsay, Andrew (August 4, 2009). "Grohl, Homme and Jones announce gig" (http:/ / stereokill. net/ 2009/ 08/ 04/ grohl-homme-and-jones-announce-gig/ ). stereokill.net. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [32] Rolling Stone (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ rockdaily/ index. php/ 2010/ 02/ 08/ dave-grohl-rocks-with-them-crooked-vultures-crisis-of-conformity-on-snl/ ) [33] "Blizzard Entertainment: Press Releases" (http:/ / us. blizzard. com/ en-us/ company/ press/ pressreleases. html?101011). Blizzard Entertainment. August 31, 2010. . Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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[34] The view from my throne: my first full set with Tenacious D at BlizzCon Saturday night. Hells yes. http:/ / yfrog. com/ i3dxuvj (http:/ / twitter. com/ #!/ foofighters/ status/ 28694474048) Twitter. October 25, 2010. [35] Tan, Michelle (April 21, 2009). "Rocker Dave Grohl: New Daughter is 'Loud as Hell'" (http:/ / www. people. com/ people/ article/ 0,,20273874,00. html). People. . [36] "Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl kicks brawler out of Roundhouse concert" (http:/ / www. telegraph. co. uk/ culture/ music/ music-news/ 8634675/ Foo-Fighters-Dave-Grohl-kicks-brawler-out-of-Roundhouse-concert. html). The Daily Telegraph. 13 July 2011. . Retrieved 29 July 2011. [37] Daniel, Troy. "Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Helps Trapped Miners". (http:/ / www. stereoboard. com/ content/ view/ 181/ 46/ ) Stereoboard.com. May 9, 2006. [38] McCabe, Kathy. "Rocker has a miner problem" (http:/ / www. news. com. au/ dailytelegraph/ story/ 0,22049,20523196-5001021,00. html). The Daily Telegraph. October 4, 2006. [39] Cohen, Jonathan. "Foo Fighters Let It Rip On Sixth Album" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ news/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608301). Billboard.com. July 6, 2007. [40] " "'Dave Grohl returns to birth city Warren, OH, gets own alley and key to the city'" (http:/ / theaudioperv. com/ 2009/ 08/ 02/ dave-grohl-returns-to-birth-city-warren-oh-gets-own-alley-and-key-to-the-city/ )." theaudioperv.com. 2 August 2009 [41] " "'Dave Grohl Honoured With His Own Alley '" (http:/ / thequietus. com/ articles/ 02370-dave-grohl-honoured-with-his-own-alley)." thequietus.com. 3 August 2009 [42] January 31, 2000 Dave Grohl Nabbed For Down Under DUI (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1429030/ 20000131/ foo_fighters. jhtml) MTV.com [43] February 3, 2000 Dave Grohl Responds To DUI Charge (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1429029/ 20000203/ foo_fighters. jhtml) MTV.com
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References
Azzerrad, Michael (1993). Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday. ISBN0-385-47199-8.
External links
Dave Grohl (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342970/) at the Internet Movie Database Foo Fighters official website (http://www.foofighters.com) Dave Grohl Band Discography (http://www.upvenue.com/article/ 1265-david-grohl-discography-of-awesomeness.html) Live Review (http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/ live-review-them-crooked-vultures-club-nokia-los-angeles/6666662) at ArtistDirect.com
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Chris Shiflett
Chris Shiflett
Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters Background information Birth name Born Origin Genres Occupations Instruments Labels Associated acts Christopher Aubrey Shiflett May 6, 1971 Santa Barbara, California, [1] USA
Alternative rock, punk rock, post-grunge Musician, songwriter Guitar, vocals RCA Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, No Use for a Name, Jackson United, Viva Death, The Real McCoy, Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants
Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett (born May 16, 1971 in Santa Barbara, California) is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters as well as the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. He is the younger brother of musician Scott Shiflett.
Career
Shiflett joined Foo Fighters after the release of their third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The first album he played on was One by One. Prior to joining the Foo Fighters, Shiflett was resident lead guitarist for the San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band No Use for a Name. The Foo Fighters had lost both of their previous guitarists, Pat Smear (who played in punk legends The Germs and had been Nirvana's touring guitarist) and his Foos replacement, Dave Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl, and were holding open auditions. Seeing an opportunity that he knew he could not pass up, he quickly parted ways with his former band to audition. His departure was abrupt, as No Use for a Name were just about to head out on tour in support of their then-recent album More Betterness!. He was replaced by Dave Nassie, who had previously contributed to Suicidal Tendencies lead singer "Cyco" Mike Muir's solo projects. Shiflett began his music career in another band called Lost Kittenz
Chris Shiflett with current members of Sugarcult. He also currently plays in the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, his own side-project, Jackson United as well as Viva Death with his brother Scott. For numerous projects, Shiflett performed under the name Jake Jackson. Shiflett, after being in cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, has a tattoo on the inside of his bottom lip with the words "Gimme Gimme". In 2009 Shiflett played in a band called The Real McCoy, which was founded by Andy McCoy, the guitarist of the former Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks. The band split up after only three gigs.[2] In 2010 Shiflett created a new country-oriented side project, Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants, releasing a self-titled album in July. Shiflett is married and has three sons, Liam John, Dashiell Ellis and Eamon Riley.
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Equipment
Guitars Shiflett uses various Gibsons,[3] [4] and Gretschs.[5] Gretsch Brian Setzer Black Phoenix Gretsch 59 Nashville reissue Gibson ES-135 Gibson ES-347 Gibson ES-335 Gibson SG Custom Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Gibson Les Paul Junior Gibson Les Paul Standard Gibson Firebird Fender Telecaster Fender Stratocaster Warmoth Telecaster Deluxe shifty telecaster (pieced together from warmoth parts by his tech) shifty strat (pieced together from warmoth parts by his tech) Martin Acoustic guitar
Effects EHX Micro POG Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuner / Power Supply Dunlop DVP1 Volume pedal Whirlwind A/B Selector Line 6 M13 Stompbox Modeler (Wasting Light Tour)
Amplifers Vox AC30 x2 Fender Bassman
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Discography
1997: No Use for a Name - Making Friends 1997: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Have a Ball 1998: Swingin' Utters - Five Lessons Learned (lead guitar on "I Need Feedback" and "United 21") 1998: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Are a Drag 1999: No Use for a Name - More Betterness! 2001: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Blow in the Wind 2001: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Turn Japanese 2002: Foo Fighters - One by One 2003: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Take a Break 2004: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah 2005: Foo Fighters - In Your Honor 2006: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Love Their Country 2006: Viva Death - One Percent Panic 2007: Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter (additional guitar on "Prisoners Of Paradise") 2007: Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 2008: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Have Another Ball 2008: Jackson United - Harmony and Dissidence 2010: Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants - Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants 2011: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Go Down Under 2011: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Shiflett at the 2003 V Festival.
References
[1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm1360806/ [2] (Finnish)[[Category:Articles with Finnish language external links (http:/ / yle. fi/ alueet/ lappi/ 2009/ 11/ the_real_mccoy_hajosi_1151495. html?origin=rss)] "The Real McCoy split up" yle.fi] [3] Musicianfriend - Chris Shiflett (http:/ / www. musiciansfriend. com/ document?cpd=0OEY& doc_id=99371& base_pid=517464& index=1) [4] Gibson - How to Capture Chris Shifletts Foo Fighters Guitar Tone (http:/ / www. gibson. com/ en-us/ Lifestyle/ Features/ how-to-capture-chris-shiflett/ ) [5] Gretsch Guitars - Chris Shiffet (http:/ / www. gretschguitars. com/ news/ chris_shiflett. html)
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Nate Mendel
Nate Mendel
Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters Background information Birth name Born Origin Genres Occupations Instruments Nathan Gregor Mendel December 2, 1968 Richland, Washington Alternative rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, indie rock, hardcore punk, punk rock, indie rock Musician, bassist Bass
Associated acts Foo Fighters, Sunny Day Real Estate, Juno, The Fire Theft, The Jealous Sound Notable instruments Fender Precision Bass
Nathan Gregor "Nate" Mendel (born December 2, 1968 in Richland, Washington) is an American bassist for the bands Foo Fighters, The Jealous Sound, Sunny Day Real Estate, and The Fire Theft.
Biography
He began his musical career in the punk band Diddly Squat, then played in the fairly popular punk bands Christ on a Crutch, Brotherhood (Seattle Straight edge), Galleons Lap. He was a member of Sunny Day Real Estate and Juno before joining the Foo Fighters in 1995 (after Sunny Day Real Estate had disbanded). Although Sunny Day Real Estate reunited for two more albums (How It Feels to Be Something On and The Rising Tide), he stayed with the Foo Fighters. After SDRE disbanded once more, he joined with other Sunny Day Real Estate members Jeremy Enigk and William Goldsmith to form The Fire Theft, who released a self-titled album in 2003. He scored a role in the indie movie Our Burden Is Light, in which he also played a minor role as the main female character's best friend's boyfriend and bassist. In the movie, Mendel plays in a band named Bleeder, consisting of himself, Jessica Ballard, and Taylor Hawkins.
Nate Mendel Nate Mendel joined the Foo Fighters as the bassist, alongside former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. The band has since released eight studio albums and one live album, Mendel continues to play alongside Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Pat Smear, who rejoined the band in 2007. Mendel, Grohl and Pat Smear are the original members in the Foo Fighters current line-up. In June 2009, it was confirmed that Sunny Day Real Estate plans to reunite again, with Mendel back in the fold.[1] [2] The band toured in 2009, confirming a new album in the works..[3]
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Personal life
Nate has one son, Noah, with his former girlfriend. Nate attended Hanford Jr./Sr. High School in Richland, WA. He was an avid skateboarder as well as BMX racer in the Washington St. Region. He also regularly contributes to the official Foo Fighters blog.
Technique
Nate is known to use a pick almost exclusively, however on the "Long Road to Ruin" video he is seen finger-picking, as well as during "Marigold" on the Skin and Bones live release. Nate is rarely, if ever, seen singing. However he sang backup with Chris Shiflett on Monkey Wrench at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia in 2000 while supporting There Is Nothing Left To Lose. He and Shiflett sang the outro backing vocals ("fall in, fall out").[4]
Equipment
Mendel's main set-up consists of Fender Precision Basses played through Ashdown [5] ABMand more recently, Classic-Series Bass Amplifiers. He also often uses Lakland Bob Glaub Signature Precision Basses while touring. He is seen playing the Lakland Bass in the video for "The Pretender". He used a Gibson Ripper bass in the "Best of You" video and in the "Long Road to Ruin" video he is seen playing a Red Fender Jazz Bass with a black pickguard. He also uses a white and pearloid red Fender Jazz Bass in the "Monkey Wrench" video. His pedalboard is very simple and consists of a Fulltone Bassdrive, Boss GEB-7 Graphic Equalizer, and Boss TU-2 Tuner. Nate on occasion also plays Gibson Thunderbird Basses. Nate uses JHAudio JH16 In Ear Monitors.
Connection to AIDS denialist movement

In January 2000, Nate Mendel organized a sold-out concert in Los Angeles to benefit Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives, a group which denies that HIV is the cause of AIDS. At the concert, the group's founder, Christine Maggiore, gave a speech attributing AIDS to drug use, stress, and medications, and implying that people should not be tested for HIV, nor should they take antiretroviral treatment if HIV-positive.[6] Responding to coverage of the Alive & Well benefit in Mother Jones magazine, Mendel wrote that "...popular ideas about AIDS are based on a hypothesis that does not stand up to scientific scrutiny." He further condemned HIV tests for what he felt was their inaccuracy and HIV medication for its "unproven efficacy and proven toxicity."[7] None of these statements reflects current mainstream scientific theories.[8] The Foo Fighters no longer list Alive & Well as a supported charity on their website as of 2008.[9]
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Notes
[1] (http:/ / www. earcandybeat. com/ ?q=node/ 61) [2] by Leor (2009-03-17). "Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion in 2009? | Perfect Lines" (http:/ / perfectlines. wordpress. com/ 2009/ 03/ 17/ sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-in-2009/ ). Perfectlines.wordpress.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [3] "Sub Pop Records" (http:/ / www. subpop. com/ tours/ sunny_day_real_estate/ ). Subpop.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [4] "Foo Fighters Monkey Wrench Live" (http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=FrhwHXr9-50). YouTube. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [5] http:/ / www. ashdownmusic. co. uk [6] "Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers", Mother Jones magazine. (http:/ / www. motherjones. com/ news/ feature/ 2000/ 02/ foo. html) Published 25 February 2000; Accessed 20 October 2006. [7] Letters to the Editor, Mother Jones magazine, 10 March 2000. (http:/ / www. motherjones. com/ commentary/ letters/ 2000/ 03/ foo_letters. html) Accessed 20 October 2006. [8] Smith TC, Novella SP (2007). "HIV denial in the Internet era". Plos Med 4 (8): e256. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040256. PMC1949841. PMID17713982. [9] Charities supported by the Foo Fighters (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ community) Accessed 25 April 2008.
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Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins
Birth name Born Origin Genres Occupations Instruments Years active Oliver Taylor Hawkins February 17, 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, United States Alternative rock, punk rock, post-grunge, alternative metal Musician, drummer, songwriter Drums, percussions, vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, trumpet 1995present
Associated acts Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, Coheed and Cambria, Alanis Morissette, Eddie Fisher, Anyone, Slash Notable instruments Gretsch Drums Zildjian Cymbals Remo Drumheads Zildjian Taylor Hawkins signature model drumsticks Latin Percussion
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born February 17, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters. Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill and Can't Not tours, as well as the drummer in the progressive experimental band called Sylvia which, after changing their name to Anyone, went on to sign with Roadrunner Records. His cousin, Kevin Harrell, introduced him to Dave Grohl after camping with him for several weeks in the Ozarks. Hawkins would eventually become the drummer for Grohl's band, Foo Fighters. He was voted "Best Rock Drummer" in 2005 by the UK drumming magazine, Rhythm. In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings.
Career
Early career
After leaving the Orange County-based band Sylvia (later emerging as ANYONE), he joined up as drummer for Sass Jordan, which in turn he left to act as drummer for Alanis Morissette. He has appeared in Morissette's videos for "You Oughta Know" and "You Learn".
Foo Fighters
After touring through the spring of 1996, Foo Fighters entered a Seattle studio with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. Conflict reportedly erupted between Dave Grohl and the drummer, William Goldsmith, eventually causing Goldsmith to leave the band.[1] The band regrouped in Los Angeles and almost completely re-recorded the album with Grohl on drums. The album, The Colour and the Shape, was released on May 20, 1997. Grohl called up Hawkins to recommend a new drummer, and to Grohl's surprise, Hawkins volunteered himself. He then auditioned for and subsequently joined the band, making his debut in time for the album's release. In addition to his drumming duties with the Foo Fighters, Hawkins is also an accomplished rock singer, guitarist and pianist. His first lead vocal with the group was a cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar". Two versions of the song
Taylor Hawkins were released, one as the b-side to "Learn to Fly" and another on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack album. He sang lead vocals on the original "Cold Day in the Sun", from In Your Honor which was later released as a single, and the cover of Cream's "I Feel Free", which appeared as the B-side of "DOA" and on the EP Five Songs and a Cover. Hawkins also sang lead vocals for the band's cover Joe Walsh's "Life of Illusion". Over the years, he has increasingly provided backing vocals on albums and in concert. At times, he has also done lead vocals and guitar while Grohl plays drums, but Hawkins is often limited to singing "Cold Day in the Sun" while drumming. This has led to a running joke whereby Grohl greets the end of Hawkins' stint as lead vocalist with the quip "You know, for a drummer you're not a bad singer", to which Hawkins retorts "Neither are you".
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Other projects
In 2006, Hawkins released a self-titled LP with his side-project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders. He occasionally plays with a Police cover band alternately called "The Cops" and "Fallout". At Live Earth in 2007, Hawkins was part of SOS Allstars with Roger Taylor of Queen and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Taylor played "YYZ" with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush on stage at a concert in Toronto on March 22, 2008. Hawkins recorded the drum tracks for the Coheed and Cambria album "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow", as the band's regular drummer Chris Pennie was not able to record due to contractual reasons. Also, Hawkins toured with Coheed and Cambria shortly during the months of the album. Hawkins can also be heard drumming on Eric Avery's (formerly of Jane's Addiction) first solo effort, Help Wanted and on Kerry Ellis's album, 'Wicked in Rock'. Hawkins and Grohl split drumming duties on Harmony & Dissidence, the latest album by Foo Fighters band-mate Chris Shiflett's own side-project, Jackson United. Hawkins played on the track "Cyborg", from Queen guitarist Brian May's 1998 solo album, Another World; he also played drums at VH1's Rock Honors 2006 while Queen performed "We Will Rock You". He sang backing vocals on the Queen + Paul Rodgers single, "C-lebrity". Hawkins was commissioned to complete an unfinished recording of a song by Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson entitled "Holy Man" by writing and singing new lyrics. The recording was released in June 2008 as part of a deluxe edition of Wilson's lone 1977 solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue. While the Foo Fighters were on break, Hawkins played in a three piece cover band, Chevy Metal, that played lesser known tracks by ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. Taylor Hawkins appears on Slash's solo album Slash[2] released in 2010, providing backing vocals on the track "Crucify the Dead" featuring Ozzy Osbourne.
Influences
Hawkins has said that his drumming has been chiefly influenced by Roger Taylor of Queen, Stewart Copeland of The Police, and Neil Peart of Rush. "My earliest Queen memory is of the movie King Kong. I went to see that movie when I was six years old and a typical 70s kid. On the drive home with my parents I heard We Will Rock You on the car radio. Somehow in my mind there was now a correlation between King Kong and the sound of Roger Taylor's drums. Somehow they fitted so well with the image of this monster stomping through the city that I couldn't separate the two". Taylor is also a fan of U2 stating, "To be honest, I'm probably more of an older U2 fan. I was a really huge fan of 'Boy', 'October', 'War' and 'The Unforgettable Fire'. I like their new stuff here and there, but my favorite stuff is really the early, underproduced stuff."
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Equipment
This is a list of equipment in Hawkins' current tour kit. Gretsch drums: 18" x 22" Bass Drum 6.5" x 14" Brass Snare Drum 6x 6" concert tom 6x 8" concert tom 7x 10" concert tom 9" x 13" Rack Tom 16" x 16" Floor Tom 16" x 18" Floor Tom
Zildjian cymbals: 15" K Light Hi-Hats 19" K Custom Hybrid Crash 21" Avedis Sweet Ride 20" A Custom EFX Crash
20" A Custom China (modified with three oblong 5" holes by drum tech Yeti Ward) Hawkins also uses DW Hardware, Remo drum heads, Latin Percussion Percussion, North drums,[3] Shure drum microphones and Zildjian Taylor Hawkins Signature sticks.
Personal life
Hawkins and his wife Alison have a son named Oliver Shane and a daughter, born in the winter of 2009. They currently reside in Topanga Canyon, California.
References
[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2005). "Biography" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ cg/ amg. dll?p=amg& sql=Btoge4j371way) AllMusicGuide.com (accessed April 28, 2006) [2] "Slash interview, ultimate-guitar.com, March 20, 2010" (http:/ / www. ultimate-guitar. com/ interviews/ interviews/ slash_i_needed_to_do_something_where_i_was_a_captain_of_my_own_ship. html). Ultimate-guitar.com. 2010-03-20. . Retrieved 2011-10-18. [3] http:/ / twitter. com/ #!/ foofighters/ status/ 33643843475742720
http://www.fooarchive.com/hpb/qclassicsqueen.htm http://www.fooarchive.com/hpb/myu2.htm
External links
taylorhawkins.com (http://www.taylorhawkins.com) Hawkin's Poor Brain - a collection of Taylor's interviews (http://www.fooarchive.com/hpb) Grohl and Hawkins Interview (http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1683) on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
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Pat Smear
Pat Smear
Pat Smear performing with the Foo Fighters in Pensacola, FL (2008) Background information Born Georg Ruthenberg August 5, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States Alternative rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, grunge Musician, Songwriter Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Bass guitar 1976present What?, Slash, Geffen, Capitol
Genres Occupations Instruments Years active Labels
Associated acts The Germs, The Death Folk, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, The Adolescents, Belinda Carlisle Notable instruments various Hagstrom models
Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg, August 5, 1959) is a rock musician who has been a guitarist in several well-known bands including The Germs and Nirvana. He is currently a guitarist for the Foo Fighters. He is also known for appearing regularly on the MTV fashion show House of Style with friend and supermodel Cindy Crawford.
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Early life
He was born and raised in West Los Angeles. He was born to an African-American/Native American mother and a German Jewish immigrant father. His parents forced him to take piano lessons at a young age, and a few years later, he began teaching himself to play guitar. He lists his influences as Joan Jett, Brian James, Brian May, and Steve Jones.
The Germs (1977-1980)

As a teenager in 1977, Smear met Darby Crash, and together they formed The Germs with bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Dottie Danger (the pseudonym of Belinda Carlisle, who went on to front The Go-Go's). Carlisle was soon replaced by Don Bolles and, in 1979, the band released their first album, (GI). Produced by Joan Jett, the record is now defined as a milestone in the history of punk rock. The Germs endured for one more year before finally disbanding in 1980 after Crash committed suicide. After The Germs, Smear had a brief stint as a member of punk band The Adolescents.
1980s
Following the demise of the Germs, Smear played in 1981 with ex-Screamers keyboardist Paul Roessler and his sister Kira in a band called Twisted Roots.[1] Although short-lived, the band was the toast of the Hollywood punk scene. Smear would go on to play with Nina Hagen and make two solo albums of his own, Ruthensmear and So You Fell in Love with a Musician.... While working on Breakin', Smear became friends with Courtney Love.
Nirvana (1993-1994)
In 1993, he received a call from Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain, asking him to join his band. Smear at first thought that it was his friend, Carlos "Cake" Nunez, playing a joke on him; however, Courtney Love had told Smear a few days prior that Cobain was going to call him. Smear accepted immediately and played his first show with Nirvana on Saturday Night Live on September 25, 1993. He toured with Nirvana for about six months, and also appears on their albums MTV Unplugged in New York, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, Nirvana (album), and With The Lights Out. Smear's time with Nirvana, which brought him his first mass audience exposure, came to an end with Cobain's death in April 1994.
Foo Fighters (19941997)

Following Cobain's death, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl formed a band to support his self-titled album, the first effort from the band which would become known as Foo Fighters. Smear joined the group from its inception, but because the band's first album was a collection of demos recorded solely by Grohl, Smear did not appear on a Foo Fighters album until 1997's The Colour and the Shape. Later that year, Smear quit the band: he announced his departure during a live performance atop Radio City Music Hall (introducing his replacement Franz Stahl), right before that year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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Hiatus from the Foo Fighters 1997-2005

During his absence from Foo Fighters, Smear kept a fairly low profile, producing the band Harlow's debut album and making scattered television appearances. He has been employed as a creative consultant in a motion picture about the Germs and Darby Crash, entitled What We Do Is Secret, after one of the band's best-known songs. The film was released at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 23, 2007, and had a limited theatrical release in 2008. It is now available on DVD. In the film, he is depicted by actor Rick Gonzalez. In 2005, he began performing reunion shows with The Germs, with actor Shane West (who portrays Darby Crash in the film) filling in as lead vocalist. The previously unrecorded Germs song, "Golden Boys", which is on Smear's 1988 SST album Ruthensmear, originally appeared on the soundtrack of an early cut of the 2007 film Cthulhu, but the producers replaced it due to rights issues.
Rejoining the Foo Fighters (2006-present)

In May 2006, the Foo Fighters announced they would play limited acoustic dates across North America. It was announced Smear would be one of the touring musicians aiding the band during the shows. He also appeared with them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in September 2006 and on the same stage as Bob Dylan and The Eagles at Genentech's 30th Anniversary party. On October 21 and 22, 2006 he also joined the band for both days of the Bridge School Benefit Concert, hosted by Neil Young. In addition he is a featured musician on the Foo Fighters live album Skin and Bones. In August 2007, he appeared on stage with the Foo Fighters at the UK's V Festival, Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh and Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland. On Sunday, September 9, 2007, Smear joined the Foo Fighters for their MTV Music Video Awards party room show. Smear has been added to the band as a touring guitarist for their supporting tour of the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Smear also is credited with playing guitar on the song "Let It Die" off the same album. On Saturday, October 13, 2007, Smear joined the Foo Fighters for an appearance on Saturday Night Live and also joined the Foo Fighters on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards, confirming his return to the band as a full member. He appeared with the band on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on November 9. He played both Foo Fighters dates at the O2 Arena, London on November 17 and 18, 2007. On February 10, 2008, Smear also performed live with Foo Fighters at the 2008 Grammy Awards broadcast on CBS from a stage outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. On January 23, 2008, on the first show for the Foo Fighters' "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace" tour in Dallas, he performed several songs with the band, and on February 20, 2008, he appeared on stage (with the whole touring band) when Foo Fighters played "The Pretender" on the Late Show with David Letterman. On Monday, February 25, he performed for approximately half of the set list for the Foo Fighters at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois (a Chicago suburb). On Monday, March 3, 2008, Smear joined the Foo Fighters for the acoustic portion of their show at Cox Arena in San Diego, California. Despite urging by Grohl, though, Smear did not play a guitar solo during band introductions. On Thursday, March 6, 2008, Smear joined the Foo Fighters for all portions (acoustic/plugged) of their show at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Urged by Grohl, Smear did play a guitar solo (eight notes) during band introductions. Since then, he has played a solo whenever asked to by Grohl. He also played at the two concerts at Wembley Stadium on June 67, 2008. While Pat did participate in the concert, it was only for certain songs and the stage lights were not on him. This also occurred at several concerts with Pat playing basically in the dark. These concerts provide video for the Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium DVD and Blu-ray, which also featured special appearances by Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. On June 21, 2008, Smear performed live with Foo Fighters at the 2008 Hurricane Festival in Germany. He also appeared recently at the Foo Fighters' private gig for Bethesda's Fallout 3 game launch party in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the LA Center Studios complex.
Pat Smear Smear once again joined the Foo Fighters on their tour which kicked off in Seattle, Washington on July 9, 2008. At the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland on August 9, 2008, Smear performed with the Foo Fighters, even being introduced by Dave Grohl. Smear also performed with the Foo Fighters at the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 29, 2008 and, more recently, at President Obama's 2009 White House Fourth of July celebration. Smear appeared alongside Foo Fighters on the November 3, 2009 live broadcast of the Later... with Jools Holland music show on BBC Two in the UK. During album sessions recorded for the Foo Fighters' 2011 release, Wasting Light, with producer Butch Vig, Smear has been fully integrated back into the band. As photographic evidence and video snippets posted on the Foo Fighters' Twitter page confirmed, he recorded and developed many guitar parts in the new songs. Album artwork from the album depicts Smear along with the band's other members. Smear appeared on the Daily Show to promote Wasting Light on April 11, 2011 on Comedy Central.
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Surviving Nirvana reunion

On 22 December 2010, the remaining members of Nirvana played together for the first time since the death of Kurt Cobain, at a last-minute Foo Fighters show at Paladino's in Tarzana, California. This concert was recorded for a documentary. While new material from the band's forthcoming album was aired, the biggest surprise was kept for the encore. Grohl made his way behind the drum kit, and he and Smear were joined onstage by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic for a version of the 1993 Nirvana B-side "Marigold".
Guitars
Smear almost exclusively uses Hagstrom guitars. Smear's most used guitar since 1997 is a custom made Black Hagstrom, which has no name or designation but it looks like the models F-20t and Hagstrom F-200p. He has been using them since his days with Germs and has been collecting them ever since. He has been noted as having one of the largest collections of Hagstrom guitars in the United States. When playing the song 'I Should Have Known' in live shows, he can be seen using a double necked guitar by Hagstrom with the top half being a bass for the bass-break. He lists Gibson guitars as his second favorite, notably the SG. During his time in Nirvana, Smear sometimes used numerous Fender Stratocaster models that Kurt Cobain bought for him. In an interview with Smear, he stated he had 3 of each Strat and had to scratch them to tell the difference. These guitars were normally used on the songs "Scentless Apprentice", "Heart-Shaped Box", "On A Plain", and "All Apologies". Sometimes Smear used a blue Mosrite guitar that Cobain gave him as well. For amplifiers, Smear uses Peavey 5150 and 6505 heads.
In popular culture
Smear is mentioned in the chorus of Sonic Youth's "Screaming Skull" on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
Discography
With The Germs
Forming/Sexboy (live) 7", 1977, What? Records Lexicon Devil 7" EP, 1978, Slash Records (GI) LP, 1979, Slash Records The Decline of Western Civilization Soundtrack (live tracks) LP, 1980, Slash Records What We Do Is Secret (EP) 1981, Slash Records Live At The Whisky, First Show Ever LP, 1981, Mohawk/Bomp Records
Pat Smear Germicide LP, 1985, ROIR Germs (MIA) - The Complete Anthology LP, 1993, Slash/Rhino Records
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Solo
Ruthensmear 1988, SST So You Fell in Love with a Musician... 1992, SST
With Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) 5X Platinum From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996) Platinum Nirvana (2002) Platinum With the Lights Out (2004) Platinum
With Mike Watt

Ball-Hog or Tugboat? (1995)
With Foo Fighters

The Colour and the Shape (1997) Double Platinum Skin and Bones (2006) Gold Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) Platinum - Guitar on "Let It Die" Wasting Light (2011)
References
[1] "The Twisted Roots of the Punk Rock Family Tree" by Hunter Felt, 21 May 2004, PopMatters (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ music/ reviews/ t/ twistedroots-st. shtml)
External links
Pat Smear (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806733/) at the Internet Movie Database Rekindling the Punk Flame, article (http://www.shanatinglipton.com/punk1.html) Interview with Pat Smear (http://www.nirvanaclub.com/get.php?section=info/nfcinterviews&file=pat_smear. htm)
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William Goldsmith
William Goldsmith
Born July 4, 1972 Seattle, Washington, U.S. Alternative rock, post-hardcore, emo Musician, Drummer Drums 1992present Sub Pop, Time Bomb Recordings, Roswell/Capitol
Genres Occupations Instruments Years active Labels
Associated acts The Fire Theft, Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters
William Goldsmith (born July 4, 1972) is an American drummer best known for being the drummer of the popular Seattle Alternative band Sunny Day Real Estate and for his tenure as the drummer of the alternative rock band Foo Fighters. Currently drumming for Brawley Banks and a reunited Sunny Day Real Estate, he has toured with Mike Watt, IQU, and has recorded and played live with many other bands and artists.
Early years
Goldsmith was born in Seattle, Washington to Hugh and Skitty Goldsmith. He began playing drums as a child, citing Keith Moon of the Who as his biggest influence.[1]
Sunny Day Real Estate (1992-1995)

In 1992, Goldsmith founded the band Sunny Day Real Estate in Seattle with bassist Nate Mendel and Dan Hoerner on guitar and vocals. The band soon recruited Jeremy Enigk, a high school friend of Goldsmith's as their new frontman. They recorded two studio albums, both released on the well-known independent label Sub Pop, that were greeted with positive critical reviews and brought about newfound popularity for the emo genre before they disbanded in 1995.
Foo Fighters (1995-1997)

Goldsmith and Mendel then joined former Nirvana member Dave Grohl's new band, Foo Fighters, along with former Germs guitarist Pat Smear. In 1995, they embarked on a tour in support of the band's already-released debut album (Grohl had recorded nearly all instruments for the album by himself). The album was a massive hit, spawning five hit singles. After touring through the spring of 1996, the full lineup entered a Seattle studio with producer Gil Norton to record the band's second album. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl took the rough mixes with him on a trip home to Virginia. While there, Grohl realized that he wasn't happy with how the mixes were turning out, and began demoing newer songs by himself at a studio in Washington, DC. "Everlong" and "Walking After You" were recorded by Grohl with him playing all instruments, and this version of "Walking After You" was the one used for the album. The band regrouped in Los Angeles in February 1997 and almost completely re-recorded the album, this time with Grohl on drums, not telling Goldsmith about the session at all. Goldsmith later found out through bassist Mendel. Feeling betrayed and suffering the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome, he decided to leave the band soon thereafter; he was replaced on drums by Taylor Hawkins. The finished album, The Colour and the Shape, was released on May 20, 1997.
William Goldsmith As a result of this, Goldsmith actually recorded little material that would be released by Foo Fighters in spite of being a member of the band from 1995 through 1997. Most of what little material he recorded with them was discarded. In fact, he can only be heard on three tracks from The Colour and the Shape: "Doll", "Up in Arms" (the slow beginning), and the verses of "My Poor Brain". Additionally, he also played on "Dear Lover", the song "The Colour and the Shape", and the Gary Numan cover "Down in the Park", as well as on various live bootlegs and demos.
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Back with Sunny Day Real Estate (1997-2001)

In 1997, Sub Pop had approached Hoerner and Enigk about releasing a compilation of Sunny Day Real Estate rarities. Instead, the band decided to reunite and release a new studio album, 1998's How It Feels To Be Something On. While Goldsmith, who had by this time left Foo Fighters, took part in the reunion, Mendel remained with Foo Fighters. Goldsmith also drummed with Sunny Day Real Estate on their subsequent live album, which was their last recording for Sub Pop, and their 2000 studio album The Rising Tide (for Time Bomb Recordings). After completing an extensive tour of the United States, the band hoped to tour Europe for the first time, but Time Bomb could not afford to support such a tour; the label soon ceased operations, resulting in the band's 2001 breakup.
After Sunny Day Real Estate, other projects, and reunion (2001-present)
After Sunny Day Real Estate disbanded for a second time, Goldsmith and Enigk formed The Fire Theft with original Sunny Day bassist Nate Mendel. An album and tour followed. Around the same time, Goldsmith joined guitarist Billy Dolan, who had played on the Fire Theft album and tour, for a project called Varicocele. The band recorded about 30 songs, and presented them to Jonathan Poneman at Sub Pop, who declined to release them. In 2008, Goldsmith formed Brawley Banks with Justin Schwartz and Jorum Young from Cobra High. In 2009 they played their first show. In June 2009, it was confirmed that Sunny Day Real Estate would be reuniting once again with the original line-up.[2] [3] A tour began later that year.[4] In early 2010, guitarist Dan Hoerner stated that a new album is in the works.[5]
Equipment
During the bulk of his time with Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters, William played an Ayotte drum kit with Zildjian cymbals. His exact setup was as follows:
Drums
14" x 7" SteelHoop Snare Drum 15"x14" Tom Tom 18"x16" Floor Tom 24" x 20" Bass Drum
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Cymbals
15" Zildjian A Rock Hi-Hat 20" Zildjian K Crash/Ride 22" Zildjian A Crash/Ride 24" Zildjian A Medium Ride
He has also played with DW, Yamaha, Pearl, Slingerland, and Vistalite kits. During the Fire Theft tour, he played with a massive 30" Zildjian K ride.
Discography
Sunny Day Real Estate (199495; 98; 99-00) Diary (1994) Sunny Day Real Estate (1995) (also known as LP2 or The Pink Album) How It Feels to Be Something On (1998) Live (1999) The Rising Tide (2000)
Jeremy Enigk Return of the Frog Queen (1996) (plays drums on "Abegail Anne") Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape (1997) (plays drums on "Doll", "Up in Arms" (credited only for slow intro), verses of "My Poor Brain" (uncredited), "The Colour and the Shape", and "Down In The Park" (10th Anniversary Edition) (uncredited)) Mary Lou Lord Got No Shadow (1998) (plays drums on "Subway") Replikants Slickaphonics (1999) The Fire Theft The Fire Theft (2003)
References
[1] William Goldsmith: Artist Update: Modern Drummer Magazine 25 March 2008 (http:/ / www. moderndrummer. com/ updatefull/ 200001280) [2] http:/ / www. earcandybeat. com/ ?q=node/ 61 [3] http:/ / perfectlines. wordpress. com/ 2009/ 03/ 17/ sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-in-2009/ [4] http:/ / www. subpop. com/ tours/ sunny_day_real_estate/ [5] http:/ / www. fasterlouder. com. au/ features/ 22353/ Sunny-Day-Real-Estate. htm
Franz Stahl
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Franz Stahl
Franz Stahl
Born Origin Instruments October 30, 1962 Washington D.C. Guitar
Associated acts Scream, Wool, Foo Fighters
Franz Stahl (born October 30, 1962) was the guitarist of the Washington, DC hardcore punk band Scream. Stahl is the brother of Scream lead singer Peter Stahl. Stahl was also briefly a member of Foo Fighters from 1997 to 1999, replacing the band's original guitarist Pat Smear. He was released from the band during the recording of their third studio album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose, due to creative differences. He was replaced by Chris Shiflett. Prior to Foo Fighters he played in Wool from 1990 to 1996 with his brother. From 1997 onwards to about July 2005, Franz was support guitarist for Japanese musician J. Stahl is a big fan of the Gibson Les Paul, which he is usually seen using. However, in the music video for Foo Fighters's "My Hero", Franz is seen using a Fender Stratocaster. Stahl currently lives in Hollywood, California. He is writing his own music and posting it on his MySpace site, where he keeps in touch with fans.[1]
References
[1] Stahl's MySpace-profile (http:/ / profile. myspace. com/ index. cfm?fuseaction=user. viewprofile& friendID=190983988)
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Studio albums
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Studio album by Foo Fighters Released July 4, 1995
Recorded October 1723, 1994 at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, WA Genre Length Label Alternative rock, grunge, post-grunge 44:06 Roswell/Capitol
Producer Barrett Jones and Dave Grohl Foo Fighters chronology
Foo Fighters (1995)
Singles from Foo Fighters
"Exhausted"
Released: June 12, 1995
"This Is a Call"
"I'll Stick Around"

Released: September 4, 1995
"For All the Cows"

Released: November 21, 1995
"Big Me"
Released: February 25, 1996
"Alone+Easy Target"
Released: 1996
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Foo Fighters is the debut album by the Foo Fighters. At the time, the only official member of the Foo Fighters was Dave Grohl, who wrote and recorded the entire album himself (with the exception of "X-Static", on which Greg Dulli played guitar) at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington in 1994, prior to organizing the band. It was released July 4, 1995 on Roswell Records.
Background
Following the demise of Nirvana, and after a brief stint with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, musician Dave Grohl entered Robert Lang Studios with producer Barrett Jones in October 1994 to record some songs he had written. Grohl had been recording his own music for years prior, releasing the album Pocketwatch in 1992, under the name Late!. Like Pocketwatch, Grohl would record all vocal, guitar, bass and drum tracks himself, with the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static" provided by Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs. Grohl had previously worked with Jones, who helped produce Pocketwatch, and the studio setting of Robert Lang was familiar, due to Nirvana having recorded what would be their final session there, just nine months earlier. Grohl completed an album's worth of material in about a week, and soon after was handing out cassette copies of the session to friends for feedback. Eddie Vedder premiered two songs from the recording on January 8, 1995 during his Self-Pollution radio broadcast. The recordings quickly circulated amongst the music industry, which in turn created record label interest. In an attempt to keep his anonymity, Grohl planned to release the songs under the name Foo Fighters, and soon recruited former Sunny Day Real Estate members; bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, as well as Nirvana touring guitarist, and former Germs member, Pat Smear, to create a band that could perform the songs live. That spring, the Foo Fighters embarked on their first ever United States tour with Hovercraft, supporting Mike Watt, who had just released his debut solo album that featured appearances by both Grohl and Smear. The tour would also be the first for Hovercraft, whose line-up included Vedder at the time. As well as performing with their own bands, Grohl and Vedder each picked up a role as a member of Watt's backing band throughout the tour, supplying drums and guitar respectively. Foo Fighters released "Exhausted" as their first single, issued on promotional 12" vinyl, followed shortly after by the bands first commercial single, "This Is a Call", released on June 19, 1995, prior to the albums' release.
Release and promotion

Foo Fighters was released July 4, 1995 on Roswell Records, distributed by Capitol Records. To further establish the fact that Foo Fighters were now a full fledged band, photos of the entire lineup appeared in the liner notes, despite Grohl being the album's only contributor. The band promoted the release that summer by completing another US tour and short tour of Europe with Wool and Shudder to Think. Wool included Peter Stahl and Franz Stahl, brothers who had previously been bandmates of Grohl in Scream, a band who issued several albums on Dischord Records, which was also the former label of Shudder to Think. During this tour, Foo Fighters played several of their largest shows up to that point, making their debut on the festival circuit with performances at Pukkelpop, Reading and Lowlands. Foo Fighters made their network television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman August 14, 1995 when they performed "This Is a Call", however no music video would be made for the song. "I'll Stick Around" was issued as the second single on September 4, 1995 and would also mark Foo Fighters music video debut, directed by Gerald Casale. That fall, the band continued to tour extensively, completing a European tour with Built to Spill. Amid the tour, Foo Fighters filmed the MTV special I'm OK, Eur-OK: Foo Fighters Live in London which featured exclusive footage recorded on November 15, 1995 at the Brixton Academy in London, England, with the majority of the broadcast featuring songs culled from the debut album. "For All the Cows" was released as the third single from the album on November 21, 1995. Foo Fighters appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live for the first time on December 2, 1995 with host Anthony Edwards, and performed both "I'll
Foo Fighters Stick Around" and "For All the Cows". The band then closed out the year with their first trips to Japan and Australia. Foo Fighters continued to tour in support of the album on into 1996, performing at the Summersault Festival that January. The band made an infamous appearance on the March 18, 1996 Rockline radio broadcast, where they performed acoustically. Included in the set was a version of "Wattershed" that contained improvised lyrics by Grohl, delivered in the vocal style of Fred Schneider from The B-52's. That same month Foo Fighters embarked on yet another US tour, this time with a revolving door of supporting acts, including That Dog (stylized as that dog.), Ween, Jawbreaker and The Amps. Most shows featuring That Dog on the bill included member Petra Haden joining Foo Fighters on stage during "Floaty" to provide violin. On March 25, 1996, "Big Me" was released as the fourth single from the album, and the first commercial single made available in the US. The international version included a BBC session, while the American version was issued as a maxi-single that gathered all b-sides from the three previously released commercial singles, which were also included as a bonus disc to the Australian pressing of the album. "Big Me" was the second song from the album to see release as a music video, directed by Jesse Peretz, and was a parody of the Mentos television commercials. The final single released from the album was "Alone+Easy Target" issued only as a promotional CD. Foo Fighters made an appearance at the first ever Tibetan Freedom Concert on June 15, 1996, a high-profile festival organized by the Beastie Boys to benefit the cause of Tibetan independence, followed by a final tour of Europe that July, to close out support of the album. In all, half of the songs from Foo Fighters would be released as singles, including four commercial and two promotional releases. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards ceremony, but lost to MTV Unplugged in New York, an album by Grohl's former band Nirvana.[1] Foo Fighters also won the band their first Video Music Award for "Big Me" at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.[2]
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Packaging
The name "Foo Fighters" was taken from the description World War II aircraft pilots would use to describe various UFOs. This theme is further continued with the album, released on Grohl's Capitol Records imprint, Roswell Records, a reference to Roswell, New Mexico known for the Roswell UFO incident of 1947. The gun featured on the album cover is the XZ-38 Disintegrator Pistol, which was originally released in 1935 as a tie-in toy for the Buck Rogers comic strip and radio show. The cover was shot by Grohl's then-wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood (married 1993, divorced 1997). The album does not include lyrics to the songs in the booklet.
Reception
Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores
Source Allmusic Robert Christgau Entertainment Weekly Rolling Stone Spin The Tune (B+) Rating [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Foo Fighters Critically, Foo Fighters received moderate positive reception. Many critics compared the album to Dave Grohl's previous band, Nirvana. Entertainment Weekly positively reviewed the album, saying, "[Grohl's] songs pack the riffy wallop of unpolished Nirvana demos, and his voice has Kurt Cobain's lunging, over-the-top passion."[5] Spin magazine stylistically compared the album to Nirvana's sophomore album, Nevermind, "The album's first half [...] owes much to Nevermind, and it's tempting to hear it in the way Nevermind taught us to hear."[7] The album did receive minor criticism for its lack of intensity, which many proposed was due to the fact that Grohl played all the instruments himself. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Since he recorded the album by himself, they aren't as powerful as most band's primal sonic workouts, but the results are damn impressive for a solo musician."[3] Robert Christgau wrote on his review website that while "the spirit is strong [...] the identity is weak" before pointing out the better tracks on the album.[4]
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Commercial reception
Commercially, Foo Fighters was a success. The album peaked at #3 in the UK and #23 in the US on the Billboard 200. On September 27, 1995, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8] On January 26, 1996, the album was later certified Platinum by the RIAA.[8]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl except where noted.
No. Title 1. "This Is a Call" 2. "I'll Stick Around" 3. "Big Me" 4. "Alone+Easy Target" 5. "Good Grief" 6. "Floaty" 7. "Weenie Beenie" 8. "Oh, George" 9. "For All the Cows" 10. "X-Static" 11. "Wattershed" 12. "Exhausted" Total length: Length 3:53 3:52 2:12 4:05 4:01 4:30 2:45 3:00 3:30 4:13 2:15 5:45 44:06
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Australian edition bonus disc No. Title 1. "Winnebago" (Grohl, Geoff Turner) 2. "Podunk" 3. "How I Miss You" 4. "Ozone" (Ace Frehley) 5. "For All the Cows" (live) 6. "Wattershed" (live) Length 4:13 3:04 4:54 4:16 3:33 2:15
Personnel
Dave Grohl vocals, drums, guitars, bass Greg Dulli guitar on "X-Static" Production Barrett Jones, Dave Grohl producers Steve Culp engineer Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf mixing Stephen Marcussen mastering Tim Gabor art direction, album design Jennifer Youngblood cover photo, photography Curt Doughty, Charles Peterson, Jeff Ross photography Jaq Chartier jacket artwork
Chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak position 3 13 5 21 33 2 18 3 23 Peak position 3
Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart Finland Albums Chart German Albums Chart New Zealand Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart UK Albums Chart U.S. Billboard 200 Chart (2003)
Finland Mid-Price Chart
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References
[1] "List of Grammy Nominees" (http:/ / www. cnn. com/ SHOWBIZ/ Music/ 9601/ grammy_noms/ grammy_list. html). CNN. January 4, 1996. . Retrieved May 08, 2011. [2] "1996 MTV Video Music Awards" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ ontv/ vma/ 1996/ ). MTV. Viacom. . Retrieved May 08, 2011. [3] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ foo-fighters-r218299). Allmusic. . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [4] Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. robertchristgau. com/ get_artist. php?name=foo+ fighters). . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [5] Browne, David (14 July 1995). "Review of Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,297938,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [6] Foege, Alex (10 August 1995). "Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters: Music Reviews" (http:/ / replay. waybackmachine. org/ 20070715153740/ http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ foofighters/ albums/ album/ 114450/ review/ 6067922/ foo_fighters). Rolling Stone. . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [7] Sutton, Terri (10 August 1995). "Foo Fighters" (http:/ / books. google. com/ books?id=ra1GApGshtQC& pg=PA107& lpg=PA107& dq="#v=onepage& q& f=false). Spin. . Retrieved 17 April 2011. [8] "Gold & Platinum - Search Results: Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Foo%Fighters& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50). Recording Industry Association of America. . Retrieved 17 April 2011.

Studio album by Foo Fighters Released Recorded May 20, 1997 October - December 1996 at Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, Washington, December 1996 at WGNS Studios in Washington, DC, JanuaryFebruary 1997 at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, California Alternative rock, post-grunge 46:47 Roswell/Capitol Foo Fighters and Gil Norton Foo Fighters chronology [1]
Genre Length Label Producer
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1. 2. 3. 4.
"Monkey Wrench"
Released: April 28, 1997
"Everlong"
Released: August 18, 1997
"My Hero"
Released: January 19, 1998
"Walking After You"

Released: August 18, 1998
Professional ratings Review scores

Source Allmusic Pitchfork Media Rolling Stone Robert Christgau The Tune (A-) [4] (5.8/10) [2] [3] Rating [1]
The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters' second album. It was released on May 20, 1997, through Roswell. The album reached number three in the UK and number ten in the United States. The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters' biggest U.S. seller, having sold over two million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] The album is considered by many to be the band's Magnum opus. The album was in total nominated for 5 VMAs in 1997 and 1998, for the videos "Monkey Wrench" and "Everlong". It was also a Grammy nominee for Best Rock Album in 1998.
Background
The album was the debut of Foo Fighters as a band, as frontman Dave Grohl had recorded all of the first album by himself with the exception of one guitar part by Greg Dulli. The Colour and the Shape was produced by Gil Norton, who was perhaps best known for his work with the Pixies. It was loosely conceived by Grohl as a concept album which documented the beginning and end of a romantic relationship. Over the course of the making of the album, Grohl's own marriage to photographer Jennifer Youngblood ultimately ended in divorce. After six weeks of work at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, the band took two weeks off from recording. Grohl returned to Virginia and wrote several new songs, recording one of them, "Walking After You", by himself at WGNS Studios in Washington, DC. The band (minus drummer William Goldsmith) relocated to Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, California, and re-recorded most of the album with Grohl performing the drum tracks. Speaking about the tension surrounding the departure of Goldsmith, Grohl in 2011 said, "There were a lot of reasons it didn't work out... but there was also a part of me that was like, you know, i don't know if i'm finished playing the drums yet." He would also state, "I wish that I would have handled things differently..."[6] Even though Foo Fighters is an American band, the word 'Colour' in the album title is always spelled with the British spelling. This was a nod to producer Norton, who is British. To commemorate the album's tenth anniversary, it was re-released on July 10, 2007, and included six previously released B-sides, consisting of "Dear Lover", "The Colour and the Shape", and four covers, including "Baker Street".
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Track listing
No. Title 1. "Doll" 2. "Monkey Wrench" 3. "Hey, Johnny Park!" 4. "My Poor Brain" 5. "Wind Up" 6. "Up in Arms" 7. "My Hero" 8. "See You" 9. "Enough Space" 10. "February Stars" 11. "Everlong" Writer(s) Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, and Pat Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl Length 1:23 3:51 4:08 3:33 2:32 2:15 4:20 2:26 2:37 4:49 4:10 5:03 5:40 46:47
12. "Walking After You" Grohl 13. "New Way Home" Total length: Grohl, Mendel, Smear
iTunes bonus track No. Title Original single Length 3:21
14. "The Colour and the Shape" Monkey Wrench (CD1)
B-sides released as bonus tracks on 10th anniversary edition No. Title 14. "Requiem" (Killing Joke cover) 15. "Drive Me Wild" (Vanity 6 cover) Original single Everlong (CD2) Everlong (CD1) Length 3:33 3:13 4:08 5:37 4:32 3:23
16. "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan cover) Monkey Wrench (CD2) 17. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover) 18. "Dear Lover" 19. "The Colour and the Shape" My Hero My Hero Monkey Wrench (CD1)
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iTunes re-release bonus track No. Title Original single Length 2:28
20. "See You" (Acoustic version) Monkey Wrench (CD2)
Track information
Doll Grohl stated that is "basically a song about being afraid to enter into something you're not prepared for."[7] Monkey Wrench Grohl stated that it was "a song about realising that you are the source of all of the problems in a relationship and you love the other person so much, you want to free them of the problem, which is actually yourself. It was a riff that turned into another riff that turned into another riff and ended up being a nice little power punk song. [8] In another interview, Grohl stated his pride in the song, "With Monkey Wrench I remember I had the main riff, but I didn't have the little jangly riff that goes over the top of it and I thought it needed something. So I came up with the jangly riff and thought 'Oh my God this is never gonna fly! Everyone's gonna hate it'. But I was really excited the first time I heard it on the radio - it was in the middle of a load of mid-'90s grunge shit and I thought it was so killer."[9] The song was released as the first single from the album in 1997. Hey, Johnny Park! The lyrics to this song follow a series of different themes, as Grohl noted himself, "Oh, my God, that song's about 15 different things! The only reason why it's called 'Hey, Johnny Park!' is because when I was young, my best friend was this kid who lived across the street from me called Johnny Park and we were like brothers from the age of 5 to 12. I haven't heard from him since I was about 14 years old and I thought if I named a song after him he might call."[10] My Poor Brain Grohl says of the song, "This song's an experiment with dynamics, whether it's the lyrics or the sound of the song. It's just going from dreamy vocals to screamy vocals and Jackson Five to Black Sabbath. Sling it all in there."[11] This song was first played live in 1996 and was called "Chicken Derby". Wind Up A song which lyrically is said to be "the story of the relationship between the journalist and the musician." [12] Up in Arms Of the song, Grohl said, "A typical love song. It's almost like a Knack song, just a simple pop song." [13] In another interview Grohl stated, "I wrote that song to be a teenage makeout song. I just love the image of two teenagers making out on the beach listening to that song."[14] My Hero Many fans have speculated that this song was a tribute to Grohl's deceased friend and bandmate, Kurt Cobain. However, in Grohl's own words, the song is, "(his) way of saying that when I was young, I didn't have big rock heroes, I didn't want to grow up and be some big sporting hero. My heroes were ordinary people and the people that I have a lot of respect for are just solid everyday people - people you can rely on." [15] This was the third single to be released from the album. See You Grohl stated this song was, "Just another pop song. It was the one song that nobody wanted to put on the record, but it's my favourite song. I think that the only reason it ended up on the record was that I re-did the drum track to make it sound like 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' by Queen."[16]
The Colour and the Shape Enough Space Grohl has said, "[Enough Space] is actually about a movie called Arizona Dream, which is one of my favorite films!" [17] Also, in the 2011 documentary Back and Forth, Grohl mentions that after he had a riff and song idea, he could not find a tempo for the song. Mimicking the jumping/bouncing of European crowds in the beginning of sets, he jumped up and down in order to find the correct tempo. February Stars The lyrics are said to be about "hanging on by the tips of your fingers and hoping you don't slip and fall."[18] This song dates back to at least January 1994, when an early take of the song was recorded by Grohl and Krist Novoselic during Nirvana's last recording session. Everlong The song was written when the band took a 2-week break from recording after the initial sessions. Grohl wrote "Everlong" by himself at his home in Virginia. It is considered to be one of the best songs by the band and is highly acclaimed.[19] Grohl was apparently reduced to tears after performing the song at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit. In the words of bandmate Taylor Hawkins, it is a "powerful song." In 2000, David Letterman revealed that it is his favorite song. Walking After You This song was written and recorded by Grohl on his own in a studio in Washington. This version appears on the album. The band would later re-record the song with all the members for The X-Files soundtrack. Grohl stated, "It's an emotional, sappy song about getting dumped." [20] New Way Home According to Grohl, "That's about winding your way through all of these songs, emotions and pitfalls and ups and downs, but at the end of the day, you realize that you're not scared any more and you're gonna make it."[21]
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Bonus track information

"Down in the Park" was recorded in January 1996 at Bob Lang's Studio in Seattle, Washington. It was originally released on Songs in the Key of X in 1996. Early takes of "My Hero" and "Enough Space" were also recorded during the session, as well as a new take of a much older Grohl composition entitled "Butterflies". Another unreleased song, "I'm Alone Again", was said to be done at these sessions. "The Colour and the Shape" was recorded during the sessions at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington. "Dear Lover" was recorded during the sessions at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, California. It was released on the Scream 2 soundtrack, but not as a single. It was also included as a bonus track (#14) on the Japanese release of the album. "Requiem", "Drive Me Wild", and "Baker Street" were recorded for BBC Radio 1 Evening Session on April 30, 1997. "Walking After You" was re-recorded in 1998 by the full band (with recent additions Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl) and released as a single as part of the soundtrack to the X-Files movie. "Everlong" and "Monkey Wrench" have appeared as playable songs in both the Rock Band and Guitar Hero series of video games. The entire album is available for the Rock Band series, but with the exception of "Everlong," which is on the Rock Band 2 disc, all of the songs must be purchased as downloadable content.
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Production
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl vocals, guitar, drums Pat Smear guitar Nate Mendel bass William Goldsmith drums on "Doll", "Up In Arms" (credited for slow intro), "My Poor Brain" (verses only, uncredited) and bonus tracks "The Colour and the Shape" (uncredited) and "Down in the Park" (uncredited) Taylor Hawkins drums on bonus tracks "Requiem", "Drive Me Wild" and "Baker Street" Additional personnel Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer and Ryan Boesch handclaps on "See You" Production Gil Norton production Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner engineering Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock, Jason Mauza assistant engineering Chris Sheldon mixing Bob Ludwig mastering Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner recording technicians Jeffery Fey, Foo Fighters, Tommy Steele art direction Jeffery Fey, George Mimnaugh design Andy Engel logo design Josh Kessler photography
Chart positions
Album
Chart (1997) Peak position 5 19 8 12 24 41 10 20 10 50 3 10 Peak position 5
Australian ARIA Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart Finland Albums Chart French Albums Chart German Albums Chart New Zealand Albums Chart Norwegian Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart Swiss Albums Chart UK Albums Chart U.S. Billboard 200 Chart (2003)
Finland Albums Chart (re-entry)
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Accolades
Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Readers Choice #10 (1998) Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Editors Choice #95 (1998)
Notes
[1] Thomas, Stephen (1997-05-20). "The Colour and the Shape - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r276543). AllMusic. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [2] http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20090301161154/ http:/ / www. pitchforkmedia. com/ article/ record_review/ 44441-the-colour-and-the-shape-10th-anniversary-special-edition [3] http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20090430195247/ http:/ / rollingstone. com/ artists/ foofighters/ albums/ album/ 248635/ review/ 6211849/ the_colour_and_the_shape [4] "Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. robertchristgau. com/ get_artist. php?id=468& name=Foo+ Fighters). Robert Christgau. . [5] Cohen, Jonathan. "'Patience' takes Foo Fighters to new musical ground". Reuters. August 13, 2007. [6] RTE2fm (2011-07-10). "Oxegen 2011 - Foo Fighters Dave Grohl" (http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=WWhsYINKcKM#t=2m56s). YouTube. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [7] "The Colour and the Shape : Dave Grohl's Guide To Every Song" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm). Fooarchive.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [8] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [9] "KERRANG! - The Top 100 Riffs: #50 Monkey Wrench - October '09" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ gpb/ 100riffs. htm). Fooarchive.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [10] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [11] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [12] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [13] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [14] "In Praise of Dave Grohl | The Sheila Variations" (http:/ / www. sheilaomalley. com/ archives/ 004427. html). Sheilaomalley.com. 2005-06-01. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [15] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [16] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [17] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwire/ colourandtheshape. htm [18] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [19] ""Foo Fighters "" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ other/ onfoo. htm). Fooarchive.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-22. [20] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm [21] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm
There Is Nothing Left to Lose
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Studio album by Foo Fighters Released November 2, 1999
Recorded MarchJune 1999 at Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia with additional recording at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California Genre Length Label Alternative rock, post-grunge 46:24 Roswell/RCA
Producer Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper Foo Fighters chronology
One by One (2002)
Singles from There Is Nothing Left to Lose 1. 2. 3.
"Learn to Fly"
Released: 18 September 1999
"Stacked Actors (Australia only)"

Released: 17 January 2000
"Generator (Australia and Europe only)"

Released: 6 March 2000 (Europe) 24 April 2000 (Australia)
4. 5.
"Breakout"
Released: 18 September 2000
"Next Year"
Released: 4 December 2000
There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by the Foo Fighters, released November 2, 1999. The album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins, and is often seen as a departure from the band's previous work, showcasing a softer, more experimental sound. In a 2006 interview, Dave Grohl states that the album is "totally based on melody" and that it "might be his favorite album that they've ever done."[1]
There Is Nothing Left to Lose Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover. The album was also re-released in 2001 in Australia as a two-CD edition which offers a second VCD disc of four videos and one bonus track, "Fraternity." This edition has a picture of lead singer Dave Grohl on the front, wearing the temporary "FF" tattoo on the back of his neck. The album is widely available as an "Enhanced CD".
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Background
Prior to recording, guitarist Franz Stahl left the band, citing "creative differences." Dave Grohl notes that he had: "[...] been living in Los Angeles for about a year and a half, just being a drunk, getting fucked up every night and doing horrible shit, and I'd finally gotten sick of that new car smell. So I bought this great house in Virginia and told everyone I was building a studio in the basement. It was literally a basement with sleeping bags on the walls!"[1] In 2006, Grohl stated that: "It was all about just settling into the next phase of your life, that place where you can sit back and relax because there had been so much crazy shit in the past three years. At that point it was me,Taylor and Nate and we were best friends. It was one of the most relaxing times of my whole life. All we did was eat chilli, drink beer and whiskey and record whenever we felt like it. When I listen to that record it totally brings me back to that basement. I remember how it smelled and how it was in the Spring so the windows were open and we'd do vocals until you could hear the birds through the microphone. And more than any other record I've ever done, that album does that to me."[1] Grohl has stated before that the band would have "a Barbeque every day after recording."
Reception
Source Allmusic Rolling Stone Sputnikmusic Rating [2] [3] [4]
Reviews for There Is Nothing Left to Lose have generally been positive. Rolling Stone's Greg Kot rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars. He started by explaining that "the first thirty seconds [...] are a bridge to singer Dave Grohl's past". He stated further, comparing the album to the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris", that "[Grohl's] punk background makes him allergic to string sections." However, he said that it "nonetheless marks a departure, with greater emphasis on melody and actual singing."[3] In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four out of five stars, explaining that "it is the first Foo Fighters album that sounds like the work of a unified, muscular band, and the first one that rocks really hard." Furthermore, he stated that it "has a stripped-down sound and an immediate attack that makes even the poppier numbers rock hard." He concluded that "[Foo Fighters] make it sound easy and fun [...] they're getting better as they're losing members and growing older, which is certainly a rarity in rock & roll."[2] In another retrospective review, a reviewer for Sputnikmusic rated it 3.5 out of 5 points. He explained that it was "consistent and includes sufficient highlights" overall. He went on to state that "Stacked
There Is Nothing Left to Lose Actors" "successfully utilizes some cool guitar effects as well as the quiet/loud formula that the band has become known for." He further stated that "Breakout" "is a really satisfying mix of melody and rock that ends up a genuinely memorable tune." However, he stated that ""Headwires" [...] musically begins like a mediocre mid 80s radio-rock effort and then simply lacks the necessary grunt to salvage it later on." Comparing the album to The Colour and the Shape, he stated that ""more consistent" and "better" are definitely two different things" because "a number of tracks [are] simply being good and solid".[4]
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Track listing
All songs written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, and Taylor Hawkins.
No. Title 1. "Stacked Actors" 2. "Breakout" 3. "Learn to Fly" 4. "Gimme Stitches" 5. "Generator" 6. "Aurora" 7. "Live-In Skin" 8. "Next Year" 9. "Headwires" 10. "Ain't It the Life" 11. "M.I.A." Total length: Length 4:17 3:21 3:58 3:42 3:48 5:50 3:53 4:37 4:38 4:17 4:03 46:24
Australian/Japanese mini LP bonus track No. Title 12. "Fraternity" Length 3:09
Personnel
Dave Grohl vocals, guitars, drums Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums, percussion
Production
Produced by Adam Kasper and Foo Fighters Recorded by Adam Kasper at Studio 606, Virginia Additional Recording at Conway Studios, Los Angeles All Songs Mixed by Adam Kasper at Conway Studios (except Learn to Fly, Aurora and Live-In Skin, mixed by Andy Wallace at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles) Assistant Mixing Engineer at Conway Studios: John Nelson Assistant Mixing Engineer at Larrabee Studios: Tod Reiger Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios Art Direction by Henry Marquez and Foo Fighters
There Is Nothing Left to Lose Photos by Danny Clinch Management: G.A.S Entertainment Co.
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Album charts
Year 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 Chart Australian Albums Chart Top Internet Albums Canadian Albums Chart Sweden Albums Chart Norway Albums Chart US Billboard 200 UK Albums Chart Position 5 2 4 7 8 10 8
New Zealand Albums Chart 12 German Albums Chart Finland Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart French Albums Chart Italian Albums Chart 23 25 34 49 62 67
Awards
Grammy Awards
Year 2000 2001 Winner Category
There Is Nothing Left to Lose Best Rock Album "Learn to Fly" Best Short Form Music Video
References
[1] Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters pg.115 [2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. There Is Nothing Left to Lose - Foo Fighters (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r442556/ review) at Allmusic. Retrieved September 20, 2011. [3] Kot, Greg (November 11, 1999). "There Is Nothing Left to Lose by Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ music/ albumreviews/ there-is-nothing-left-to-lose-19991111). Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. . Retrieved September 19, 2011. [4] "Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose" (http:/ / www. sputnikmusic. com/ review/ 25853/ Foo-Fighters-There-Is-Nothing-Left-To-Lose/ ). Sputnikmusic. June 2, 2008. . Retrieved September 19, 2011.
One by One
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One by One
One by One
Studio album by Foo Fighters Released October 22, 2002
Recorded AprilMay 2002 at Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia Genre Length Label Alternative rock, post-grunge 55:11 RCA [1] [2]
Producer Foo Fighters Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz Foo Fighters chronology
One by One (2002)
In Your Honor (2005)
Singles from One by One 1. 2. 3. 4.
"All My Life"
"Times Like These"

"Low"
"Have It All"
One by One is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released on October 22, 2002 on RCA. The album is the first to feature guitarist Chris Shiflett. There are two versions of this album released, one with a white cover and another with a black cover. A limited edition was also released with both covers. The limited edition bonus DVD includes audio and video versions (stereo and 5.1 channel mixes) of the tracks "All My Life" and "Walking a Line", audio-only versions (stereo and 5.1 mixes)
One by One of "The One" and other special features. A double 10-inch vinyl version was also released. A later DVD-Audio release contained 5.1 mixes of every track. One by One won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2004. The album gave the Foo Fighters their first UK #1 album and also gave them a #3 peak in the U.S. However, lead singer Dave Grohl has stated that it is his least favorite album: "I was kinda pissed at myself for the last record... four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."[3] This album was the second Foo Fighters album to have a song reach the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, with "All My Life". The title One by One was taken from first single "All My Life". "Tired of You" was featured in the Chris Rock movie, I Think I Love My Wife.
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Reception
Professional ratings Aggregate scores
Source Metacritic Rating 75 [4]
Review scores
Source Allmusic The Austin Chronicle BBC Online Robert Christgau E! Online Entertainment Weekly NME PopMatters Rolling Stone The Tune This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. Average [11] [12] Average (B-) Rating [2] [5] [6]
[7] [8] [9] [10]
Favorable Favorable
Initial critical response to One by One was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett, except where noted.
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No. Title 1. "All My Life" 2. "Low" 3. "Have It All" 4. "Times Like These" 5. "Disenchanted Lullaby" 6. "Tired of You" 7. "Halo" 8. "Lonely as You" 9. "Overdrive" 10. "Burn Away" 11. "Come Back" Total length:
Length 4:23 4:28 4:58 4:26 4:33 5:12 5:06 4:37 4:30 4:59 7:49 55:11
Limited bonus disc No. Title 1. "Snoof" (live) 2. "Times Like These" (live) 3. "Low" (live) 4. "Aurora" (live) 5. "Monkey Wrench" (live) Length 4:24 4:35 4:35 9:08 8:21
Limited edition No. Title 12. "Walking a Line" 13. "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs cover) 14. "Danny Says" (Ramones cover Featuring Greg Bissonette on Drums) 15. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) 16. "For All the Cows" (live in Amsterdam) 17. "Monkey Wrench" (live in Melbourne) 18. "Next Year" (live) (Chinese/U.K. version only) Length 3:56 5:10 2:58 3:40 3:31 4:01 4:12
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Special edition DVD

The album was also originally released with a limited edition bonus DVD which contained: "All My Life" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions "Walking a Line" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions "The One" 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions Extras - Making of video + other clips DVD-ROM - Screensavers, Buddy Icons & Weblinks Photo Gallery
Personnel
Dave Grohl lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar Chris Shiflett lead guitar, lead vocals on "Danny Says" Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums, lead vocals on "Life of Illusion"
Guest musicians
Brian May guitar on "Tired of You" Krist Novoselic - backing vocals on "Walking a Line" Greg Bissonette - drums on "Danny Says"
Production
Producers: Foo Fighters, Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz Engineer: Nick Raskulinecz Mixing: Bob Ludwig, Jim Scott Mastering: A.J. Lara, Bob Ludwig, Bob Michaels Production coordination: Melinda Pepler Digital editing: A.J. Lara Authoring: Eddie Escalante Quality control: Kehni Davis Graphic design: Rupesh Pattni Photography: Anton Corbijn, Joshua White Artwork: Raymond Pettibon Illustrations: Raymond Pettibon, Joshua White Liner notes: Hiro Arishima
Charts
One by One
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Chart (2002)
Peak position 1 19 22 24 3 20 5 26 5 12 1 45 [13] 3 2 3 28 1 3 [14] 3
Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart
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Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa) Canadian Albums Chart Danish Albums Chart
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Finnish Albums Chart French Albums Chart
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German Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart Italian Albums Chart New Zealand Albums Chart Norwegian Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart Swiss Albums Chart UK Albums Chart [13]
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U.S. Billboard 200
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums
Awards
Grammy Awards
Year 2002 2003 Winner All My Life Category Best Hard Rock Performance
One by One Best Rock Album
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Tour
The One By One Tour began in the fall of 2002, and ran until late summer 2003. The concert on July 7, 2003, at Arrow Hall was filmed for the Everywhere but Home DVD.
References
[1] "One By One Review" (http:/ / www. ultimate-guitar. com/ reviews/ compact_discs/ foo_fighters/ one_by_one). Ultimate Guitar. . [2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One by One - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / allmusic. com/ album/ one-by-one-r583578). Allmusic. . [3] Scaggs, Austin. "Foos Reclaim Their Honor" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ news/ story/ 7281787/ foos_reclaim_their_honor). Rolling Stone. April 29, 2005. [4] "Foo Fighters:One By One (2002): Reviews" (http:/ / www. metacritic. com/ music/ artists/ foofighters/ onebyone). Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. . Retrieved 2009-04-02. [5] "Foo Fighters - Music Review" (http:/ / www. austinchronicle. com/ gyrobase/ Issue/ review?oid=oid:108649). The Austin Chronicle. . [6] http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ music/ rockandalt/ reviews/ foofighters_one. shtml [7] "Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. robertchristgau. com/ get_artist. php?name=foo+ fighters). Robert Christgau. . [8] http:/ / www. eonline. com/ Reviews/ Facts/ Music/ RevID/ 0,1107,2809,00. html [9] "One by One Review" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ review/ music/ 0,6115,365697~4~0~onebyone,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. . [10] "Foo Fighters : One By One" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ reviews/ foo-fighters/ 6769). NME. . [11] "Foo Fighters: One by One" (http:/ / popmatters. com/ music/ reviews/ f/ foofighters-one. shtml). PopMatters. . [12] http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ foofighters/ albums/ album/ 122941/ review/ 5944267/ one_by_one [13] "Foo Fighters - One By One - swisscharts.com" (http:/ / swisscharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=One+ By+ One& cat=a). swisscharts.com. . Retrieved 10 August 2011. [14] One by One (Foo Fighters album) (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r583578/ charts-awards) at Allmusic [15] "Chart Stats - Foo Fighters - One By One" (http:/ / www. chartstats. com/ release. php?release=35518). chartstats.com. . Retrieved 4 July 2011.
In Your Honor
In Your Honor
Studio album by Foo Fighters Released June 14, 2005
Recorded JanuaryMarch 2005 at Studio 606 West in Hollywood, California Genre Length Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 83:17 [1] [2] , acoustic rock
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Label Bertelsmann Music Group (UK) 82876 69623-1 (4LP) 82876 70193-2 (2CD) RCA (U.S.) 68038 (2CD) 69128 (DualDisc)
Producer Foo Fighters and Nick Raskulinecz Foo Fighters chronology
One by One (2002)
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)
Singles from In Your Honor 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Best of You"
Released: May 30, 2005
"DOA"
"Resolve"
"No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun"

Released: March 13, 2006
"Miracle (promo only)"
In Your Honor is the fifth studio album by Foo Fighters, released on June 14, 2005 on BMG. It consists of two discs. The first contains up beat rock songs and the second disc contains mellower acoustic songs.
Development
Much of the album's theme and content came after Grohl spent time on the campaign trail with John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. "We'd pull in to small towns, and thousands of people would come to be rescued by this man," said Grohl. "It's not a political record, but what I saw inspired me." [3] Grohl has stated that the song "Friend of a Friend" was written about himself and his former Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain during the time they shared an apartment together in 1990. Grohl also recorded the song under the pseudonym 'Late!', which was released on Pocketwatch. Despite the sombre tone of the song, it was written before Cobain's death in 1994.[4] In Your Honor features a number of special guests on its second, mellower disc, including Norah Jones, John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame) and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. Dave Grohl has described John Paul Jones' guest appearance as the "second-greatest thing to happen to me in my life." On an episode of Making the Video on MTV, for the single "Best of You," Grohl said that he hopes that the Foo Fighters are most remembered for this album.
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Release
There is also a special edition DualDisc set that contains a "making of" documentary, and the second disc in 5.1 surround sound. In the U.S., the MediaMax CD-3 copy protection system is used. This copy protection only appears on the standard CD version of the album, but not on the DualDisc version. The release was promoted with the In Your Honor Tour. The tour began in the summer of 2005, and ran through to June 2006.
Reception
Source Allmusic BBC Online E! Online Guardian Unlimited Kerrang! Pitchfork Media PopMatters Punknews.org Rolling Stone Uncut [12] (6.8/10 [9] [10] [11] (average) Rating [5] [6] [7] [8]
(favorable)
In Your Honor was generally met with positive reviews. It entered the U.S. and UK charts at #2 behind Coldplay's X&Y (the worldwide best selling album of 2005) with the strongest initial sales of their entire career this far. In Your Honor sold 310,500 copies in its first week of release in the United States and as of October 2006 stands at 1,261,000 units sold. This album was the third Foo Fighters album to have a song reach the top of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the first to top the chart with two songs, "Best of You" and "DOA". In Your Honor found the most success in Canada where it is certified 3X Platinum, making it their best seller there as well. Their Greatest Hits album, released 2009, only contains one track from In Your Honor (this track being "Best of You"), the least amount of songs from a Foo Fighters album to be featured on the compilation.
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett except where noted.
Disc One No. Title 1. "In Your Honor" 2. "No Way Back" 3. "Best of You" 4. "DOA" 5. "Hell" 6. "The Last Song" 7. "Free Me" 8. "Resolve" 9. "The Deepest Blues Are Black" 10. "End Over End" Length 3:50 3:17 4:16 4:12 1:57 3:19 4:39 4:49 3:58 5:52
UK/Vinyl/iTunes (UK) bonus track No. Title 11. "The Sign" Length 4:02
Disc Two No. Title 1. "Still" 2. "What If I Do?" 3. "Miracle" 4. "Another Round" 5. "Friend of a Friend" (Grohl) 6. "Over and Out" 7. "On the Mend" 8. "Virginia Moon" (featuring Norah Jones) 9. "Cold Day in the Sun" 10. "Razor" (Grohl) Length 5:15 5:02 3:29 4:25 3:13 5:16 4:31 3:49 3:20 4:53
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Personnel
Band line-up during recording
Dave Grohl lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, drums on "Cold Day in the Sun" Chris Shiflett lead guitar Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums, percussion, lead vocals and rhythm guitar on "Cold Day in the Sun"
Additional musicians
Joe Beebe guitar on "Virginia Moon" Danny Clinch harmonica on "Another Round" Petra Haden violin on "Miracle" Josh Homme - guitar on "Razor" John Paul Jones - mandolin on "Another Round" and piano on "Miracle" Rami Jaffee keyboards on "Still", "What If I Do?", "Another Round", "Over and Out", "On the Mend" and "Cold Day in the Sun" Norah Jones vocals and piano on "Virginia Moon" Nick Raskulinecz - double bass on "On the Mend" and bass on "Cold Day in the Sun"
Production
Nick Raskulinecz production Foo Fighters production Mike Terry engineering Nick Raskulinecz mixing (disc one) Elliot Scheiner mixing (disc two) Bob Ludwig mastering
Artwork
Dan Winters photography Danny Clinch photography Brett Kilroe additional art and "Crest" concept Robin C. Hendrickson additional art and "Crest" concept Kevin Reagan art direction Kevin Reagan design Bret Healey design
Album charts
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Year 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2007
Chart Australian Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Belgium Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart
Position 1 5 3 3
Czech Republic Albums Chart 34 Denmark Albums Chart Finland Albums Chart French Albums Chart German Albums Chart Greece Albums Chart Holland Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart Italian Albums Chart New Zealand Albums Chart Norway Albums Chart Portugal Albums Chart Spanish Albums Chart Sweden Albums Chart Switzerland Albums Chart U.S. Billboard 200 UK Albums Chart UK Rock Albums Chart 5 1 21 4 19 5 2 20 1 2 20 31 1 7 2 2 1
Grammy nominations
Although it was the band's first album since The Colour and the Shape to not receive a Grammy, it got the most nominations with 5. (This has since been tied by the album's successor, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace) Best Rock Album Best Rock Song - "Best of You" Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals - "Virginia Moon" Best Surround Sound Album Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Best of You"
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Song use in media

"No Way Back" was a song included in Madden NFL 06. "DOA" was released on 12/23/08 as DLC for the Rock Band video game series. "Miracle" has appeared in episodes of Scrubs, The West Wing and Cold Case. "Resolve" also appeared in the same West Wing episode. "No Way Back" is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. "Razor" appears in the 2007 film Catch and Release.
References
[1] Petrusich, Amanda (2005-06-15). "Foo Fighters: In Your Honor | Album Reviews" (http:/ / pitchfork. com/ reviews/ albums/ 3149-in-your-honor/ ). Pitchfork. . Retrieved 2011-11-12. [2] Murray, Noel (2005-06-14). "Foo Fighters: In Your Honor | Music | Music Review" (http:/ / www. avclub. com/ articles/ foo-fighters-in-your-honor,10656/ ). The A.V. Club. . Retrieved 2011-11-12. [3] (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ neilyoung/ articles/ story/ 7281787/ foos_reclaim_their_honor) "Foos Reclaim Their Honor" - Dave Grohl interview with Rolling Stone, 2005 [4] (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ gpb/ qinterview05. htm) "Everyone Has Their Dark Side" - Dave Grohl interview with Q Magazine, 2005. [5] "In Your Honor - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r743707). Allmusic. . [6] http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ music/ rockandalt/ reviews/ foofighters_honour. shtml [7] http:/ / www. eonline. com/ Reviews/ Facts/ Music/ RevID/ 0,1107,3483,00. html [8] "CD: Foo Fighters - In Your Honor" (http:/ / arts. guardian. co. uk/ reviews/ story/ 0,11712,1502797,00. html). Guardian Unlimited. . [9] http:/ / www. pitchforkmedia. com/ article/ record_review/ 17810/ Foo_Fighters_In_Your_Honor [10] "Foo Fighters: In Your Honor" (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ music/ reviews/ f/ foofighters-inyourhonour. shtml). PopMatters. . [11] "Foo Fighters - In Your Honor" (http:/ / www. punknews. org/ review/ 4192). Punknews.org. . [12] "Foo Fighters - In Your Honor" (http:/ / www. uncut. co. uk/ music/ foo_fighters/ reviews/ 8628). Uncut. .
External links
Interview with the band about the album (http://media.bmgonline.com/rcarecords.com/foo_fighters/audio/ foo_fighters_interview_2005_clean_96.asx)
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Studio album by Foo Fighters Released September 25, 2007
Recorded March June 2007 at Studio 606 West in Northridge, Los Angeles, California Genre Length Label [1] [2] Alternative rock, post-grunge , hard rock 51:03 RCA
Producer Foo Fighters and Gil Norton Foo Fighters chronology
Wasting Light (2011)
Singles from Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 1. 2. 3. 4.
"The Pretender"
"Long Road to Ruin"

Released: December 3, 2007
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)"

Released: April 7, 2008 (UK download only)
"Let It Die"
Released: June 24, 2008 (Download only)
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace is the sixth studio album by the Foo Fighters, released on September 25, 2007.
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Background
In an interview with XFM on April 26, 2007, front man Dave Grohl noted, "We've been in the studio for the past month and a half, and we've got about another month to go. We've been recording with our friend Gil Norton. He worked on our second record, he's a good guy. And he makes amazing albums, so we're making a really big powerful record, which I'm very excited about... I can't wait to jump on stage and do this stuff, it's gonna be great."[3] Kaki King makes a guest appearance on "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners". The instrumental was written by Grohl prior to a meeting with one of the miners involved in the Beaconsfield mine collapse.[4] The album's first single, "The Pretender", was released on September 17, 2007 to CD single, however was released as music download and radio play in August 2007, preceding the album launch.[5] "Long Road to Ruin" was released as the second single in December 2007. The album's title comes from a lyric on the album's final song, "Home". The cover art was made by Invisible Creature, and features a combination between a torpedo and a guitar amplifier tube to juxtapose the weapon "with another object that traditionally wasnt associated with war or violence". The remainder of the album sleeve has similar juxtapositions of objects "that reflected the albums tone of life and mortality".[6]
Reception
Source Allmusic Daily Star Entertainment Weekly Pitchfork Media Robert Christgau Rolling Stone Spin Sputnikmusic The Times The Tune (favorable) (A) [9] [10] Rating [7] [8]
(4.2/10) (B+)
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
The album debuted at the top of the UK album chart, selling 135,685 albums in its first week. The album also went platinum in its first week in both Australia[17] and New Zealand. In the U.S., it entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #3, selling 168,000 copies in its first week,[18] and has since been certified gold. As of April 14, 2011, it has sold 897,000 copies in US.[19] Initial critical response to Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 71, based on 30 reviews.[20] In the United States, the album debuted at one position less than its predecessor In Your Honor - it debuted at the third spot of the Billboard 200, with 168,000 copies sold (while In Your Honor was second with 311,000),[21] and
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace eventually received a RIAA Gold Certification. As of October 27, 2010 it has sold 889,000 copies.[22] In Canada the album went Platinum, in the UK the album went 2 X Platinum, and in Australia the album went triple Platinum. The album was the band's fourth to have a song reach the top of the Modern Rock Tracks, with "The Pretender", as well as "Long Road to Ruin" and "Let It Die". With 18 weeks at the summit, "The Pretender" also set the record for longest stretch at #1 on Billboard's Alternative / Modern Rock chart.[23] With "Long Road to Ruin" (7 weeks at #1) and "Let It Die" (4 weeks at #1), the album has a total of 29 weeks atop the chart, making it the most successful album on the chart since Linkin Park's Meteora. Also with "Let It Die", it became the group's first album to spawn three Number One hits on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. It was only the ninth album in history to spawn 3 number 1 hits on this chart. The album won the 2008 Grammy for Best Rock Album and "The Pretender" won for Best Hard Rock Performance. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "The Pretender" was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Song. The album also won Best International Album at the 2008 Brit Awards.
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel, except where noted.
No. Title 1. "The Pretender" 2. "Let It Die" 3. "Erase/Replace" 4. "Long Road to Ruin" 5. "Come Alive" 6. "Stranger Things Have Happened" (Grohl) 7. "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" 8. "Summer's End" 9. "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" (Grohl) 10. "Statues" 11. "But, Honestly" 12. "Home" Total length: Length 4:29 4:05 4:13 3:44 5:10 5:21 3:41 4:37 2:32 3:47 4:35 4:52 51:03
Special edition No. Title 13. "Once & for All" (Demo) 14. "Seda" Long Road to Ruin (CD2) Original single Length 3:47 3:44
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Personnel
Dave Grohl vocals, rhythm guitar, piano on "Summer's End", "Statues" and "Home" Taylor Hawkins drums, piano on "Summer's End", backing vocals on "Erase/Replace", "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)", "The Pretender" and "But, Honestly" Chris Shiflett lead guitar, backing vocals on "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" Nate Mendel bass
Drew Hester percussion on "Come Alive", "Let it Die", "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)", "Long Road to Ruin" and "Summer's End" Rami Jaffee keyboards on "Let it Die", "Erase/Replace", "Long Road to Ruin", "Come Alive" and "But, Honestly", accordion on "Statues" Brantley Kearns Jr. fiddle on "Statues" Kaki King guitar on "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" Pat Smear guitar on "Let it Die" Strings by The Section Quartet (arranged and conducted by Audrey Riley)
Production
Gil Norton producer Adrian Bushby engineer Jake Davies - protools engineer John Lousteau assistant engineer Rich Costey mixer Claudius Mittendorfer assistant mixer Brian Gardner mastering
Album charts
Chart (2007) Peak position 1 1 [25] 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 6
UK Albums Chart
[24]
Canadian Albums Chart Australian Albums Chart
New Zealand Albums Chart Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart Belgium Albums Chart (VL) Switzerland Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart European Top Albums Chart U.S. Billboard 200 German Albums Chart Austrian Albums Chart Dutch Mega Album Top 100 [26]
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Finnish Albums Chart Sweden Albums Chart Denmark Albums Chart Belgium Albums Chart (WA) Italian Albums Chart Portugal Albums Chart French Albums Chart Hungarian Albums Chart Spanish Albums Chart Mexican Albums Chart 7 9 11 14 15 18 24 33 43 50
Awards
Grammy Awards
Year 2008 2008 Year 2008 2008 2008 Winner The Pretender Category Best Hard Rock Performance
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Best Rock Album Nominated The Pretender The Pretender Category Record of the Year Best Rock Song
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Album of the Year
BRIT Awards
Year 2008 2008 Winner Category
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace International Album Foo Fighters International Band
References
[1] "Allmusic review" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r1188671). . [2] Timmermann, Josh. "Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace < PopMatters" (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ pm/ review/ foo-fighters-echoes-silence-patience-and-grace/ ). Popmatters.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-12. [3] "Foo Fighters deep into recording" (http:/ / www. therockradio. com/ 2007/ 04/ foo-fighters-deep-into-recording. html). TheRockRadio.com. April 27, 2007. [4] Cohen, Jonathan. "Foo Fighters Let It Rip On Sixth Album" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20080209233739/ http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ news/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003608301). Billboard.com. July 6, 2007. [5] "The Pretender" release notes (http:/ / www. fmqb. com/ Article. asp?id=16770). Retrieved 2007-09-13. [6] "Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" (http:/ / sleevage. com/ foo-fighters-echoes-silence-patience-grace/ ). Sleevage. 2007-10-21. . Retrieved 2010-05-17. [7] "Allmusic review" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r1188671). . [8] "Daily Star review" (http:/ / www. dailystar. co. uk/ playlist/ view/ 14721/ Foo-Fighters-Echoes-Silence-Patience-Grace/ ). . [9] "Entertainment Weekly review" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,20057889,00. html). . [10] "Pitchfork Media review" (http:/ / www. pitchforkmedia. com/ article/ record_review/ 45760-echoes-silence-patience-and-grace). . [11] "Robert Christgau review" (http:/ / robertchristgau. com/ get_artist. php?name=foo+ fighters). . [12] "Rolling Stone review" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ music/ albumreviews/ echoes-silence-patience-grace-20071004). . [13] "Spin review" (http:/ / www. spin. com/ reviews/ 2007/ 09/ 0709_foofighters/ ). .

[14] "Sputnikmusic review" (http:/ / www. sputnikmusic. com/ album. php?reviewid=13535). . [15] Edwards, Mark (September 23, 2007). "The Times review" (http:/ / entertainment. timesonline. co. uk/ tol/ arts_and_entertainment/ music/ cd_reviews/ article2500095. ece). London. . [16] The Tune Review (http:/ / www. thetunemusic. com/ 2011/ 04/ detune-foo-fighters. html) [17] "Fooies Album Goes Platinum!!" (http:/ / www. sonybmg. com. au/ news/ details. do?newsId=20030829005018). Sony BMG. September 26, 2007. [18] Katie Hasty, "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ news/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650421), Billboard.com, October 3, 2007. [19] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ news/ foo-fighters-flying-towards-first-no-1-album-1005133952. story [20] "Foo Fighters:Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007): Reviews" (http:/ / www. metacritic. com/ music/ artists/ foofighters/ echoessilencepatienceandgrace). Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. . Retrieved 2009-03-24. [21] Hasty, Katie (2007-10-03). "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ news/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650421). Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). . Retrieved 2009-02-01. [22] Lipshutz, Jason (2010-10-27). "Foo Fighters Return, Dave Grohl Recruits Krist Novoselic" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ news/ foo-fighters-return-dave-grohl-recruits-1004124262. story). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Retrieved 2010-11-29. [23] Josh Groban Ties Elvis Presley (http:/ / www. billboard. biz/ bbbiz/ search/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003684184) [24] Top 40 Albums Chart (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ radio1/ chart/ albums. shtml) [25] Top 50 Albums Chart (http:/ / www. ariacharts. com. au/ pages/ charts_display. asp?chart=1A50) [26] Steffen Hung. "Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" (http:/ / portuguesecharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=Echoes,+ Silence,+ Patience+ & + Grace& cat=a). portuguesecharts.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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Wasting Light
Wasting Light
Studio album by Foo Fighters Released April 12, 2011
Recorded September 6December 21, 2010 in Dave Grohl's garage Genre Length Label Alternative rock, post-grunge, 47:53 RCA [1] hard rock [1]
Producer Butch Vig Foo Fighters chronology
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Singles from Wasting Light 1. 2. 3. 4.
"Rope"
Released: March 1, 2011
"Walk"
"Arlandria"
"These Days"
Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet."[2] The title is taken from the lyrics of the song "Miss the Misery". Guest musicians include Bob Mould and Krist Novoselic. The album sold 235,000 in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first number-one album in the United States. It also attained chart success in several other countries. Upon its release, Wasting Light received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its production and the band's songwriting.
Background and recording

Recording of the album began September 6, 2010 with producer Butch Vig, who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's Greatest Hits album.[3] The band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl said of the album, "With [Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace] we were too concerned with being musical. Now it's time for us to be a rock band again."[2] Unlike the band's previous two albums, In Your Honor and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Wasting Light was List of the songs recorded for Wasting Light recorded in Dave Grohl's garage, as opposed to the band's home-built studio, Studio 606. Regarding this decision, Grohl states: "There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage."[4] Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was recorded using entirely analogue equipment until post-mastering.[5] All CD copies of the album contain a small section of the original analogue master tape, an idea by Dave Grohl.[6] Although he has performed live with the band since 2006, Wasting Light is the first studio album to feature guitarist Pat Smear as an official member since The Colour and the Shape (1997).[7] The recording of the album was filmed as part of a career-spanning documentary called Back and Forth.[8]
Release and promotion

On January 17, 2011, the band released a 30 second teaser of the song "Bridge Burning" from the new album via their website.[9] On February 1, the band released another teaser of the song "Miss the Misery" on their website, as well as announcing that the official release date of the new record would be April 12, 2011.[10] On February 12, a music video was released for "White Limo", featuring Lemmy of Motrhead.[10] On February 23, 2011, "Rope" was made available for online stream.[11] It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Rock Chart, making it only the second single to
Wasting Light do so since the chart's advent in 2009.[12] The band's second single "Walk" was played during the bar scene and in the closing credits to Thor while "Miss the Misery" appeared on the soundtrack to Real Steel. [13] In addition, "Bridge Burning" appears in the videogame Madden NFL 12. [14]
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 235,000 copies in the United States.[15] It is the band's first number-one album in the US and their second-highest sales week, following In Your Honor's first-week sales of 311,000 copies in 2005.[15] Wasting Light has sold 497,000 copies in the US as of July 6, 2011.[16] In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[17] [18]
Critical reception
Source Allmusic The A.V. Club Entertainment Weekly The Guardian NME Pitchfork Media Q Rolling Stone Slant Magazine Spin (9/10) (8/10) (B) [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] Rating [1]
(A-)
(6.4/10)
Wasting Light received positive reviews from most music critics.[28] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 35 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews."[28] Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and complimented its "untrammeled rock," calling it "the fiercest album theyve ever made [...] the kind of record theyve always seemed on the verge of delivering but never have."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Amanda Petrusich complimented its "catchy, pummeling anthems" and called the album "a muscular rock & roll throwdown."[20] Mikael Wood of Spin noted a "back-to-basics aspiration" and dubbed the album "Grohl's most memorable set of songs since 1997's The Colour and the Shape."[27] Rob Parker of NME wrote that the album is "both broad and focused enough to appeal to casuals and longhairs alike," describing it as "the pure sound of the band being the band, and through headphones or a decent system it sounds phenomenal."[22] Paul Brannigan of Q praised Grohl's lyrics and called Wasting Light "the most life-affirming, positively-charged album of his career."[24] Rolling Stone writer David Fricke commended Grohl's themes and producer Butch Vig for his "nuanced approach to weight and release."[25] David Gassmann of PopMatters gave the album an eight out of 10 rating and commented that it "has more modest intentions and scope than some of its predecessors."[29]
Wasting Light However, Slant Magazine's Kevin Liedel criticized the band's "growing aversion to anthemic songs," writing that "the obvious high points of Wasting Light are those that strive for stadium-pleasing melodies."[26] Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted an "undue" arena influence and called the album "a typically supersized arena-rock barrage, with lots of howling and wailing, every chorus tailored to imaginary walls of pyrotechnics and some tracks seemingly specifically constructed to accommodate a guitar spot or drum solo."[21] Pitchfork Media's David Bevan commented that "There just isn't a melody or hook to really amplify."[23] Andy Gill of The Independent criticized its "bombastic level" and stated "the presumed desire for back-to-the-roots simplicity [...] jettisons the diversity of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace."[30] Despite stating "beneath all the froth, really this is more of the same," BBC Online's Ian Winwood noted "a number of terrific songs" and commented that "this is nothing more than business as usual: some killer, some filler."[31] Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club wrote that "it's a little surprising that an album so obsessed with getting back to the basics doesnt deliver the hooks Grohl and company do so well," but viewed that it lacks the filler of the band's previous albums and stated, "As a return to Foo Fighters' specialtymelodic, hard-hitting rock with soaring chorusesWasting Light is a success."[19] Sputnikmusic's Nick Butler stated "Wasting Light isn't a masterpiece, nor does it see Grohl really reinventing the wheel as far as the band's sound goes, but it's clearly painted from a broader pallette of colours and it's clearly their first consistently good set of songs."[32]
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Track listing
All songs written by Foo Fighters.
No. Title 1. "Bridge Burning" 2. "Rope" 3. "Dear Rosemary" 4. "White Limo" 5. "Arlandria" 6. "These Days" 7. "Back & Forth" 8. "A Matter of Time" 9. "Miss the Misery" 10. "I Should Have Known" 11. "Walk" Total length: Length 4:46 4:19 4:26 3:22 4:28 4:58 3:52 4:36 4:33 4:15 4:16 47:53
Deluxe edition No. Title 12. "Rope" (Deadmau5 Remix) 13. "Better Off" 14. "White Limo" (Music video) 15. "Walk (Live at the Roxy)" (Video) Length 5:52 4:12 3:35 4:23
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Personnel
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitars Chris Shiflett lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals Pat Smear rhythm and lead guitars Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums, percussion, backing vocals Production Butch Vig production Alan Moulder mixing Emily Lazar mastering Joe LaPorta - mastering James Brown engineer
Additional personnel Bob Mould guitar and backing vocals on "Dear Rosemary" Krist Novoselic bass and accordion on "I Should Have Known" Rami Jaffee keyboards on "Bridge Burning" and "Rope", mellotron on "I Should Have Known", organ on "Walk" Jessy Greene violin on "I Should Have Known" [33] Fee Waybill backing vocals on "Miss the Misery" Butch Vig percussion on "Back & Forth" Drew Hester percussion on "Arlandria"
Charts and certifications

Chart positions
Chart (2011) Peak position 1 1 [36] [37] 1 4 1 4 3 2 1 18 1 6 3 4 52 1 1
[34]
[35]
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) Canadian Albums Chart Czech Albums Chart [17]
[38] [39]
Danish Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart
[40] [41]
[42] [43]
German Albums Chart Greek Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart
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[45] [46] [47] [48]
Italian Albums Chart
Mexican Albums Charts
New Zealand Albums Chart Norwegian Albums Chart
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Wasting Light
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Portuguese Albums Chart Spanish Albums Chart
[52] [53]
Swedish Albums Chart
[54] Swiss Albums Charts UK Albums Chart US Billboard 200 [55]
[15]
Certifications
Country Australia Canada Finland Germany Certification Platinum Platinum Gold Gold [56] [57]
[58] [59]
New Zealand Platinum[60] United States Gold [61]
References
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External links
Official website (http://foofighters.com/) Wasting Light (http://www.discogs.com/Foo-Fighters-Wasting-Light/master/326257) at Discogs Wasting Light (http://www.metacritic.com/music/wasting-light) at Metacritic
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Five Songs and a Cover
EP by Foo Fighters Released Genre Length Label Producer November 20, 2005 Alternative rock 23:35 Roswell, RCA Foo Fighters, Nick Raskulinecz
Five Songs and a Cover (A.K.A. 4 Stars) is an EP released by the Foo Fighters in 2005. Released on November 20, 2005, it was exclusively distributed to Best Buy retail stores.[1] The EP is a collection of b-sides that come from the band's 2005 album, In Your Honor. The title simply refers to the fact that it contains five songs, and a cover song. The cover song is of Cream's song, "I Feel Free", which features drummer Taylor Hawkins on vocals, and lead vocalist Dave Grohl providing the drums. One song on the album, "Skin and Bones" was released as a B-side to "DOA" but became a major part of the Foo Fighters acoustic shows.
Track listing[2]
All songs by Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel and Shiflett, except where noted. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "Best of You" (live at The Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway, July 7, 2005) 4:41 "DOA" (demo, appears on the "Resolve" single) 4:11 "Skin and Bones" (Grohl) (appears on the "DOA" single) 3:37 "World" (demo, appears on the "Resolve" single) 5:40 "I Feel Free" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) (appears on the "DOA" single, originally performed by Cream) 2:56 "FFL" [Fat Fucking Lie] (appears on the "Best of You" single) 2:29
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Personnel
Dave Grohl vocals, guitar, drums on "I Feel Free" Taylor Hawkins drums, lead vocals on "I Feel Free" Nate Mendel bass guitar Chris Shiflett guitar
References
[1] http:/ / eil. com/ shop/ moreinfo. asp?catalogid=345008 [2] http:/ / www. bestbuy. com/ site/ Five+ Songs+ %26+ A+ Cover+ -+ CD/ 7549352. p?id=1505943& skuId=7549352
Skin and Bones

Skin and Bones
Live album by Foo Fighters Released Recorded Genre Length Label Producer 7 November 2006 2931 August 2006 Alternative rock, acoustic rock, post-grunge 78:37 RCA Gil Norton Foo Fighters chronology
Skin and Bones (2006)
Foo Fighters video chronology
Everywhere but Home (2003)
Live at Wembley Stadium (2008)
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Source Allmusic NME Rolling Stone Rating [1] [2]
Skin and Bones is a live acoustic album by the Foo Fighters released on November 7, 2006. The 15-track set was recorded on August 29, 30 and 31, 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles and spotlights an expanded eight-piece lineup featuring violinist/singer Petra Haden, former Germs/Nirvana/Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and percussionist Drew Hester. Haden and Jaffee had appeared as guest musicians on the band's previous studio album, In Your Honor. A three-song encore consists of Grohl's solo performances of "Friend of a Friend", "Best of You", and "Everlong". A DVD of the original shows, featuring a total of 20 songs, was released on November 28, 2006. It was directed by Danny Clinch, who appears briefly on-stage to play harmonica on the song Another Round, reprising the contribution he made to the original album recording of the song for In Your Honor. The UK version of the release is a two-disc set including the band's 2006 (electric) performance at Hyde Park. The title song was previously released as a B-side on the single "DOA", and was included on the EP "Five Songs and a Cover". The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week.[3] This was also the album's peak position on the chart.[4]
Track listing
CD
No. Title 1. "Razor" 2. "Over and Out" 3. "Walking After You" 4. "Marigold" 5. "My Hero" 6. "Next Year" 7. "Another Round" 8. "Big Me" Writer(s) Dave Grohl Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett Grohl Grohl Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl Length 6:48 5:56 5:18 3:19 4:51 4:34 4:55 3:01 3:26 4:00 5:51 5:25 4:01 5:02
9. "Cold Day in the Sun" Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 10. "Skin and Bones" 11. "February Stars" 12. "Times Like These" 13. "Friend of a Friend" 14. "Best of You" Grohl Grohl, Smear, Mendel Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett
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15. "Everlong" Grohl 6:37
iTunes bonus tracks & videos No. Title 16. "Ain't It the Life" (iTunes bonus song) 17. "Video - Skin and Bones" (iTunes bonus with album pre-order) Writer(s) Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Length
DVD
Live in Los Angeles (USA)
No. Title 1. "Intro" 2. "Razor" 3. "Over and Out" 4. "On the Mend" 5. "Walking After You" 6. "Still" 7. "Marigold" 8. "My Hero" 9. "Next Year" 10. "Another Round" 11. "See You" Writer(s) Dave Grohl Dave Grohl Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Mendel, Smear Length
12. "Cold Day in the Sun" Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett 13. "Big Me" 14. "What If I Do" 15. "Skin and Bones" 16. "Aint It the Life" 17. "February Stars" 18. "Times Like These" 19. "Friend of a Friend" 20. "Best of You" 21. "Everlong" Grohl Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Mendel, Smear Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl
Live in Hyde Park (UK)
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No. Title 1. "In Your Honor"
Writer(s) Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett Grohl, Mendel, Smear Brian May
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2. "All My Life" 3. "Best of You" 4. "Times Like These" 5. "Learn to Fly" 6. "Breakout" 7. "Shake Your Blood" (feat. Lemmy of Motrhead) 8. "Stacked Actors" 9. "My Hero" 10. "Generator" 11. "DOA" 12. "Monkey Wrench" 13. "Tie Your Mother Down" (feat. Brian May and Roger Taylor) (Queen cover) 14. "Everlong"
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Note: The whole setlist is not included on the DVD. The song "The One" is excluded, as Taylor Hawkins made a mistake on the drums. Mobile phone footage is available on YouTube.
Personnel
Dave Grohl - lead vocals, guitar Taylor Hawkins - drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Cold Day in the Sun" Nate Mendel - bass Chris Shiflett - guitar Petra Haden - violin, mandolin, backing vocals Drew Hester - percussion and vibes Rami Jaffee - piano, mellotron, accordion, organ Pat Smear - guitar Danny Clinch - harmonica on "Another Round"
Album charts
Chart (2007) Peak position 1
RIANZ Top 10 Music DVD
References
[1] "Skin and Bones - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r931731). Allmusic. . [2] "Album Reviews - Foo Fighters: Skin And Bones" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ reviews/ foo-fighters/ 8092). NME. . [3] Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ search/ google/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003408037), Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.
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[4] Artist chart history for Foo Fighters (albums) (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history. do?model. chartFormatGroupName=Albums& model. vnuArtistId=121501& model. vnuAlbumId=812132), Billboard.com.
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External links
Billboard article (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003188745)
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Foo Fighters Released Recorded Genre Length Label Producer November 3, 2009 1994-2009 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 63:48 RCA Barrett Jones (tracks 9 & 12) Gil Norton (tracks 3, 4, 5, 8 & 11) Adam Kasper (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 10) Nick Raskulinecz (track 1, 2, 7, & 13) Butch Vig (tracks 14 & 15) Foo Fighters Foo Fighters chronology
Greatest Hits (2009)
Singles from Greatest Hits 1.
"Wheels"
Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by the Foo Fighters on November 3, 2009. It contains two new songs, "Wheels" and "Word Forward" as well as previously released songs such as "The Pretender", "All My Life", "Learn
Greatest Hits to Fly", "Best of You", "Times Like These", "My Hero", "Everlong" and more.[1] "Wheels" is the first single taken from the album, which premiered on radio on September 23, 2009. The single was officially released on September 29, 2009. "Wheels" and "Word Forward", which was written for Dave Grohl's friend, Jimmy, who had recently died,[2] were recorded specifically for the compilation with producer Butch Vig. "Have a Cigar" features drummer Taylor Hawkins on lead vocals. A deluxe edition of the compilation includes a book and a DVD featuring some of the band's music videos and live performances. It also includes a video for "Wheels" directed by Sam Brown, who also worked on "The Pretender".[3]
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Track listing
CD
[4] No. Title 1. "All My Life" (From the album One by One, 2002) 2. "Best of You" (From the album In Your Honor, 2005) 3. "Everlong" (From the album The Colour and the Shape, 1997) 4. "The Pretender" (From the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, 2007) 5. "My Hero" (From the album The Colour and the Shape, 1997) 6. "Learn to Fly" (From the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose, 1999) 7. "Times Like These" (From the album One by One, 2002) 8. "Monkey Wrench" (From the album The Colour and the Shape, 1997) 9. "Big Me" (From the album Foo Fighters, 1995) 10. "Breakout" (From the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose, 1999) 11. "Long Road to Ruin" (From the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, 2007) 12. "This Is a Call" (From the album Foo Fighters, 1995) 13. "Skin and Bones" (From the album Skin and Bones, 2006) 14. "Wheels" (Previously unreleased) 15. "Word Forward" (Previously unreleased) 16. "Everlong" (Acoustic version) Total length: Length 4:24 4:16 4:10 4:27 4:19 3:56 4:28 3:53 2:14 3:22 3:48 3:55 4:04 4:38 3:49 4:11 63:48
Amazon bonus track No. Title 17. "Have a Cigar" (b-side from "Learn to Fly" single) Length 4:00
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DVD
No. Title 1. "I'll Stick Around" 2. "Big Me" 3. "Monkey Wrench" 4. "Everlong" 5. "My Hero" 6. "Walking After You" 7. "Learn to Fly" 8. "Next Year" 9. "All My Life" 10. "Times Like These" (Acoustic version) 11. "Low" 12. "Best of You" 13. "DOA" 14. "Resolve" (Non-glow version) 15. "The Pretender" 16. "Long Road to Ruin" 17. "Wheels" 18. "Everlong" (Live - "Everywhere but Home" DVD) 19. "Breakout" (Live from Hyde Park) 20. "Skin and Bones" (Live from Hollywood - "Skin and Bones" DVD) 21. "All My Life" (Live - "Live from Wembley Stadium" DVD) 22. "No Way Back" (Hidden bonus video) Length
At the main menu, there is bullet hole that you can click, and shows Dave Grohl performing "Home" (from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, 2007) on the piano.
Personnel
Dave Grohl - Lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, drums (tracks 3,5,8,9,12), bass (tracks 9,12) Nate Mendel - Bass (except tracks 9,12) Chris Shiflett - Guitar (except tracks 3,5,6,8,9,10,12) Taylor Hawkins - Drums (except tracks 3,5,8,9,12), backing vocals on tracks 4,11, lead vocals on "Have a Cigar" Pat Smear - Guitar (tracks 3,5,8,13)
Release controversy
Dave Grohl has stated his displeasure with the release of a greatest hits, stating he would have preferred to wait until after the band had retired. The band's label, however, had been wanting to release a compilation album for four years, and exercised a clause in the band's contract that allowed them to do so.[5] Grohl has also mentioned that he would've preferred a different track listing, featuring some songs other than those that were included.[6] In the liner notes of the album, Grohl writes:
Greatest Hits These 16 songs are what we're calling our "Greatest Hits." Not to be confused with "Our Best Songs" or "Our Favorite Songs," it is a collection of the songs that have defined our band's identity to most people over the years. The other 65 album tracks... well, some of those might be our greatest songs. "Aurora," "New Way Home," "MIA," "Exhausted," "A320" ... depends on whom you ask. Personally, I don't think we've written our greatest songs yet. But that door is always open.[7]
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Reception
Source Allmusic The A.V. Club Kerrang! Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) (A) [9] [10] [11] Rating [8]
Reception was mostly positive for the compilation. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted in his positive review that the compilation was missing some of the band's successful singles, most notably "DOA" and "I'll Stick Around".[8] Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork Media also noted the lack of "I'll Stick Around" on the compilation and suggested that the release would have been stronger with the inclusion of rarities and fan favorites, such as their cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" or their popular soundtrack contribution "The One".[11] Perpetua also writes "Like nearly all songs recorded specifically for [greatest hits compilations], 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' are catchy but uninspired, and have no place among the heavy hitters in this collection."[11] As of October 27, 2010 it has sold 330,000 copies.[12]
Charts
Chart (2009) Peak position [13] 1 6 23 [16] [17] 20 1 12 4 11
Australian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart Finnish Albums Chart
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Italian FIMI Albums Chart
New Zealand Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart UK Albums Chart US Billboard 200 [19] [18]
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Greatest Hits
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Year-end charts
Chart (2010) US Billboard 200 Position 159 [21]
References
[1] "Foo Fighters to Release Greatest Hits" (http:/ / www. xfm. co. uk/ news/ 2009/ foo-fighters-to-release-greatest-hits). XFM London. September 8, 2009. . Retrieved October 3, 2009. [2] Word Forward Songfacts (http:/ / www. songfacts. com/ detail. php?id=17514) [3] Foo Fighters Reveal Greatest Hits Track List (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ rockdaily/ index. php/ 2009/ 09/ 21/ foo-fighters-reveal-greatest-hits-tracklist/ ) [4] (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ rockdaily/ index. php/ 2009/ 09/ 21/ foo-fighters-reveal-greatest-hits-tracklist/ ) [5] "Grohl unhappy about Greatest hits album" (http:/ / www. contactmusic. com/ news. nsf/ story/ grohl-unhappy-about-greatest-hits-album_1121427). contactmusic.com. 5 November 2009. . Retrieved 2009-11-06. [6] "Grohl unhappy with greatest hits release" (http:/ / www. breakingnews. ie/ entertainment/ grohl-unhappy-with-greatest-hits-release-433039. html). breakingnews.ie. 5 November 2009. . Retrieved 19 November 2009. [7] Amazon, Greatest Hits: Foo Fighters (http:/ / www. amazon. com/ Greatest-Hits-Foo-Fighters/ dp/ B002OFWG7E) Amazon.com Greatest Hits product page [8] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits - Review" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r1812464). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2009-11-01. [9] Ryan, Kyle. "Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits - Review" (http:/ / www. avclub. com/ articles/ foo-fighters-greatest-hits,34865/ ). The A.V. Club. . Retrieved 2009-11-07. [10] "Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits (RCA) KKKKK. Dave Grohl & co get the retrospective treatment", Kerrang! (1285): 50, Wednesday 28 October 2009 [11] Perpetua, Matthew. "Album Review: Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits" (http:/ / pitchfork. com/ reviews/ albums/ 13658-greatest-hits/ ). Pitchfork Media. . Retrieved 2009-11-07. [12] Fighters Return, Dave Grohl Recruits Krist Novoselic (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ news/ foo-fighters-return-dave-grohl-recruits-1004124262. story), Billboard.com.Retrieved August 2011 [13] Australian Peak Position (http:/ / australian-charts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=Greatest+ Hits& cat=a) [14] "Canadian Albums - Week of November 21, 2009" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts/ canadian-albums?chartDate=2009-11-21). Billboard. . Retrieved 2011-02-06. [15] Suomen virallinen lista (http:/ / ylex. yle. fi/ lista/ tuote?id=9703) [16] "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche" (http:/ / www. fimi. it/ classifiche_artisti. php). Fimi.it. . Retrieved 2011-08-13. [17] New Zealand Peak Position (http:/ / charts. org. nz/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=Greatest+ Hits& cat=a) [18] Foo Fighters on Swedish charts (http:/ / swedishcharts. com/ showinterpret. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters) [19] Sexton, Paul. "Bon Jovi Beaten by Cheryl Cole on U.K. Chart" (http:/ / www. billboard. biz/ bbbiz/ search/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1004041014). billboard.biz. November 9, 2009. [20] Greatest Hits - Foo Fighters album info (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ charts#/ album/ foo-fighters/ greatest-hits/ 1296476). Billboard.com [21] "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ charts-year-end/ top-billboard-200?year=2010). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Retrieved 2010-12-31.
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Medium Rare
Compilation album by Foo Fighters Released Genre Length April 16, 2011 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 45:33 Foo Fighters chronology
Medium Rare (2011)
Medium Rare is a covers album by Foo Fighters. The album was released on April 16, 2011 as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, an event that celebrates independent record stores.[1] Apart from the new recordings of "Bad Reputation" and "This Will Be Our Year" and the live version of "Young Man Blues", all tracks have been previously released as B-sides or in other compilation albums.[2] A CD edition of the album was also given free to new subscribers of Q magazine.
Tracklist
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No. Title 1. "Band on the Run" (Wings cover) 2. "I Feel Free" (Cream cover) 3. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) 4. "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison cover) (Live at Austin City Limits) 5. "Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy cover) 6. "Darling Nikki" (Prince and The Revolution cover) 7. "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan and Tubeway Army cover) 8. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover Live @ BBC Radio 1 Evening Session April 30, 1997) 9. "Danny Says" (Ramones cover Featuring Gregg Bissonette on Drums) 10. "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover With Brian May) 11. "Never Talking to You Again" (Hsker D cover) (Live, Hamburg, Germany, 1st December 2002) 12. "Gas Chamber" (Angry Samoans cover Live @ BBC Radio 1 Evening Session November 23, 1995) 13. "This Will Be Our Year" (The Zombies cover) Total length:
Length 5:08 2:56 3:40 5:28 2:33 3:24 4:07 5:39 2:59 4:15 1:45 0:57 2:44 45:33
Note: "Darling Nikki" does not appear on the CD release. Original appearance 1. Radio 1 Established 1967 2. "DOA" [Single] 3. Times Like These Japanese EP 4. VH1 Rock Honors 2008* 5. Not previously recorded 6. "Have It All" [Single] 7. Songs in the Key of X 8. "My Hero" [Single] 9. One by One (Bonus Disc/iTunes Bonus) 10. Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack 11. "Low" [Single] 12. "Big Me" [Single] & later on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 13. Not previously recorded Note: *Although the official description says only 2 are previously unreleased, "Young Man Blues" was previously recorded but doesn't appear on any releases.
References
[1] "Foo Fighters To Release Covers Album" (http:/ / www. ultimate-guitar. com/ news/ upcoming_releases/ foo_fighters_to_release_covers_album. html). ultimateguitar.com. 3/14/2011. . Retrieved 15 March 2011. [2] Roffman, Michael (3/14/2011). "Foo Fighters dish out details on Medium Rare" (http:/ / consequenceofsound. net/ 2011/ 03/ foo-fighters-dish-out-details-on-medium-rare/ ). Consequence of Sound. . Retrieved 15 March 2011.
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Video albums
Everywhere but Home
Everywhere but Home
Video by Foo Fighters Released Recorded Genre Label Director November 25, 2003 Various dates Alternative rock, post-grunge Roswell/RCA Maurice Linnane Foo Fighters video chronology
Everywhere but Home (2003)
Everywhere but Home is a live DVD by the Foo Fighters, released November 25, 2003. It contains five concerts taken from their One by One tour.
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Track listing
Toronto
1. "All My Life" 2. "My Hero" 3. "Breakout" 4. "Have It All" 5. "Generator" 6. "Learn to Fly" 7. "For All the Cows" 8. "Stacked Actors" 9. "Low" 10. "Hey, Johnny Park!" 11. "Monkey Wrench" 12. "Times Like These" (Acoustic) 13. "Aurora" 14. "Tired of You" 15. "Everlong"
Washington, D.C.
1. 2. 3. 4. "Doll" (Acoustic) "See You" (Acoustic) "For All the Cows" (Acoustic) "Everlong" (Acoustic)
Slane Castle
1. "All My Life" 2. "Everlong"
Reykjavik (audio only)

1. "All My Life" 2. "The One" 3. "Times Like These" 4. "My Hero" 5. "Learn to Fly" 6. "Have It All" 7. "For All the Cows" 8. "Breakout" 9. "Generator" 10. "Stacked Actors" 11. "Low" 12. "Hey, Johnny Park!" 13. "Monkey Wrench" 14. "Aurora" 15. "Weenie Beenie" 16. "Tired of You"
Everywhere but Home 17. "Everlong"
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Dublin (hidden concert)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. "All My Life" "Breakout" "The One" "My Hero" "Aurora" "Low" "Everlong"
Bonus content
Everywhere But Home contains a "hidden" recording of the Dublin concert that can be accessed by following these steps: Go to the main menu Select "Slane Castle" Press 3, wait for the red arrow to reappear Press 8, wait for the red arrow to reappear Repeat the previous steps for 2, 5, 4 and 6.
Personnel
Band members
Dave Grohl - lead vocals, guitar Chris Shiflett - guitar, backing vocals Nate Mendel - bass Taylor Hawkins - drums
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Live at Wembley Stadium
Video by Foo Fighters Released August 25, 2008 (UK)
Recorded 6th and 7th June 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London Genre Length Label Director Alternative rock, post-grunge 120 minutes RCA Nick Wickham
Producer Foo Fighters Foo Fighters video chronology
Live at Wembley Stadium (2008)
Back and Forth (2011)
Live at Wembley Stadium is a live video by the Foo Fighters, released on August 22, 2008, in Ireland and August 25, 2008, in the UK on DVD. It was also released in Australia on August 30, New Zealand on September 1, and Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September 5. It was released in the United States on November 18, 2008. It was filmed during the band's two sold out shows at Wembley Stadium on Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7, 2008. The video features a combination of footage from both nights, including the second night's collaboration with special guests, Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones (bass guitar) and Jimmy Page (guitar). The video was also broadcast via satellite across the UK at Vue Cinemas on June 24, 2008. The video was shown in High Definition with 5.1 surround sound, and was the same cut as the video release. The image on the artwork was shot by the aerial camera above the crowd on Friday 6 June.
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Track listing and omitted songs

Some songs are taken from Friday's performance and some from Saturday's. This is identifiable in two ways. One is the underwear Grohl is wearing (Red on Friday, White on Saturday) which can be seen at points in the video, and secondly any shots containing rainfall are from Saturday, as it did not rain during Friday's performance. 1. "The Pretender" (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear) 2. "Times Like These" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) 3. "No Way Back" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) 4. "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) 5. "Learn to Fly" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel) 6. "Long Road to Ruin" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) 7. "Breakout" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel) 8. "Stacked Actors"/"Hocus Pocus" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel)/(Jan Akkerman, Thijs van Leer) 9. "Skin and Bones" (Grohl) 10. "Marigold" (Grohl) 11. "My Hero" (Grohl, Mendel, Pat Smear) 12. "Cold Day in the Sun" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) 13. "Everlong" (Grohl) 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. "Monkey Wrench" (Grohl, Mendel, Smear) "All My Life" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett) "Rock and Roll" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) "Ramble On" (Page, Plant) "Best of You" (Grohl, Hawkins, Mendel, Shiflett)
Tracks 8, 9, 13 and 14 recorded on Friday, June 6, 2008 Tracks 1-7, 10-12 and 15-18 recorded on Saturday, June 7, 2008 "This Is a Call" and "Big Me" were performed both nights, but omitted from release. Further songs were played at each show, but were also not featured on the video.
6th June
"But, Honestly", "DOA", "Generator"
7th June
"Let It Die"
Album charts
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Chart (2008)
Peak position 1 1 2
UK Top 10 Music DVDs RIANZ Music DVDs Australian Top 40 Music DVDs
Personnel
Band members
Dave Grohl - lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, drums on "Rock and Roll" Chris Shiflett - lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nate Mendel - bass guitar Taylor Hawkins - drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rock and Roll" and "Cold Day in the Sun"
With Pat Smear - rhythm guitar Rami Jaffee - piano, keyboards, accordion Jessy Greene - cello, violin, backing vocals Drew Hester - percussion
Special guests
John Paul Jones - bass guitar on "Rock and Roll" and "Ramble On". Jimmy Page - guitar on "Rock and Roll" and "Ramble On".
External links
NME.com [1]
References
[1] http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ foo-fighters/ 38487
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Songs
"All My Life"
"All My Life"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album One by One B-side "Sister Europe" "Win or Lose" "Danny Says" "The One" September 7, 2002 CD May 2002 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 4:24 Roswell, RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label
"The One" (2002)
"All My Life" (2002)
"Times Like These" (2003)
"All My Life"
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Alternative cover
(CD2)
"All My Life" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released as the first single from their fourth album, One by One. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, and spent ten straight weeks at #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, Dave Grohl notes that the band had wanted a heavier sounding song to appear as a single, stating that the band were "coming out with "Learn to Fly" and "Next Year" and other songs that had middle-of-the-road melodies."[1] In March 2005, Q magazine placed "All My Life" at number 94 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. British rock band Feeder, use the opening lines from this song as an interlude during live performances of "Lost and Found". It was also used in the promotional video for the Australian Tennis Open by Eurosport(Din) The song was released, along with "I'll Stick Around" from the band's self-titled debut album and "Lonely as You", also from One by One, as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on August 18, 2009. This song is also playable on Rock Revolution.
Background
According to Dave Grohl, the song "was originally an instrumental and it went through a few different versions. At first it was really dissonant and noisy. The middle section sounded like "Wipe Out" [by The Surfaris]. It was just nuts! We recorded the instrumental and I had no idea how I was gonna sing it. Again, that was another one that our manager said, "That's the song!" And we said, "Really? You think that's the one people will like?"[1]
Track listing
CD1: 1. 2. 3. 4. "All My Life" "Sister Europe" (Psychedelic Furs cover) "Win or Lose" "All My Life" (Director's Cut video) [enhanced section]
"Win or Lose" is a reworked version of an older song, "Make a Bet". CD2: 1. "All My Life" 2. "Danny Says" (Ramones cover)
"All My Life" 3. "The One" 7" Vinyl/Japanese CD Single: 1. "All My Life" 2. "Sister Europe" (Psychedelic Furs cover) Promo 1. "All My Life" (Radio Edit) 4:13 2. "All My Life" 4:22
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Music video
The video, directed by Grohl, consists of the band performing the song on stage in front of a video screen at The Forum in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles (The video was actually shot inside Bakersfield's Rabobank Arena, which was called Centennial Garden at the time).[2] At the conclusion, it is revealed that they had been performing in an empty arena. The video was included on a DVD extra that was packaged with the CD version of the album.
Chart positions
Chart (2002) Peak position 20 95 15 93 14 30 46 13 37 5 43 1 3
Australian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart Eurochart Hot 100 Singles German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart Italian Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks [3]
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References
[1] Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters pg.114 [2] "Foo Fighters Out To Show They Can 'Really Do It Up'" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1457011/ 20020813/ foo_fighters. jhtml) MTV News [3] "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Knstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche" (http:/ / www. musicline. de/ de/ chartverfolgung_summary/ artist/ FOO+ FIGHTERS/ single). musicline.de. . Retrieved 2011-11-08.
External links
"All My Life" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ04WbgI9rg) on YouTube
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"Alone+Easy Target"
"Alone+Easy Target"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) 1996 CD October 1994 Alternative rock 4:05 Roswell/Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Big Me" (1995)
"Alone+Easy Target" (1996)
"Monkey Wrench" (1997)
"Alone+Easy Target" is a radio only single released by Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released only as a promotional single.[1]
Song history
Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the song in its original form in 1991. Grohl played the demo of the song for Nirvana band-mate Kurt Cobain in a break between touring for the album Nevermind. According to Grohl, "I'd told him I was recording and he said, 'Oh, I wanna hear it, bring it by.' He was sitting in the bath-tub with a walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he took the headphones off and kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!' I said, 'No, no, no, I think we're doing just fine with your songs.".[2]
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References
[1] http:/ / eil. com/ shop/ moreinfo. asp?catalogid=69691 [2] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ features/ mojo09. htm
"Best of You"
"Best of You"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album In Your Honor Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer Certification May 30, 2005 CD JanuaryMarch 2005 Post-grunge 4:16 RCA Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters Platinum (RIAA) Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Have It All" (2003)
"Best of You" (2005)
"DOA" (2005)
"Best of You"
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Alternative cover
(CD2)
"Best of You" is a song by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, and the first single released from the band's fifth studio album, In Your Honor. Dave Grohl notes that the song was written following appearances at 2004 American presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign trail and is "about breaking away from the things that confine you."[1] To date, it is the band's only single to reach Platinum status in the US.[2] The song holds the band's highest chart peaks in the US (#18), the UK (#4), and Australia (#5), and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. It also topped Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks. Following the band's performance at Live Earth, the song again entered the UK charts at #38.
Background
In an interview discussing the band's successful singles, Dave Grohl notes that: "Best of You is funny because we demoted so many songs for In Your Honor, I'd kind of forgotten about it. Our manager came in and said, "What happened to that Best of You song?" So we pulled it out and worked on it a little more."
Music video
The music video was directed by Mark Pellington, best known for his work on the video for "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam. He was inspired by the death of his wife a few months prior to the shoot, and was drawn to the song's notion of dealing with pain in life.[3] The video features the band playing on top of an abandoned hospital. Along with the band's scenes are clips that show pain, depression, or anger: Clips with children playing alone or with each other, one scene shows one girl hugging another. A car crash A lion pouncing on its prey, which is a vulture A snake attacks a rodent A zebra kicks another zebra behind itself A snarling wolf Crash test dummies being crushed by a car crash test Men and women showing affection for each other. A nuclear explosion A baby crying
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Track listing
CD1 No. Title 1. "Best of You" 2. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star (The Passions)" Length 4:16 4:21
CD2 No. Title 1. "Best of You" 2. "FFL" 3. "Kiss the Bottle (Jawbreaker)" 4. "What An Honour (Interview Video Clip)" Length 4:16 2:31 4:04
7" Vinyl No. Title 1. "Best of You" 2. "Spill" Length 4:16 3:30
Chart positions
Chart (2005) Peak position 5 94 14 20 36 38 41 4 18 20 1 1 38
Australian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart [4] Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Irish Singles Chart Italian Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks U.S. Adult Top 40 [5]
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Covers
Prince covered the song during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida, on February 4, 2007. Drummer Taylor Hawkins expressed surprise by the performance, due to Prince's prior criticism of the band's desire to release a cover version of his song, "Darling Nikki", in 2003.[6]
Notes
[1] Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters pg. 114 [2] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [3] James Montgomery (2005). "Foo Fighters Get Serious With Director Of Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy'" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1501711/ 20050512/ foo_fighters. jhtml) MTV News (May 12, 2005) [4] "Foo Fighters Music News & Info" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles). Billboard.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-08. [5] "Foo Fighters Music News & Info" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles). Billboard.com. . Retrieved 2011-11-08. [6] "Foo Fighters 'Have No Idea' Why Prince Covered Their Song At Super Bowl" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1551990/ 20070208/ prince. jhtml). MTV. 2007-02-08. . Retrieved 2009-12-04.
External links
"Best of You" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_L4Rixya64) on YouTube
"Big Me"
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"Big Me"
"Big Me"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) February 25, 1996 CD January 1995 Alternative rock 2:13 Roswell/Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters singles chronology
"For All the Cows" (1995)
"Big Me" (1996)
"Big Me" is the fourth major single, released in 1996, by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters. Although it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the song became a crossover hit for the band on pop radio during the spring of 1996, when it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. "Big Me" was nominated for 5 VMAs in 1996, winning only "Best Group Video". The video, which parodies the Mentos ad campaign, was filmed on location in Sydney, Australia. The song demonstrates a light, blissful side of Foo Fighters with gentle vocal harmonies and guitar melodies comparable to The Beatles. Its affectionate lyrics describe falling in love.
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Music video
The song became well known for its music video, which parodies Mentos advertisements, turning them into commercials for "Footos." This led to many fans throwing Mentos at the band whenever they played the song live.[1] For an extended period of time, the band did not play the song live due to this, as Grohl cited: "We did stop playing that song for a while because, honestly, it's like being stoned. Those little things are like pebbles they hurt." The band played the song for the first time in several years at the Queens Wharf Events Centre in Wellington, New Zealand in November 2005.
Covers
The song was covered by Sahara Hotnights in 2009 on their album Sparks. After Weezer covered this song often during the 2005 Foozer tour, the band brought it back into their live lineup. It was played during the encore of their Echoes tour. An acoustic version of the song was released on the band's 2006 live CD, Skin and Bones. This version featured Dave singing the song with Petra Haden. Canadian singer Kate Rogers covered the song on her 2005 record Seconds. A muzak, or elevator music, version of the song was featured in the Grohl-directed video for their song "Monkey Wrench".
Track listing
CD single 1. 2. 3. 4. "Big Me" "Floaty (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)" "Gas Chamber (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)" (cover of a song by Angry Samoans) "Alone+Easy Target (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)"
Maxi-single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. "Big Me" "Winnebago" "How I Miss You" (features Dave Grohl's sister Lisa on bass[1] ) "Podunk" "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover) "For All the Cows" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995) "Wattershed" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)
Chart positions
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Chart (1996) Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Top Singles Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Billboard Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks U.S. Adult Top 40 [2]
Position 65 16 4 58 27 19 13 3 18 23
References
[1] Foo Fighters (http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ dictionary) [2] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles
External links
"Big Me" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLdJQFTnZfA) on YouTube
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"Breakout"
"Breakout"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose and Me, Myself & Irene soundtrack Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label September 18, 2000 CD 1999 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 3:21 Roswell, RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Generator" "Breakout" (2000) (2000)
"Next Year" (2000)
"Breakout" is a single from the third Foo Fighters album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two main discs in 2000. It was featured in the movie Me, Myself & Irene, and its music video features Dave Grohl as someone suffering from a "multiple personality" disorder (like Jim Carrey's character in the movie) and Traylor Howard, who also starred in the movie, as his girlfriend. It also features Tony Cox, Anthony Anderson, and Dave Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips Dave off while he is driving. The song heard in the beginning of the video is "Generator", another song from There Is Nothing Left to Lose. This song was featured on the MTV series Making the Video. The song is a playable track in Lego Rock Band.
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Track listing
CD1 1. "Breakout" - 3:21 2. "Iron and Stone" (The Obsessed cover) - 2:52 3. "Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia January 24, 2000) - 3:38 CD2 1. "Breakout" - 3:21 2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live in Australia) - 4:23 3. "Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney) - 5:21 Japanese Version 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Breakout" "Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed Cover) "Ain't It the Life" (2 Meter Sessions) "Learn to Fly" (live) "Stacked Actors" (live)
Australian version 1. "Breakout" 2. "Monkey Wrench" (Live Australia) 3. "Next Year" (Live Australia) Live in Holland Disc 1 1. 2. 3. 4. "Breakout "Floaty" (2 Meter Sessions) "Ain't it the Life" (2 Meter Sessions) "Next Year" (2 Meter Sessions)
Personnel
Album
Dave Grohl - vocals, guitars Nate Mendel - bass Taylor Hawkins - drums
Video
Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar Chris Shiflett - guitar, backing vocals Nate Mendel - bass Taylor Hawkins - drums
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Chart positions
Chart (2000) Peak position 59 15 48 29 8 11
Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Rock Chart Dutch Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
External links
"Breakout" Official music video [1] on YouTube
References
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=4eNBM17tkjI
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Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer April 7, 2008 Digital download MarchJune 2007 Alternative rock, post-grunge 3:41 Roswell/RCA Gil Norton Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Long Road to Ruin" (2007)
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (2008)
"Let It Die" (2008)
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" is the third single released from the Foo Fighters' 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The single was released as a digital-only release in the UK via iTunes.[1] No physical retail singles were released however promotional singles were released for radio air play.[2] The B-side is a cover of Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band on the Run", which was previously released on Radio 1 Established 1967.[3]
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Reception
Dave Grohl commented on the song, saying "For this song, it was a working title that stuck, because that was a song that we had demoed and it sounded like this really bright, poppy, late '80s REM song that would have been off their 'Green' or something like that."[4] Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the song has a riff as nimble as those on Foo Fighters' debut album.[5]
Track listings
1. "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" - 3:41 2. "Band on the Run" - 5:09 (Paul McCartney and Wings cover, 2007)
References
[1] "Digital Only release in UK announced by Columbia Records" (http:/ / www. columbia. co. uk/ news/ 8993/ 0/ ) Columbia.co.uk, 2008 [2] "Foo Fighters - Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) at Discogs" (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Foo-Fighters-Cheer-Up-Boys-Your-Make-Up-Is-Running/ master/ 62225). Discogs.com. . Retrieved 2011-09-11. [3] " Foo Fighters record brand new Wings cover (http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ radio/ 30390)". NME.com. August 16, 2007 [4] "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace : Dave Grohl's Guide To Every Song" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ espg. htm). Foo Archive. . Retrieved 2011-09-11. [5] Thomas, Stephen (2007-09-25). "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ echoes-silence-patience-grace-r1188671/ review). AllMusic. . Retrieved 2011-09-11.
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"Darling Nikki"
"Darling Nikki"
Song by Prince and The Revolution from the album Purple Rain Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer Composer Producer June 25, 1984 CD Sunset Sound, 1983 Rock 4:13 Warner Bros. Prince Prince Prince Purple Rain track listing
"Computer Blue" (4)
"Darling Nikki" (5)
"When Doves Cry" (6)
"Darling Nikki" is a song produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and originally released on his Grammy Award-winning 1984 album, Purple Rain. Though the song was not released as a single, it gained wide notoriety for its sexual lyrics. Partly because of the lyrical content of "Darling Nikki", Tipper Gore founded the Parents Music Resource Center,[1] [2] which eventually led to the use of "Parental Advisory" stickers and imprints on album covers.[3] Compared with the slick production of the other songs on the album, Darling Nikki was deliberately engineered to have a raw, live feel. The song tells the story of a "sex fiend" named Nikki who seduces the singer. In the film Purple Rain, the song is directed toward Apollonia Kotero's character when she decides to work with Prince's character's rival, played by Morris Day. Near the end of the song, the music stops into the sound of rain and wind. There is singing, but played in reverse. The vocals, unreversed, are Prince singing, "Hello, how are you? I'm fine 'cause I know that the Lord is coming soon Coming, coming soon."[4] During the Purple Rain tour performances of "Darling Nikki", the recording at the end was played forward. This can be heard in the live video Prince and the Revolution Live.
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Outtake
A circulating outtake of "Darling Nikki" contains an instrumental subdued section in the middle of keyboard onslaught at the end of the song. Also, it does not have the backmasking segment tacked on to the end; instead, Prince performs an extended hard guitar solo devoid of any other instruments.
Cover versions and sampling

Rihanna Covered the song on her 2011 Loud Tour. In 1995, Whale released a cover on their "Pay for Me" single. In 1996, the band Chum released a cover version on their Century Media release Dead To The World. In 1998, as part of the compilation Do Me Baby: Austin Does Prince, the Asylum Street Spankers released an acoustic version of this song. Chicago punk-band Apocalypse Hoboken recorded a cover of the song, which appeared on their 2000 album Microstars. In 2003, the alternative rock band Foo Fighters recorded a cover of the song, which they included as a B-side on their single "Have It All". Though their version of "Darling Nikki" was never officially released as a single, it found success at American modern rock radio, peaking at number 15 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. This version was performed on the MTV Video Music Awards with Cee-lo Green guesting on vocals. This version was later released on the vinyl-only compilation album Medium Rare. Tech N9ne's song "Freaky", on his 2005 album Vintage Tech, interpolates "Darling Nikki". Model/actress Rebecca Romijn recorded a cover of "Darling Nikki" for the 2006 compilation album, Electro Goth Tribute to Prince. In 2008, Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Chris Comarato recorded a cover of "Darling Nikki" which remains unreleased. A cover by electro music group Chairlift was included on the 2009 tribute compilation Purplish Rain. A free download of the song was offered by Spin magazine.[5] In the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Did the Earth Move for You?", Will Smith does his own version of the song with his lyrics saying "I'm stuck in a basement, sittin' on a tricycle, girl gettin' on my nerves/Goin' outta my mind, I thought she was fine, don't know if her body is hers." West Coast rapper Tupac used a sample of "Darling Nikki" for the song "Heartz of Men" on his 1996 album All Eyez on Me. The song "Blow Ya Mind," appearing on the album Pink Friday by Queens-based rapper Nicki Minaj, contains an interpolation of "Darling Nikki." Hard Rock band Talisman recorded a version for their 1998 album Truth.
References
[1] "PMRC" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20030406085225/ http:/ / www. geocities. com/ fireace_00/ pmrc. html). Web.archive.org. 2003-04-06. . Retrieved 2011-10-03. [2] "Page 11" (http:/ / www. joesapt. net/ superlink/ shrg99-529/ p11. html). Joesapt.net. . Retrieved 2011-10-03. [3] Cruz, Gilbert (November 2, 2006). "All-TIME 100 Albums - Purple Rain" (http:/ / entertainment. time. com/ 2006/ 11/ 02/ the-all-time-100-albums/ #purple-rain-1984). TIME. . Retrieved 1 November 2011. [4] Poundstone, William (1986). Big Secrets. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p.231. ISBN0395453976. [5] "Get Your FREE Copy of SPIN's Prince Tribute!" (http:/ / www. spin. com/ articles/ get-your-free-copy-spins-prince-tribute). SPIN.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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"DOA"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album In Your Honor Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer September 5, 2005 7", CD January-March 2005 Alternative rock 4:13 Roswell, RCA Nick Raskulinecz Foo Fighters Gold (RIAA) [1]
Certification
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Best of You" (2005)
"DOA" "Resolve" (2005) (2005)
"DOA" is the second song released as a single from Foo Fighters' fifth album, In Your Honor. It has been released on two different discs. The demo version of this song was released on the 2005 EP, Five Songs and a Cover. DOA refers to the medical term "dead on arrival". The song reached number one on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for six non-consecutive weeks. The cover artwork features an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar. One of the B-sides, "Skin and Bones", was performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 1 September. It became a staple of the Foo Fighters' acoustic tour, and became the namesake for the bands first ever live album, Skin and Bones. In 2007, a marching band arrangement by Michael Brown became available from Hal Leonard Corporation. "DOA" has also been released as a Rock Band and Rock Band 2 DLC track on Xbox Live and PSN on December 23, 2008.
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Track listing
CD1 No. Title 1. "DOA" 2. "I Feel Free" Length 4:12 2:56
CD2 No. Title 1. "DOA" 2. "Skin & Bones" 3. "I Feel Free" 4. "Best of You (Video)" Length 4:12 3:35 2:56 4:17
"I Feel Free" was originally recorded by Cream. The Foo Fighters cover features Taylor Hawkins on vocals and Dave Grohl on drums. "Skin and Bones" was recorded backstage at 2005 T in the Park festival.
Yellow Vinyl No. Title 1. "DOA" 2. "Razor (Live Acoustic)" Length 4:12 4:48
Video
The video for the single shows the band in a 360 revolving room and on a train where objects act as if the train is rotating. The band said that the video made them feel ill and they felt like wetting themselves. It was directed by Michael Palmieri. When Dave Grohl comes by as a waiter, and takes the rest of the band's orders, he mouths out the words, I love you. There is a subtitle showing how the character really feels that says, I don't deserve this. This is the second music video where Dave Grohl has dressed up as a bus boy. He was the flight attendant/bus boy in the video for "Learn to Fly". While making the video Dave knocked his head against the mic and had a black eye for a few days. Towards the end of the video, you can see the incident. Dave laughs it off. Another music video was also aired on MTV2 on the program Video Mods that featured Darth Maul, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and General Grievous in the place of the real band members. The video also featured clips from the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Chart positions
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Chart (2005)
Peak position 39 [3] 86 34 83 68 [7] [8] 1 25
Australia (ARIA)
[2]
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) New Zealand (RIANZ) [4]
[5] European Hot 100 Singles US Billboard Hot 100 [6]
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)
References
[1] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [2] " Australian-charts.com Foo Fighters DOA" (http:/ / www. australian-charts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=DOA& cat=s). ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. [3] " Dutchcharts.nl Foo Fighters DOA" (http:/ / www. dutchcharts. nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=DOA& cat=s) (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. [4] " Charts.org.nz Foo Fighters DOA" (http:/ / www. charts. org. nz/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=DOA& cat=s). Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. [5] " Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ Foo+ Fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=349& g=Singles) European Hot 100 for Foo Fighters. Prometheus Global Media. [6] " Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ Foo+ Fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=379& g=Singles) Billboard Hot 100 for Foo Fighters. Prometheus Global Media. [7] " Foo Fighters Album & Song Chart History" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ Foo+ Fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=377& g=Singles) Billboard Alternative Songs for Foo Fighters. Prometheus Global Media. [8] " Archive Chart" (http:/ / www. theofficialcharts. com/ archive-chart/ _/ 1/ 09-17-2005) UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
"Everlong"
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"Everlong"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album The Colour and the Shape Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer August 18, 1997 CD 1997 at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, CA Alternative rock, post-grunge 4:10 (Music video: 4:50) Roswell, Capitol Dave Grohl Gil Norton
Certification Gold (RIAA)[1] Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Everlong" (1997)
"My Hero" (1998)
"Everlong" is the second single released from the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape, released in 1997. The song was conceived when Dave Grohl returned home to Washington, DC following the initial recording sessions for the album. It was eventually recorded as part of the second set of sessions, which took place at Grandmaster Recorders in January-February 1997.
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Musical analysis
The song was written when the band took a two-week break from recording after the initial sessions. Dave Grohl wrote "Everlong" by himself at his home in Virginia. Written in the key of D Major, the song opens with a quiet, clean guitar playing the chords that form the basis of the verse. A fast drum beat enters, which is joined by the same chords played with distortion. Though in 4/4 time, the verse repeats after every seven measures. The verses are based on the progression I-vi-IV-vi. The first chord is Dmaj7 chord, followed by a Bsus2. This is followed by a Gsus2 chord. The prechorus follows the progression I-V, but with an added guitar riff adding strength to the instrumentation as Grohl's vocals rise to a shout. The chorus uses the progression vi-IV-I (V-IV), a mainstay of rock music. The song ends on a G chord, never resolving back to D. During the instrumental break, three indecipherable tracks whispered by Grohl can be heard. The exact wordings are unknown, but according to the official Foo Fighters newsgroup FAQ, the source materials are a love letter, a technical manual, and a story about a studio technician's father.[2]
Music video
The surreal, satirical video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry. The running time of the video exceeds that of the original version of the song, so in order to accommodate this, the final chorus is followed by a brief interlude consisting of the last few seconds of the song played backwards, then followed by a repeat of the chorus. This version is used only for the video. Although Taylor Hawkins appears in the video as the drummer, Dave Grohl actually plays the drum track on the original album recording, as Hawkins had not yet joined the band.
Plot summary
The video starts with a shot of two mysterious men heading towards a house and a view of the inside of the house with pictures of a happy couple all over the walls (played by Grohl as the man and Hawkins in drag as the woman). The scene ends in the bedroom with the couple sleeping in bed, and we begin to enter the dreams of each (which are all presented in desaturated colors, while the "reality" bedroom scenes are in black and white). The Grohl character's dream takes place in a party (populated by people in punk fashion) in which he and the Hawkins character. The video then transitions to Hawkins' dream where she is sitting alone in a shabby cabin deep in a dark forest while Grohl gathers logs outside. A hand suddenly reaches out from under the floorboards, frightening Hawkins. The scene switches back to Grohl's dream, where Hawkins is harassed by the two men. As Grohl witnesses this he becomes angry and his right hand swells to an enormous size. He uses the hand to push away Smear and slap Mendel around as the party-goers watch in horror. He then beats up Smear, and both villains are shown on the floor before disintegrating in a flash of light. The two reawaken separately in the Hawkins dream, with Mendel in a basement, and Smear in the forest. Back in the Grohl dream, Grohl and Hawkins flee from the party into a gray room filled only by a giant black rotary phone. As the phone deafens the couple with its ring, Grohl climbs it and tries in vain to lift the receiver. In "reality", he is awakened by his own bedside phone, which he answers only to realize that Hawkins is on the other end, calling from her own dream. There, Hawkins is shown blocking the entrances in the cabin as the two villains try to break in, while an unaware Grohl continues gathering logs. Hawkins then frantically dials a phone, and the scene is intercut with shots of Hawkins (in the dream) and Grohl (in reality) communicating by phone. After the villains bind Hawkins to a chair, Grohl falls asleep again in order to rescue her. He initially finds himself in another dream, lying in a bed with several women who have their legs spread over him. He then finds himself back
"Everlong" in the Hawkins dream, with the legs turning into the logs. Some drop to the ground and leave him with two logs connected by a chain, resembling nunchaku. He runs up to the door of the house to find Smear (with a giant axe) and Mendel (with a chainsaw) about to kill Hawkins. Grohl brandishes the log nunchaku, and then drops them as his hand swells again. He beats up Smear while Hawkins sneaks away to grab a pan which she uses to knock Mendel out. The two exchange loving smiles before walking out and throwing the unconscious attackers into a small pond. The video transitions back to the couple asleep in bed. The camera pans over to reveal the two villains standing over them ominously before coming out of their disguises. The alarmed couple wakes up, and the four group members finish playing the song together with their instruments in the bedroom as themselves.
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Variations
A common feature of the electric live performances of Everlong involves Dave playing the first two verses and choruses on his own, with the entire band joining in for the final parts of the song. This can be seen on the Live at Wembley Statium. Although the song is normally performed with electric guitars, vocalist/guitarist Dave Grohl's solo acoustic variation gained popularity after an impromptu rendition on Howard Stern's radio show in 1997. The band has performed it acoustically then and an acoustic performance concludes their 2006 live CD and DVD Skin and Bones. Additionally, an acoustic version of Everlong was released on Foo Fighters' 2009 Greatest Hits album. A muzak version of the chorus appears in the opening and closing scenes of the band's music video for "Learn to Fly", from the subsequent album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. Everlong has been featured in the popular music-themed video games Rock Band 2 and Rock Band Unplugged, and was used in promotional ads for the former. It is also included in Rock Band for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Guitar Hero World Tour contains the track and is exportable to Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
Covers
In 2009, the song was covered by Set Your Goals at the Hoodwink Festival, and another acoustic version was played in Grohl's home town of Warren, Ohio in his honor. The song is American comedian and talk show host David Letterman's favorite song, and so is regularly played by the house band, Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra on his Late Show. On his first night back on air after heart surgery, Letterman had Foo Fighters on his show, introducing them by saying, "Here they are, ladies and gentlemen my favorite band playing my favorite song - Foo Fighters!" Dave Grohl, in the middle of performing the song, welcomed Letterman back to television. The Baltimore band OXES have covered the song many times, releasing it on their Half Half & Half 7", and also performing it on BBC Radio 1 during their first Peel session.[3] The seventh-season finale of Friends closes with an acoustic version of the song; the performers are unknown.[4] In 2010, the song was covered and released as a single by the melodic hardcore band Evergreen Terrace.
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Single
Track listings
CD1 (blue cover) 1. "Everlong" 2. "Drive Me Wild" (Vanity 6 cover) 3. "See You (Live Manchester Apollo May 25, 1997)" CD2 (grey cover) 1. "Everlong" 2. "Requiem" (Killing Joke cover) 3. "I'll Stick Around (Live Manchester Apollo May 25, 1997)" Australian bonus poster (black cover) 1. "Everlong" 2. "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan cover) 3. "See You" (acoustic) Promo (black cover) 1. "Everlong"
Personnel
Dave Grohl - vocals, rhythm guitar, drums Pat Smear - lead guitar Nate Mendel - bass guitar William Goldsmith - drums on "Down in the Park"
Reception
Chart positions
Chart (1997) Peak position 45 5 36 34 18 3 4
Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Euro Hot 100 Singles Cart New Zealand Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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Accolades
Ranked #45 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Rock Tracks Ever" (1999) Ranked #39 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Singles of All Time" (2002) Ranked #22 in Stylus magazine's "100 Music Videos of All Time" (2006) Ranked #28 in VH1'S "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs"[5] Ranked #9 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time (2009)[6] Ranked #48 in NME's "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years" (2011)[7]
References
[1] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [2] Foo Fighters FAQ, V. 7.0 [4/4] (http:/ / faqs. cs. uu. nl/ na-dir/ music/ foo-fighters/ part4. html) [3] OXES Peel session (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ radio1/ johnpeel/ sessions/ 2000s/ 2002/ Jun05oxes/ ) [4] "The One With Monica and Chandler's Wedding". Friends. May 17, 2001. No. 23/24, season 7. [5] "spreadit.org music" (http:/ / music. spreadit. org/ vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ ). . Retrieved February 7, 2009. [6] Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time 2009 (http:/ / www. abc. net. au/ triplej/ hottest100_alltime/ countdown/ cd_list. htm) [7] "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ list/ 150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/ 248648/ page/ 11). Nme.Com. . Retrieved 2011-11-08.
External links
"Everlong" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y) on YouTube
"Exhausted"
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"Exhausted"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer June 12, 1995 12" vinyl October 1994 Alternative rock, grunge 5:45 Roswell/Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Exhausted" (1995)
"This Is a Call" (1995)
"Exhausted" is the first Foo Fighters release and the first single from the debut album. It was only issued as a promotional single, pressed on black 12" vinyl. The song is notable for being the first original Foo Fighters track released to the public (along with "Gas Chamber", a song originally performed by the Angry Samoans), when it premiered January 8, 1995 on Eddie Vedder's Self-Pollution Radio broadcast.[1] Both tracks from this release were staples of the bands earliest live shows, being played throughout 1995 and on into 1996.[2] The cover artwork was created by Tim Gabor, who was also credited for the design and art direction of the debut album. The front image was eventually used again for a promotional CD single version of "For All the Cows". All photos displayed on the back cover would later appear slightly rearranged in the liner notes of the debut album. The b-side, "Winnebago", originally appeared on the Late! album Pocketwatch in 1992. The re-recorded version presented here would be excluded from the final album (except on the Australian bonus disc), but made two more b-side appearances on "This Is a Call", and the US maxi-single version of "Big Me".
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Track listing
1. "Exhausted" (Grohl) - 5:45 2. "Winnebago" (Grohl, Geoff Turner) - 4:14
References
1. "Self Pollution Radio" FM Broadcast [1] 2. Foo Fighters live shows [2]
References
[1] http:/ / www. fivehorizons. com/ tour/ cc/ spr_set. shtml [2] http:/ / pagesperso-orange. fr/ ckb/ foodisco6. html
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"For All the Cows"

"For All the Cows"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) November 20, 1995 CD October 1994 Alternative rock, post-grunge 3:30 Parlophone, Roswell Dave Grohl Foo Fighters singles chronology
"I'll Stick Around" (1995)
"Big Me" (1996)
"For All the Cows" (1995) is the third major single released by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters. The band had discussed the creation of a music video for this single which would feature the band dressing up in cow costumes. No video was made, however. Grohl has told audiences during live shows that this is his mother's favourite Foo Fighters song. A live version of the song, performed at the Melkweg in Amsterdam (29 February 2000) appears on the One by One "special edition bonus disc."
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Track listing
1. "For All the Cows" 2. "For All the Cows (Live at the Reading Festival 1995)" 3. "Wattershed (Live at the Reading Festival 1995)"
Chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak position 28 70 69
UK Singles Chart Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart Australian Singles Chart
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Song by Foo Fighters from the album In Your Honor Released Recorded Genre Length Label 1992, 2005 1990/1997/2005 Alternative rock 3:13 Simple Machines (1990) RCA (1997 and 2005) Dave Grohl
Writer
"Friend of a Friend" is an acoustic song by Foo Fighters, featured on their 2005 album In Your Honor. The song is performed solely by Foo Fighters' guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Grohl. An earlier version of this song was recorded in 1990, after Grohl had joined the band Nirvana.
Song History
The song was written by Grohl in 1990 (and recorded in secret the same year), and it was about his first impressions of new bandmates Kurt Cobain, and Krist Novoselic.[1] He first wrote it in Kurt's Olympia apartment when Grohl stumbled upon an acoustic guitar owned by Cobain (referring to the lyrics "It was his friend's guitar"). The recorded song was released in 1992 in a collection of songs (entitled Pocketwatch) under the pseudonym 'Late!' On April 30, 1997, the song was recorded for a BBC Evening Session. In 2005, Grohl revisited the song, recording it again for the acoustic disc of the Foo Fighters' In Your Honor. The song was also included on the band's live album Skin and Bones.
Notes
[1] (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ gpb/ qinterview05. htm) "Everyone Has Their Dark Side" - Dave Grohl interview with Q Magazine, 2005
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"Generator"
"Generator"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose Released March 6, 2000 (Europe) April 24, 2000 (Australia) CD 1999 Alternative rock 3:49 Roswell, RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
Format Recorded Genre Length Label
"Stacked Actors" (2000)
"Generator" "Breakout" (2000) (2000)
"Generator" is a Foo Fighters song, released as a single in 2000 from their third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The single was only released in Australia and also released as a limited edition single in Europe.[1] The song is particularly unique among the band's work because of Dave Grohl's implementation of the talk box in parts of the song. The usage of the device was partly inspired by Grohl's admiration of Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh, both of whom helped popularize it in the 1970s. Dave Grohl has said that the song reminds him of his arrest on the Gold Coast, Australia. No video was filmed for the single. Instead a live performance of the song in Australia was overdubbed with the studio version to promote the single and album. The performance was edited by Scott C. Wilson. The music video for "Breakout" features the song "Generator" at the beginning on the video.
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Track listing
Australian CD
(The EP also contains an enhanced CD portion.) 1. 2. 3. 4. "Generator" "Learn to Fly" (Live 24 January 2000 Sydney, Australia) "Stacked Actors" (Live 24 January 2000 Sydney, Australia) "Breakout" (Live 23 November 1999 Glasgow Barrowlands, Scotland)
European CD
(This version was available for only 1 week between March 6 and March 12, 2000, each CD was a limited, numbered edition and at the end of the week of release all remaining stock was deleted. As well as the music tracks it also included a multimedia 'enhanced' segment containing exclusive documentary footage and photos.) 1. "Generator" 2. "Ain't It the Life" (Live acoustic version) 3. "Floaty" (Live acoustic version) 4. "Fraternity" 5. "Breakout" (Live) Tracks #2 and #3 were recorded at the Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands on November 22, 1999 as part of the Two Meter Sessions. They were originally broadcast on RTL5 Television and Kink FM. Track #4 was recorded at Dave Grohl's home studio just prior to Christmas 1999. Track #5 was Recorded live at Barrowlands, Glasgow, November 23, 1999 for the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show (it is the same track that appears as track #4 on the Australian release).
7 inch
1. "Generator" 2. "Fraternity"
Music video
The music video for Generator is a performance at The Chapel with the studio track dubbed over it.
Chart positions
Chart (2000) Peak position [2] 31
Australian Singles Chart
References
[1] http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Foo-Fighters-Generator/ master/ 62153 [2] http:/ / australian-charts. com/ search. asp?search=Foo+ Fighters& cat=s
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"Have a Cigar"
Cover for French and Italian editions Singleby Pink Floyd featuring Roy Harper from the album Wish You Were Here B-side "Welcome to the Machine" (US single) "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts IV) (Italian and French singles) 1975 7"
Released Format
Recorded JanuaryJuly 1975 Abbey Road Studios, London Genre Length Label Progressive rock 5:08, 4:24 (edit) Harvest, EMI (UK) Columbia, Capitol (US)
Writer(s) Roger Waters Producer Pink Floyd Pink Floyd singles chronology
"Us and Them"/"Time" (1973)
"Have a Cigar" (1975)
"Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (1979)
Wish You Were Here track listing
"Welcome to the Machine" (2)
"Have a Cigar" (3)
"Wish You Were Here" (4)
"Have a Cigar" is the third track on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here.[1] [2] It follows "Welcome to the Machine" and on the original LP opened side two. In some markets it was issued as a single.
"Have a Cigar" English folk singer Roy Harper provided lead vocals on "Have a Cigar", one of the few Pink Floyd recordings that feature guest lead vocals.
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The song's music and lyrics were written by Roger Waters in critique of hypocrisy and greed within the music business. It is sung, presumably, in the voice of a stereotypical music executive, shown to be quite incompetent and unaware (the executive doesn't understand where the name 'Pink Floyd' comes from, assuming it's the name of one of the band members). The music itself is more straightforwardly rock-oriented than the rest of the album, beginning with a churning riff played on electric guitar and bass. The track is filled out with additional guitar, electric piano and synthesizer parts to create a rock texture. "Have a Cigar" concludes with a guitar solo, which is interrupted by a synthesizer filter-sweep sound effect as the music reduces in volume to tinny, AM radio-like levels. Finally, the song ends with the sound of a radio being dialed off-station; this effect is used as a transition to the following song, the album's title track, "Wish You Were Here". On the original recording, the song's lead vocals are performed by an acquaintance of the band, Roy Harper. Roger Waters intended to record the part himself, but had strained his voice while recording "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and David Gilmour declined to sing. Harper was recording his album HQ in Studio 2 of Abbey Road at the same time as Pink Floyd were working in Studio 3; learning of the band's dilemma Harper offered to sing the lead. The song is one of only two songs by the band which is not sung by one of their permanent members, the other being "The Great Gig in the Sky". Harper performed the song with the band on one occasion, the group's 1975 Knebworth Festival appearance, which occurred during the period Wish You Were Here was being recorded. The song was performed on the band's 1975 North American tours sandwiched in between the multi-part "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" with Gilmour and Waters singing lead. It was last performed by the band on the 1977 In the Flesh/Animals Tour, as part of the Wish You Were Here set with Waters on lead vocals, Gilmour on backing vocals and rhythm guitar and Snowy White playing the guitar solos. Roger Waters continued to play the song on his solo tours (apart from the 1999/2000/2002 Roger Waters In the Flesh Tour).
Personnel
Music and lyrics by Roger Waters. Roger Waters bass David Gilmour electric guitars, additional keyboards Richard Wright Wurlitzer electric piano, ARP string synthesizer, Minimoog, Hohner clavinet D6 Nick Mason drums Roy Harper vocals
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Quotes
A lot of people think 'I can't sing', including me a bit. I'm very unclear about what singing is. I know I find it hard to pitch, and I know the sound of my voice isn't very good in purely aesthetic terms, and Roy Harper was recording his own album in another EMI studio at the time, he's a mate, and we thought he could probably do a job on it.
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Roger Waters, October 1975, Interviewed by Nick Sedgewick in the Wish You Were Here songbook
"Have a Cigar" was a whole track on which I used the guitar and keyboards at once. There are some extra guitars which I dubbed on later, but I did the basic guitar tracks at one time.
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David Gilmour, October 1975, Interviewed by Gary Cooper in the Wish You Were Here songbook
We did have people who would say to us "Which one's Pink" and stuff like that. There were an awful lot of people who thought Pink Floyd was the name of the lead singer and that was Pink himself and the band. That's how it all came about, it was quite genuine.
David Gilmour, December 1992, In the Studio with Redbeard for "Making of Shine On" and "Making of Wish You Were Here"
Cover versions
In 1979, Warner Bros. Records released a 12" single containing a special disco mix of "Have a Cigar" by Rosebud, a studio group led by composer Gabriel Yared, from their album Discoballs: A Tribute to Pink Floyd. The song peaked at number 4 on Billboard's Disco Top 80 chart in June 1979. The B-side was a disco version of "Money". In 1992, the band Primus recorded a cover of the song and included it as the closing track to their Miscellaneous Debris EP. Their version features a slight lyrical change: "The band is just fantastic, of the town you are the talk/Man, but who the hell's this guy they call Bob Cock?" Foo Fighters recorded cover versions on two occasions, once with Brian May that features on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack and on the 2011 limited-edition vinyl only release Medium Rare, released for Record Store Day. The other version appears as an Amazon.com bonus track on their 2009 Greatest Hits album. Both versions are with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on lead vocals. The album Instead, released in 2007 by Onetwo, contains a cover version of "Have a Cigar". The main riff of "Have a Cigar" is incorporated into the song "Peruvian Skies" by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their 1998 live album Once in a LIVEtime and on the Live DVD 5 Years in a Livetime. A free CD given with the October 2011 issue of UK music magazine Mojo features a cover version of "Have a Cigar" by John Foxx and The Maths.[4] This version was later announced by Mojo as 'not the finished version' and the correct version was offered as a free download from the website.[5]
References
[1] Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p.1177. ISBN1-84195-551-5. [2] Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN0-7119-4301-X. [3] Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Songbook. 1975 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd., London, England. ISBN 0-7119-1029-4 (USA ISBN 0-8256-1079-6). [4] http:/ / www. metamatic. com/ zHaveacigardocs/ 201108interview. html [5] http:/ / www. mojo4music. com/ blog/ 2011/ 08/ free_download_john_foxx_the_ma. html
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One by One
Studio album by Foo Fighters Released October 22, 2002
Recorded AprilMay 2002 at Studio 606 in Alexandria, Virginia Genre Length Label Alternative rock, post-grunge 55:11 RCA [1] [2]
Producer Foo Fighters Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz Foo Fighters chronology
One by One (2002)
Singles from One by One 1. 2. 3. 4.
"All My Life"
"Times Like These"

"Low"
"Have It All"
One by One is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released on October 22, 2002 on RCA. The album is the first to feature guitarist Chris Shiflett. There are two versions of this album released, one with a white cover and another with a black cover. A limited edition was also released with both covers. The limited edition bonus DVD includes audio and video versions (stereo and 5.1 channel mixes) of the tracks "All My Life" and "Walking a Line", audio-only versions (stereo and 5.1 mixes)
"Have It All" of "The One" and other special features. A double 10-inch vinyl version was also released. A later DVD-Audio release contained 5.1 mixes of every track. One by One won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2004. The album gave the Foo Fighters their first UK #1 album and also gave them a #3 peak in the U.S. However, lead singer Dave Grohl has stated that it is his least favorite album: "I was kinda pissed at myself for the last record... four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."[3] This album was the second Foo Fighters album to have a song reach the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, with "All My Life". The title One by One was taken from first single "All My Life". "Tired of You" was featured in the Chris Rock movie, I Think I Love My Wife.
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Reception
Professional ratings Aggregate scores
Source Metacritic Rating 75 [4]
Review scores
Source Allmusic The Austin Chronicle BBC Online Robert Christgau E! Online Entertainment Weekly NME PopMatters Rolling Stone The Tune This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. Average [11] [12] Average (B-) Rating [2] [5] [6]
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Initial critical response to One by One was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 19 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett, except where noted.
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No. Title 1. "All My Life" 2. "Low" 3. "Have It All" 4. "Times Like These" 5. "Disenchanted Lullaby" 6. "Tired of You" 7. "Halo" 8. "Lonely as You" 9. "Overdrive" 10. "Burn Away" 11. "Come Back" Total length:
Length 4:23 4:28 4:58 4:26 4:33 5:12 5:06 4:37 4:30 4:59 7:49 55:11
Limited bonus disc No. Title 1. "Snoof" (live) 2. "Times Like These" (live) 3. "Low" (live) 4. "Aurora" (live) 5. "Monkey Wrench" (live) Length 4:24 4:35 4:35 9:08 8:21
Limited edition No. Title 12. "Walking a Line" 13. "Sister Europe" (The Psychedelic Furs cover) 14. "Danny Says" (Ramones cover Featuring Greg Bissonette on Drums) 15. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) 16. "For All the Cows" (live in Amsterdam) 17. "Monkey Wrench" (live in Melbourne) 18. "Next Year" (live) (Chinese/U.K. version only) Length 3:56 5:10 2:58 3:40 3:31 4:01 4:12
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Special edition DVD

The album was also originally released with a limited edition bonus DVD which contained: "All My Life" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions "Walking a Line" Video / 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions "The One" 5.1 Audio / Stereo Audio versions Extras - Making of video + other clips DVD-ROM - Screensavers, Buddy Icons & Weblinks Photo Gallery
Personnel
Dave Grohl lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar Chris Shiflett lead guitar, lead vocals on "Danny Says" Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums, lead vocals on "Life of Illusion"
Guest musicians
Brian May guitar on "Tired of You" Krist Novoselic - backing vocals on "Walking a Line" Greg Bissonette - drums on "Danny Says"
Production
Producers: Foo Fighters, Adam Kasper, Nick Raskulinecz Engineer: Nick Raskulinecz Mixing: Bob Ludwig, Jim Scott Mastering: A.J. Lara, Bob Ludwig, Bob Michaels Production coordination: Melinda Pepler Digital editing: A.J. Lara Authoring: Eddie Escalante Quality control: Kehni Davis Graphic design: Rupesh Pattni Photography: Anton Corbijn, Joshua White Artwork: Raymond Pettibon Illustrations: Raymond Pettibon, Joshua White Liner notes: Hiro Arishima
Charts
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Peak position 1 19 22 24 3 20 5 26 5 12 1 45 [13] 3 2 3 28 1 3 [14] 3
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U.S. Billboard 200
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums
Awards
Grammy Awards
Year 2002 2003 Winner All My Life Category Best Hard Rock Performance
One by One Best Rock Album
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Tour
The One By One Tour began in the fall of 2002, and ran until late summer 2003. The concert on July 7, 2003, at Arrow Hall was filmed for the Everywhere but Home DVD.
References
[1] "One By One Review" (http:/ / www. ultimate-guitar. com/ reviews/ compact_discs/ foo_fighters/ one_by_one). Ultimate Guitar. . [2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One by One - Foo Fighters" (http:/ / allmusic. com/ album/ one-by-one-r583578). Allmusic. . [3] Scaggs, Austin. "Foos Reclaim Their Honor" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ news/ story/ 7281787/ foos_reclaim_their_honor). Rolling Stone. April 29, 2005. [4] "Foo Fighters:One By One (2002): Reviews" (http:/ / www. metacritic. com/ music/ artists/ foofighters/ onebyone). Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. . Retrieved 2009-04-02. [5] "Foo Fighters - Music Review" (http:/ / www. austinchronicle. com/ gyrobase/ Issue/ review?oid=oid:108649). The Austin Chronicle. . [6] http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ music/ rockandalt/ reviews/ foofighters_one. shtml [7] "Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. robertchristgau. com/ get_artist. php?name=foo+ fighters). Robert Christgau. . [8] http:/ / www. eonline. com/ Reviews/ Facts/ Music/ RevID/ 0,1107,2809,00. html [9] "One by One Review" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ review/ music/ 0,6115,365697~4~0~onebyone,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. . [10] "Foo Fighters : One By One" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ reviews/ foo-fighters/ 6769). NME. . [11] "Foo Fighters: One by One" (http:/ / popmatters. com/ music/ reviews/ f/ foofighters-one. shtml). PopMatters. . [12] http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ foofighters/ albums/ album/ 122941/ review/ 5944267/ one_by_one [13] "Foo Fighters - One By One - swisscharts.com" (http:/ / swisscharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=One+ By+ One& cat=a). swisscharts.com. . Retrieved 10 August 2011. [14] Have It All (song) (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r583578/ charts-awards) at Allmusic [15] "Chart Stats - Foo Fighters - One By One" (http:/ / www. chartstats. com/ release. php?release=35518). chartstats.com. . Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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"I'll Stick Around"

"I'll Stick Around"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer September 4, 1995 CD January 1995 Grunge, hard rock 3:52 Roswell/Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones Foo Fighters singles chronology
"I'll Stick Around" is the second major single released by the Foo Fighters from their 1995 self titled debut album Foo Fighters. From its release, the song was believed to have been written about Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, with whom the surviving members of Nirvana were constantly battling over royalties and song rights; an indication of this is the exhaustive repetition of the phrase "I don't owe you anything" in the song's chorus. Some time after the album's release, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl confirmed this in an exclusive interview with Mojo magazine. The video for this song was the first Foo Fighters music video and was directed by Jerry Casale, who was a member of and directed videos for Devo. The video shows the band performing the song in a room with a paper background while lights strobe and a giant spore floats around them. This is interspersed with footage of Dave Grohl eating chess pieces and brushing his teeth with what appears to be a butter knife (although there is no blood). The video was featured in an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.
"I'll Stick Around" "Weird Al" Yankovic included "I'll Stick Around" in his polka medley "The Alternative Polka", from Bad Hair Day.
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Personnel on record
Dave Grohl - guitars, vocals, bass, drums
Personnel in video
Dave Grohl - guitar, vocals Nate Mendel - bass Pat Smear - guitar William Goldsmith - drums
Singles
UK Promo CD/ US Promo CD 1. "I'll Stick Around 7" Vinyl Single 1. "I'll Stick Around" 2. "How I Miss You" UK CD Single/12" Vinyl Single 1. "I'll Stick Around" 2. "How I Miss You" 3. "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover) Japanese CD Single 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "I'll Stick Around" "How I Miss You" "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover) "For All the Cows (Live)" "Wattershed (Live)"
Chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak position 18 8 12 61 2
UK Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Alternative 30
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External links
"I'll Stick Around" Official music video [1] on YouTube
References
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=X_rTTsZZ9KE
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"Learn to Fly"
For other results, see Learning to fly.
"Learn to Fly"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Certification September 18, 1999 CD 1999 Alternative rock, post-grunge 3:55 Roswell/RCA [1] Gold (RIAA) [2] Gold(CAN) Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Walking After You" (1998)
"Learn to Fly" (1999)
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Alternative cover
(CD2)
"Learn to Fly" is the first single from the Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two different singles in the UK in 1999. "Learn to Fly" is one of the band's most successful and recognized singles, including being their first Modern Rock #1 song on the Billboard charts, beating their single "This Is a Call"'s previous peak of #2. Reaching #19, it is also the band's second highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, while being their highest charting on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart along with the 1996 hit "Big Me", reaching #13. The song is in the key of E major, (V, II, I) then switches to G major (III, I, V, VI) at the bridge ("Fly along with me...") 4/4 time signature.
Music video
The music video for the song takes place on an airplane, parodying the movie Airplane!. Two airline mechanics (played by Jack Black and Kyle Gass from Tenacious D) hide "World Domination brand 'Erotic' Sleeping Powder"[3] in the coffee-maker, which ends up incapacitating everyone who drinks the coffee. The band, having avoided the coffee (choosing liquor instead), finds themselves forced to land the plane. For the video, each band member (Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins) portrays himself as well as several other roles. Also, as in the music video for "Monkey Wrench", a Foo Fighters song is played as Muzak in the beginning, this time with "Everlong" from The Colour and the Shape. The premise of smuggling drugs in airplane coffee is nearly identical to an actual smuggling operation that was uncovered in 1997.[4] The video was filmed in London, England in a cabin crew training airplane. The video won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
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Track listing
Disk 1 1. "Learn to Fly" 2. "Iron and Stone" (The Obsessed cover) 3. "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover) Disk 2 1. "Learn to Fly" 2. "Make a Bet" 3. "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover)
Personnel
Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar Taylor Hawkins - drums Nate Mendel - bass
Notes
The song was played in space as a wake-up call for Space Shuttle Mission STS-118 on 2007-08-18 (day 11 of the mission). It was the second Foo Fighters wake-up call played on that mission.[5] Jack Black and Kyle Gass from Tenacious D make an appearance in the music video playing the maintenance crew who drug the plane and are arrested at the end. Grohl has done the drum work on both Tenacious D albums, and has played the demon in the "Tribute" music video, and The Devil in the feature-length film The Pick of Destiny. Tenacious D and Grohl have also collaborated as cast members in the film clip for I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) by the Eagles of Death Metal. In the music video, the airplane music that starts before the song is an arrangement of their previous single, "Everlong". Due to the nature of the song's music video (involving an out-of-control airplane), it is included on the List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Chart positions
Chart (1999) Peak position 36 13 1 72 65 23 52 21 19[*] 1 2
Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Singles Chart Canadian RPM Rock Chart Dutch Singles Chart Eurochart Hot 100 Singles New Zealand Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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Notes * Billboard's Album & Song Chart History for Foo Fighters [55] shows the peak for Learn to Fly as #13. However, the Billboard Hot 100 chart which ran in the March 4, 2000, issue of Billboard magazine, the song's final appearance on the chart (at #50), lists the peak of the song as #19. (Learn to Fly reached #19 on January 22, 2000.)
References
[1] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [2] "Gold & Platinum Certification January 2010" (http:/ / www. cria. ca/ gold/ 0110_g. php). Canadian Recording Industry Association. . Retrieved 2011-02-22. [3] http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ faq. php?id=06. 04#goto Foo Fighters FAQ. Accessed December 27, 2006 [4] "Smuggling sting nabs 55 from airline, contractor" (http:/ / www. cnn. com/ US/ 9908/ 25/ airline. drug. sting. 06/ ). CNN. . [5] Fries, Colin (2007-06-25). "Chronology of Wakeup Calls" (http:/ / history. nasa. gov/ wakeup calls. pdf). NASA. . Retrieved 2007-08-13. [6] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles
External links
"Learn to Fly" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQ_3sBZEm0) on YouTube
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"Let It Die"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer June 24, 2008 Digital MarchJune 2007 Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 19:24 Roswell/RCA Gil Norton Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Let It Die" (2008)
"Wheels" (2009)
"Let It Die" is the fourth single from the Foo Fighters' sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace. It was only released as a promotional single and no physical retail single was released.[1] It was however available commercially as a digital downloadable single.
Chart success
The song has had good radioplay in Canada, and was placed on Radio and Records' Canadian Rock Chart, placing it at #1. It has entered the Modern Rock Tracks chart in April 2008 and reached #1 for the week of August 2, 2008, which made "Let It Die" their seventh number one single on this chart and their 3rd straight #1 hit after "The Pretender" and "Long Road to Ruin". It already charted #60 in Canadian Hot 100 and in Mainstream Rock Tracks where it peaks at #5. The single gave the Foo Fighters three songs in the Modern Rock Tracks' Top 20 simultaneously, making them one of five acts to ever accomplish that feat (the others being R.E.M., U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kings Of Leon). When "Let It Die" became the third song from the album to reach the top of the chart, it made Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace the ninth album in history to achieve the feat.
"Let It Die" In July, the song managed to chart in Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at #6 becoming the first third single for a record of Foo Fighters to achieve that.
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Music video
A music video for the song was shot on May 18 in Los Angeles, directed by Martin Fougerol (U2, The White Stripes, Wolfmother). The video was due to premiere on MTV's TRL in June 2008 but failed to appear, and the video never ended up being released. Fuse has aired a live version from the band's 2008 performance at Madison Square Garden. The performance originally aired as Fuse Rocks the Garden: Foo Fighters.
Track listing
The single has currently only been released as an iTunes exclusive digital download, listed as a Digital EP. All songs by Foo Fighters, except where noted. 1. "Let It Die" - 4:05 2. "Keep the Car Running" (Arcade Fire cover) - 3:25 3. "If Ever" - 4:14 4. "Come Alive (Demo Version)" - 5:30
Meaning
The song's meaning was hinted in a Canadian Television interview. It was mentioned that it was about personal fights between people, and those people breaking apart, and that the fights are meaningless overall. [2] Further speculation leads to Grohl's forbearance between Courtney Love, and Cobain's relationship, drug use, and financial arrangements. Grohl indirectly admitted to the song being about Courtney Love in an interview in 2007. [3]
Chart positions
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Rock Chart
References
[1] http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Foo-Fighters-Let-It-Die/ master/ 149343 [2] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=ykpPsdEXd8w& feature=related [3] http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ foo-fighters/ 31167
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"Long Road to Ruin"

"Long Road to Ruin"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer December 3, 2007 CD MarchJune 2007 Post-grunge 3:44 Roswell/RCA Gil Norton Foo Fighters singles chronology
"The Pretender" (2007)
"Long Road to Ruin" is the second single from the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007). The music video was released on November 1, 2007, with the single released on December 3, 2007. The video features an appearance by actress Rashida Jones, and was directed by Jesse Peretz, who had previously collaborated with the band for "Big Me", "Learn to Fly", "The One", and "Low".
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Commercial release
"Long Road to Ruin" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks and reached number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in late 2008. It peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's number-one position on the Modern Rock chart, gave the Foo Fighters a record-setting feat by becoming the first act to reach number one on the chart in each of four consecutive years. In the United Kingdom, "Long Road to Ruin" peaked in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Rock Chart.
Track listings
2-track CD 1. "Long Road to Ruin" 2. "Seda" Maxi CD 1. "Long Road to Ruin" 2. "Keep the Car Running" (Arcade Fire cover, live from Brighton 18 August 2007) 3. "Big Me" (Live from Wal-Mart Soundcheck) 4. "Long Road to Ruin" (video) 7" 1. "Long Road to Ruin" 2. "Holiday in Cambodia" (Dead Kennedys cover, Live from MTV Video Music Awards 2007, Featuring Serj Tankian)
Music video
The music video of the song is a comedic spoof of a stereotypical 1970s-era hospital soap opera (General Hospital in particular), and is essentially a "show within a show". As seen in the opening credit sequence, the Foo Fighters portray the actors who in turn portray the show's characters. Grohl plays "Davy Grolton", who stars as the main doctor, "Hansom Davidoff". Drummer Taylor Hawkins plays "Ty Hawkstone" ("Les Groper", Davidoff's womanizing colleague). Guitarist Chris Shiflett plays "Christopher Mishomotohama" ("Little Jimmy", a severely injured child). Bassist Nate Mendel plays "Ned Bender" ("Saul Goode", the show's shady antagonist). Actress Rashida Jones guest stars as "Racinda Jules" ("Susan Belfontaine", the doctor's love interest). In order to avoid confusion with the soap opera (also entitled "Long Road to Ruin") and the "real world", the scenes in the soap opera have brown tones to make it more vintage, while the real world retains normal color. There are various accidents and rifts on-stage (a fight between the cast, Grolton inadvertently hitting Jules in the face). Backstage, Grolton's cast mates read a magazine about him becoming a rock star, and later place his debut album on a dartboard and throw darts at it. Upset, Grolton goes outside, only to find screaming teenage girls who want his autograph. After wiping away tears, he accommodates and interacts with them. The video then cuts to a concert in a mall where he fronts "The Davy Grolton Band" and performs the song. The band is also portrayed by the other Foo Fighter members, in attire appropriate of the era. The scene is inter-cut with flashbacks about Jules. While singing, he sees her amidst the audience filled with the ravenous girls, but she leaves after realizing he has spotted her. He ends the performance to give chase with the fans behind him, but when he finally finds her, she has driven off. Grolton becomes hysterical before continuing his pursuit. The video is interspersed throughout with scenes of Grolton driving in a car, wistfully singing the song. The final scene has him intentionally driving off a cliff in a typical 1970s television or movie death scene, with the vehicle bursting into flames during the fall. In what is likely an intentional continuity error, Grolton is clearly in an open-top
"Long Road to Ruin" Jaguar E-Type, while the crash footage depicts what appears to be a 1990s Porsche 911. An alternative version of the video, consisting of the Davy Grolton Band performance in its entirety, is available on Entertainment Weekly's website [1], and available to buy on iTunes [2]. At the end of the "White Limo" music video, it shows the same crash scene as the "Long Road to Ruin" video although they were driving a limo.
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Chart positions
Chart (2007/2008) Peak position 38 42 79 21 41 23 35 1 89 1 2
Australian Singles Chart Canadian Hot 100 German Singles Chart New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Portugal Singles Chart [3]
Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart UK Singles Chart UK Rock Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
References
[1] http:/ / myplay. com/ videos/ foo-fighters/ davy-grolton-band-mall-performance?locale=US [2] http:/ / phobos. apple. com/ WebObjects/ MZStore. woa/ wa/ viewVideo?id=273049633& s=143444 [3] http:/ / acharts. us/ song/ 29802
External links
"Long Road to Ruin" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=308KpFZ4cT8) on YouTube Music Video (Alternate Version) (http://myplay.com/videos/foo-fighters/ davy-grolton-band-mall-performance?locale=US)
"Low"
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"Low"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album One by One B-side Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label "Never Talking to You Again" June 23, 2003 CD May 2002 Post-grunge, alternative metal 4:28 RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Low" (2003)
"DVD/EP"
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Singleby Foo Fighters from the album One by One Released Format Recorded Genre Label June 2003 DVD May 2002 Post-grunge, alternative metal RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"DVD/EP" (2003)
"Low" was the third single to be released from the Foo Fighters' fourth album One by One, released in 2002. It was released on two main discs in 2003. The song was used in a TV commercial for Best Buy featuring office workers becoming rowdy. The official music video features Dave Grohl and Jack Black entering a motel, where they proceed to wreck the motel room, cross-dress, and get drunk. The video was banned on MTV for its content. It is one of two videos (the other "Walking After You") in which the band does not perform the song in the video. The B-Side, "Never Talking to You Again", is a Hsker D cover, originally from the album Zen Arcade.
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Track listing
CD1 (UK)
1. "Low" 2. "Never Talking to You Again" (Live, Hamburg, Germany, 1st December 2002) (Hsker D cover) 3. CD-ROM bonus clip ("Chris' Hair")
CD2 (UK)
1. "Low" 2. "Enough Space" (Live, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002) 3. "Low" video (CD-ROM)
CD (Australia)
1. "Low" 2. "Enough Space" (Live, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5 December 2002) 3. "Never Talking to You Again" (Live, Hamburg, Germany, 1 December 2002) 4. "Low" video 5. Foo Fighters CD-ROM (bonus clip) ("Chris' Hair")
DVD/EP (U.S./Canada)
1. 2. 3. 4. "Low" (video) "Times Like These" (video) "Times Like These" (UK video) "Times Like These" (acoustic video)
7-inch
1. "Low" 2. "Never Talking to You Again" (Live, Hamburg, Germany, 1 December 2002)
External links
"Low" Official music video [1] on YouTube
References
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=ySlZdASmGCM
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"Marigold"
Song by Nirvana Released August 1993 as a B-Side (A-Side: "Heart-Shaped Box")
Recorded February 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota Genre Length Label Writer Alternative rock 2:33 DGC Dave Grohl
Producer Steve Albini
"Marigold"
Song by Foo Fighters from the album Skin and Bones Released November 2006
Recorded August 2006 at Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California Genre Length Label Writer Alternative rock 3:20 RCA/Roswell Dave Grohl Skin and Bones track listing
"Marigold" (4)
"My Hero" (5)
"Marigold" (originally titled "Color Pictures of a Marigold") is a song written and composed by American rock musician Dave Grohl, that was first released on Pocketwatch, an album Grohl issued under the pseudonym Late! in 1992. The song is perhaps best known for the version that was recorded and released in 1993 by Nirvana, as a b-side to the "Heart-Shaped Box" single. A live version was later featured on the Foo Fighters' release Skin and Bones in 2006, garnering "Marigold" the notable distinction of being the only song released by both Nirvana and Foo Fighters, two of Grohl's most distinguished bands.
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History
Pocketwatch
"Marigold" was originally recorded by Dave Grohl during a session at Upland Studios in Arlington, Virginia with producer Barrett Jones on December 23, 1990, taking place just several months after Grohl joined Nirvana. The session was executed in a similar way to how the Foo Fighters debut album would later be conceived, with all vocal and instrumental parts done solely by Grohl. With Late! as the moniker, the session was combined with four songs recorded in the summer of 1991, to create the album Pocketwatch, released on Simple Machines in 1992 as part of the labels Tool Cassette Series.[1] The song is listed in the liner notes under its original title, "Color Pictures of a Marigold" and is one of just two songs on the album to feature only vocals and guitar.
Nirvana
In February 1993, Grohl entered Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota with bandmates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, to record what would eventually become In Utero, the third and final studio album from Nirvana, produced by Steve Albini. Towards the end of the session, Grohl decided to re-record "Marigold," this time with a more detailed arrangement including bass and drums. Like the Late! version, lead and backing vocals and guitar were done by Grohl, who also recorded the drum parts.[2] Although Novoselic contributed bass,[2] it has been said that Cobain was absent during the production of "Marigold",[2] despite exhaustive rumors insisting his involvement singing backing vocal and playing either drums or guitar. The song didn't make it to the final album, however it would see limited release in August 1993 as a b-side, along with "Milk It", to "Heart-Shaped Box", the first single from In Utero (interestingly, Grohl is credited for playing drums and singing lead vocal on "Marigold", but not guitar or backing vocal). The song would later appear on the third disc of the posthumous box set, With the Lights Out in 2004. The Nirvana version of "Marigold" is significantly notable in that during the band's seven year tenure, it is the only song released by Nirvana to not include any contribution from frontman Kurt Cobain.
Foo Fighters
"Marigold" was performed live for the first time by Grohl during the Foo Fighters set at the Berkeley Community Theatre on July 14, 2006 and would be played throughout the rest of the tour.[3] A performance the following month at Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California featuring the song with an eight piece band, was released as the live album Skin and Bones on November 7, 2006. This version by the Foo Fighters, recorded over twelve years after the previous Nirvana version, marks further recognition for the song, released by not only the two bands Dave Grohl is best known for being a member of, but also two of the most seminal alternative rock acts of all time, Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. "Marigold" would be the third song taken from Pocketwatch to be re-recorded and released by the Foo Fighters, along with "Winnebago" and "Friend of a Friend".
Releases and personnel

The following is a list of the only official releases to feature the song "Marigold" and the personnel that contributed to them. The song is also notable for being released on an array of different formats. Pocketwatch was only issued as a cassette, despite later interest from Simple Machines to release the album on CD.[1] The "Heart-Shaped Box" single was released on many formats including 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl, CD and cassette. With the Lights Out was a box set that included three CDs and one DVD. Skin and Bones was a live album issued on both CD and DVD.
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Artist Late! Pocketwatch Nirvana
Release
Personnel Dave Grohl vocals, guitar
Released: 1992 Label: Simple Machines Format: cassette (CS) Dave Grohl vocals, guitar, drums[2] Krist Novoselic bass[2]
"Heart-Shaped Box" single Released: August 23, 1993 Labels: DGC, Geffen Formats: 7-inch, 12-inch, CD, CS
With the Lights Out Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen, Universal Format: 3xCD+DVD box set Dave Grohl vocals, guitar Chris Shiflett guitar Nate Mendel bass Taylor Hawkins drums Pat Smear guitar Petra Haden violin, backing vocals Drew Hester glockenspiel Rami Jaffee piano, mellotron
Foo Fighters Skin and Bones Released: November 7, 2006 Labels: RCA, Roswell Formats: CD, DVD
References
1. Simple Machines: Tool Cassette Series [1] 2. LiveNirvana.com - Sessions History [2] 3. FooFightersLive.com - 2006 Tour History
References
[1] http:/ / www. simplemachines. net/ toolcassettes. html [2] http:/ / www. livenirvana. com/ sessions/ studio/ feb-march-1993. php
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"Monkey Wrench"
"Monkey Wrench"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album The Colour and the Shape Released Format April 28, 1997 CD
Recorded 1997 at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, CA Genre Length Label Post-grunge, hard rock 3:51 Roswell/Capitol
Producer Gil Norton Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Everlong" (1997)
"Monkey Wrench" is the first single released from the second Foo Fighters album, The Colour and the Shape. Blistering lyrics chronicled the 1997 disintegration of singer/song writer Dave Grohl's four year marriage to Jennifer Youngblood.[1] The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard[2] Modern Rock Tracks chart (now the Alternative Songs chart), topping out at number 9.
Music video
The music video was directed by the band's lead singer/songwriter Dave Grohl. In the video, Grohl arrives at his apartment with groceries in hand. He walks into an elevator, playing Big Me, from the Foo Fighter' previous album. As he tries to walk into the door he is stopped by the chain latch and peers in through the peephole. There a doppelganger set of the whole band is shown playing. The rest of the bandmates (save guitarist Pat Smear) walk out of their apartments and join Grohl as he views the band in his room. Smear then peers out of his apartment and is beckoned to join in the view. As the doppelganger band continues with the song Dave and his bandmates try to force their way into Grohl's apartment. As the lyrics go on, the doppel-Dave taunts the band, spitting onto the peephole
"Monkey Wrench" lens and holding the door shut as he screams "free". When the door is finally opened, the musicians have left, and the first iteration of the band picks up their instruments to finish playing the song. Out in the hall, a third set of bandmates is listening, creating a recursive situation. When Grohl is in the elevator heading up to his apartment, a muzak version of the Foo Fighters song "Big Me" can be heard. The music video for the song was the first to feature Taylor Hawkins on drums, although the actual drum track is performed by Grohl.
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In other media
Cover version is playable track in 2006 music video game Guitar Hero II. Master recording is playable track in 2009 music video game Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. It is playable track in Nintendo DS version of music video game Band Hero. Along with the rest of the album,it is downloadable content for Rock Band series of music video games since November 13, 2008, with the exception of "Everlong", which is featured in Rock Band 2. It is presented as a mashup with the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage" in video game DJ Hero. It is heard during end credits of an episode of Daria.
Track listing
CD1: 1. "Monkey Wrench" 2. "Up in Arms" (Slow version) 3. "The Colour and the Shape" CD2: 1. "Monkey Wrench" 2. "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan cover) 3. "See You" (Acoustic version) Vinyl: 1. "Monkey Wrench" 2. "The Colour and the Shape"
Chart positions
Chart (1997) Peak position 17 37 3 51 12 9 9
Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Singles Chart Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles UK Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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Accolades
Ranked #48 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Rock Tracks Ever" (1999) Ranked #26 in Kerrang! magazine's "100 Greatest Singles of All Time" (2002) Ranked #65 in Q magazine's "100 Greatest Songs Ever!!" (2006)
Personnel
Dave Grohl - vocals, rhythm guitar, drums Pat Smear - lead guitar Nate Mendel - bass guitar
References
[1] Monkey Wrench Songfacts (http:/ / www. songfacts. com/ detail. php?id=6536) [2] Billboard.com Alternative Songs Chart (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ charts/ hot-100?order=timeon#/ charts/ alternative-songs?chartDate=1997-06-07& order=position)
External links
"Monkey Wrench" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rCNiiNPxA) on YouTube
"My Hero"
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"My Hero"
"My Hero"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album The Colour and the Shape Released Format January 19, 1998 CD
Recorded 1997 at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, CA Genre Length Label Alternative rock, post-grunge 4:20 Roswell, Capitol
Producer Gil Norton Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Everlong" (1997)
"My Hero" (1998)
"My Hero" is the third single from the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour and the Shape. It was released as a single in 1998, though has been played live as early as 1995. According to Dave Grohl, the song is dedicated to ordinary, everyday heroes, as he himself never had musical or sports heroes growing up as a child.[1] During Foo Fighters' appearance on VH1 Storytellers in 2009, Dave Grohl explained that the song was written while watching 1980s movies like Valley Girl. Grohl also stated that the song was written about Pete Stahl and Chip Donaldson, without even knowing it. The song was featured in the 1999 movie Varsity Blues, during the climactic scene of the final football game. It was also featured in the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie, in a scene parodying the aforementioned Varsity Blues football game. Part of the song is also heard in the 2010 buddy-cop comedy The Other Guys, when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson jump to their death. The song is also featured in the Sofia Coppola's 2010 film Somewhere. In a post-September 11 episode of CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (September 21, 2001), Grohl and bassist Nate Mendel performed an acoustic rendition of the song. A full group acoustic version is available on the
"My Hero" 2006 live album and DVD Skin and Bones. An acoustic version was also performed live on The Howard Stern Show by Grohl. The 2006 album Sound of Superman features an acoustic cover of "My Hero" by Paramore. My Hero was featured in the game Gran Turismo 2. The song, along with the rest of the album, was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series of music video games on November 13, 2008. It is also one of 38 songs included on the benefit album, Songs for Japan (compiled in response to the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Thoku), released on March 25, 2011.
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Music video
The music video was directed by Dave Grohl. It features a man running into a burning building to rescue a woman's baby, another woman's dog, and finally a picture frame of the first woman. In a humorous reference to the protection of identity in news and documentary footage, the eyes of both the baby and dog are blocked out. The camera follows the man throughout the video, with his face never being shown. It is presented in a continuous "long take" format, although actual transitional cuts are disguised by smoke. During shots inside the building, the band is seen performing the song, seemingly unconcerned about the chaos around them. It is the only Foo Fighters video to feature guitarist Franz Stahl, who replaced Pat Smear (Stahl did not appear in the video for the next and last single from the album, 1998's "Walking After You", as it featured only Grohl).
Covers
The song has been covered by: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. TheElement Paramore for Sound of Superman. Set Your Goals at the Hoodwink Festival in 2009. Beloved on their Live at the Cat's Cradle album.
Dave Grohl also played a solo version of it in Radio 1's live lounge
Objection to use in 2008 Presidential Campaign

In 2008, the Foo Fighters criticized the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using their song at rallies without their permission. Foo Fighters responded to the incident saying: "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property. . . The saddest thing about this is that 'My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song."[2] The McCain campaign has noted that the song was used properly under blanket licensing (which does not require the artist's permission), and all proper royalties were paid.[3]
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Track listing
UK single
1. 2. 3. 4. "My Hero" - 4:21 "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover) - 5:39 "Dear Lover" - 4:34 Enhanced section Containing: Everlong [Video] Monkey Wrench [Video]
Japan special edition maxi single

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "My Hero" "Requiem" (Killing Joke cover) "Drive Me Wild" (Vanity 6 cover) "Down in the Park" (Gary Numan cover) "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover) "See You" (acoustic)
7. "For All the Cows" (from the special acoustic live in Japan)
Australian single
1. "My Hero" 2. "Dear Lover" 3. "For All the Cows" (recorded @ Toshiba-EMI 3rd Studio 04/02/97)
107.3 WAAF: Survive This!

14. My Hero (Worcester Firefighters Tribute mix) Released: 30 Oct 2000
Personnel
Dave Grohl - vocals, drums, rhythm guitar Pat Smear - lead guitar (not shown in the music video) Nate Mendel - bass guitar Franz Stahl and Taylor Hawkins are in the video only
Chart positions
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Chart (1998) Euro Hot 100 Singles UK Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks Australian Singles Chart
Position 53 21 6 8 74
References
[1] http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ colourandtheshape. htm fooarchive.com [2] Foos Fight McCain over film use (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ 1/ hi/ entertainment/ 7660650. stm), BBC News, 09/10/2008 [3] "Christopher Sprigman and Siva Vaidhyanathan - Cue 'Barracuda'" (http:/ / www. washingtonpost. com/ wp-dyn/ content/ article/ 2008/ 10/ 12/ AR2008101201630. html). Washingtonpost.com. 2008-10-13. . Retrieved 2011-11-08.
External links
"My Hero" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWRaAF6_WY) on YouTube
"Next Year"
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"Next Year"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label December 4, 2000 CD 1999 Alternative rock 4:28 Roswell, RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Breakout" (2000)
"Next Year" (2000)
"The One" (2002)
"Next Year" is a song released as the last single off the third Foo Fighters' album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two main discs in 2000.
Production
Various singles
A shorter version (running at just 3:21) was released as a single in 2000 and was used in the music video. It includes new backup vocals and does not include the outro present in the original album version. This was the second time the Foo Fighters had created a new version of a song to be used as a single. The first incidence came in 1998 from their second album, The Colour and the Shape, when the last single, "Walking After You", was re-recorded with the entire band (Grohl plays all the instruments on the original album version). This new version is also featured on the The X Files movie soundtrack album and is used in the song's music video. The third came in 2003 from their fourth album, One by One, when Grohl re-recorded a solo acoustic version of the song "Times Like These". The album and acoustic versions were each released as radio singles and music videos.
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Ed theme song
The opening of "Next Year" was used as the theme song for the NBC television series Ed (20002004). The show's creators, Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman (formerly of the Late Show with David Letterman) used the song despite knowledge of production company Viacom's insistence that they own the rights to the show's theme song. "Next Year" was thus ultimately replaced by Clem Snide's "Moment in the Sun" during the second season. As a result of outcries from Burnett and Beckerman, however, Viacom relented and "Next Year" returned as the theme song in the third and fourth seasons. The show was a production of Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated with Letterman serving as an executive producer. Burnett, Beckerman, and Letterman in particular are all known to be avid Foo Fighters fans. In one episode of the show, a character is seen hanging a poster of the band in her office. The band performed the song on the Late Show in October 2000, with Dave Grohl on mellotron/vocals. At 1:30 in the song, Dave switches to guitar/vocals. At 2:30 in the song there is a short guitar break, Dave switches to drums/vocals for the end of the song, while drummer Taylor Hawkins switches to the mellotron.
Music video
The video, directed by Phil Harder, shows the band in a remake of the Apollo 11 moon mission and incorporates heavy use of NASA stock footage. They experience zero-gravity in the space capsule (where they conduct experiments and perform the song with instruments), land on the moon, plant a Foo Fighters flag, and return to Earth where they are welcomed back as heroes during a ticker-tape parade. Many moments and images of the Apollo era are re-enacted, such as the band meeting President Richard Nixon, bassist Nate Mendel golfing on the moon (a nod to Alan Shepard during Apollo 14), and depictions of Vietnam war protests. Screen capture of the last shot in the music video for "Next Year". The video ends with a portrait of the band in the style of a traditional astronaut crew photo. This bears a strong resemblance to the cover of Led Zeppelin's Best of Led Zeppelin compilation.
Track listing
CD1: (Also comes with the first 6 months of a 2001 calendar. Part two comes in the second single.) 1. "Next Year" 2. "Big Me" (acoustic radio performance, 2 Meter Sessions, Netherlands 22 November 1999) 3. "Next Year" (acoustic radio performance, 2 Meter Sessions, Netherlands 22 November 1999) CD2: 1. "Next Year" 2. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty cover) 3. Enhanced CD-ROM, includes "Next Year" video
"Next Year" Australian CD: 1. "Next Year" 2. "Next Year" (remix) 3. "Monkey Wrench" (live in Australia) 7inch: 1. "Next Year" 2. "Next Year (Acoustic Radio Performance, 2 Meter Sessions, Netherlands 22 November 1999)" EP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Next Year" "Have a Cigar" (Pink Floyd cover) "Make a Bet" "Floaty" (acoustic - 2 Meter Sessions) "Monkey Wrench" (live in Australia)
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Live in Holland Disc 2 1. "Next Year" (remix) 2. "My Hero (Live at the Melkweg)" 3. "For All the Cows (Live at the Melkweg)" 4. "Monkey Wrench (Live at the Melkweg)"
Chart positions
Canadian RPM Rock Chart Dutch Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Adult Top 40 [1]
Reception
Dave Grohl himself criticized this song by saying "That song is so stupid!".[2]
References
[1] "Foo Fighters Music News & Info" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles). Billboard.com. . Retrieved 2011-09-11. [2] "There Is Nothing Left To Lose : Dave Grohl's Guide To Every Song" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ tnltl. htm). Foo Archive. . Retrieved 2011-09-11.
External links
"Next Year" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1qQuSuQaHY) on YouTube
"No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun"
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"No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun"

"No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album In Your Honor Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer March 13, 2006 CD January-March 2005 Alternative rock 3:16 RCA Nick Raskulinecz Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Resolve" (2005)
"No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" (2006)
"Miracle" (2006)
No Way Back promo version/Digital download cover
"No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" is the fourth single released from Foo Fighters' fifth album In Your Honor. It is a double A-side single, including "No Way Back" and "Cold Day in the Sun", which is from the second disc of the album. "No Way Back" is featured in the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game Madden NFL 06 and as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The video for "No Way Back" shows clips of the band on tour, mainly in Europe, including Dave Grohl spitting beer on the crowd and playing ice hockey. "Cold Day in the Sun" is the first original song that features drummer Taylor Hawkins on lead vocals, while lead singer Dave Grohl plays drums. No music video was made for the track. On the Skin and Bones DVD (US version, recorded late August 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles), Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium DVD (filmed on the 7th June 2008) as well as special concert for Live on Letterman (filmed April 12th 2011) Taylor Hawkins is featured singing and drumming, whilst Dave Grohl is featured on acoustic guitar and backup vocals.
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Track listings
CD No. Title 1. "No Way Back" 2. "Cold Day in the Sun" 3. "Best of You" (live at the Supertop, Auckland, New Zealand; 26 November 2005) Length 3:17 3:23 6:23
Chart positions
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks UK Singles Chart
External links
"No Way Back" Official music video [1] on YouTube
References
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=fTaOlBWcl48
"The One"
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"The One"
"The One"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Orange County The Soundtrack B-side Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label "Win or Lose" March 18, 2002 CD 2001 Alternative rock, post-grunge, punk rock 2:44 RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Next Year" (2000)
"The One" (2002)
"The One" is a song by the Foo Fighters, released as a single in 2002. It appeared as on the movie soundtrack album for Orange County. The retail single itself was only released in Australia, however it was made available by import in the US and UK. Promotional singles for radio airplay were sent out to a number of countries including Canada, the UK and the US.[1] The song was also released as a b-side to some versions of the single "All My Life". The cover art resembles the cover art of Fame. The video for the song (directed by Jesse Peretz) is loosely based on the movie, seeing the band members attending several art courses, namely, Dave Grohl studies acting, Nate Mendel studies to be a mime, Taylor Hawkins studies violin and Chris Shiflett attempts ballet. In the video Dave tries unsuccessfully to get the attention of a classmate. When it aired on MTV, the chorus was slightly altered. The unedited version goes, "You're not the one, but you're the only one who can make me feel like this / You're not the one, but you're the only one who can make me feel like shit!" The edited version simply repeats the first line twice so as to avoid the climactic expletive. This song was featured on the MTV series Making the Video.
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Track listing
1. "The One" 2. "Win or Lose" 3. "The One" (CD-ROM video)
Chart positions
Australian Singles Chart UK Singles Chart [2]
US Hot Modern Rock Tracks US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks US Bubbling Under Hot 100
References
[1] http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Foo-Fighters-The-One/ master/ 197076 [2] http:/ / www. zobbel. de/ cluk/ CLUK_F. HTM
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"The Pretender"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer Certification August 21, 2007 CD MarchJune 2007 Post-grunge, hard rock 4:29 Roswell/RCA Foo Fighters Gil Norton [1] Gold (RIAA) [2] Gold(CRIA)
"Miracle" (2006)
"The Pretender" (2007)
"The Pretender" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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Meaning
In a 2007 interview with XFM, frontman Dave Grohl stopped short of explaining the meaning behind "The Pretender", but alluded its roots go to current political unrest. Grohl noted, "That's the thing with lyrics, you never want to give away specifics, because it's nice for people to have their own idea or interpretation of the song. But, you know, everyone's been fucked over before and I think a lot of people feel fucked over right now and they're not getting what they were promised, and so something to do with that."[3] Grohl also told XFM "The Pretender" was not initially planned for the album and happened really quickly. "That song didn't happen until later on in the session. We didn't go into making the record with that song and it happened after we recorded a lot of stuff. Up until that point, I didn't know if we had a good opening song or not. So after we recorded it, I thought, 'oh this is perfect, we have the song to open the record,' and it just became everybody's favorite song. ... It's the type of song that I look forward to opening shows with and it came together really easily. We put that song together in, I don't know, a day, whereas a lot of the other songs we worked on for weeks."[4]
Reception
This song was #47 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] The song was a 2008 Grammy Award nominee for Best Rock Song and Record of the Year. It won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance the same year. This song was also #94 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[6] The music video was nominated for a 2008 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, but lost to Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day".[7] This album was the fourth consecutive Foo Fighters album to have a song reach the top of the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. "The Pretender" was the most densely played alternative rock song of 2007. It holds the record for longest running #1 in the Modern Rock Tracks' history, with 18 weeks at #1.[8] It also spent 6 weeks at #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It made the Triple J's Hottest 100 in Australia placing in at number 5.
Music video
The music video was directed by Sam Brown. It is presented in letterbox format and heavily employs pans, zooms, and tracking shots. It consists of the band performing the song in an airplane hangar with many strip lights on the ceiling. Behind the band is a large red screen, which is thick and solid. The band is then faced by what appears to be a riot police officer, who stands behind a black line in front of the band. As the song progresses, he is joined by more riot police officers. As the quieter bridge begins, the video slows down as the officers charge at the band. Just as the band repeats the song's louder chorus, the screen suddenly explodes and a liquid erupts from it, overwhelming the police officers, but affecting the band to a lesser extent. At the end of the video, Dave Grohl is shown slamming his guitar on the floor as he falls to his knees. The visual effects in the video were done by Mechnology Visual Effects in Burbank, California.
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Track listing
2-track CD[9] 1. "The Pretender" 2. "If Ever" Maxi CD[10] 1. 2. 3. 4. "The Pretender" - 4:31 "Come Alive" (Demo) - 5:31 "If Ever" - 4:15 "Monkey Wrench" (Live from Hyde Park video) - 5:35
7"[11] 1. "The Pretender" 2. "Bangin"
Chart positions
Chart (2007) Peak position 10 46 26 15 [16] 25 39 24 72 11 [20] 9 3 11 5 8 [25] 37 1 1 47
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US Billboard Hot 100
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks US Billboard Pop 100
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Releases
In addition to being on the album, the song was also released on a number of other formats and soundtracks. It was among the first to be released as downloadable content for the next-gen versions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, in a band-specific pack. It is also a playable song in the game Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and for the Rock Band series on November 3, 2009. The song was included in the soundtrack for the game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. The song also appears on the tv series Californication and in the Season 6 premiere of CSI: Miami.
References
[1] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [2] "Gold & Platinum Certification January 2010" (http:/ / www. cria. ca/ gold/ 0110_g. php). Canadian Recording Industry Association. . Retrieved 2011-02-22. [3] "Foo Fighters On 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'" (http:/ / www. xfm. co. uk/ Article. asp?b=reviews& id=483011). xfm.co.uk. 2007. [4] "Foo Fighters On 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'" (http:/ / www. xfm. co. uk/ Article. asp?b=reviews& id=483011). xfm.co.uk. 2007. [5] No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ news/ story/ 17601363/ the_100_best_songs_of_2007/ 12) Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21. [6] MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List" (http:/ / www. mtvasia. com/ Funstuff/ Contests/ MTVTop100Hits2007/ top100. html). Retrieved 2007-12-27. [7] "2008 MTV VMA Nominees Best Rock Video" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ ontv/ vma/ 2008/ best-rock-video/ ). MTV. 2008-08-15. . Retrieved 2008-08-15. [8] Josh Groban's 'Noel' Is 2007's Top Selling Album ... For Now (http:/ / www. billboard. biz/ bbbiz/ content_display/ charts/ chart_alert/ e3i5d843c633b3a4760dbf7c770130ae116). [9] Columbia Records UK - Online Store (http:/ / columbia. trinitystreetdirect. com/ store/ page4. asp?suptype=1& t=15& sub_type=15& prod_id=818& col=30) [10] Columbia Records UK - Online Store (http:/ / columbia. trinitystreetdirect. com/ store/ page4. asp?suptype=1& t=15& sub_type=15& prod_id=817& col=30) [11] Columbia Records UK - Online Store (http:/ / columbia. trinitystreetdirect. com/ store/ page4. asp?suptype=1& t=15& sub_type=15& prod_id=819& col=30) [12] Australian Recording Industry Association (http:/ / www. ariacharts. com. au/ pages/ charts_display. asp?chart=1U50). Retrieved on September 16, 2007. [13] http:/ / austriancharts. at/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=The+ Pretender& cat=s [14] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=The+ Pretender& cat=s [15] Canadian Hot 100 (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ charts/ chart_display. jsp?f=Canadian+ Hot+ 100& pageNumber=Top+ 51-100& g=Singles). Billboard.. Retrieved December 30. [16] http:/ / danishcharts. com/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=The+ Pretender& cat=s [17] http:/ / dutchcharts. nl/ search. asp?search=Foo+ Fighters& cat=s [18] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=349& g=Singles [19] http:/ / www. irishcharts. ie/ search/ placement [20] http:/ / charts. org. nz/ search. asp?search=Foo+ Fighters& cat=s [21] http:/ / norwegiancharts. com/ search. asp?search=fOO+ FIGHTERS& cat=s [22] http:/ / swedishcharts. com/ search. asp?search=Foo+ Fighters& cat=s [23] http:/ / acharts. us/ song/ 27284 [24] http:/ / www. everyhit. co. uk/ searchsec. php [25] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ song/ foo-fighters/ the-pretender/ 10608580
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External links
"The Pretender" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjQ9tuuTJQ) on YouTube
"Resolve"
"Resolve"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album In Your Honor Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Producer November 21, 2005 CD January-March 2005 Alternative rock 4:49 Roswell, RCA Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters Foo Fighters singles chronology
"DOA" "Resolve" (2005) (2005)
"No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" (2006)
"Resolve" is the third single from Foo Fighters album In Your Honor. It was released on 21 November 2005. It has been released on two different discs. In The West Wing episode, "Election Day Part I", the band is seen playing this song at a campaign party for Democratic Presidential Candidate Matt Santos.
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Track listings
CD1 No. Title 1. "Resolve" 2. "DOA (Demo)" Length 4:38 4:09
CD2 No. Title 1. "Resolve" 2. "World (Demo)" 3. "Born on the Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)" 4. "Resolve Take Two (Video)" Length 4:38 5:39 3:20 4:38
7" Vinyl No. Title 1. "Resolve" 2. "World (Demo)" Length 4:38 5:39
Music video
The video was directed by Michael Palmieri, who also directed the video for the previous single, "DOA". Most of the music video was filmed in Duarte, CA, the rest being green/blue screened to have the band playing under a C.G.I. lighthouse. The video begins with Dave Grohl crossing Route 66 (Huntington Dr.) to a "Sushi for Less" restaurant, with wind chimes ringing in the background. He enters the restaurant seeing few people (played by the other band members). He is greeted by an attractive Asian waitress. After being seated Grohl is waited on by a male Asian double of himself, including his tattoos and T-shirt, minus the Motrhead logo. Nate Mendel starts to get bored looking at the live crustacean in his cup and starts balancing a fork and a spoon on the rim of a glass. Taylor Hawkins tries to better this by balancing a salt shaker in a small pile of salt. Grohl hums and sings along to his own song being played on a radio and television. In an extended daydream sequence, Grohl envisions himself as the snuba suited toy in the restaurant's aquarium as a mermaid, who resembles the restaurant's waitress, swims towards him. (The bottle at his feet with the red liquid is a reference to the video for DOA) After a moment of bubbling love hearts at each other, she detaches his air hose and the glass in his helmet cracks. At the same time, Mendel knocks the glass off the table and Hawkins knocks over the salt shaker. Before the glass hits the ground, Chris Shiflett catches it and puts it back on the table. Still daydreaming, Grohl finds he is able to breathe under water and he swims away with the mermaid. As Shiflett asks Mendel to show him how to balance the fork and spoon on the glass, Grohl is snapped back to reality by the waitress handing him the bill. The video premiered on British television long before it premiered in the United States.
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Chart positions
Chart (2006) Peak position 82 93 39 32
Dutch Singles Chart Euro Hot 100 [1]
New Zealand Singles Chart UK Singles Chart
References
[1] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=349& g=Singles
External links
"Resolve" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrRbJRTRGeM) on YouTube
"Skin and Bones"
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"Skin and Bones"

"Skin and Bones"
Song by Foo Fighters Released Format September 5, 2005 7", CD
Recorded JanuaryMarch 2005 Genre Length Alternative rock 3:35 (EP Version) 4:02 (Album Version) Roswell, RCA
Label
Producer Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters
"Skin and Bones" is an alternative rock song by the Foo Fighters. It originally appeared as a B-side for the single "DOA" which was off of their 2005 album In Your Honor. It was released on September 5, 2005 through the mentioned single. The song later appeared on the Foo Fighters first EP Five Songs and a Cover which was released on November 20, 2005. A live acoustic version of the song was then performed live at the titlular "Skin and Bones" show in August 2006 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The song later appeared on the album (based on recordings of the concert) which was released on November 6, 2006 as Skin and Bones. The recorded live track also appeared on the band's Greatest Hits which was released in November 2009. It is the only non-single song to appear on the album. It also appears on the Bonus DVD edition. Both the musical composition and lyrics of the song were written solely by frontman Dave Grohl.
References
"Stacked Actors"
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"Stacked Actors"
"Stacked Actors"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label January 17, 2000 CD 1999 Post-grunge, alternative metal 4:16 Roswell/RCA Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Generator" (2000)
"Stacked Actors" is a Foo Fighters song which was released as a single from their third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose in 2000. It was only released as a limited edition commercial single in Australia exclusively, however radio promotional singles were released in other countries for radio airplay.[1] Unlike many of the songs from that album, the song is very abrasive, sharp and distorted. The song uses an alternative version of Drop A tuning (AADGBE for the guitars and AADG for bass guitar). This tuning was later re-used on the song "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I" by Them Crooked Vultures. Dave Grohl on the song: "'Stacked Actors' is a response to living in Hollywood for about a year and a half, and my disdain and disgust of everything plastic and phony, which is the foundation of that city. And I just hated it. I had a lot of fun, but I had a lot of fun hating it."[2] On The Howard Stern Show, December 9, 1999, Courtney Love said the song was written about her. The B-sides came from the Two Meter Sessions. They were performed live in the Netherlands on November 22, 1999. On September 3, 1999, the Foo Fighters played a secret gig at the Troubador in Los Angeles playing using the pseudo band name Stacked Actors.[3] The gig was intended as a warm up for the band's newly recruited guitarist
"Stacked Actors" Chris Shiflett. "Stacked Actors" has become one of the bands live staples, being played at virtually every gig. The live version is usually quite a bit longer than the album, due to a lot of improvisation. The song is a playable track in the game Guitar Hero: Metallica and as downloadable content for Rock Band 3.
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Track listing
1. "Stacked Actors" 4:18 2. "Ain't It the Life" (Acoustic version) 3. "Floaty" (Acoustic version)
Chart positions
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Australian Singles Chart
References
[1] http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Foo-Fighters-Stacked-Actors/ master/ 197075 [2] "Foo Fighters: New Guitarist, New Album". (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ features/ swaymag. htm) SwayMag.com. 1999. [3] "Dave Grohl: "Foo Fighters", "Nirvana" and Other Misadventures ". (http:/ / www. amazon. co. uk/ dp/ 0953994244/ ) by Martin James, Independent Music Press (September 29, 2003).
"This Is a Call"
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"This Is a Call"
"This Is a Call"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Foo Fighters Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer June 19, 1995 CD January 1995 Post-grunge 3:52 Roswell/Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Exhausted" (1995)
"This Is a Call" is the first major single released by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album. It was released in 1995. No video was made for the song. Dave Grohl said about the song: "The chorus says 'This is a call to all my past resignation'. It's just sort of like a little wave to all the people I ever played music with, people I've been friends with, all my relationships, my family. It's a hello, and in a way a thank you."[1] The song debuted at number 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and quickly rose to a peak of number 2, held off the top by Alanis Morissette's hit "You Oughta Know". The song also charted at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest peaking single in this chart along with "All My Life", with both holding this record until "Best of You" reached number 4 in 2005. The band played the song live on The Late Show With David Letterman toward the end of the summer in 1995. It was the band's first national television performance. Since this performance David Letterman had become an avid fan of the band and Foo Fighters have played on the show 11 times.
"This Is a Call" "This Is a Call" was released as a downloadable content for the Rock Band series of video games on December 23, 2008.
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Singles
12" UK vinyl promo single 1. "This Is a Call" (Grohl) - 3:52 2. "Podunk" (Grohl) - 3:03 7" Vinyl single Stamped Label / French CD single / Japan CD single / 7" single 1. "This Is a Call" 2. "Winnebago" (Grohl, Turner) - 4:11 7" One-sided vinyl single / UK promo CD 1. "This Is a Call" 12" luminous vinyl single / UK CD single / Radio promo CD 1. "This Is a Call" 2. "Winnebago" 3. "Podunk" Cassette tape single / Australian CD single / Dutch CD single 1. "This Is a Call" 2. "Winnebago" 3. "Podunk (Cement Mix)" "Podunk (Cement Mix)" is really just "Podunk". The band played a prank on the collectors so they called it "Podunk (Cement Mix)".
Chart positions
Chart (1995) Peak position 9 35 1 32 16 11 5 2 6
Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Singles Chart Canadian RPM Alternative 30 Dutch Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart UK Singles Chart US Modern Rock Tracks US Mainstream Rock Tracks
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References
[1] Foo Archive, June 2008 (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ headwires/ selftitled. htm)
"Times Like These"

"Times Like These"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album One by One B-side "Life of Illusion" "Planet Claire" "Normal" January 20, 2003 CD May 2002 Post-grunge 4:26 (album version) 3:55 (acoustic version) Roswell, RCA Dave Grohl Gold (RIAA) [1]
Released Format Recorded Genre Length
Label Writer(s) Certification
"Low" (2003)
"Times Like These" is the second single released from the Foo Fighters' fourth album One by One. It was released on two main discs in 2003. "Times Like These" is in D mixolydian mode and the section that begins at 0:13 is in 7/4 time. The chorus of the song is also grouped in bars of 3 rather than the regular bars of 4. The song is sometimes listed by its full original title, "Times Like These (One-Way Motorway)". The lyric "I'm a new day rising" is a reference to the album New
"Times Like These" Day Rising by Hsker D, one of Dave Grohl's favorite groups. After the album version ended its run on the charts, a solo acoustic version of the song performed by Grohl was released and had some success on pop and adult contemporary radio. The entire band performed a version of the song with jazz pianist Chick Corea during the Grammy Awards in 2004. The acoustic version of this song was used in episode 21 of season 4 of One Tree Hill during the graduation scene, which is also when Haley's water breaks. This is also used as the theme song for a video montage showing memorable past goals at Turf Moor for all of Burnley FC's home games from 2009 to present, to commemorate being in the Premier Division for the 2009/2010 season and remembering special "Times Like These". Both of the band's official live DVD releases, 2003's Everywhere but Home and 2006's Skin and Bones, feature acoustic performances of the song. Glen Campbell recorded the song for his Meet Glen Campbell album in 2008. The song was used by George W. Bush for his 2004 re-election campaign without the band's knowledge. When Grohl found out about it, it prompted him and the rest of the band to get more politically active, and they helped John Kerry's campaign as a result.[2] The song was used at the end of episode 20 ("Coalition of the Willing") of the American television series Jericho. The acoustic version of the song was also used by the Calgary Flames during their 200304 NHL season cup run, for their opening. "Times Like These" was also been released as a Rock Band and Rock Band 2 DLC track on Xbox Live and PSN on December 23, 2008. The song was also featured in the 2003 film American Wedding. It is the first track on the film's soundtrack.
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Track listings
CD Single 1. "Times Like These" 2. "Planet Claire" live in New York, featuring Fred Schneider of The B-52's) CD1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Times Like These" "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) "Planet Claire" (live in New York, featuring Fred Schneider of The B-52's) Enhanced Section ("Nice Hat") Enhanced Section ("Back Slapper")
CD2 1. 2. 3. 4. "Times Like These" "Normal" "Learn to Fly" (live) Enhanced section ("Japanese Grunge")
Japanese EP 1. "Times Like These" 2. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover) 3. "The One" 4. "Normal" 5. "Planet Claire" (live, featuring Fred Schneider of The B-52's)
"Times Like These" 6. "Learn to Fly" (live) 7" Vinyl 1. "Times Like These" 2. "Life of Illusion" (Joe Walsh cover)
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Chart positions
Chart (2003) Peak position 22 90 43 27 12 65 5 5 Peak position 49 153
Australian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Irish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart (2004)
Dutch Singles Chart UK Singles Chart
Music videos
All 3 versions were made available via the DVD release "Low/Times Like These"(2003):
Version 1
Directed by Liam Lynch. The band is shown performing the song against changing backgrounds, consisting mainly of brightly colored kaleidoscopic forms similar to those found in music visualization, giving the video a psychedelic, hopeful, joyful mood. In the end, the backgrounds blink out to reveal that the band are performing against a greenscreen in a studio. This version is often referred to as the "UK version" and received little airplay in the US as the band ultimately opted to film another video shortly afterwards.
Version 2
Directed by Marc Klasfeld. The video was shot on the Mojave River Bridge in Victorville, CA and shows the band performing the song on location, below and in front of a bridge. A girl wanders onto the bridge and eventually tosses her Game Boy Advance at them. Gradually, more and more people arrive at the bridge and start throwing other inanimate objects (including appliances, instruments, and furniture) behind and around the oblivious band members. The items never hit any of them, though they come close, and the motivations and intentions of the people are never made clear. Two cars are then simultaneously dropped off the bridge and behind the band, resulting in clouds of smoke and fire. This is followed by an entire house (only with walls and roof) being dropped onto the band by a crane, and the walls falling onto the ground without anyone getting hurt. A continuity error occurs at the end: when the house falls apart, the roof is missing.
"Times Like These" Some of the extras featured in the video were fans selected through the band's official web site.[3]
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Version 3
A music video was produced for the acoustic version. It consists solely of clips of Grohl recording the song's vocal, guitar, and piano tracks in the studio. It was co-directed by Grohl and Bill Yukich. It has only been made officially available through this release.
References
[1] RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Foo Fighters singles (http:/ / riaa. com/ goldandplatinumdata. php?resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Foo Fighters& format=SINGLE& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2009& sort=Artist& perPage=25). RIAA.com. [2] Think MTV | Activism, Community, Politics, Education, Sexual Health and Other Issues (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ chooseorlose/ headlines/ news. jhtml?id=1492201) [3] Internet Archive page of the official FooFighters.com news headline, "Wanna be in a Foo video?" (bottom of page) (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20031017120236/ www. foofighters. com/ news/ index. php?month=01& year=2003)
External links
"Times Like These" Official Music Video (1st Version) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhzmNRtIp8k) on YouTube "Times Like These" Official Music Video (2nd Version) (http://www.mtvhive.com/artist/foo_fighters/videos/ 20789/times_like_these)
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"Walking After You"

"Walking After You"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album The X-Files: The Album and The Colour and the Shape Released Format Genre Length Label Writer(s) August 17, 1998 CD Alternative rock 5:03 Roswell, Capitol Dave Grohl Foo Fighters singles chronology
"My Hero" (1998)
"Walking After You" is a 1998 single from the Foo Fighters and appears on the soundtrack album to the original X Files movie. An earlier version of the song first appeared on the band's 1997 album The Colour and the Shape. The writing credit is attributed solely to Dave Grohl, unlike most of the other songs on the album, which are attributed to the band as a whole. While none of the X-Files album songs are prominently featured in the movie itself, "Walking After You" is played during the end credit sequence, following Noel Gallagher's "Teotihuacan." The single's B-side is Ween's "Beacon Light." The Foo Fighters had previously contributed a cover of Gary Numan's "Down in the Park" to the compilation album, Songs in the Key of X: Music From and Inspired by the X-Files. Grohl is an avid "X-Files" fan. Before the song's release as a tie-in to the movie, another song from The Colour and the Shape, "Hey, Johnny Park!," had been slated to be that album's fourth and final single. Although recorded for the X-Files soundtrack, "Walking After You" is also considered an official Foo Fighters single.
"Walking After You" The song was a hit in the UK and was performed live on the chart show Top of the Pops. The song was also performed during the Foo Fighters' acoustic tour, and can be found on the live concert CD and DVD, "Skin and Bones". The song, along with the rest of "The Colour and the Shape", was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series of video games on November 13, 2008.
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Version differences
The original album version was created in December 1996 at WGNS Studios in Washington, D.C., in between recording sessions for The Colour and the Shape. It was performed by Grohl on vocals (in one take) and all instrument parts (except bass, which was performed by the band's bassist Nate Mendel), and was recorded by Geoff Turner. The soundtrack/single version was performed by the full band, including then-recent additions Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, with guest backing vocals from Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren. It was recorded in early 1998 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, and was produced by Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison. As a result of trying to muster as much emotion as possible, Grohl broke down during the recording of the vocal take which ended up being used in the final mix.[1] The new version also utilizes the addition of a piano part during the bridge, performed by Harrison. Stylistically, it employs more intricate drumming and guitar work than the original, which is much more sparse and runs about a minute longer.
Music video
The song's music video features a nattily-attired Grohl interacting with a woman (played by Spanish actress Arly Jover) in what appears to be an asylum or prison, where the two are separated by plate-glass windows. A stack of vintage television sets displays clips of retro fare such as Bela Lugosi films and Betty Boop cartoons. It was directed by fashion photographer Matthew Rolston, who had also done videos for artists such as Janet Jackson, Madonna, and Lenny Kravitz. Grohl, the only band member to appear in the video, has since jokingly described it as "embarrassing". Before Rolston's involvement in the video, X-Files star David Duchovny had expressed an interest in directing it, but was quick to admit his inexperience, saying "I wouldn't know what the hell I'm doing." [2] The concept was also initially considered to have more of a direct relation to The X-Files in some way, which the finished video does not bear.
Track listing
1. "Walking After You (edited single mix)" 2. "Beacon Light" (performed by Ween) The previously unreleased Ween song "Beacon Light" was used as a B-side as it also appears on the film soundtrack to X-Files: Fight the Future.
Recording
Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar, drums Nate Mendel - bass
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The X-Files: The Album

Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar Nate Mendel - bass Franz Stahl - guitar Taylor Hawkins - drums Craig Wedren - backing vocals Jerry Harrison - piano
Chart positions
Chart (1998) Peak position 67 20 87 48 12 35
Australian Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Euro Hot 100 Singles New Zealand Singles Chart U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks U.S Adult Top 40 [3]
References
[1] Foo Fighters FAQ (http:/ / www. faqs. org/ faqs/ music/ foo-fighters/ part4/ ) [2] "X-Files" Duchovny Talks About Directing Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1429052/ 19980501/ foo_fighters. jhtml) MTV News (May 1, 1998) [3] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501#/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=343& g=Singles
External links
"Walking After You" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNwkN9vrUYY) on YouTube
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"Wheels"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Greatest Hits Released Format Genre Length Label Producer 29 September 2009 CD single, digital download Post-grunge, heartland rock 4:38 Roswell/RCA Butch Vig Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Let It Die" (2008)
"Wheels" "Rope" (2009) (2011)
Music video Wheels [1] on YouTube
"Wheels" is a single by the alternative rock group, Foo Fighters. The single premiered on radio on September 23, 2009 though the single was officially released on September 29, 2009. The song had its live premiere at the White House as part of an Independence Day celebration honoring military service members. The song "Wheels", as well as the song "Word Forward" were recorded for the compilation album, Greatest Hits with producer Butch Vig.
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Reception
Critical
Benjamin Sheehan from Billboard magazine says: "The song has a Weezer-meets-The Fray vibe, and it flies out of the gate with feedback-laden riffs, well-timed stutter stops and a gentle balance of electric and acoustic guitars. Four-chord loops nicely underscore Grohl's frustration as he mourns life's failure to meet his expectations. Grohl sings during the opening verse, 'I wanted something better, man/I wished for something new'. For an act of this stature and talent, it's hard not to agree just a little".[2]
Commercial
The song debuted at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, being their highest charting single there since their 2007 hit "The Pretender".[3]
Music video
A music video was directed by Sam Brown, featuring the band performing in an old warehouse. The video premiered in the early hours of October 1, 2009 on AMTV.[4]
Track listing
No. Title 1. "Wheels" 2. "Word Forward" Length 4:38 4:14
Charts
Chart (2009) [5] Peak position 21 22 40 38 13 24 22 72 1 3 4
Australian Singles Chart Canadian Hot 100 Euro Hot 100 [6]
Irish Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart UK Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Rock Songs U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
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References
[1] https:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=ONkiLR5Ehys& ob [2] "New Music Releases, Music Reviews, Album Releases & Song Releases" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ new-releases#/ new-releases/ foo-fighters-wheels-1004021131. story). Billboard.com. . Retrieved 2011-06-08. [3] "Retrieved on October 8, 2009" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ charts/ billboard-200#/ charts/ hot-100?begin=71& order=position). Billboard.com. 2011-06-04. . Retrieved 2011-06-08. [4] http:/ / twitter. com/ #!/ AMTVfans/ status/ 4518322349 [5] "Artist Chart History: Foo Fighters" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ foo-fighters/ 121501). Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.). . Retrieved 2009-10-08. [6] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ #/ artist/ foo-fighters/ chart-history/ 121501?f=349& g=Singles
External links
"Wheels" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkiLR5Ehys) on YouTube
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"Rope"
"Rope"
Singleby Foo Fighters from the album Wasting Light Released Format Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer March 1, 2011 digital download, 12" Vinyl Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock 4:19 RCA Dave Grohl Butch Vig Foo Fighters singles chronology
"Wheels" "Rope" "Walk" (2009) (2011) (2011)
"Rope" is a song by the American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, the first single from their seventh studio album Wasting Light (2011). "Rope" was originally recorded during sessions which occurred between "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace" and "Wasting Light" (which lasted from late 2008 / early 2009), although this version of "Rope" was recorded during the sessions for "Wasting Light". [1] The single premiered on radio on February 23, 2011 and was officially released on March 1, 2011.[2] [3] The song was only released as a digital download single and no physical CD single was actually released. However, a 12-inch vinyl single was released on May 9, 2011.[4] The music video was shot entirely on VHS.[5] The first televised performance of the single was part of a Foo Fighters set at the 2011 NME Awards, at which the band was present for Dave Grohl to collect the 'Godlike Genius' award.[6] The music video made its worldwide premiere live from a MTV.com contest winner's house in Los Angeles, CA. An MTV and fan interview from the same house was conducted after the premiere, followed by a Twitter "question and answer" portion.[7] The song is only the second in history to debut atop the Rock Songs chart, after "The Catalyst" by Linkin Park in 2010.[8] It also gave the Foo Fighters their second song to top the chart, tying them with Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace and Linkin Park as the only artists with multiple number-ones on the chart (a record that they would break
"Rope" immediately after "Rope" ended its reign at number one). "Rope" spent an unprecedented 20 consecutive weeks on top of the chart, until the July 30 issue, when the album's second single "Walk", took the number one spot. This made the Foo Fighters the first ever artist to have two consecutive number one songs on the chart. Canadian electronic producer deadmau5 produced a popular remix of the song that was released separately as part of the deadmau5 Mix Edits EP. It was made available digitally on April 14.[9]
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Track listing
Digital download 1. "Rope" - 4:19 12" Vinyl 1. "Rope" - 4:19 2. "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix) - 3:06 Rope (deadmau5 Mix) [Edit] [10] 1. "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix) [Edit] - 3:06
Charts
Chart (2011) Peak position 55 [12] 51 7 19 41 [16] [17] 1 1 31 83 29 [21] 22 68 [22] [15] 1 1 1
Australia (ARIA)
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Austria (3 Austria Top 75) Belgium (FL) (Ultratip) [13]
Belgium (WA) (Ultratip)
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
Canadian Active Rock (America's Music Charts)
Canadian Alternative Rock (America's Music Charts) Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) Germany (Media Control AG) [19] [20] [18]
Portugal (Portugal Singles Chart)
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) US Billboard Hot 100 [15]
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard) US Rock Songs (Billboard) [15]
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References
[1] Paul Brannigan (December 2010). "Kerrang's 50 albums you need to hear in 2011 - Foo Fighters (Interview)" (http:/ / www. fooarchive. com/ features/ kdec10. htm). Kerrang!. . [2] Cross, Alan (February 7, 2011). "This IS the New Foo Fighters Single (Video)" (http:/ / exploremusic. com/ new-releases/ is-this-the-new-foo-fighters-single-video/ ). ExploreMusic. . Retrieved February 24, 2011. [3] "Foo Fighters debut new single 'Rope'" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ foo-fighters/ 55136). NME.com. IPC MEDIA. February 23, 2011. . Retrieved February 24, 2011. [4] http:/ / hmv. com/ hmvweb/ displayProductDetails. do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1& sku=136764 [5] http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1659439/ foo-fighters-vhs-rope-video. jhtml [6] "Foo Fighters rock Wembley Arena for NME Awards Big Gig" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ foo-fighters/ 55179). . [7] http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1659312/ foo-fighters-rope-video-woodie-awards. jhtml [8] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ column/ chartbeat#/ column/ chartbeat/ foo-fighters-rope-hangs-a-no-1-debut-on-1005051132. story [9] https:/ / www. beatport. com/ en-US/ html/ content/ release/ detail/ 359160/ rope-deadmau5-mix-edit#app=dcb6& a486-index=0 [10] http:/ / itunes. apple. com/ gb/ album/ rope-deadmau5-mix-edit-single/ id428461959 [11] http:/ / pandora. nla. gov. au/ pan/ 23790/ 20110530-1606/ Issue1103. pdf [12] " Foo Fighters Rope Austriancharts.at" (http:/ / www. austriancharts. at/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=Rope& cat=s) (in German). 3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. [13] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ en/ search. asp?cat=s& lang=nl& search=Foo+ Fighters [14] http:/ / www. ultratop. be/ en/ search. asp?cat=s& lang=fr& search=Foo+ Fighters [15] "Foo Fighters - Billboard Singles" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ foo-fighters-p144725/ charts-awards/ billboard-singles). Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. . Retrieved 2011-03-12. [16] America's Music Charts (April 19, 2011). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock - April 19, 2011" (http:/ / canadianrockalt. blogspot. com/ 2011/ 04/ active-rock-april-19-2011. html). . Retrieved April 27, 2011. [17] America's Music Charts (April 19, 2011). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - April 19, 2011" (http:/ / canadianrockalt. blogspot. com/ 2011/ 04/ active-rock-april-19-2011. html). . Retrieved April 27, 2011. [18] " Dutchcharts.nl Foo Fighters Rope" (http:/ / www. dutchcharts. nl/ showitem. asp?interpret=Foo+ Fighters& titel=Rope& cat=s) (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. [19] " Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Knstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (http:/ / musicline. de/ de/ chartverfolgung_summary/ title/ Fighters,+ Foo/ Rope/ single) (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. [20] http:/ / acharts. us/ song/ 61373 [21] " Archive Chart" (http:/ / www. theofficialcharts. com/ archive-chart/ _/ 1/ 2011-03-12) UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. [22] http:/ / www. billboard. com/ column/ chartbeat/ chart-highlights-adult-contemporary-alternative-1005073232. story
External links
"Rope" Official music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4HBfvibVC0) on YouTube
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Nirvana
Nirvana
Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic (left) and Kurt Cobain performing at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Associated acts Aberdeen, Washington, United States Alternative rock, grunge 19871994 Sub Pop, DGC Fecal Matter, Foo Fighters Scream Members Kurt Cobain Krist Novoselic Dave Grohl Past members Aaron Burckhard Chad Channing Dale Crover Jason Everman Dave Foster Dan Peters
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. In the late 1980s Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album Bleach for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind
Nirvana (1991). Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and as the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X.[1] Nirvana's third studio album In Utero (1993), challenged the group's audience, featuring an abrasive, less-mainstream sound. Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million albums in the United States alone, and 50 million albums worldwide.[2] [3]
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History
Formation and early years
Cobain and Novoselic met while attending Aberdeen High, although they never connected, according to Cobain.[4] The pair eventually became friends while frequenting the practice space of the Melvins.[5] Cobain wanted to form a band with Novoselic, but Novoselic did not respond to his overtures, which included handing him a demo tape of his project Fecal Matter. Three years after the two first met, Novoselic notified Cobain that he had finally listened to the Fecal Matter demo Cobain had given him, and suggested they start a group. The pair recruited Bob McFadden on drums, but after a month the project fell apart.[6] In winter of 1987, Cobain and Novoselic recruited drummer Aaron Burckhard.[7] The trio practiced material from Cobain's Fecal Matter tape, but started writing new material soon after forming.[8] During its initial months, the band went through a series of names, starting with Skid Row and including Pen Cap Chew, Bliss, and Ted Ed Fred. The group finally settled on Nirvana, which Cobain said was chosen because "I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk rock name like the Angry Samoans".[9] With Novoselic and Cobain having moved to Tacoma and Olympia, Washington, respectively, the two temporarily lost contact with Burckhard. The pair instead practiced with Dale Crover of the Melvins, and Nirvana recorded its first demos in January 1988.[10] In early 1988, Crover moved to San Francisco but recommended Dave Foster to the band as his replacement on drums.[11] Foster's tenure with Nirvana lasted only a few months; during a stint in jail, he was replaced by a returning Burckhard, who himself didn't stay with the band after telling Cobain he was too hung over to practice one day.[12] Cobain and Novoselic put an ad in Seattle music publication The Rocket seeking a replacement drummer which only yielded unsatisfactory responses. Meanwhile, a mutual friend introduced the pair to Chad Channing, and the three musicians agreed to jam together. Channing continued to jam with Cobain and Novoselic, although the drummer noted, "They never actually said 'Ok, you're in.'", and Channing played his first show with the group that May.[13]
Early releases
Nirvana released its first single, "Love Buzz", in November 1988 on the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop.[14] The following month, the band began recording its debut album, Bleach, with local producer Jack Endino.[15] Bleach was highly influenced by the heavy dirge-rock of the Melvins and Mudhoney, 1980s punk rock, and the 1970s heavy metal of Black Sabbath. Novoselic noted in a 2001 interview with Rolling Stone that the band had played a tape in their van while on tour that had an album by The Smithereens on one side and an album by the black metal band Celtic Frost on the other, and noted that the combination probably played an influence as well.[16] The money for the recording sessions for Bleach, listed as $606.17 on the album sleeve, was supplied by Jason Everman, who was subsequently brought into the band as the second guitarist. Though Everman did not actually play on the album, he received a credit on Bleach because, according to Novoselic, they "wanted to make him feel more at home in the band".[17] Just prior to the album's release, Nirvana insisted on signing an extended contract with Sub Pop, making the band the first to do so with the label.[18]
Nirvana Following the release of Bleach in June 1989, Nirvana embarked on its first national tour,[19] and the album became a favorite of college radio stations.[20] Due to increasing dissatisfaction with Everman over the course of the tour, Nirvana canceled the last few dates and drove back to Washington. No one told Everman he was fired at the time, while Everman later claimed that he actually quit the group.[21] Although Sub Pop did not promote Bleach as much as other releases, it was a steady seller,[22] and had initial sales of 40,000 copies.[23] However, Cobain was upset by the label's lack of promotion and distribution for the album.[22] In late 1989, the band recorded the Blew EP with producer Steve Fisk.[24] In a late 1989 interview, Cobain noted that the band's music was changing. He said, "The early songs were really angry ... But as time goes on the songs are getting poppier and poppier as I get happier and happier. The songs are now about conflicts in relationships, emotional things with other human beings".[25] In April 1990, the band began working with producer Butch Vig at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin on recordings for the follow-up to Bleach.[26] During the sessions, Cobain and Novoselic became disenchanted with Channing's drumming, and Channing expressed frustration at not being actively involved in songwriting. As bootlegs of Nirvana's demos with Vig began to circulate in the music industry and draw attention from major labels, Channing left the band.[27] That July, the band recorded the single "Sliver" with Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters.[28] Nirvana asked Dale Crover to fill in on drums for a seven-date American West Coast tour with Sonic Youth that August.[29] In September 1990, Buzz Osborne of the Melvins introduced the band to Dave Grohl, who was looking for a new band following the sudden break-up of Washington, D.C. hardcore punks Scream.[30] A few days after arriving in Seattle, Novoselic and Cobain auditioned Grohl, with Novoselic later stating, "We knew in two minutes that he was the right drummer".[31]
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Mainstream success
Disenchanted with Sub Pop and with the Smart Studios sessions generating interest, Nirvana decided to look for a deal with a major record label since no indie label could buy the group out of its contract.[32] Following repeated recommendations by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Nirvana signed to DGC Records in 1990.[33] The band subsequently began recording its first major label album, Nevermind. The group was offered a number of producers to choose from, but ultimately held out for Butch Vig.[34] Rather than recording at Vig's Nirvana's series of short-lived drummers ended Madison studio as they had in 1990, production shifted to Sound City with the 1990 addition of Dave Grohl (pictured Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. For two months, the here drumming for Scream in 1990) band worked through a variety of songs in its catalog. Some of the songs, such as "In Bloom" and "Breed", had been in Nirvana's repertoire for years, while others, including "On a Plain" and "Stay Away," lacked finished lyrics until mid-way through the recording process.[35] After the recording sessions were completed, Vig, John, and the band set out to mix the album. However, the recording sessions had run behind schedule and the resulting mixes were deemed unsatisfactory. Slayer mixer Andy Wallace was brought in to create the final mix. After the album's release, members of Nirvana expressed dissatisfaction with the polished sound the mixer had given Nevermind.[36] Initially, DGC Records was hoping to sell 250,000 copies of Nevermind, which was the same level they had achieved with Sonic Youth's Goo.[37] However, the album's first single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" quickly gained momentum, thanks in part to significant airplay of the song's music video on MTV. As it toured Europe during late 1991, the band found that its shows were dangerously oversold, that television crews were becoming a constant presence onstage, and that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was almost omnipresent on radio and music television.[38] By Christmas 1991, Nevermind was selling 400,000 copies a week in the US.[39] In January 1992, the album displaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at number one on the Billboard album charts, and also topped the charts in numerous other countries.[40] The month Nevermind reached number one, Billboard proclaimed, "Nirvana is that rare band that
Nirvana has everything: critical acclaim, industry respect, pop radio appeal, and a rock-solid college/alternative base."[41] The album would eventually sell over seven million copies in the United States.[42] Citing exhaustion, Nirvana decided not to undertake another American tour in support of Nevermind, instead opting to make only a handful of performances later that year.[43] In March 1992, Cobain sought to reorganize the group's songwriting royalties (which to this point had been split equally) so that they were more representative of the fact that he wrote the majority of the music. Grohl and Novoselic did not object to Cobain's request, but when the frontman asked for the agreement to be retroactive to the release of Nevermind, the disagreements between the two sides came close to breaking up the band. After a week of tension, Cobain ended up receiving a retroactive share of 75 percent of the royalties, and bad feelings about the situation remained within the group afterward.[44] Amid rumors that the band was disbanding due to Cobain's health, Nirvana headlined the closing night of England's 1992 Reading Festival, where Cobain personally programmed the performance lineup.[45] Nirvana's performance at Reading is often regarded by the press as one of the most memorable of the group's career.[46] [47] A few days later, Nirvana performed at the MTV Video Music Awards where, despite the network's refusal to let the band play the new song "Rape Me" during the broadcast, Cobain strummed and sang the first few bars of the song before breaking into "Lithium". At the ceremony, the band received awards for the Best Alternative Video and Best New Artist categories.[48] DGC had hoped to have a new Nirvana album by the band ready for a late 1992 holiday season release; since work on it proceeded slowly, the label released the compilation album Incesticide in December 1992.[49] A joint venture between DGC and Sub Pop, Incesticide collected various rare Nirvana recordings and was intended to provide the material for a better price and at better quality than was available via bootleg copies.[50] As Nevermind had been out for 15 months and had yielded a fourth single, "In Bloom", by that point, Geffen/DGC opted not to heavily promote Incesticide, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America the following February.[51]
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In February 1993, Nirvana released "Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt", a split single with The Jesus Lizard, on the independent label Touch & Go.[49] Meanwhile, the group chose Steve Albini, who had a reputation as a principled and opinionated individual in the American independent music scene, to record its third album. While there was speculation that the band chose Albini to record the album due to his underground credentials,[52] Cobain insisted that Albini's sound was simply the one he had always wanted Nirvana to have: a "natural" recording without layers of studio trickery.[53] Nirvana traveled to Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota in that February to record the album.[54] The sessions with Albini were productive and notably quick, and the album was recorded and mixed in two weeks for a cost of $25,000.[55] Several weeks after the completion of the recording sessions, stories ran in the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek that quoted sources claiming DGC considered the album "unreleasable".[56] As a result, fans began to believe that the band's creative vision might be compromised by their label.[57] While the stories about DGC shelving the album were untrue, the band actually was unhappy with certain aspects of Albini's mixes. Specifically, they thought the bass levels were too low,[58] and Cobain felt that "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies" did not sound "perfect".[59] Longtime R.E.M. producer Scott Litt was called in to help remix those two songs, with Cobain adding additional instrumentation and backing vocals.[60] In Utero debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in September 1993.[61] Time's Christopher John Farley wrote in his review of the album, "Despite the fears of some alternative-music fans, Nirvana hasn't gone mainstream, though this potent new album may once again force the mainstream to go Nirvana."[62] In Utero went on to sell over 3.5 million copies in the United States.[42] That October, Nirvana embarked on its first tour of the United States in two years. For the tour, the band added Pat Smear of the punk rock band Germs as a second guitarist.[63] In November 1993, Nirvana recorded a performance for the television program MTV Unplugged. Augmented by Smear and cellist Lori Goldston, the band sought to veer from the typical approach to the show,
Nirvana opting to stay away from playing its most recognizable songs. Instead, Nirvana performed several covers, and invited Cris and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets to join the group for renditions of three of their songs.[64] In early 1994, the band embarked on a European tour. In Rome, on the morning of March 4, Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, found Cobain unconscious in their hotel room and he was rushed to the hospital. A doctor from the hospital told a press conference that Cobain had reacted to a combination of prescription Rohypnol and alcohol. The rest of the tour was canceled, including a planned leg in the UK.[65] In the ensuing weeks, Cobain's heroin addiction resurfaced. An intervention was organized, and Cobain was convinced to admit himself into drug rehabilitation. After less than a week in rehabilitation, Cobain climbed over the wall of the facility and took a plane back to Seattle. A week later, on Friday, April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head at his Seattle home.[66]
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Aftermath and posthumous releases

In August 1994, DGC announced that a double album titled Verse Chorus Verse featuring live material from throughout the group's career on one CD and its MTV Unplugged performance on another was due for release that November.[49] However, Novoselic and Grohl found assembling the live material so soon after Cobain's death to be too emotionally overwhelming.[67] With the career-spanning live portion postponed, MTV Unplugged in New York debuted at number one on the Billboard charts upon release in November 1994. A few weeks later the group's first full-length video, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, was released.[49] The following year, MTV Unplugged in New York earned Nirvana a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.[68] In 1996 DGC finally issued a Nirvana live album, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, which became the third Nirvana release in a row to debut at the top of the Billboard album chart.[49] In 1997, Novoselic, Grohl, and Courtney Love formed the limited liability corporation Nirvana LLC to oversee all Nirvana-related projects.[69] A 45-track box set of Nirvana rarities was scheduled for release in October 2001.[70] However, shortly before the release date, Love filed a suit to dissolve Nirvana LLC, and an injunction was issued preventing the release of any new Nirvana material until the case was resolved.[71] Love contended that Cobain was the band, that Grohl and Novoselic were sidemen, and that she signed the partnership agreement originally under bad advice. Grohl and Novoselic countersued, asking the court to remove Love from the partnership and to replace her with another representative of Cobain's estate.[70] The day before the case was set to go to trial in October 2001, Love, Novoselic, and Grohl announced that they had reached a settlement. The settlement paved the way for the release of the compilation album Nirvana, which featured the previously unreleased track "You Know You're Right", the last song Nirvana recorded before Cobain's death.[72] Nirvana was released later that month, debuting at number three on the Billboard album chart.[73] The box set, With the Lights Out, was finally released in November 2004. The release contained a vast array of early Cobain demos, rough rehearsal recordings, and live tracks recorded throughout the band's history. Sliver: The Best of the Box, which culled 19 tracks from the box set in addition to featuring three previously unreleased tracks, was released in late 2005.[74] In April 2006, Love announced that she had arranged to sell 25 percent of her stake in the Nirvana song catalog in a deal estimated at $50 million. The share of Nirvana's publishing was purchased by Primary Wave Music, which was founded by Larry Mestel, a former CEO of Virgin Records. In an accompanying statement, Love sought to assure Nirvana's fanbase that the music would not simply be licensed to the highest bidder, noting, "We are going to remain very tasteful and true to the spirit of Nirvana while taking the music to places it has never been before."[75] Further releases have since been made. This includes the DVD releases of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! in 2006,[76] and the full, uncut version of MTV Unplugged in New York in 2007.[77] The band's performance at the 1992 Reading Festival was released on both CD and DVD as Live at Reading in November 2009.[78] That same month, Sub Pop released a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Bleach, which included a previously unreleased live concert from 1990.[79] A 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Nevermind was released in September 2011.[80]
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Cobain described the sound of Nirvana when it first started as "a Gang of Four and Scratch Acid ripoff".[50] Later when Nirvana recorded Bleach, Cobain felt he had to fit the expectations of the Sub Pop grunge sound to build a fanbase, and hence suppressed his arty and pop songwriting traits while crafting the record in favor of a more rocking sound.[81] Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad argued, "Ironically, it was the restrictions of the Sub Pop sound helped the band find its musical identity". Azerrad stated that by acknowledging that its members had grown up listening to Black Sabbath and Aerosmith, the band was able to move on from its derivative early sound.[82] Nirvana utilized dynamic shifts that went from quiet to loud.[58] Cobain had sought to mix heavy and pop musical sounds; he commented, "I wanted to be totally Led Zeppelin in a way and then be totally extreme punk rock and then do real wimpy pop songs". When Cobain heard the Pixies' 1988 album Surfer Rosa after recording Bleach, he felt it had the sound he wanted to achieve but until then was too intimidated to try. The Pixies' subsequent popularity encouraged Cobain to follow his instincts as a songwriter.[83] Like the Pixies, Nirvana moved between "spare bass-and-drum grooves and shrill bursts of screaming guitar and vocals".[84] Near the end of his life, Cobain noted the band had become bored by the formula, finding it limited, but he expressed doubts that the band was skilled enough to try other dynamics.[58] Cobain's rhythm guitar style, which relied on power chords, low-note riffs, and a loose right-hand technique, featured the key components to the bands songs. Cobain would often initially play a song's verse riff in a clean tone, then double it with distorted guitars when he repeated the part. In some songs the guitar would be absent from the verses entirely to allow the drums and bass guitar to support the vocals, or it would only play sparse melodies like the two-note pattern used in "Smells like Teen Spirit". Cobain rarely played standard guitar solos, opting to play slight variations of the song's melody as single note lines. Cobain's solos were mostly blues-based and out of tune, which music writer Jon Chappell described as "almost an iconoclastic parody of the traditional instrumental break", a quality typified by the note-for-note replication of the lead melody in "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the atonal solo for "Breed".[] Grohl's drumming "took Nirvana's sound to a new level of intensity".[85] Azerrad stated that Grohl's "powerful drumming propelled the band to a whole new plane, visually as well as musically", noting, "Although Dave is a merciless basher, his parts are also distinctly musicalit wouldn't be difficult to figure out what song he was playing even without the rest of the music."[86] During live performances, Cobain and Novoselic would always tune their guitars to E flat.[87] Cobain noted, "We play so hard we can't tune our guitars fast enough."[88] The band made a habit of destroying its equipment after shows. Novoselic said he and Cobain created the "shtick" in order to get off of the stage sooner.[89] Cobain stated it began as an expression of his frustration with Chad Channing making mistakes and dropping out entirely during performances.[90]
Songwriting and lyrics

Everett True said in 1989, "Nirvana songs treat the banal and pedestrian with a unique slant."[91] Cobain came up with the basic components of each song (usually writing them on an acoustic guitar), as well as the singing style and the lyrics. He emphasized that Novoselic and Grohl "have a big part in deciding on how long a song should be and how many parts it should have. So I don't like to be considered the sole songwriter."[92] When asked which part of the songs he would write first, Cobain responded, "I dont know. I really dont know. I guess I start with the verse and then go into the chorus."[58] Cobain usually wrote lyrics for songs minutes before recording them.[92] Cobain said, "When I write a song the lyrics are the least important subject. I can go through two or three different subjects in a song and the title can mean absolutely nothing at all."[93] Cobain told Spin in 1993 that he "didn't give a flying fuck" what the lyrics on Bleach were about, figuring "Let's just scream some negative lyrics and as long as they're not sexist and don't get too embarrassing it'll be okay", while the lyrics to Nevermind were taken from two years of poetry he had accumulated,
Nirvana which he cut up and chose lines he preferred from. In comparison, Cobain stated that the lyrics to In Utero were "more focused, they're almost built on themes".[94] Cobain didn't write necessarily in a linear fashion, instead relying on juxtapositions of contradictory images to convey emotions and ideas. Often in his lyrics, Cobain would present an idea then reject it; the songwriter explained, "I'm such a nihilistic jerk half the time and other times I'm so vulnerable and sincere [. . . The songs are] like a mixture of both of them. That's how most people my age are."[95]
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that prior to Nirvana, "alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores, and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off". Following the release of Nevermind, "nothing was ever quite the same, for better and for worse".[96] The success of Nevermind not only popularized grunge, but also established "the cultural and commercial viability of alternative rock in general".[97] While other alternative bands had had hits before, Nirvana "broke down the doors forever", according to Erlewine. Erlewine further stated that Nirvana's breakthrough "didn't eliminate the underground", but rather "just gave it more exposure".[98] In 1992, Jon Pareles of The New York Times reported that Nirvana's breakthrough had made others in the alternative scene impatient for achieving similar success, noting, "Suddenly, all bets are off. No one has the inside track on which of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of ornery, obstreperous, unkempt bands might next appeal to the mall-walking millions". Record company executives offered large advances and record deals to bands, and previous strategies of building audiences for alternative rock groups had been replaced by the opportunity to achieve mainstream popularity quickly.[99] Erlewine stated that Nirvana's breakthrough "popularized so-called 'Generation X' and 'slacker' culture".[98] Immediately following Cobain's death, numerous headlines referred to Nirvana's frontman as "the voice of a generation", although he had rejected such labeling during his lifetime.[100] Reflecting on Cobain's death over ten years later, MSNBC's Eric Olsen wrote, "In the intervening decade, Cobain, a small, frail but handsome man in life, has become an abstract Generation X icon, viewed by many as the 'last real rock star' [. . .] a messiah and martyr whose every utterance has been plundered and parsed".[97]
Band members
Final line-up Kurt Cobain lead vocals, guitar Krist Novoselic bass guitar Dave Grohl drums, backing vocals (19901994) Former members Aaron Burckhard drums (19871988) Dale Crover drums (1988, 1990) Dave Foster drums (1988) Chad Channing drums (19881990) Jason Everman guitar (1989) Dan Peters drums (1990)
Touring members Pat Smear guitar, backing vocals (19931994) Lori Goldston cello (19931994) Melora Creager cello (1994)
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Discography
Studio albums Bleach (1989) Nevermind (1991) In Utero (1993)
References
Azerrad, Michael. Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday, 1994. ISBN 0-385-47199-8 Cross, Charles R. Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. Hyperion, 2001. ISBN 0-7868-8402-9 DeRogatis, Jim. Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's. Da Capo, 2003. ISBN 0-306-81271-1 Gaar, Gillian G. In Utero. Continuum, 2006. ISBN 0-8264-1776-0 Rocco, John (editor). The Nirvana Companion: Two Decades of Commentary. Schirmer, 1998. ISBN 0-02-864930-3
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Official Site (http://www.nirvana.com/) Live Nirvana (http://www.livenirvana.com/) Exhaustive guides to Nirvana studio sessions output and Nirvana live concerts Nirvana Live Guide (http://www.nirvanaguide.com/) Comprehensive guide to Nirvana's live performances and recordings
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Sunny Day Real Estate performing in Portland in 2009. Background information Origin Genres Years active Seattle, Washington, USA Alternative rock, Emo 19921995 19972001 2009present Sub Pop, Time Bomb
Labels
Associated acts The Fire Theft, Foo Fighters, Juno, Brotherhood Website sunnydayrealestate.fm Members Dan Hoerner William Goldsmith Nate Mendel Jeremy Enigk Past members Jeff Palmer Joe Skyward [1]
Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound.[2] While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre.[3] In 1994, the band released their debut album Diary on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim. However, shortly after releasing their second album LP2, the band broke up with members Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith joining the Foo Fighters and Jeremy Enigk embarking on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album, but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001.[4] The band has reunited once again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with the Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, is now taking part in this reunion.[5]
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Early years
Sunny Day Real Estate formed in 1992, originally under the name Empty Set. At that time, the band consisted of Dan Hoerner (guitar, vocals), Nate Mendel (bass), and William Goldsmith (drums). They released a demo tape under the name "Empty Set". Post-release, the band changed their name from Empty Set to Chewbacca Kaboom, upon realization that a band with the name Empty Set already existed. However, when another demo tape was released, the new name earned them little attention, and it was yet again subject to change, this time to 'One Day I Stopped Breathing'. During that same time, Mendel took a break to tour with another band. Hoerner took over the bass, and the group was joined by Jeremy Enigk, a high school friend of Goldsmith. Before long, Enigk ascended to become the permanent frontman of the band. Where Hoerner's vocal style had been in the rougher, hardcore vein, Enigk's higher-pitched, somewhat strained vocal style arguably added a greater emotional depth to the band's songs. When Mendel returned, the complete band settled on the name Sunny Day Real Estate, and with the new name a 7" called Flatland Spider was released. Sunny Day Real Estate released another 7-inch, Thief, Steal Me a Peach in 1993. There are many plausible origins of where the name of the band really came from, the most commonly believed story being a quip from Nate Mendel. He felt that since the band's outlook on the world saw that every possible thing was becoming a commodity to be bought and sold, it was possible that one day, people would even start selling sunny days. Two other popular stories are that the band's name came from a line from a Talking Heads song or that it is from a T. S. Eliot poem.[6] Mendel has said that the name came from the Talking Heads song "(Nothing But) Flowers".[7]
Diary and LP2

The band's debut album, Diary, released by indie label Sub Pop in 1994, was greeted with numerous positive reviews. That September, the band performed lead single "Seven" on an episode of The Jon Stewart Show. A few days later, they taped several songs for MTV's 120 Minutes. Through November and December, the band undertook a US tour with Shudder to Think and Soul Coughing in support of the album. The band projected an enigmatic presence to the public. While supporting Diary, the band allowed only one publicity photo and granted just a single interview (though, strangely, the band posed for an advertisement for department-store chain Nordstrom). In a 1998 interview with Norm Arenas of Texas Is the Reason,[8] Hoerner explained that the band made up a fake band name and brought in a fake lead singer for the ad shoot, only to have the store stick their real band name on the ad. For most of its early days, the band also refused to play a show in California, for reasons that were never fully explained. When the band was asked to perform at the 1994 Almost Acoustic Christmas in Los Angeles for radio station KROQ, Hoerner refused to join them, leaving Enigk, Mendel, and Goldsmith to perform the show as a trio. After finishing their 1994 US tour, the band regrouped to begin recording the follow-up to Diary. While the events surrounding the sessions have not been publicly discussed, the band was clearly enduring internal conflict. Rumors abounded that the root cause was Enigk's sudden conversion to Christianity. In early 1995, the band announced that it was disbanding, with Goldsmith and Mendel leaving to join Dave Grohl's fledgling Foo Fighters. There was much talk but little really known about the reasons for the break-up. While many fans focused on Enigk being a reborn Christian, Enigk and other band members later downplayed that aspect. In a letter addressed "To Seth and other readers", Enigk responded to rumors regarding his faith. Dismissing the connection between his conversion and their break-up, Enigk wrote, "I took a shot on calling upon God. He answered me. My pain was gone. I was full of joy. I had hope again. I must say that the true God is the one who is in the Bible, Jesus Christ," and, "I would be a fool to say that he hasn't worked miracles in my life."
Sunny Day Real Estate In November 1995, Sub Pop released the band's second album, bearing only the label Sunny Day Real Estate. The album was released without cover art or liner notes, and was distributed by Sub Pop as LP2. It has also occasionally been referred to as "The Pink Album", a reference to its solid pink cover. When Sub Pop contacted the band for artwork for the release, the band had nothing to offer, so Goldsmith suggested that they "make it pink". The album included the songs recorded during the brief sessions, as well as tracks such as "Rodeo Jones" that were recorded during the sessions for Diary. Enigk confessed in an interview in December 2008 that because the band had already broken up during the recording of LP2, he and Hoerner never sat down to complete the lyrics. "We broke up and we just felt like we were done. We put no energy into the artwork or into anything. On a lot of songs, there arent lyrics! In a lot of cases, we never sat down to write them, because we just wanted to get it out of the way as fast as possible. So I just sang a lot of gibberish, which makes it really quirky. My favorite is the Japanese translations."[9] After the breakup, Enigk pursued a solo career, releasing his first solo album in 1996. Hoerner moved out to a farm in rural Washington, while Mendel and Goldsmith continued with the Foo Fighters. In 1997, following a dispute with Grohl during the sessions for the second Foo Fighters record, Goldsmith departed the band, but Mendel remained.
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Reformation
In 1997, Sub Pop began pressing Enigk and Hoerner about the possibility of releasing a "rarities" record of Sunny Day Real Estate material, including the band's early 7-inch releases and otherwise unreleased songs, such as the band's unused contribution to The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Given that there wasn't quite a full album worth of material, the band decided to regroup to record a few new songs. While working on the songs, the quartet realized that whatever had driven them apart was behind them, and decided to continue working on new material, eventually signaling to Sub Pop that they wanted to release a full new album. Initially, Mendel intended to quit the Foo Fighters to rejoin Sunny Day full-time, but hedged for several months on actually quitting. Just before starting the recording sessions for the album, Mendel turned down the opportunity, noting that he didn't want to leave what he had with the Foo Fighters for a potentially tenuous reunion.[10] In September 1998, the band released How It Feels to Be Something On. For the album, the remaining trio replaced Mendel with Jeff Palmer, formerly of the Mommyheads. Palmer left the band after a short time, and he was replaced by Joe Skyward. Fans were surprised by the mellower, more mature vibe presented on the record in songs such as the title track and "Every Shining Time You Arrive". These songs were intended for Enigk's second solo album, but later became Sunny Day Real Estate songs.[9] On the album, Hoerner took the opportunity to write about his environmental concerns in "100 Million". While supporting the album, Sub Pop approached them about the possibility of filming the band for a live release. Two shows were documented, one on video and one on audio, in the form of Live. In the weeks after their release, the band noted its displeasure with the video and CD, complaining that Sub Pop did not allow them final approval on the artwork or on the final mixes. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations, the band left the label. The search for a new label was a lengthy and arduous process. Several major labels were eager to sign the band, but the division within the band between remaining true to their indie roots and signing up for the big leagues wrecked the process. The situation was so difficult that it resulted in the departure of long-time manager Greg Williamson. Finally, the band signed with Time Bomb Recordings, an independent label distributed by BMG. With Time Bomb, the band hoped to have the best of both worlds: the freedom of an indie label backed by the wider distribution of a major label. The band joined with long-time Hsker D sound engineer Lou Giordano to record The Rising Tide, released in June 2000. The band had high hopes for the release, and subsequently undertook a lengthy US tour. At the end of the tour, the band expressed its desire to finally reach out to its European fans by undertaking its first overseas tour. However, on the eve of the tour, Time Bomb pulled its tour funding, claiming that they simply could not afford to support the
Sunny Day Real Estate band overseas. It turned out that the label had invested a substantial amount of money in supporting Peter Searcy's Could You Please and Thank You, and the album had performed so poorly that the label was almost completely broke. Not only could they not support Sunny Day Real Estate overseas, they could no longer fund the band at all. Some weeks later, the label ceased operations. Disillusioned and disappointed, the band retreated home, and subsequently announced their disbanding.
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After their second disbanding, Hoerner again retreated to his farm in Washington, eventually working with Chris Carrabba on tracks for Dashboard Confessional. In 2001, Enigk and Goldsmith reunited with Mendel to form a new band, called The Fire Theft, releasing their first self-titled album in 2003. While they had the option of retaining the Sunny Day Real Estate name, the trio decided that it was time to leave the past behind them and start fresh. Mendel remained with the Foo Fighters, joining The Fire Theft when his schedule allowed it. In 2006, Enigk reignited his solo career by recording and releasing the LP World Waits on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. Following the October 17 release, Enigk embarked upon a supporting solo tour of the U.S. using material from his 2006 release, as well as his decade-prior solo album, Return of the Frog Queen.
2009 reunion
After some speculation in 2006[11] and 2008,[9] in April 2009 several web sites reported that the band had reunited with all original members.[12] [13] The reunion was confirmed in June 2009, by Seattle radio DJ Andrew Harms from 107.7 The End.[14] The band toured the United States and Canada on September and October 2009, and Australia in February 2010 as part of the Soundwave Festival. The band's first show was a surprise secret show on September 16, 2009 at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma, Washington. To coincide with the new tour, the band's first two albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks and newly written liner notes.[15] For their 2009 reunion tour, the band frequently played a newly-written song called "10".[16] On September 29, 2009, the band performed the song Seven on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band also performed at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and went on to play their first ever European gig on May 29 at Barcelona's Primavera Sound. After that, they played at the HMV Forum in London for their debut UK gig on May 31. They were also scheduled to play at the punk festival Groezrock in Belgium as part of a European tour, but had to cancel their date due to the volcanic ash situation. As of 2009, the band had been making statements from the stage implying that new recorded material may be on the way.[17] In early 2010, Dan Hoerner confirmed in an interview with Australian music website FasterLouder that the band is currently writing a new album.[18] However, as of 2011, no new material or tour dates have been announced, and Mendel has returned to recording and touring with Foo Fighters.
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Legacy
As of 2008, Diary is the seventh best selling album released on Sub Pop, having sold more than 231,000 copies.[19]
Discography
Diary (1994) Sunny Day Real Estate (1995) How It Feels to Be Something On (1998) The Rising Tide (2000)
References
[1] http:/ / sunnydayrealestate. fm [2] D'Angelo, Joe (June 11, 2001). "Sunny Day Real Estate Boarded Up Again" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1444418/ 20010611/ sunny_day_real_estate. jhtml). MTV. . Retrieved February 23, 2010. [3] Pogge, David M.; Van Pelt, Doug (2004). Rock Stars on God: 20 Artists Speak Their Minds About Faith. Relevant Media Group. pp.101104. ISBN0972927697. [4] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. p.793. ISBN0743201698. [5] Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Sunny Day Real Estate / The Jealous Sound @ NYC 9/27" (http:/ / intunemusiconline. com/ 2009/ 09/ 27/ sunny-day-real-estate-the-jealous-sound-nyc-927/ ). . Retrieved 2009-10-07. [6] (http:/ / www. sunnydayrealestate. net/ history. html) [7] Grubbs (2008), pp.74-75 [8] Arenas, Norm. "The Healing Process". Alternative Press. November 1998. [9] (http:/ / www. iconsofpunk. com/ IOP_Jeremy. htm) [10] Crain, Zac. " Brightness Falls (http:/ / www. dallasobserver. com/ issues/ 1998-11-12/ music/ music3. html)". Dallas Observer. November 12, 1998. [11] Moss, Corey (2006-10-16). "Emo Stars Worship Them, So Should Sunny Day Real Estate Reunite? - Music, Celebrity, Artist News" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1543106/ 20061013/ sunny_day_real_estate. jhtml). MTV. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [12] (http:/ / www. earcandybeat. com/ ?q=node/ 61) [13] by Leor (2009-03-17). "Sunny Day Real Estate Reunion in 2009? | Perfect Lines" (http:/ / perfectlines. wordpress. com/ 2009/ 03/ 17/ sunny-day-real-estate-reunion-in-2009). Perfectlines.wordpress.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [14] "107.7 The End harms blog" (http:/ / blogs. 1077theend. com/ aharms/ ). Blogs.1077theend.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [15] "Sub Pop Records" (http:/ / www. subpop. com/ channel/ blog/ sunny_day_real_estate_reunion_tour_plus_sub_pop_reissues_of_diary_and_lp2). Subpop.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [16] Day, Sunny. "Sunny Day Real Estate In Concert" (http:/ / www. npr. org/ templates/ story/ story. php?storyId=113214405). NPR. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [17] "New Sunny Day Real Estate Album Coming" (http:/ / www. buzzgrinder. com/ 2009/ sunny-day-real-estate-new-album). Buzzgrinder.com. 2009-09-24. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [18] "Sunny Day Real Estate on" (http:/ / www. fasterlouder. com. au/ features/ 22353/ Sunny-Day-Real-Estate. htm). Fasterlouder.com.au. 2010-02-02. . Retrieved 2011-07-18. [19] "Sub Pop Turns 20, Sends Zach Braff An FTD Bouquet | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on" (http:/ / idolator. com/ 350162/ sub-pop-turns-20-sends-zach-braff-an-ftd-bouquet). Idolator.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-18.
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Literature
Grubbs, Eric (2008). Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp.71103. ISBN0595518354. Raftery, Brian. " Sunny Day Real Estate (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44823/biography)". Allmusic.
External links
Official website (http://www.sunnydayrealestate.net)
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Origin Genres Los Angeles, California, United States Punk rock [1] [2] [3] Hardcore punk 19771980, 2005present Slash Records
Years active Labels
Associated acts Darby Crash Band, 45 Grave, The Go-Go's, Joan Jett, Nirvana, Foo Fighters Members Pat Smear Lorna Doom Don Bolles Shane West Past members Darby Crash Michelle Baer Ambrose Nzmas Dinky Dottie Danger Donna Rhia Nickey "Beat" Alexander Cliff Hanger
The Germs are an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band's early lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and their most consistent drummer Don Bolles. Germs have since reformed in 2005 with Shane West replacing Darby Crash. They released only one album, 1979's (GI) (produced by Joan Jett) and were featured the following year in Penelope Spheeris' documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization, which chronicled the Los Angeles punk movement. The Germs disbanded following Crash's suicide on December 7, 1980. Their music was influential to many later punk rock acts. Pat Smear went on to greater notoriety performing with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. In 2005 actor Shane West was cast to play Crash in the Germs biographical film What We Do Is Secret named after a song by the Germs. He performed with Pat Smear, Doom, and Bolles at a production party for the film, after which the Germs re-formed with West as singer. The new lineup of the band has performed a number of tours in the United States, including performances on the 2006 and 2008 Warped Tours.
History
Formation
The band began when Jan Paul Beahm and Georg Ruthenberg decided they should start a band after being kicked out of University High for antisocial behavior, allegedly for using 'mind control' on fellow students. The (initially hypothetical) band was with Beahm (then 'Bobby Pyn,' and later Darby Crash) on vocals, Ruthenberg (then and later called Pat Smear) on guitar, an early member named "Dinky" (Diana Grant) on bass, and Michelle Baer playing drums. This lineup never played in front of a live audience.
Germs In April 1977 the band added Lorna Doom (Teresa Ryan) on bass, with transitional member "Dottie Danger", later famous as Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go's, on drums. Carlisle never actually played with the band, owing to her being sidelined by a bout of mononucleosis for an extended period, and she was replaced by her friend Donna Rhia, real name: Becky Barton, who played three gigs and recorded their first single. Carlisle remained a friend and helper of the band throughout (she can be heard introducing the band on the Germicide: Live At The Whiskey recording, as produced by Kim Fowley), only leaving because her new band, the Go-Go's was becoming popular and, as she put it, "I was really disturbed by the heroin that was going on."[4] Nicky Beat, of various noteworthy Los Angeles bands including The Weirdos, also sat in on drums for a time. The band's first live performance was at the Orpheum Theater. Pat Smear recalled:
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We made noise. Darby stuck the mic in a jar of peanut butter. It was a dare, we had no songs or anything! Lorna wore her pants inside out, [4] and Darby covered himself in red licorice...we made noise for five minutes until they threw us off.
The Germs initially drew musical influences from the likes of Iggy Pop, David Bowie, the Ramones, The Runaways, Sex Pistols and New York Dolls. Early on, Smear was the only musically experienced member Doom survived early performances by sliding a finger up and down the fretboard of her bass while Rhia generally kept a minimal beat on the bass drum, periodically bashing a cymbal. Early performances were usually marked by raucous crowds made up of the band's friends. As a result, their gigs became notorious for being rowdy and usually verged on a riot.
Recordings
The first single, Forming, was recorded on a Sony 2-track in Pat's garage and arrived back from the pressing plant with the note, "Warning: This record causes ear cancer" printed on the sleeve by the plant staff, much to the band's displeasure. It featured a shambolic but serviceable performance on the A-side and a muddy live recording of Sexboy on the B side, recorded at the Roxy for the Cheech and Chong movie, Up In Smoke. The song was not used in the movie, nor was the band, the only band not to receive a call-back to perform live for the film's "Battle of the Bands" sequence, perhaps due to the fact that the Germs' chaotic Roxy performance had featured an unscripted, full-on food fight. The Germs, despite most expectations, developed a sound that was highly influentialthroughout their career, they would have a reputation as a chaotic live band. Singer Darby Crash often arrived onstage nearly incoherent from drugs, singing everywhere but into the microphone and taunting the audience between songs, yet nevertheless, delivering intense theatrical and increasingly musical performances. The other band members prided themselves on similar problems, with many contemporary reviews citing collapses, incoherence, and drunken vomiting onstage. Fans saw this as part of the show, and indeed, the band presented it as such, even when breaking bottles and rolling in the glass, with the music coming and going. Smear was revealed to be a remarkably talented and fluid player; much later, after Crash's death, critics finally acknowledged his lyrics as poetic art. Crash's vocals had begun to mold themselves around the style of The Screamers' vocalist Tomata DuPlenty (The Screamers, a huge LA live attraction at the time, never released a record, but covered the Germs song, 'Sex Boy,' at live shows, recordings of which are now widely available on bootleg.) Another strong influence on the band's final sound was Zolar X, a theatrical glitter rock band popular in the Los Angeles area circa 19721980. Crash and Smear were enthusiastic fans of the band from the pre-Germs days, and the fast tempos and raw guitar tone of (the historically pre-punk) Zolar X [5] are very similar to the sound achieved on later Germs recordings. The Germs recorded two singles (with alternate tracks), an album-length demo session, and one full-length LP, (GI), each more focused and powerful than the last. Crash was, despite his erratic behavior, generally regarded as a brilliant lyricist (a contemporary critic described him as "ransacking the dictionary"), and the final lineup of Smear, Doom, and Bolles had become a world-class rock ensemble by the recording of (GI), turning in a performance that
Germs spurred an LA Weekly reviewer to write, "This album leaves exit wounds." It is considered one of the first hardcore punk records, and has a near-mythic status among punk rock fans. The album was produced by Joan Jett of The Runaways. Some European copies of the album also credit Donny Rose on keyboards (the song, "Shut Down," was recorded live in the studio, and features a melodic, two-fisted piano). The Germs are featured in Penelope Spheeris's documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization along with X, Black Flag, Fear, Circle Jerks, Alice Bag Band, and Catholic Discipline. Following the release of their only studio album, (GI), The Germs recorded six original songs with legendary producer Jack Nitzsche for the soundtrack to the film, Cruising, starring Al Pacino. Lorna wrote one of the songs. Only the song, "Lion's Share," ended up on the Columbia soundtrack LPit was featured for about a minute in the movie, during a video-booth murder scene in an S&M club. Other songs from this session did not appear until the 1988 bootleg Lion's Share, along with four tracks from their infamous last show at the Starwood. The Cruising sessions were finally released officially on the CD "(MIA): The Complete Recordings."
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Dissolution and suicide of Darby Crash

The end of the band came when Darby replaced Don Bolles with his friend Rob Henley on drums. Crash became increasingly impatient with Don Bolles' antics and fired him. Shortly after the Germs split, Darby and Pat went on to form the short-lived Darby Crash Band. Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer joined the band on the eve of their first (sold-out) live performance, when during sound-check, Darby kicked out the drummer they'd rehearsed with. The band, described by Smear as "like the Germs, but with worse players", played only a few gigs to lukewarm reaction before splitting up. Shortly after that, Crash contacted Smear about a Germs "reunion" show, claiming it was necessary to "put punk into perspective" for the punks on the scene. However, Smear has said Crash told him privately he wanted to earn money for heroin with which to commit suicide. Since Darby had described this scenario many times in the past, Pat did not take him seriously.[4] On December 3, 1980, an over-sold Starwood hosted a final live show of the reunited band, including drummer Don Bolles. At one point, Darby told the amazed kids in the audience, "We did this show so you new people could see what it was like when we were around. You're not going to see it again".[4] Crash committed suicide December 7, 1980, at age 22. Unreported at the time, Crash had overdosed on China white heroin in a suicide pact with close friend Casey Cola, who ended up surviving. She insists that he did not intend for her to live, nor did he change his mind at the last minute and intend for himself to live. As he lay dying, he attempted to write "Here lies Darby Crash" on the wall, but did not finish. Outside the world of Germs' fans, news of Darby's death was largely overshadowed by the murder of John Lennon the next day. A local news station mistakenly reported that Darby had died from taking too many sleeping pills.
After the end

After the Germs ended Don Bolles played with several other L.A. bands, including Steaming Coils, Celebrity Skin, Vox Pop, Nervous Gender and 45 Grave. In fall 2009 Bolles joined the cast of punks, mods and rockers web series Oblivion. In 1993, Slash Records released The Germs: Complete Anthology (MIA), with liner notes by Pleasant Gehman. Pat Smear went on to play with Nirvana in their last year and, after the death of Kurt Cobain, with Mike Watt, and then with the Foo Fighters. In 1996 a tribute album titled A Small Circle of Friends appeared that featured tracks by Mike Watt, Free Kitten, The Melvins, Meat Puppets, that dog., L7, The Posies, NOFX, Flea, Gumball, and others along with a version of "Circle One" performed by Pat Smear with Hole under the name "The Holez".
Germs Rhino Handmade officially released Live At The Starwood Dec. 3, 1980 on June 14, 2010. The live set was previously unavailable in its entirety. Along with the CD, the release includes an 8" 11" replica of the original poster for the show, a reproduction of the handwritten set list and a four-page fanzine with photos and liner notes by Jonathan Gold.[6]
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A movie about The Germs, What We Do Is Secret, was in production for several years, and premiered June 23, 2007 at the Los Angeles Film Festival.[7] The film was theatrically released on August 8, 2008. The film stars Shane West in the role of Darby Crash. On MySpace Shane West has his display name as "Shane Wreck", a possible play on Darby Crash. Smear, Doom, and Bolles reactivated the Germs with West taking over the vocal spot. They played on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour and toured club shows in the US later that summer, and again in 2007. They once again played on the 2008 edition of the tour, August 1416, on the Vans Old School Stage. Some prominent members of the punk rock community such as Fat Mike and Jello Biafra have been critical of the band's decision to replace Darby Crash with an actor. In a July 2009 article drummer Don Bolles spoke about the band's plans to re-record old material for a planned box set entitled Lest We Forget: The Sounds Of The Germs.[8] The band has re-arranged songs from the Germicide live album and songs from the Cruising sessions; they also planed to record several Darby Crash Band songs as well. Live recordings, both old and new would make up the rest of the box set, which Don hoped to release in 2010.[8] The newly recorded songs are to be released through The Smashing Pumpkins front-man Billy Corgan's new, and currently unnamed, record label. Two songs, "Out of Time" and "Beyond Hurt Beyond Help," were originally written by Darby Crash and Pat Smear prior to Crash's death, but were never recorded. The songs are to be recorded with Shane West providing vocals.[9]
Members
Current members Pat Smear guitar (19771980, 2005present) Lorna Doom bass (19771980, 2005present) Don Bolles drums (19781980, 2005present) Shane West vocals (2005present)
Former members Darby Crash vocals (19771980) Dottie Danger (Belinda Carlisle) - drums (1977) Michelle Baer - drums (1977) Donna Rhia - drums (1977) Diana Grant - bass (1977)
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Discography
Studio albums (GI) LP, 1979, Slash Records Extended plays Forming/Sexboy (live) 7", 1977, What? Records Lexicon Devil 7" EP, 1978, Slash Records What We Do Is Secret EP, 1981, Slash Records Live albums Germicide (aka Live At The Whisky, First Show Ever), 1981, Mohawk/Bomp! Records/ROIR Germs Rock 'N' RuleRecorded Live At The Masque Christmas PartyWhisky A-Go-Go, December 1979, Hollywood, 1986, Xes Records Compilation Appearances Tooth and Nail, 1979, Upsetter Records Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Foods, 1981, New Underground Records Compilations of Germs Recordings (MIA): The Complete Anthology CD, 1993, Slash/Rhino Records Media Blitz, 1993, Cleopatra Records Lest We Forget: The Sounds Of The Germs Box set, forthcoming. Soundtracks The Decline of Western Civilization LP, 1980, Slash Records
References
[1] Sartwell, Crispin (May 31, 2002). "Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs - Music Review" (http:/ / www. austinchronicle. com/ gyrobase/ Issue/ review?oid=oid:93942). The Austin Chronicle. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [2] Parish, Matt (July 1, 2009). "Spreading Germs: No act: Shane West enjoys fronting veteran hardcore band" (http:/ / www. bostonherald. com/ entertainment/ music/ general/ view. bg?articleid=1182283). Boston Herald. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [3] Harrington, Richard (August 4, 2006). "A Punk Legacy Takes New Form" (http:/ / www. washingtonpost. com/ wp-dyn/ content/ article/ 2006/ 08/ 03/ AR2006080300435. html). The Washington Post. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [4] "watt and mascis on germs tribute" (http:/ / www. hootpage. com/ hoot_germs-trib. html). Hootpage.com. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [5] Zolar X-Jet Star 19 (http:/ / www. alternativetentacles. com/ octopodes/ 865/ d0yYcqDhYGaeCkkj4EV/ Zolar_X-Jet_Star_19. mp3|recordings) on Alternative Tentacles. (mp3) [6] "The Germs | Live At The Starwood (12/3/1980)" (http:/ / www. rhino. com/ shop/ product/ the-germs-live-at-the-starwood-12-3-1980). Rhino. . Retrieved July 27, 2011. [7] What We Do Is Secret (http:/ / filmguide. lafilmfest. com/ tixSYS/ 2007/ filmguide/ eventnote. php?notepg=1& EventNumber=5036& ). 2007 LA Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2011. [8] Molloy, Bill (July 15, 2009). "The Germs" (http:/ / riotfest. org/ features/ germs/ ). Riot Fest. Circle Two. . [9] MacNeil, Jason (January 7, 2010). "Billy Corgan's Label Releasing New Germs, Strawberry Alarm Clock Material" (http:/ / www. chartattack. com/ news/ 78296/ billy-corgans-label-releasing-new-germs-strawberry-alarm-clock-material). CHARTattack. . Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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External links
Rekindling the Punk Flame, article (http://www.shanatinglipton.com/punk1.html) Germs interview from Flipside #2, 1977 (http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/ flipsideissue02-5GermsandTheEnd.pdf) at Punk Zine Archive Germs interview from Flipside #15, 1979 (http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/flipsideissue15-5Germs. pdf) at Punk Zine Archive Germs interview from Flipside #26, 1981 (http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/ flipsideissue26_2GermsInterview.pdf) at Punk Zine Archive
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Scream
Scream at the Emma, Amsterdam, 1986 Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Hardcore punk, post-hardcore, art rock 19811990, 2009present Dischord, Jungle Hop, Konkurrel, RAS, DSI, Your Choice, Torque
Associated acts Earthlings?, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Wool Members Peter Stahl Franz Stahl Skeeter Thompson Kent Stax Past members Robert Lee Davidson Dave Grohl
Scream is a hardcore punk band from Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia active from 1981 to 1990. As of 2009, the band has reunited to play several shows.[1]
Biography
Scream was formed in Northern Virginia in 1981 by singer Peter Stahl, his brother Franz Stahl on guitar, bassist Skeeter Thompson and drummer Kent Stax. They are considered one of the benchmark bands in the history of the Washington, D.C. hardcore music movement. Along with bands such as Minor Threat and Government Issue, Scream ultimately merged the attributes of the movement, which were blinding speed, heavy political and social connotations in the lyrics, unpretentiousness of attitude, and shunning of commercialism. Their music is faithful to the roots of rock, but spun itself into other genres by employing sounds that predate the raunchiness of grunge, while saluting reggae and speed metal. Scream hated the classification of bands into certain types and considered what they played as simply 'music.' Recording their music in the basement of the now legendary Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, Scream became the first band on the Dischord label to release a whole album, Still Screaming, as opposed to singles or 12inch EPs. Like the hardcore band Bad Brains, they could play clearly at breakneck speed, but also played mid-tempo songs like "American Justice" and "Hygiene," which were metal-tinged reggae.
Scream For their second album Scream added another guitarist to their line-up, Robert Lee "Harley" Davidson, to thicken up the sound in the studio and in their live performances. In turn this eventually led to a powerful dual-lead guitar style, with complex guitar tracking, a more powerful live sound and an over-all crunchier sound for their third album. For a few compilation efforts and some live shows they added a keyboard player, Bobby Madden, who was a colleague of Davidson's from the same metal scene. After the third album Banging the Drum, Kent Stax left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by local drummer Dave Grohl, who then played on Scream's 4th album No More Censorship. The band then toured Europe; with their May 4, 1990 show in Alzey, Germany being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.10. Scream then recorded their fifth and final studio album Fumble, (which was much later released in 1993 on Dischord Records) and then called it quits in late 1990. Pete and Franz moved to North Hollywood and started rock band Wool, while Grohl joined Grunge band Nirvana. In 1997, Franz Stahl joined Dave Grohl's newly formed group, the commercially successful Foo Fighters, for a two year stint. During this time Pete Stahl worked as a road manager for both the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, while continuing to record albums with several bands, including the Earthlings? and Goatsnake. Skeeter Thompson remained in the D.C. area and continued to work in bands, as did Kent Stax with the Skinhead/Oi! -tinged bands: the Suspects, United 121, Spitfires United, and Alleged Bricks. Stax has also committed himself to a family life. Davidson continued in the band Angelstorm, (in Huntsville, Alabama), from 19931995 and created the new bands Orangahead, Festival of Fools, (with Madden in 1998) and two different bands both named God Is Dead, (one in D.C. and one in Huntsville, Alabama) from 2002-2005. The original line-up of the band played a reunion show on December 20, 2009 at the Black Cat nightclub in Washington, D.C.[2] and have been playing several shows in 2010. On February 7, 2011, the band supported Foo Fighters on a special show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, when the Foo Fighters showcased their new album Wasting Light for the first time from beginning to end.
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Band members
Current members Peter Stahl lead vocals (19811990, 2009present) Franz Stahl guitar, backing vocals (19811990, 2009present) Skeeter Thompson bass, backing vocals (19811990, 2009present) Kent Stax drums, percussion (19811986, 2009present)
Former members Dave Grohl drums, percussion (19861990) Robert Lee Davidson guitar, backing vocals (19841989)
Discography
Studio albums
Still Screaming (1983) Dischord Records This Side Up (1985) Dischord Records Banging the Drum (1987) Dischord Records No More Censorship (1988) RAS Records Fumble (1993) Dischord Records
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Live albums
Live at Van Hall (1988) Konkurrel Records Your Choice Live Series Vol.10 (1990) Your Choice Records Live at the Black Cat (1998) Torque Records Complete Control Recording Sessions (2011) SideOneDummy Records
Singles
Walking by Myself/Choke Word (1986) Jungle Hop Records Mardi Gras/Land Torn Down (1990) DSI Records
Compilation appearances
Bouncing Babies (1984) Fountain of Youth Records "Ultra Violence/Screaming" Flipside Vinyl Fanzine (1984) Gasatanka/Enigma Records "Fight" Another Shot for Bracken (1986) Positive Force Records "Green Eyed Lady" F.R. 5 (1986) Fetal Records "Solidarity" Viva Umkhonto! (1987) Mordam/Konkurrel Records "Feel Like That"
State of the Union (1989) Dischord Records "Ameri-dub" It's Your Choice (1991) Your Choice Records "A No Money Down" (live) 20 Years of Dischord (2003) Dischord Records "Fight/American Justice" and "Search for Employment"
References
[1] U.S.A.. "More DC Shows" (http:/ / www. dischord. com/ tours/ ). Dischord.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-16. [2] U.S.A.. "Scream To Play Black Cat In Washington DC" (http:/ / www. dischord. com/ news/ 349/ 2009/ 12/ scream-to-play-black-cat-in-washington-dc). Dischord.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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Probot
Studio album by Probot Released February 10, 2004
Recorded 2003 Genre Length Label Heavy metal, thrash metal, crossover thrash, doom metal 52:16 Southern Lord (SUNN30) Singles from Probot 1.
"Centuries of Sin/The Emerald Law"

Released: November 2003
Probot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. An album was recorded out of the material and released in February 2004. It featured one single entitled "Centuries of Sin/The Emerald Law".
Overview
After years of popularity in the alternative rock scene, Dave Grohl wanted to express the passion for heavy metal he bore since his youth. In 2000, with some free time on his hands, Grohl recorded seven instrumentals without vocals but with various heavy metal musicians in mind (i.e. one song with the intense thrash style of Sepultura, another in the classic metal flavor of Motrhead). He labeled the recordings "Probot" but never had the intention of fully developing or releasing the material. Years later, with the help of friend Matt Sweeney, Grohl slowly managed to contact some of the artists in mind and began developing a studio album out of his work. He noted in a Rolling Stone article: "I came up with my wish list of all of my favorite singers from this era which is '82 to '89 underground metal, and all the bands I listened to at the time: Eric Wagner from Trouble and Snake from Voivod and Cronos [from Venom] and Lemmy and Wino. We started making phone calls trying to find all these people." By 2001, rumors had spread throughout the heavy metal community that Grohl had starting working on a heavy metal project; however, record label red tape stalled production. Major labels were also reluctant to release an album featuring cult musicians of the past, causing Grohl to opt for the smaller, metal-based Southern Lord Records.[1]
Probot On the album, Grohl teamed up with heavy metal vocalists from 1980s and 1990s bands who influenced his musical tastes while he was growing up. Similar to 1995's Foo Fighters, Grohl wrote all of the music and performed most of the instrumentation. Each track on the album features a different lead singer including Lemmy, Max Cavalera and King Diamond. Some of the singers who contributed to the album did not work directly with Grohl; instead, the tapes were shipped from studio to studio until the album was finished. Grohl approached death metal legend Chuck Schuldiner of Death, who was at the time battling brain cancer, to contribute to the project, and even campaigned to raise funds to help Schuldiner pay his medical bills, but Schuldiner died before any collaboration could happen. Grohl also attempted to get Slayer's lead singer Tom Araya on the album, but he was unable to due to scheduling conflicts.[2] In a 2007 interview for Guitar World magazine, Grohl was asked about the future of Probot. He explained that the idea behind Probot was to choose his favorite vocalists that inspired him when he was a teenager. Grohl said that he does not think that he will do it again, because he does not want to go outside of that idea.[3] In 2010, at the Revolver Golden Gods, when asked on the future he hinted on a possible Probot 2, probably with Testament singer Chuck Billy.
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Reception
Source Allmusic Blender Entertainment Weekly Pitchfork Media PopMatters Rolling Stone Spin Stylus Magazine (A) [11] (B-) [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Rating [4] [5]
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Critical reception to the Probot album was largely positive with few recurring complaints; Metacritic shows a 72/100 critic rating based on 21 reviews. Rolling Stone declared it as "the year's first great metal album," while Blender reported, "Unlike similar records... this has a unity of aesthetic purpose, a competitive wallop, even (kind of) a seriousness." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave Probot a B- rating. He notes, "For a lark, it aims for (and hits) a few bull's-eyes, including the whiplashing 'The Emerald Law' and the post-apocalyptic death march 'Ice Cold Man'." However, Browne comments how the mystery and thrill of vintage metal bands is "largely gone" with many lyrics on Probot sounding "more amusing than menacing" and even "unintentionally funny." He sums it up as "lying somewhere between homage and howler." Probot earned an A rating in Stylus magazine as well as the title of StylusMagazine.com's Album of the Week for February 8 - February 14, 2004. Scott McKeating's extensive review describes how "Probot balances the grit with the sonic polish without lapsing into Metallicas Metallica. This is metal that demands banging, shaking and stamping." He commends the ambition of its overall conception, noting, "Very few [artists] go as far as Grohl and
Probot actually create something vital and new in their mid-thirties from their teenage obsessions. . . Probot is an inspirational record in every sense." Adrien Begrand of PopMatters describes it as "One of the coolest ideas for an album in a long time, Grohl has put together a record that not only serves as a sincere tribute to the metal and hardcore bands of his youth, but features all his favorite vocalists as well." He gave a favorable review but heavily discussed Grohl's guitar skills and songwriting as lacking: "The biggest problem on the album is Grohl's complete lack of inventiveness as a guitar player. . . Had Dave Grohl used more guest musicians instead of trying to do everything himself, Probot would have been much better." Despite these criticisms, Begrand considers it "impossible not to like this album, mistakes and all." Awarding a 4/5 rating, Allmusic's Alex Henderson emphasizes the wide variety of genres featured on Probot and adds, "Whatever the style of metal that he is embracing, Grohl's drumming is passionate throughout this fine album, which is as rewarding as it is unpredictable."
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The only single to be released was the double A-sided, "Centuries of Sin/The Emerald Law" in a limited edition of 6,666 on 7" vinyl only. It is available on black, green, red & red/black swirl vinyl.
"Shake Your Blood"

Although Grohl recorded the guitar and drums himself, Lemmy performed his own bass and wrote the lyrics to "Shake Your Blood". He noted, "I wrote the lyrics in about ten minutes. . . It's rock & roll, you know. It's not one of those complicated things." The song bears strong resemblance to Lemmy's style and was considered "a terrific Motrhead clone" by Adrien Begrand of PopMatters. The "Shake Your Blood" music video was filmed in November 2003 and released shortly thereafter. It features an appearance by 66 women from the SuicideGirls adult entertainment website. In the video, the band is represented with Dave Grohl on drums, Lemmy on lead vocals and bass, and Wino (who sang on the Probot track "The Emerald Law") on lead guitar. Lemmy regarded the performance as "just like a tour in the '60s, when things were a lot more fun."[12] The video gained significant airplay upon its release on Headbangers Ball and is ranking #2 in the list of the best metal videos of the new millennium in a vote carried out by MTV2. The song was featured in Chuck, season 2, episode 9 'Chuck Versus the Sensei'.
Guest appearances
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil plays additional guitar on "Ice Cold Man" and "Sweet Dreams". A few minutes before track 11 ends, at 8:56, a hidden track begins, sung by comedian/actor/musician Jack Black. The album artwork was created by musician Away (Michel Langevin) of Voivod.
Live performances
Foo Fighters performed "Shake Your Blood" live with Lemmy at their 2006 Hyde Park (UK) show. "My Tortured Soul" was performed live on Headbangers' Ball in 2004, with Eric Wagner on lead vocals, Grohl on drums, Wino on lead guitar, Greg Anderson (of Goatsnake and Sunn O)))) on rhythm guitar, and Foo Fighters producer Nick Raskulinecz on bass guitar. This performance is available on the compilation album MTV2 Headbangers Ball, Vol. 2. Soulfly has also been known to play "Red War" live as recently as 2009.[13] "Ice Cold Man" has also been played by Cathedral on their 2004 tour. "Centuries of Sin" has also been played by Venom on their 2009 tour in South America.
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Formats
The album is available as a single CD and a double LP (available on red and black vinyl).
Track listing
No. Title 1. "Centuries of Sin" (feat. Cronos of Venom) 2. "Red War" (feat. Max Cavalera of Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy and Sepultura) 3. "Shake Your Blood" (feat. Lemmy of Motrhead) 4. "Access Babylon" (feat. Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity) 5. "Silent Spring" (feat. Kurt Brecht of Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) 6. "Ice Cold Man" (feat. Lee Dorrian of Cathedral and Napalm Death) 7. "The Emerald Law" (feat. Wino of Saint Vitus and The Obsessed) 8. "Big Sky" (feat. Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost and Hellhammer) 9. "Dictatosaurus" (feat. Snake of Voivod) 10. "My Tortured Soul" (feat. Eric Wagner of Trouble) 11. "Sweet Dreams" (feat. King Diamond of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate) 12. "I Am the Warlock" (feat. Jack Black of Tenacious D) (hidden track) Length 4:09 3:30 2:59 1:24 3:28 5:53 5:33 4:51 3:52 5:00 5:23 3:04
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year 2004 Chart Billboard 200 Independent Albums UK Albums Chart [14] Position 68 2 34
Personnel
Dave Grohl - guitars, drums, bass, backing vocals Kim Thayil - additional guitar (tracks 6, 11) Cronos - lead vocals, bass (track 1) Max Cavalera - lead vocals (track 2) Lemmy - lead vocals, bass (track 3) Mike Dean - lead vocals (track 4) Kurt Brecht - lead vocals (track 5) Lee Dorrian - lead vocals (track 6) Scott "Wino" Weinrich - lead vocals, guitar (track 7) Tom G. Warrior - lead vocals (track 8) Denis "Snake" Blanger - lead vocals (track 9)
Eric Wagner - lead vocals (track 10) King Diamond - lead vocals (track 11) Jack Black - lead vocals, guitar (hidden track)
Probot Bubba Dupree (Void) - guitar (track 4) Erol Unala (Apollyon Sun, Celtic Frost) - guitar (track 8) Mike Sweeney - additional guitar (track 9)
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[1] Prato, Greg Probot Bio (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ music/ artist/ probot/ artist. jhtml#bio) Allmusic (2004). Retrieved on 2-14-08. [2] Dave Grohl Explains Tom Araya's Absence From Probot CD (http:/ / www. roadrunnerrecords. com/ blabbermouth. net/ news. aspx?mode=Article& newsitemID=18004) Jan. 11, 2004 Blabbermouth.net [3] "Dear Guitar Hero". Guitar World (Future US) 28 (12): 78. December 2007. ISSN1045-6295. [4] "Probot - Probot | Allmusic" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r677482/ review). Allmusic. . Retrieved 15 June 2011. [5] Blender March 2004, p.127 [6] Browne, David (16 February 2004). "Probot Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com" (http:/ / www. ew. com/ ew/ article/ 0,,590739,00. html). Entertainment Weekly. . Retrieved 16 June 2011. [7] Leone, Dominique (15 February 2004). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Probot: Probot" (http:/ / pitchfork. com/ reviews/ albums/ 6536-probot/ ). Pitchfork Media. . Retrieved 16 June 2011. [8] Begrand, Adrien (13 February 2004). "Probot: self-titled <PopMatters" (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ pm/ review/ probot-st). PopMatters. . Retrieved 16 June 2011. [9] Rolling Stone February 19, 2004, p.67 [10] Gross, Joe (March 2, 2004). "Review of Probot" (http:/ / www. spin. com/ reviews/ probot-probot-southern-lord). Spin. . Retrieved October 25, 2009. [11] McKeating, Scott (9 February 2004). link "Probot - Probot - Review - Stylus Magazine" (http:/ / www. stylusmagazine. com/ reviews/ probot/ probot. htm). Stylus Magazine. link. Retrieved 16 June 2011. [12] Appleford, Steven Dave Grohl Drums Up Probot (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ foofighters/ articles/ story/ 5937154/ dave_grohl_drums_up_probot) Rolling Stone (February 6, 2004). Retrieved on 2-13-09. [13] Soulfly Stoked On Forthcoming UK Tour (http:/ / www. rocksound. tv/ news/ article/ soulfly-stoked-on-forthcoming-uk-tour) RockSound.tv (January 12, 2009). Retrieved on 2-03-09. [14] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.440. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
External links
Official website (http://www.southernlord.com/probot) BlabberMouth (http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article& newsitemID=18004) "Shake Your Blood" video (http://www.mtv.com/videos/probot/267890/shake-your-blood. jhtml#artist=1243281) at MTV.com
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(l-r) Guitarist Geordie Walker, vocalist Jaz Coleman, returning drummer Paul Ferguson, and bassist Martin "Youth" Glover Background information Origin Genres Notting Hill, London, England Post-punk, [6] metal [1] new wave, [2] [3] [4] [5] [5] gothic rock, industrial, alternative rock, heavy
Years active Labels
19781996, 2002present Candlelight, Cooking Vinyl, Zuma Recordings, Butterfly, Invisible, E.G., Malicious Damage www.killingjoke.com Members Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Martin "Youth" Glover Paul Ferguson Reza Udhin Past members Paul Raven Ben Calvert Geoffrey Dugmore Nick Holywell-Walker Martin Atkins Dave Kovacevic Ted Parsons Dave 'Taif' Ball Dave Grohl Troy Gregory Joe Mojica [7]
Website
Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England;[1] [8] other sources report the band formed in early 1979.[9] [10] [11] [12] Founding members Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members. A key influence on industrial rock,[13] their early music was described by critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and John Dougan[14] as "quasi-metal ... dancing to a tune of doom and gloom", which gradually evolved over the years, incorporating elements of electronic music, synth-pop, gothic rock,[15] [4] and alternative rock,[6] [16] though always emphasising Coleman's "savagely strident vocals."[13]
Killing Joke Finding modest commercial success, Killing Joke have influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Amen, Lamb of God, Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Amebix, Big Black, Opeth, Murderdolls, Godflesh, Hole, Dead by April, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Franz Ferdinand, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More, Blacklist, Shihad, Pitchshifter, Das Oath, Rammstein, and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to Killing Joke.[10] [17] [18] [19]
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"Big" Paul Ferguson was drummer in the Matt Stagger Band when he met Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman (from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) in Notting Hill, London. In October 1978 (or early 1979), after Coleman was briefly keyboard player in that band, he and Ferguson left to form Killing Joke. They placed an advertisement in the music press which attracted guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker and bassist Martin "Youth" Glover. According to Coleman, their manifesto was to "define the exquisite beauty of the atomic age in terms of style, sound and form".[9] By September 1979, shortly before the release of their debut EP, Turn to Red, they began the Malicious Damage record label with graphic artist Mike Coles as a way to press and sell their music;[20] Island Records distributed the records, until Malicious Damage switched to E.G. Records (then aligned with Virgin Records) in 1980. The songs on Killing Joke's early singles were primitive punk rock sometimes mixed with electronic ("Nervous System" and "Turn to Red"). Turn to Red came to the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who was keen to champion the band's urgent new sound and gave them extensive airplay. They quickly progressed this sound into something denser, more aggressive, and more akin to heavy metal, as heard on their first two albums, Killing Joke (1980) and the more abrasive What's THIS For...! (1981). They toured extensively throughout the UK during this time, and both fans of post punk and heavy metal took interest in Killing Joke through singles such as "Follow the Leaders" (1981).[9] Killing Joke became notorious largely due to the controversies that arose from their imagery. Typically the images that appeared on their records and on-stage while performing live were bizarre and potentially shocking and inflammatory. One promotion poster featured a photo of a priest walking among rows of soldiers offering Fascist salutes, which was later used for the cover of the band's compilation album, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!. Shortly afterwards, the band was banned from performing a concert in Glasgow, Scotland. At the same time, some journalists were suspicious about Killing Joke's image and wrote that "Killing Joke's music includes certain fascist tendencies...". Killing Joke had various 'run-ins' with a number of music journalists at the time. Killing Joke's third album, Revelations, produced by Conny Plank, was released in 1982, and supported by a pair of performances on BBC Radio's The John Peel Show and by the singles "Chop-Chop", "Empire Song", and an unofficial release of "We Have Joy". The LP reached #12 in the UK Top albums.[9] By 1982, members of Killing Joke, especially Coleman, had become immersed in the occult, particularly the works of occultist Aleister Crowley. In February of that year, Coleman, with Geordie and Youth following shortly after, moved to Iceland to survive the Apocalypse, which Coleman predicted was coming soon. While in Iceland, Coleman and Geordie worked with musicians from the band eyr in the project Niceland. After a few months, Youth decided there was no indication of the Apocalypse, and decided to move back to England. Youth then began the band Brilliant with Paul Ferguson, but the latter defected and travelled to Iceland to rejoin Killing Joke with new bassist Paul Raven (previously of Neon Hearts and the rock / glam band Kitsch) in tow. After spending some time in Iceland, Killing Joke returned to England and began touring and recording again. The new line-up soon produced, again with Conny Plank, the single "Birds of a Feather / Sun Goes Down / Flock the B-Side" and Ha!, a six-track 10" EP of a live performance recorded live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in August.
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Killing Joke's fourth album, Fire Dances (1983), contained music that, like that heard on the "Birds of a Feather" single, was artier and relatively calmer than before, which began a new direction. This was continued with the non LP singles "Me or You" (1983, b/w "Wilful Days") and "A New Day" (1984, b/w a dance remix or dub mix of the same), the latter promoted with a music video.[9] Mixing their sound with a slightly pop style, and with Coleman singing and not growling, Killing Joke had developed a variation of new wave on their fifth album, Night Time (1985). They achieved mainstream success with the single "Love Like Blood" which covered all ground from goth[21] to dance : it peaked at #16 in the UK and #8 in the Netherlands. Night Time also included the singles "Eighties" (1984) and "Kings and Queens" (1985), which both reached the UK Top 75. The album itself reached #11 in the UK.[9] The music on Killing Joke's sixth album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns (1986), was mostly similar in sound and mood to "Love like Blood". While no less aggressive and heavy than their older work, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns diverged musically in ways that lead to controversy among listeners. In this case, disagreements between fans and critics alike included opinions on whether the band was conforming with pressures from EG Records to develop a more commercial sound, to whether the songs were relevant for those listeners more comfortable with their proto post-punk beginnings. Those who are strongly approving of the work consider it a milestone - and quite intense progressive rock album, and their most consistent work to date. Two singles were released from the album "Adorations" and "Sanity" - and the band continued touring successfully until the end of the year.[9] In 1987, Coleman began plans for a solo record of unusual music, and he made demos of his songs, on which he performed with Geordie's assistance. The project ran way over budget and so, despite Coleman's objections, the record company decided that the music would be released under the name "Killing Joke" in order to best recoup the costs. Attempts were made to include Killing Joke rhythm section members Raven and Ferguson, but it didn't work out, and tensions ultimately led to both being dismissed from the band. Session player Jimmy Copley was then brought in to provide the drumming on the songs, along with percussion player Jeff Scantlebury. The resulting album, Outside the Gate (1988), is Killing Joke's most controversial album, with opinion ranging from admiration to total disgust, owing to its synth-led sonics and disagreement over the quality of the material. It is not signature-sound Killing Joke, being built around Coleman's orchestral keyboards instead of Geordie's distinctive guitar riffs, which were all but drowned out in the final mix. Had the album been released as "Coleman/Walker" (as the cover graphic implies) it might have been better received. Released as "Killing Joke", it was panned by confused critics and fans alike. Two singles, "America" and "My Love of This Land", were released from the album but did little to improve its fortunes. The video for the former features Coleman and Geordie with drummer Jimmy Copley and session bassist Jerome Rimson, who never actually recorded with the band.[22] No live dates were played to support the album and the band spent much of 1988 in a legal battle as they tried to split from their management and record company, E.G. This struggle resulted in Coleman suffering a nervous breakdown. On 19 September 1987 Coleman had delivered a lecture at London's Courtauld Institute outlining the thinking behind the then-unreleased Outside the Gate album, touching on numerology and the occult. Geordie and percussionist Jeff Scantlebury provided a minimal musical backing at the event. A recording of the lecture was eventually released under the title The Courtauld Talks on Martin Atkins' Invisible Records in 1989.
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Towards the end of 1988, Coleman and Geordie decided to get Killing Joke up and running again as a live band, and they began looking for full-time bass players and drummers. First on board was drummer Martin Atkins, who had gained notability in Public Image Ltd. and later Ministry and Pigface. A suitable bass player proved more difficult. Former Smiths man Andy Rourke was hired, then dismissed after only three days. Eventually the band settled on Welsh bass player Dave "Taif" Ball, and played their first gigs in almost two years in December 1988.[23] These were seen as a return to form, and featured the best of their 1980 to 1985 work, alongside powerful new material
Killing Joke which alluded to the band's earlier, harsher sound. Nothing from Brighter Than a Thousand Suns or Outside the Gate was played (and indeed, never has been since). Touring continued across the UK, Europe and the US until August 1989, when the band took a break to record its new material in Germany, and to allow Jaz Coleman time to record Songs from the Victorious City with Anne Dudley of Art of Noise, which was released the following year. For reasons which remain unclear, the German Killing Joke sessions were shelved and bass player Taif left the band to be replaced by old hand Paul Raven. The revised line-up began recording again, this time in London, and the result was Killing Joke's eighth album, the ferocious Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions, released on the German Noise International label in 1990. It included some of the heaviest, noisiest and harshest music ever to appear on a Killing Joke record, although the progressive musical spirit of the previous two albums remained as well. The many highlights included "Solitude", "Slipstream", "Age of Greed" and the single "Money Is Not Our God". Once again, the band toured Europe and North America, but by the middle of 1991 this promising new line-up had imploded. Coleman emigrated to New Zealand to live on a remote Pacific island, and it looked as though Killing Joke was over for good. Geordie Walker, Martin Atkins, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and the band's live keyboard player John Bechdel (Ministry, Fear Factory, Prong, Pigface, Abstinence, False Icons, Ascension of the Watchers) added Scottish vocalist Chris Connelly (Finitribe, Revolting Cocks) and continued as the short-lived Murder, Inc., releasing a self-titled album in 1992.
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A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, was released in 1992, and during its production, Geordie was re-acquainted with Youth, who suggested that they reform the band with himself back on bass. That same year, two singles (on cassette and CD) appeared featuring the early songs "Change" and "Wardance" in several new versions remixed by Youth, by then a very successful producer. Coleman had produced the 1993 debut album Churn by the New Zealand Band Shihad and Shihad drummer Tom Larkin played drums Youth and Jaz (1994) on some of the songs on Pandemonium. Relations later soured between Coleman and Shihad due to a dispute over Coleman's production fee for Churn, and the fact that Shihad considered him a "megalomaniac". Shihad's second album, 1995's Killjoy, includes a song about Coleman and the dispute: 'Silvercup'. Coleman has also made a number of disparaging remarks about Shihad in the media. Shihad singer and guitarist Jon Toogood says his band have since put the dispute behind them. Killing Joke also sued Nirvana during this phase, alleging that the riff for the latter's song "Come as You Are" was copied from the riff for their song "Eighties".[11] [12] The lawsuit was dropped after the sudden death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.[24] The reactivated Killing Joke released two strong and well-received albums on Youth's Butterfly Recordings label, Pandemonium and Democracy, which saw the band shift back to the simpler arrangements of their early albums whilst also (on 12inch remixes) employ young talent, the likes of Waxworth Industries in order to provide an alternative inroad to the bands new and evolving sound. Pandemonium (1994) wove a metallesque ritualistic sound with mosh beats and loops and provided Killing Joke with a memorable Top of the Pops performance for the single 'Millennium', which was a UK Top 40 hit (the album itself made the Top 20). The title track was also released as a single and made the UK Top 30. Democracy (1996) successfully introduced acoustic guitar into the mix, as well as adopting more of a "live band" sound again. The title track was again released as a single and made the UK Top 40. Much of Pandemonium and all of Democracy featured session drummer Geoff Dugmore. He also played live with
Killing Joke the band throughout this era. Nick Holywell-Walker joined the band on keyboards and programming for 11 years from 19942005, notably on Democracy and XXV Gathering (live). Youth bowed out of live performance early in the Democracy tour and was replaced by Troy Gregory, ex Prong.[9] After the Democracy tour, the band went on an extended hiatus. Jaz Coleman and Youth produced a string of well-received orchestral rock albums based on the music of legends such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Doors. Coleman became Composer-in-Residence for New Zealand and Czech symphony orchestras.[25] [26] He seems to have become something of a celebrity in the Czech Republic and made his acting debut with the main role in the film Rok bla (Year of the Devil) by Czech filmmaker Petr Zelenka (who later would direct the video for "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell").[10]
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Coleman, Geordie and Youth reformed Killing Joke in 2002, and recorded their second self-titled album. Produced by Andy Gill and released to much acclaim in 2003 on the Zuma/Sony label, it was heralded as a powerful addition to Extremities and other visceral 1990s albums, and considered one of their finest recordings. In 2003 the band played at the biggest open-air festival in Europe (400.000 - 500.000 rock fans every year) - Przystanek Woodstock[27] in Poland.The War on Terror and the invasion of Iraq were cited as major factors in their reforming, and this is reflected in the lyrical content of much of the album, based on themes of war, government control and Armageddon. The album, which almost reached the UK Top 40, was their heaviest to date and spawned two singles, "Loose Cannon" (a UK Top 25 hit) and "Seeing Red". The songs are all credited to Coleman/Walker/Glover/Gill, although Raven's name is also on the list of musicians on the liner notes, marking his return to the band after more than a decade. It remains unclear who actually played bass on which tracks on the album, and in some interviews with Geordie, he hints that it may have been he who actually played bass on most of the songs, with occasional contributions from Youth. Raven played on the subsequent tour, with Youth appearing to have retired from the band by this point. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Probot, Them Crooked Vultures), a longtime fan of the band, occupied the drum stool for all tracks. The original plan had been to use many different drummers on the album, including Grohl, but he was so enthusiastic about the material that he persuaded the band to let him do the whole thing. The album was accompanied by a tour of the United States, Europe and Australia in 2003/2004, with ex-Prong drummer Ted Parsons on board. In February 2005, now with young Twin Zero and Sack Trick drummer Ben Calvert, Killing Joke played two consecutive shows at London's Shepherds Bush Empire to commemorate their 25th anniversary. DVD and CD recordings from these concerts were released in on Cooking Vinyl in the fall of 2005 as XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together Stays Together. In June 2005, remastered and expanded editions of their two 1990s Butterfly Recordings albums, Pandemonium and Democracy, were released by Cooking Vinyl. These were followed in July by their first four albums (Killing Joke to Ha!) on EMI, who by then owned the E.G. Records catalogue. (The second batch of EMI remasters would not appear until January 2008.) In mid-2005, Frontman from Industrial band, INERTIA, Reza Udhin, joins the band on Keyboards and they supported the British leg of Mtley Cre's world tour and then began work on their next album in Prague. It was at this time the contribution to the world of rock was recognised when they were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Kerrang Awards. Opting for simplicity and raw energy, the band recorded the new album in the basement rehearsal space of Faust Studios, going for live takes with the minimum of overdubs. The result was Hosannas from the Basements of Hell, released in April 2006 on Cooking Vinyl, which made the UK Top 75. Killing Joke began a European tour in support of the album in April 2006. Bass player Paul Raven abruptly departed after a few dates to tour with Ministry and was temporarily replaced by Kneill Brown. The tour included an appearance headlining the MySpace stage of the Download Festival on 10 June 2006, which received four K's from
Killing Joke Kerrang! magazine. Other highlights of the summer included a memorable set in Japan at the Fuji Rock festival where there were joined on stage by Orb frontman Alex Paterson (once a Killing Joke drum roadie) and headlining the Beautiful Days festival in the UK. The band's momentum suffered another blow, when health problems caused the autumn leg of the tour to be cancelled. In October 2006, it was announced that Coleman had been chosen as Composer in Residence for the European Union. As Composer in Residence he will be commissioned to write music for special occasions.[25] [26] Early in 2007, Killing Joke released three archival collections via Candlelight Records. The first, Inside Extremities, is a double CD of material taken from the band's preparations for the Extremities album: rehearsals, rare mixes, a previously unheard track, "The Fanatic", and a full live show from the Extremities tour.[28] This was followed by Bootleg Vinyl Archive Volumes 1 & 2, each of which is a 3 CD box set of live-in-concert bootleg recordings originally released on vinyl in the 1980s, plus the Astoria gig from the Pandemonium tour which was voted one of the greatest gigs of all time by Kerrang.[29] In October 2007, the classic 1990 album Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions, which had long been out of print, was reissued in remastered form on Candlelight Records. On 20 October, Paul Raven died of heart failure prior to a recording session in Geneva, Switzerland.[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] In his honour, Coleman composed a lament for a 21st century Englishman (The Night Raven, the Tower and the Cenotaph). On 28 January 2008 the albums Fire Dances, Night Time, Brighter than a Thousand Suns, and Outside the Gate were finally re-issued in remastered form with bonus tracks by EMI. Each of these carries the message "Dedicated to our brother Paul Vincent Raven 19612007".
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After the death of Paul Raven, the original line up of Jaz, Youth, Geordie and Paul Ferguson announced they were to reunite. Coleman told Terrorizer magazine that: "Everything came together when we all met at...Raven's funeral. It was funny the unifying effect it had on all of us. It made us realise our mortality and how important Killing Joke is to all of us."[36]
The original line-up of Killing Joke assembled in Granada, Spain, to prepare a world tour consisting of two nights in various capital cities of the world, playing a programme of four complete albums. The rehearsals will be immortalised on Duende - The Spanish Sessions, released in 2008 on Estworld Recordings. The first nights were dedicated to their first two albums, Killing Joke and What's THIS For...!, while the second night featured large parts of 'Pandemonium' plus some early singles released on Island records. The world tour began on 11 September in Tokyo and concluded in Chicago on 14 October.[37]
Killing Joke plays live in Paris during the 2008 tour (Le Trabendo, 27 September 2008).
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Killing Joke released an album of radio session recordings, "The Peel Sessions 1979-1981", on 8 September 2008. This is the second time all 17 tracks were released in their live session form. According to Discogs.com, the tracks on this disc were originally unofficially released as a CD-R by Pontiac Records, entitled Unspeakable.[38] Legal distribution outside of concerts did not apply, and only 1000 copies were sold in 1985 at Top of the Pops, when Killing Joke performed Love Like Blood.
Killing Joke performing at the 2009 Ilosaarirock
The band continued its reformation by playing the All Tomorrow's festival. Parties festival in May 2009. They performed at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, UK on 2 August[39] and headlined the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool.[40] Killing Joke performed in The Big Top Tent at the 2009 Isle Of Wight Festival after being hand picked by Tim Burgess, frontman for The Charlatans.[41] In OctoberNovember, Killing Joke record their new CD with the original line-up. All members of Killing Joke have commented that this is the single most important work that Killing Joke have ever done. The new album was released on 27 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and Japan, and on 1 October in Europe on Spinefarm Records under the title Absolute Dissent, marking the 30th Anniversary for Killing Joke.[42] It was preceded by the In Excelsis EP released on 23 June 2010, and followed by a tour in the UK, Europe and North America for promoting the album. In November, the band was honoured with the trophy for Innovator at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2010 marking their unique evolution of sound over the last 30 plus years which has incorporated electronic, synth and alternative rock and influenced a generation of rock acts including Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More and Tool. They were awarded the honour at the Roundhouse in London by long time fan of the band Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.[43] On 26 November 2010 Killing Joke released a special edition Record Store Day Black Friday 2-CD set called, Absolute Dissent (Deluxe Edition) for independent record stores.[44] The bands new album was critically acclaimed all round and they embarked on a European and UK tour culminating in a performance at the Hammersmith Apollo London. This was followed by a performance at Londons Royal Festival Hall in the New Year which was recorded for an upcoming live album and a headlinde slot at the UK's largest urban festival the Camden Crawl. The band were also honoured at The Metal Hammer annual awards receiving The Album of the Year. Summer festivals followed including a memorable performance at Sonisphere Knebworth with the band retiring to Spain to record a new album for 2012.
Discography
Studio albums Killing Joke (1980) What's THIS For...! (1981) Revelations (1982) Fire Dances (1983) Night Time (1985) Brighter than a Thousand Suns (1986) Outside the Gate (1988) The Courtauld Talks (1989) Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions (1990)
Pandemonium (1994) Democracy (1996)
Killing Joke Killing Joke (2003) Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006) Absolute Dissent (2010)
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Killing Joke are the subject of a feature length documentary film The Death and Resurrection Show scheduled for release in 2012. Two preview trailers have been released combining archive footage of Killing Joke over the last 31 years with new and unseen footage of recent live tours, recording sessions including the Great Pyramid and interview subjects including Jaz Coleman, Geordie, Youth, Jimmy Page, Peter Hook, Chris Kimsey, Mike Coles, Dave Grohl, Alex Patterson and Laurence Gardner discussing Killing Joke, UFOs, mysticism, religion and the end of the world. Locations featured in the trailers include the Egyptian Pyramids, the Nazca Lines in Peru, Snfellsjkull glacier in Iceland, Iona in Scotland, Glastonbury Tor in England and numerous venues, bars, outdoor locations and rainforests in New Zealand, LA and England. The film is produced by New Zealand's ILC Productions, UK indie Coffee Films and Jaz Coleman, with filmmaker, photographer and lifelong Gatherer Shaun Pettigrew directing.[45]
Side projects
Niceland Brilliant Pigface Murder, Inc. The Damage Manual Transmission The Fireman Inertia[46]
Influence
In 1982 the Canadian dark synthpop band named themselves Psyche after the B-Side of Killing Joke's "Wardance" single although the spelling on the single was Pssyche. Also in 1982, GC Green & Paul Neville first came together as Fall of Because, named after the first track on What's THIS For...! and were later joined by Justin Broadrick, setting the foundations of Godflesh, who covered "Requiem" live, with Raven on bass.[47] Justin K. Broadrick cited Killing joke as an important influence in his use of melodies in his music. In 1987, Metallica covered Killing Joke's "The Wait" for their E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited. James Hetfield picked Jaz as one of his top 20 favourite singer for a poll in Rolling Stone.[48] In some early interviews, the members of Soundgarden cited Killing Joke as one of the bands they listen to most.[17] [18] In 1989, German gothic band Love Like Blood covered the name-giving track on the Love Like Blood EP and on the Snakekiller album. The main riff of Nirvana's song "Come as You Are" bears a striking resemblance to the riff of Killing Joke's single, "Eighties". The band did not file a copyright infringement lawsuit, which, according to Rolling Stone, was "due to personal and financial reasons." In 1993, Helmet covered Killing Joke's "Primitive" for the B-side to the single "Born Annoying". In 1993, Econoline Crush covered Killing Joke's "Psyche" (a B-side from their "Wardance" single) for their Purge EP. In 1994, Hoppy Kamiyama used a looped sample from "Exit" that was used in his God Mountain Orchestra project on the track "Lebanon", released on the Japanese compilation, "Neu Konservatiw".
Killing Joke In 1995, Icehouse covered "Love like Blood" on their album The Berlin Tapes. In 1997, the Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" for the B-side to the single "Everlong". Dave Grohl, leader and guitarist of Foo Fighters, played drums for the recording sessions of Killing Joke's second self-titled album in 2003. In 2001, Amen covered Killing Joke's "Europe" during a session on BBC Radio One in 2001. The recording of this song was later the B-side for their single "Too Hard to Be Free". In 2001, The Mad Capsule Markets covered Killing Joke's "Wardance" on their album 010. In 2002, Blacklight (Oliver Heydt, Olaf Wollschger) made a double 12" with their five remixed versions of "Love Like Blood". In 2002, Finnish band Kotiteollisuus released an EP 0 containing a "Tappava Pila remix" of their song "Valtakunta", meaning 'killing joke remix', as tribute to Killing Joke's "Millenium". Kotiteollisuus is also on the Killing Joke Tribute-album, with their Finnish language cover of "Pandemonium". In 2002, LCD Soundsystem released "Losing My Edge" which is based around b-side "Change".[49] In 2003, German band blackmail covered "Love Like Blood". It was released as a download track on their homepage and as a bonus track on the Japan edition of their album Friend Or Foe? as well. In 2003, the German death metal band Disbelief covered "Democracy" on the album Spreading the Rage. In 2004, Nouvelle Vague covered "Psyche" on their self-titled debut album. In 2005, Swiss band MXD covered "Pandemonium" on their album Frustration Is Fuel. In 2005, Fear Factory covered Killing Joke's "Millennium" on their album Transgression. In 2009, Swiss cyber-metallers Sybreed covered "Love Like Blood" on their album The Pulse of Awakening. In 2009 Behemoth (band) covered Killing Joke's "Total Invasion" off of their 2003 self titled album Killing Joke. Other professed fans of Killing Joke include Ministry, Amebix, Front Line Assembly, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Melvins, Faith No More, KMFDM, The Complications, The Freeze, Born Dead Icons, Godflesh, Napalm Death, Jesu, Mr. Bungle, VX, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, I Am Spoonbender, Primus, Queen Adreena, Jello Biafra, Prong, The Red Star Ritual, Burning Image, The Process Void, Big Black, Lycia, Shitakke Fiddlefaddle, Ikon, Whispers in the Shadow, Morgoth, Project 86 and Soulwax. A Killing Joke tribute album by some of the most famous artists such as Foo Fighters, Metallica, and many others was released as the second CD of the Deluxe Edition of Absolute Dissent.
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[1] Killing Joke (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ artist/ Killing+ Joke) discography at Discogs [2] What's THIS for...! (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ master/ 15472) at Discogs (list of releases) [3] NME. Release The Bats - It's The 20 Greatest Goth Tracks (http:/ / www. nme. com/ blog/ index. php?blog=10& p=5890& more=1& c=1). By Luke Lewis 11. Killing Joke Love Like Blood Aligning love and sex with blood is a standard goth trope, but Jaz Coleman's lyrics always cut deeper than the usual 'doomed romance' cliches. On this 1985 single, one of the few times KJ ever troubled 'Top Of The Pops', he uses martial imagery to create a sense of apocalyptic struggle. Most gothic moment: "Strength and beauty destined to decay". [4] Murray, Robin. "Killing Joke 2010 Uk Shows" (http:/ / www. clashmusic. com/ news/ killing-joke-2010-uk-shows). Clash (magazine). One of the first bands to be labelled 'gothic' Killing Joke helped inspire a movement that has travelled across the world. [5] "Extremities at Discogs.com" (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Killing-Joke-Extremities-Dirt-And-Various-Repressed-Emotions/ master/ 15828). . Retrieved 18 November 2009. [6] "Pandemonium" (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Killing-Joke-Pandemonium/ master/ 15856). . Retrieved 19 November 2009. [7] http:/ / www. killingjoke. com [8] Joke "Killing Joke at Last.fm" (http:/ / www. last. fm/ music/ Killing). Joke. Retrieved 25 February 2009. [9] Hightower, Laura; Leigh Ann DeRemer (2001). "Killing Joke". Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the people in music / Volume 30. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research. ISBN0787646415. OCLC51547697. [10] Kyselka, Mike. "Were all gonna die!". Prague Pill (Prague: Impuls CR) (5). "In 1979 he founded Killing Joke, whose heavy sound influenced Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and Ministry." Related news articles:
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"Prague TV: "Were all gonna die!"" (http:/ / prague. tv/ print/ article. php?name=coleman) (PHP). Prague TV. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [11] "Conspiracy of two" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20071214052447/ http:/ / www. anirrationaldomain. net/ articles/ current/ kerrang120403. html). Kerrang!. 2003. Archived from the original (http:/ / www. anirrationaldomain. net/ articles/ current/ kerrang120403. html) on 14 December 2007. . Retrieved 7 January 2008. [12] Borzillo-Vrenna, Carrie (10 April 2003). "Nirvana Pay Back Killing Joke: Killing Joke : Rolling Stone" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ artists/ killingjoke/ articles/ story/ 5936629/ nirvana_pay_back_killing_joke). Rolling Stone. . Retrieved 7 January 2008. "Twelve years after Nirvana borrowed heavily from Killing Joke's "Eighties" to create "Come as You Are", the reunited U.K. band is borrowing the defunct Seattle band's drummer to make its first studio album in seven years." [13] "Killing Joke" (http:/ / trouserpress. com/ entry. php?a=killing_joke). TrouserPress.com. . Retrieved 26 July 2008. [14] Erlewine, Thomas; John Dougan. "Killing Joke > Overview" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ artist/ p4677). allmusic. . Retrieved 26 July 2008. [15] NME. "Release The Bats - It's The 20 Greatest Goth Tracks" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ blog/ index. php?blog=10& p=5890& more=1& c=1) By Luke Lewis 11. Killing Joke Love Like Blood Aligning love and sex with blood is a standard goth trope, but Jaz Coleman's lyrics always cut deeper than the usual 'doomed romance' cliches. On this 1985 single, one of the few times KJ ever troubled 'Top Of The Pops', he uses martial imagery to create a sense of apocalyptic struggle. Most gothic moment: "Strength and beauty destined to decay". [16] "Outside the Gate" (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Killing-Joke-Outside-The-Gate/ master/ 16069). . Retrieved 19 November 2009. [17] "Kashmir". Sounds (Olympia, Wash: South Puget Sound Community College). 13 May 1989. OCLC42326010. "Kim: "When we started the band we were all listening to hardcore and new wave: The Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Husker Du, Joy Division, Wire, Killing Joke, Bauhaus. At that time, in Seattle, The Melvins were slowing down their music. Malfunkshun, Green River and Soundgarden, all the bands that had started playing fast, started to slow down. This is, like, 1984 and everyone was sick of trying to be Minor Threat."" Related news articles: "Unofficial SG Homepage: Articles: Sounds, May13, 1989" (http:/ / web. stargate. net/ soundgarden/ articles/ sounds_5-13-89. shtml). startgate.net. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [18] "Haughty Culture". Kerrang! (Gladesville, N.S.W.: EMAP Australia). 8 April 1989. OCLC173405184. "The name Soundgarden ("Not intentionally meant to throw people off", laughs Kim) is supposed to represent the many roots of the group's style, a virtual plethora of cutting edge rock that spans Sabbath, Velvet Underground, Meat Puppets and Killing Joke. There's some Zep and some Metallica; Gothicism and sublime poetry. The almost ethereal flavour of the name betrays the brutality of the music but never pins Soundgarden in one corner." Related news articles: "Unofficial SG Homepage: Articles: KERRANG!, April8, 1989" (http:/ / web. stargate. net/ soundgarden/ articles/ kerr_4-8-89. shtml) (SHTML). startgate.net. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [19] "Official Sonisphere Festival UK 2012 Knebworth House, 6 8 July 2012" (http:/ / uk. sonispherefestival. net/ 2009/ 08/ killer-covers/ ). Uk.sonispherefestival.net. . Retrieved 2011-07-20. [20] "Malicious Damage" (http:/ / www. maliciousdamage. biz/ ). Malicious Damage. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [21] Fun & Games: Killing Joke in the mid-80s (http:/ / www. popmatters. com/ pm/ feature/ fun-games-killing-joke-in-the-mid-80s) by Adrien Begrand, PopMatters.com. Punk, goth, new wave, dance, pop, Love Like Blood covers all that ground with astonishing grace. [22] "JEROME RIMSON: Bass Guitarist, Author of the book RENEGADE" (http:/ / philbrodieband. com/ muso_jerome-rimson. htm). Phil Brodie Band. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [23] "taif-bass: Killing Joke" (http:/ / www. taif. co. uk/ taifbass/ index. cfm?page=biog& more=6) (CFM). taif.co.uk. . Retrieved 15 December 2008. [24] "Interview with Killing Joke's Geordie" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ manchester/ music/ 2003/ 07/ 24/ killing_interview. shtml). BBC Manchester. 2003. . Retrieved 7 January 2008. [25] Bennett, J.. "Killing Joke" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20071016193752/ http:/ / decibelmagazine. com/ features/ jul2007/ killingjoke. aspx) (ASPX). Decibel Magazine. Archived from the original (http:/ / decibelmagazine. com/ features/ jul2007/ killingjoke. aspx) on 16 October 2007. . Retrieved 7 January 2008. "Coleman is a Composer in Residence to the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the nation of New Zealand and, as of October 2006, the entire European Union." [26] "Paul Raven". Telegraph (London: R. Bostock). 22 October 2007. OCLC11251885. "Coleman is presently Composer in Residence to the European Union." Related news articles: "London Telegraph 22October 2007" (http:/ / www. anirrationaldomain. net/ articles/ raven/ telegraph22Oct2007. htm). anirrationaldomain.net. . Retrieved 8 January 2008. [27] (http:/ / www. en. wosp. org. pl/ woodstock/ ) [28] "Rarities release for Killing Joke" (http:/ / www. side-line. com/ news_comments. php?id=21492_0_2_0_C) (PHP). LATEST NEWS. SIDE-LINE.com. 21 March 2007. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "Killing Joke just released the double album "Inside Extremities" via Candlelight Records. On this double CD you find Killing Joke material taken from the band's preparation for the "Extremities" album, rare mixes, a previously unheard track "The Fanatic" and a full live show from the Extremities tour. The track list displays a journey through the making of this album and beyond. The release contains 100% previously unreleased material with the exception of one track which was
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previously on a flexi disc only." [29] "A UK Heavy metal specialist publication" (http:/ / www. rocklist. net/ kerrang_p2. htm#gigs). rocklist.net. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "70. Killing Joke ~ The Astoria, London 20 April 1994" [30] "Killing Joke bassist Raven dies" (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ 1/ hi/ entertainment/ 7056986. stm). BBC News. 22 October 2007. . Retrieved 24 October 2007. [31] Killing Joke. "Killing Joke - Official site!" (http:/ / www. killingjoke. com/ killingjoke_home. html). Killing Joke. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "Our beloved Paul Raven died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Geneva in the early hours of Saturday 20 October 2007. Paul went to bed and did not wake up. Jaz Coleman - Geordie Walker, front man and Guitarist of Killing Joke: We are all deeply stricken with grief at the unannounced departure of possibly the funniest man on planet Earth and a brother to us all. Paul Vincent Raven unimaginable sadness is felt by all If you wish to leave a message of respect and condolence, please do so at the Killing Joke MySpace." Related news articles: Killing Joke. "Paul raven tribute gallery" (http:/ / www. killingjoke. com/ killingjoke_gallery_raven. htm). Killing Joke. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. [32] "Paul Raven - Tribute Page" (http:/ / www. thirteenthplanet. com/ raven/ ). thirteenthplanet.com. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "Saturday, 20 October 2007 - The 13th Planet family is saddened to confirm the devastating news of the sudden and unexpected death of Ministry's bassist, Paul Raven. Raven was working with French recording artists Treponem Pal on their new collaboration with Ted Parsons (ex-Prong/ex-Killing Joke/Jesu) and members of The Young Gods in a small village on the French/Swiss border. Initial reports indicate Raven's passing was the result of a heart attack." [33] "Paul Raven - Bass player with Killing Joke, Ministry, Prong Dies in Geneva Aged 46 (Jan16th 1961)" (http:/ / www. side-line. com/ news_comments. php?id=26593_0_2_0_C) (PHP). LATEST NEWS. SIDE-LINE.com. 22 October 2007. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "Paul Raven Bass player with Killing Joke has died unexpectedly in Geneva in the early hours of Saturday 20 October 2007. Paul had been recording with Ted Parsons and Marco Neves in Geneva for the band Treponem pal. After a days recording Paul retired to bed and did not wake up." [34] "MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE Bassist PAUL RAVEN Dead At 46" (http:/ / www. roadrunnerrecords. com/ blabbermouth. net/ news. aspx?mode=Article& newsitemID=83199) (ASPX). NEWS ARCHIVE. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 October 2007. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "MINISTRY bassist Paul Raven was found dead yesterday (Saturday, 20 October) in a private home in a small French village on the Swiss border after suffering an apparent heart attack. Raven (who is also known for his work with KILLING JOKE and PRONG) was in Geneva working with French recording artists TREPONEM PAL on their new release alongside drummer Ted Parsons (PRONG) and members of THE YOUNG GODS." [35] "Drummer TED PARSONS Comments On PAUL RAVEN's Passing" (http:/ / www. roadrunnerrecords. com/ blabbermouth. net/ news. aspx?mode=Article& newsitemID=83206) (ASPX). NEWS ARCHIVE. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 October 2007. . Retrieved 15 February 2008. "Drummer Ted Parsons (PRONG, SWANS, GODFLESH, JESU) who has spent the past few days in a Swiss studio collaborating with French recording artists TREPONEM PAL on their new release has released the following statement regarding legendary bassist Paul Raven's (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE) passing:" [36] Terrorizer May 2008 Issue 170 [37] "Killing Joke reform and tour" (http:/ / www. side-line. com/ news_comments. php?id=29846_0_2_5_C) (PHP). LATEST NEWS. SIDE-LINE.com. 6 March 2008. . Retrieved 14 March 2008. [38] "Unspeakable" (http:/ / www. discogs. com/ release/ 972802). . Retrieved 28 December 2008. [39] "NINE INCH NAILS, ANTHRAX, AIRBOURNE, KILLING JOKE Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE" (http:/ / www. roadrunnerrecords. com/ blabbermouth. net/ news. aspx?mode=Article& newsitemID=115739) (ASPX). BLABBERMOUTH.NET. . Retrieved 1 May 2009. [40] "Bands SUNDAY 9thAUGUST 2009" (http:/ / www. rebellionfestivals. com/ index. php?page=bands) (PHP). Rebellion Festivals. . Retrieved 1 May 2009. [41] "Horrors, Black Lips, Killing Joke for Isle Of Wight" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ the-horrors/ 44372) (XHTML). News. NME.COM. 30 April 2009. . Retrieved 6 July 2010. [42] "Absolute Dissent > Overview" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ absolute-dissent-main-entry-r2047776). Allmusic. . Retrieved 1 October 2010. [43] Barton, G. (10 November 2010). "Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Winners Revealed!" (http:/ / www. classicrockmagazine. com/ news/ classic-rock-roll-of-honour-winners-revealed/ ). Classic Rock. . Retrieved 5 January 2011. [44] "Absolute Dissent (deluxe edition)" (http:/ / www. recordstoreday. com/ Page/ 958). Recordstoreday.com. . Retrieved 2011-07-20. [45] Death and Resurrection Show website "The Death and Resurrection Show at Coffee Films" (http:/ / www. coffeefilms. com/ killingjoke). . [46] Inertia official website (http:/ / www. inertia. gs). [47] "Godflesh covers Requiem" (http:/ / www. godflesh. com/ downloads/ sounds). . Retrieved 25 February 2009. [48] "Rolling Stone on The Wait" (http:/ / www. rollingstone. com/ photos/ gallery/ 24160218/ the_100_greatest_singers_inside_t/ photo/ 9). . Retrieved 25 February 2009. [49] "Losing My Edge music video at YouTube" (http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?fmt=18& v=gIk4oFkorbc). . Retrieved 25 February 2009.
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Official website (http://www.killingjoke.com) An Irrational Domain - Extensive KJ resource (http://www.anirrationaldomain.net/) Killing Joke (http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5aca88c-e3c1-4bc2-af33-68a9a9f7b56a.html) discography at MusicBrainz Complete official & unofficial discography (http://www.killingjoke.org.uk) Live & Photo Report (165 pic) @ Rolling Stone, Milan at Miusika.net (http://www.miusika.net/eng/?p=266) Jaz Coleman interview at Rockdetector.com (http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist,4922.sm?id=99) Early Killing Joke photos (http://eclypso.com/rock/kj/index.html) The Death and Resurrection Show Killing Joke documentary (http://www.coffeefilms.com/killingjoke)
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders
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Origin Genres Years active Labels United States Alternative rock, hard rock, 2004present Thrive, Shanabelle/RCA [1] pop rock [2]
Associated acts Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction, The Panic Channel, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Website [taylorhawkins.com taylorhawkins.com] Members Taylor Hawkins Chris Chaney Gannin Arnold Nate Wood
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders is a band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters. Hawkins is the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members include Chris Chaney on bass and Gannin Arnold on guitar.[3] Chaney and Hawkins had previously been in Alanis Morissette's tour band 'Sexual Chocolate'.
History
The project was started when Hawkins started recording a few songs at a home studio owned by a friend, Drew Hester. The conclusion was a band would be created, with Taylor Hawkins on vocals.[4]
Debut album
On March 21, 2006, the band released their debut self-titled album Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders. It featured 11 songs which were recorded by the band during 2004, before Foo Fighters started recording In Your Honor. Their first official video clip was of the first song off the album, titled "Louise."
Red Light Fever

Taylor Hawkins stated in an interview with 'The Rock Radio' website regarding the next Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders album, that recording and production had been completed on the follow-up album, but was yet to have decided on a title, or a release plan.[5] In February 2010, it was announced the album, named Red Light Fever was to be released on April 19. It features guest stars Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Elliot Easton of The Cars. The album was recorded at Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in California. Tracks to appear on the album include "Way Down", "Not Bad Luck" and "Hell to Pay".[6]
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Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders (2006) Red Light Fever (2010)
References
[1] Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r821592/ review). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2011-07-19. [2] Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders - Red Light Fever" (http:/ / www. allmusic. com/ album/ r1738062/ review). Allmusic. . Retrieved 2011-07-19. [3] Hawkins, Taylor. "How The Coattail Riders Came To Be" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20080527131956/ http:/ / www. taylorhawkins. com/ band. php). Archived from the original (http:/ / www. taylorhawkins. com/ band. php) on 2008-05-27. . Retrieved 2008-07-07. [4] Montgomery, James. "Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Gets Raw On Solo LP" (http:/ / www. mtv. com/ news/ articles/ 1519853/ 20060106/ foo_fighters. jhtml?headlines=true). . Retrieved 2008-07-07. [5] Radio Website, The Rock. "Next Foo Fighters album "a twinkle" in Dave Grohl's eye" (http:/ / www. therockradio. com/ 2009/ 09/ next-foo-fighters-album-twinkle-in-dave. html). . Retrieved 2009-10-04. [6] "Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins announces all-star album | News" (http:/ / www. nme. com/ news/ foo-fighters/ 49828). Nme.Com. 2010-02-18. . Retrieved 2011-10-18.
External links
Official website (http://www.taylorhawkins.com)
The Fire Theft
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The Fire Theft
Jeremy Enigk performing with the band. Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Associated acts Website Seattle, Washington, USA Indie rock, emo 2001(hiatus) Rykodisc Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters Official website Members Jeremy Enigk Nate Mendel William Goldsmith [1]
The Fire Theft is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. It was formed in 2001 by vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith, all of whom were previously members of Sunny Day Real Estate. Mendel also plays bass for Foo Fighters, and Goldsmith drummed for Foo Fighters between 1995 and 1997.
Biography
The Fire Theft released a self-titled album on September 23, 2003 on independent label Rykodisc. It was similar to The Rising Tide (Sunny Day Real Estate's last studio album). Only "Chain" was released as a promotional single. A tour promoting the album followed up. Since then, the band has been in a hiatus. Concerning future projects, Jeremy Enigk has stated on the official message board that he imagines "The Fire Theft will be back in full swing. We just have to find another record label or start our own". A DVD with the band performing in Seattle has also been announced, but nothing was released to date.[2] In 2007, Billboard.com reported that the band was in discussions about regrouping. In the same article, Nate Mendel says "We're not really quite sure. But we're making some plans to play together in one way or another -- hopefully next year".[3] Jeremy Enigk has added on an online interview that the band has been "talking about becoming a recording band: only record and not tour". Enigk also plans to release the next album on Lewis Hollow Recordings, his own record label.[4] In December 2008, Enigk offered an update on the proposed live Fire Theft DVD project:
The Fire Theft We sent it into a place and had a meeting with some guys about gathering all this material and editing it. I really dont know whats going on with that. That was about a year ago, and I havent really heard anything about it since. I think the reason why is because theyre sort of doing it pro bono. Also, theres so much material, because its not just a live DVD anymore. The guy Maury (Duchamp), who was filming it unfortunately passed away, but he toured with us for quite a while. And filmed tons of shows, tons of interviews with us, and some backstage stuff. We figured we should probably do something more like he had in mind, more of a bigger documentary of the whole thing. So it ended up becoming a bigger project than we anticipated. And mainly to stick to what Maury wanted, in memory of him. He wanted to do a full-on documentary, but he wanted it to span over a long time.[5] Following the reunion of Sunny Day Real Estate in 2009 with all four original members, the situation of the band remains uncertain. Enigk admits that if Sunny Day Real Estate were to stay together, there would be little purpose in the Fire Theft.[6]
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Albums and EPs
Release date Title Label Rykodisc
September 23, 2003 The Fire Theft January 13, 2004
Hands on You EP Rykodisc
Singles
Release date 2003 Title Label
Chain Rykodisc
References
[1] http:/ / www. thefiretheft. com/ [2] "The Fire Theft Messageboard" (http:/ / www. thefiretheft. com/ mboards/ topic. asp?id=8184& forumID=1). Jeremy Enigk. 2005-08-26. . Retrieved 2008-01-02. [3] "Foo Tour: Two Stages, Big Band, But No Pyro" (http:/ / www. billboard. com/ bbcom/ news/ article_display. jsp?vnu_content_id=1003686689). Mitchell Peters (Billboard.com). 2007-12-18. . Retrieved 2008-01-02. [4] "Jeremy Enigk "World Waits" (Lewis Hollow)" (http:/ / www. transformonline. com/ music/ features/ 005429. php). Tim Den, Transform Online. 2006-11-06. . Retrieved 2008-01-09. [5] http:/ / www. iconsofpunk. com/ IOP_Jeremy. htm [6] http:/ / www. avclub. com/ articles/ sunny-day-real-estate,32971/
External links
Official website (http://www.thefiretheft.com/)
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Jackson United performing in November 2008. Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels California, USA Punk rock, alternative rock 2003-2008 (hiatus) Magnificent, Deck Cheese
Associated acts Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Face to Face, No Use For a Name, Screw 32, Limp Website www.jacksonunited.com [1] Members Chris Shiflett Scott Shiflett Doug Sangalang Joe Sirois Past members Pete Parada Cary Lascala Omen Starr
Jackson United is an American punk rock band formed by singer and lead guitarist Chris Shiflett in 2003. Shiflett recruited his older brother Scott Shiflett (bass) and Pete Parada (drums) to complete the band. A debut eponymous EP was recorded and released in 2003. Shortly after this release Parada left the band. He was replaced by Cary Lascala, and the group was then further expanded with the addition of a rhythm guitarist, Doug Sangalang. Scott Shiflett left the band in 2004, replaced by Omen Starr. The band released its first full length album, Western Ballads in 2004. After touring Lascala and Starr departed, and Scott then returned to band in 2005. 2008 saw the release of their second full length album, Harmony And Dissidence. As the band were without a drummer at the time, Foo Fighters bandmate Dave Grohl offered Chris his services, along with fellow bandmate Taylor Hawkins.[2] When touring for the album Scott was busy with a reuniting Face To Face, so Charlie Ellis was recruited to play bass, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones member Joe Sirois took over on drums.
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Formation and debut EP (2003)

Chris Shiflett, more famously known as Foo Fighters and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes guitarist, formed the band as his own side project after years of playing a supporting role in other songwriters' successes, and had the desire to release material he had written on his own.[3] The band were originally just called 'Jackson', taken from Chris' long running pseudonym, Jake Jackson. Shiflett recruited his older brother Scott Shiflett (bass) and Pete Parada (drums) to complete the band. Both were members of punk rock band Face To Face at the time. Their eponymous debut EP was released on 20 October 2003, featuring five tracks recorded by the trio in early 2003.
Name and line up changes

Shortly after the debut EP release Parada left the band due to his full-time commitment as the then-drummer of Saves The Day. Replacing him was Cary Lascala who had enjoyed a brief stint as a member of Communiqu. The group was then further expanded with the addition of a second guitarist, Doug Sangalang. In 2004 the band decided to change their name due to the difficulty of obtaining any form of legal protection over simply 'Jackson'. It was considered to be too common a word to be granted copyright. They therefore elected to simple add 'United' to the name, and have since been known as Jackson United. Shortly after this Scott announced his departure from the band, citing a desire to spend more time at home. He was replaced by Top Brown's Omen Starr.
Western Ballads and further lineup changes(2004)

With the new line-up of Shiflett, Lascala, Sangalang and Starr in place the band toured around the world, including the UK and Australia. On 11 October 2004 their debut full length album, Western Ballads was released. The album was composed of songs recorded during the sessions for the debut EP, and as such did not feature any contribution by current members Sangalang, Lascala or Starr, although the trio were thanked prominently in the liner notes. Following the touring in support of the album the band entered a long period of inactivity, mainly due to Shiflett's commitments with the Foo Fighters. As a result, Lascala and Starr decided to leave the band to pursue other ventures. Scott Shiflett returned to bass duties, but a drummer was not recruited at this time.
Harmony and Dissidence (2007-2008)

In January and February 2007, Shiflett left many updates on the band's official postboard regarding their current recording sessions. Still without a full time drummer, Foo Fighters bandmates Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins were revealed to be sharing the drumming work. "Well it was just a lucky turn of events where we tried to start tracking drums with this other guy and it didnt really work. Dave dropped by the studio one day and I told him what was going on and he offered up his services... he also offered up Taylors services", Shiflett told an online fanzine.[2] As well as Grohl and Hawkins, the album also featured touring Foo Fighters members Rami Jaffee (keyboards) and Drew Hester (percussion). Harmony and Dissidence was released in 2008, firstly as an online digital download through the itunes service on April 8, followed by a physical CD release in Japan, Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Help Save The Youth Of America (A Billy Bragg cover), Poison In The Blood and Loose Ends (a more up-tempo version of a song previously released on the debut EP) were featured as bonus tracks on some releases. When the band embarked on touring for the album, Scott was busy with a reforming Face To Face, and so Charlie Ellis was recruited as bass player. Joe Sirois, of Mighty Mighty Bosstones fame, was recruited as the official drummer for the band.
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Band members
Current members
Chris Shiflett lead vocals, lead guitar (2003 hiatus) Scott Shiflett bass guitar (2003, 2004 - hiatus) Doug Sangalang rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004 hiatus) Joe Sirois drums, backing vocals (2008 hiatus)
Former members
Pete Parada - drums (2003) Cary Lascala - drums (20032007) Omen Starr - bass guitar (2004)
Current touring members

Charlie Ellis - bass guitar (2008)
Discography
Jackson (EP) (2003) Western Ballads (2004) Harmony and Dissidence (2008)
References
[1] http:/ / www. jacksonunited. com [2] Bomber "Online Zine" (http:/ / www. bombshellzine. com/ newspage/ modules. php?name=News& file=article& sid=3089) bombshellzine.com. Retrieved on January 17, 2009. [3] Fernandez, George "interview" (http:/ / www. thrashhits. com/ 2008/ 11/ interview-jackson-uniteds-chris-shiflett) thrashhits.com. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels California, United States Punk rock, pop punk 1995present Fat Wreck Chords [1] [2]
Associated acts Lagwagon, NOFX, Foo Fighters, Swingin' Utters, No Use for a Name Website www.gimmegimmes.com [3]
Members Spike Slawson Joey Cape Chris Shiflett Fat Mike Dave Raun
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just "Me First" or "The Gimme Gimmes") is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione. The Gimmes have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows.
History
The band originally did not plan on releasing albums; rather, in their first year their work only appear on compilation albums. This changed in 1995, when the band began releasing singles named after the singer they had covered. They produced Billy, Diamond, Paul, Denver, Barry, Shannon, Stevens, and Elton in this manner. Their first full-length album, Have a Ball, was released July 29, 1997. Each album by the band has a different theme: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by singer/songwriters like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver; Are a Drag consists entirely of showtunes, Blow in the Wind consists of 60s classics, Take a Break consists entirely of contemporary R&B songs by artists such as Boyz 2 Men, Lionel Richie, and Vanessa L. Williams; their fifth album, Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah and consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as REO Speedwagon, Styx and The Beatles, as well as traditional songs like "Hava Nagila"; and Love Their Country's theme is country and western songs such as The Eagles and Garth Brooks. Their latest record, Have Another Ball! has the same theme as their debut which is 60's-80's music.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes They entered the studio on April 3, 2006 to work on their sixth album, Love Their Country, which was released on October 17, 2006.[4] The theme of this album is country and western, and includes covers of tracks by Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, Sr. and Johnny Cash.[5] Prior to the release of the album, Fat Wreck Chords released a digital label sampler, iFloyd which included "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" by the band.[6] In late 2006, Fat Wreck Chords released another digital label sampler Christmas Bonus, containing a previously-unreleased cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans".[7] In August 2006 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes were scheduled to play three dates at PNC Park after Pirates games, but after they got booed on the first night, the next two nights were cancelled. They were to play along with fireworks during the post-game "Skyblast" shows. On December 5, 2007, Fat Wreck Chords released a flash MP3 holiday bonus sampler called Hanuk-Comp containing "The Boxer" which was originally released on the "Garf" single (released in 1997).[8] There is also a downloadable podcast that features commentary from Fat Mike and Floyd during breaks between songs in which the next album is revealed.[9] It is named Have Another Ball! and contains all the B-sides from Have a Ball. The album was released on July 8, 2008. Fat Wreck Records released "Go Down Under" on February 1, 2011. The EP features 5 songs from musicians that originated in Australia.[10] They have finished recording an album covering only Japanese music, aptly titled "Sing in Japanese", to coordinate with their upcoming tour in Japan.[11] The album will be released September 13.[12]
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Spike Slawson (of Swingin' Utters and Re-Volts) vocals "Fat" Mike Burkett (of NOFX) bass Chris Shiflett (of Foo Fighters ex- No Use For A Name) guitar Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) guitar Dave Raun (of Lagwagon) drums "Fill-in" members for tours Brian Baker (of Minor Threat and Bad Religion) filled in for Shiftlett in 2006. Chris Shiflett's brother, Scott Shiflett (of Face to Face and Viva Death) has been filling in for him on the band's most recent tours.
The core lineup, left to right: Cape, Slawson, Raun, Burkett, and "Jake Jackson" (Chris Shiflett)
NOFX guitarist Eric Melvin filled in for Fat Mike on bass during the 2007 European tour and 2008 Australian tour. Adam Stern from Youth Brigade and Royal Crown Revue filled in for Fat Mike on bass; Mark Mortenson from Screw 32 filled in for Dave Raun on drums; Grant McIntire also from Screw 32 filled in for Joey Cape on Guitar; and Barry d'live Ward from Rich Kids on LSD and Crosstops filled in for Chris Shiflett on guitar during the 1996 Tour. Warren Fitzgerald of The Vandals & Lindsay McDougall of Frenzal Rhomb filled in on guitars during the bands participation in the 2003 Livid Festaival in Australia.
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The Gimmes have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows. Some of the themes match the albums, such as when they dress in cowboy outfits to accompany the album Love Their Country or in drag as various characters from musicals in Are a Drag. They have also worn pajamas, red suits, cheerleader outfits, shiny suits and fezzes, and, during one show in Camden, NJ on the Warped Tour, dressed as the band AFI (who in turn dressed as The Gimmes). Easily the most common and popular costume set are their matching Hawaiian shirts of varying styles and colors over the years.
Discography
Albums
Year 1997 1999 2001 2003 Title Have a Ball Are a Drag Blow in the Wind Take a Break
2004 Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah 2006 2008 2011 2011 Love Their Country Have Another Ball Go Down Under Sing in Japanese
Footnotes
[1] "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Cover 'Desperado' | Spin Magazine Online" (http:/ / www. spin. com/ features/ heythisisawesome/ 2006/ 10/ 061005_mefirst/ ). Spin.com. 2006-10-05. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [2] "INTERVIEW: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: Punk Rock's Ultimate Cover Band" (http:/ / www. inmusicwetrust. com/ articles/ 37h08. html). In Music We Trust. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [3] http:/ / www. gimmegimmes. com/ [4] "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut record titles and release dates" (http:/ / www. punknews. org/ article/ 18612). Punknews.org. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [5] "News: Fat Wreck Chords" (http:/ / fatwreck. com/ news?page=3). Fatwreck.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [6] Fat Wreck Chords Sampler 2006 (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ ifloyd) [7] Fat Wreck Chords :: Christmas Bonus (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ xmasbonus) [8] "Fat Wreck Chords :: From The Dreidel To The Grave" (http:/ / s3. fatwreck. com/ dreidel/ player. html). S3.fatwreck.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [9] "Community: Fat Wreck Chords" (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ community). Fatwreck.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [10] "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes :: Go Down Under Records: Fat Wreck Chords" (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ record/ detail/ 765). Fatwreck.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [11] "Me First And The Gimme Gimmes release a Japanese covers EP" (http:/ / www. altpress. com/ features/ entry/ me_first_and_the_gimme_gimmes_release_a_japanese_covers_ep/ ). Altpress.com. 2011-05-17. . Retrieved 2011-10-25. [12] "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes :: Sing In Japanese - Records: Fat Wreck Chords" (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ record/ detail/ 776). Fatwreck.com. . Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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External links
Fat Wreck Chords label official web site (http://www.fatwreck.com) Interview with Spike (http://www.thepunksite.com/interviews.php?page=mefirstandthegimmegimmes) "Allmusic entry for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" (http://web.archive.org/web/20071012150732/http:// allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B404tk6axqkrf). Allmusic. 2007. Archived from the original (http:// www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B404tk6axqkrf) on October 12, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2011. Audio interview with Fat Mike and Joey Cape (http://www.soundscenerevolution.com/index.php?id=49/) Interview with Spike Slawson (http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/Spike_Slawson/) Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Live Review (http://www.style43.com/news/2009/07/04/ me-first-the-gimme-gimmes-live-review/)
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No Use for a Name
Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Associated acts Website San Jose, California, USA Pop punk, melodic hardcore 1987present Fat Wreck Chords Lagwagon, Foo Fighters [1] Members Tony Sly Matt Riddle Rory Koff Chris Rest Past members Chris Shiflett Doug Judd Steve Papoutsis Ed Gregor Robin Pfefer Chris Dodge Ramon Gras John Meyers Dave Nassie
No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States[2] formed in 1987[2] by Chris Dodge (guitar), Steve Papoutsis (bass), Rory Koff (drums) and John Meyers (vocals). The band's sound has evolved considerably through its career, taking on a much lighter brand of melodic punk as the years passed.
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History
The original line-up of four added Doug Judd as a second guitarist. The band was first featured on Maximum RocknRoll's 1987 Turn it Around compilation, with the song "Gang Way." A year later the band's self-titled debut EP was released on Woodpecker Records. Their second EP, Let 'em Out, was released a year later through Slap A Ham Records. Chris Dodge, Doug Judd, and John Meyers left the band after the release of "Let 'em Out". Soon after, Tony Sly entered the band. NUFAN's debut album, Incognito, was released in 1990 through New Red Archives. Chris Dodge rejoined on second guitar, and they released their second album Don't Miss the Train in 1992 before signing up with Fat Mike's label Fat Wreck Chords in 1993. During this year Chris Dodge left the line-up, and was replaced with guitarist Robin Pfefer, who took over on lead guitar so Sly could concentrate on singing and stick to rhythm. No Use for a Name also released their first record on Fat that year, The Daily Grind, which turned out to be a highly successful album. Ed Gregor replaced Robin Pfefer on lead guitar soon after the release of The Daily Grind. In 1995, after the release of Leche Con Carne, their fourth full-length, Chris Shiflett and Matt Riddle joined the band to play guitar and bass, replacing Ed Gregor and Steve Papoutsis respectively. With the punk music breakthrough in 1994, No Use for a Name received a larger audience after releasing this album, compliments of their video for the song "Soulmate" which was played on the MTV show 120 Minutes. This was the first video on Fat Wreck Chords to ever be aired on MTV. In 1997, after the success of Making Friends, the band went on a worldwide tour through the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, and Japan. After releasing More Betterness!, Chris Shiflett left the band in 1999 to join the successful Foo Fighters, being replaced by Dave Nassie. Two years later, the band contributed to Fat Wreck Chords with the release of their live album, Live in a Dive: No Use for a Name and during the following year in 2002 No Use for a Name released its seventh studio album Hard Rock Bottom. The band released their 8th full-length studio album titled Keep Them Confused June 14, 2005. It takes a more political position than earlier releases. A greatest hits collection titled All the Best Songs was released on July 10, 2007. A new fourteen song full-length studio album entitled The Feel Good Record of the Year was released on April 1, 2008. In 2009, when promoting the album in Europe, Dave Nassie left the band to join the ranks of Bleeding Through.[3] In August 2009 the band announced, that they replaced Nassie with Lagwagon's guitarist and founding member of RKL, Chris Rest.[4] No Use for a Name is currently working on a new album, which is due for release in late 2011/early 2012.[5]
Band members
Current members
Tony Sly - vocals, guitar (1989present) Matt Riddle - bass, vocals (1996present) Rory Koff - drums (1987present) Chris Rest - guitar (2009present)
Former members
Doug Judd - guitar (19871989) John Meyers - vocals (19871989) Chris Dodge - guitar (19871989, 19901993) Robin Pfefer - guitar (1993) Steve Papoutsis - bass (19871995)
No Use for a Name Ed Gregor - guitar (19931995) Chris Shiflett - guitar (19951999) Dave Nassie - guitar (19992009)
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Discography
Studio albums
Incognito (New Red Archives, 1990. Re-released Fat Wreck Chords, 2001) Don't Miss the Train (New Red Archives, 1992. Re-released Fat Wreck Chords, 2001) The Daily Grind (Fat Wreck Chords, 1993) Leche Con Carne (Fat Wreck Chords, 1995) Making Friends (Fat Wreck Chords, 1997) More Betterness! (Fat Wreck Chords, 1999) Hard Rock Bottom (Fat Wreck Chords, 2002) Keep Them Confused (Fat Wreck Chords, 2005) The Feel Good Record of the Year (Fat Wreck Chords, 2008)
EPs and 7"

Self-titled (Woodpecker Records, 1988) Let 'Em Out EP (Slap-a-Ham Records, 1989) Death Doesn't Care EP (New Red Archives, 1993) Split 7" with Soda (Session Records, 1996) Black Box EP (Fat Wreck Chords, 2005; never released)
Compilation and live albums

NRA Years (Golf Records, 2000) Live in a Dive: No Use for a Name (Fat Wreck Chords, 2001) All the Best Songs (Fat Wreck Chords, 2007)
Singles and music videos

"Soulmate" from Leche Con Carne "Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?" from More Betterness! "Dumb Reminders" from Hard Rock Bottom "For Fiona" from Keep Them Confused "Biggest Lie" from The Feel Good Record of the Year "Pacific Standard Time" from The Feel Good Record of the Year
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References
[1] [2] [3] [4] http:/ / www. nouseforanamemusic. com/ Bands: Fat Wreck Chords (http:/ / www. fatwreck. com/ band/ index/ 9) http:/ / www. punknews. org/ article/ 34124 Lagwagon-ba harapott a No Use for a Name (http:/ / shortscore. net/ 2009/ 08/ 22/ lagwagon-ba-harapott-a-no-use-for-a-name/ ) ShortScore.net (August 22. 2009.) [5] http:/ / www. punknews. org/ article/ 37799
External links
Official Website (http://www.nouseforanamemusic.com)
Them Crooked Vultures
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Performing at Lowlands festival 2010 Background information Origin Genres Years active Labels Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alternative rock, hard rock 2009present Sony Music (International) Interscope (North America) [1] [2]
Associated acts Queens of the Stone Age, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters Website [themcrookedvultures.com themcrookedvultures.com] Members Dave Grohl Josh Homme John Paul Jones
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones (former member of Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters), and Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age). The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances. The band began recording in July 2009, and performed their first gig on August 9, 2009, in Chicago, followed by a European debut on August 19. On October 1 the group embarked on a worldwide tour titled Deserve the Future with dates going into 2010. The band's first single "New Fang" was released in October 2009, followed by the group's self-titled debut album the following month, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200. The group won the 2011 Grammy Awards Best Hard Rock Performance category for "New Fang".
History
Formation and early shows (2009)
A collaboration between John Paul Jones, Homme and Grohl was first publicly mentioned by Grohl in a 2005 interview with Mojo, in which he declared "The next project that I'm trying to initiate involves me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass. Thats the next album. That wouldnt suck." Of the nascent project, Homme's wife Brody Dalle commented in July 2009 that "I'm not at liberty to talk about it [...] but I think [the project] is pretty fucking amazing. Just beats and sounds like you've never heard before."[3] After finding that the name Caligula was already taken, the members arbitrarily chose "Them Crooked Vultures" as a name with no significance.[4] British music magazine NME reported in July 2009 that the trio had begun recording in Los
Them Crooked Vultures Angeles.[5] The band performed its first show at the Metro, Chicago on August 9, 2009 at midnight.[6] [7] The band played all original material during its 80-minute set, debuting such songs as opener "Elephants", "Scumbag Blues", "Caligulove" and closing song "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I".[8] TCV made its European debut on August 19 with a performance at Melkweg in the Netherlands, the same day on which a short video clip of studio footage was uploaded by the band, featuring the song "No One Loves Me & Neither Do I".[9] With subsequent festival performances in Europe at Pukkelpop and Lowlands, the band first performed in the United Kingdom at London's Brixton Academy supporting English alternative rock band Arctic Monkeys on August 26.[10] The trio subsequently performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals on August 28 and 29, playing the Leeds Festival first then moving onto Reading the next day.[11]
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Self-titled debut album (20092010)

Them Crooked Vultures was released by Interscope Records in North America, and Sony Music internationally.[12] On the 21st of October radio personality Alan Cross announced the lead single for Them Crooked Vultures debut album to be "New Fang" which premiered on October 26. The single was released on November 2 worldwide as a free download.[13] Icon vs. icon subsequently announced that the album would be released on the 17th of November, 2009.[14] On November 3, the band gave a free copy of "Mind Eraser (No Chaser)" to fans that had bought tickets to a live performance and offered it on iTunes as a free download. On November 9, Them Crooked Vultures started streaming their full album on their website, and also through a link to their mailing list with the title "Fuck Patience, Let's Dance." On September 1, the band announced two 2009 tours of North America and the United Kingdom, in October and December respectively.[15] The 2009 Tour was titled Deserve the Future Tour and the UK leg sold out in just under 12 minutes, making it one of the quickest sold tours in the UK without the band even officially releasing a song to date. On September 21, the band also announced three Germany dates for December 2009. On January 25, 2010, it was confirmed that the band will be performing at the Download Festival 2010. On February 6, 2010, the band performed the songs "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" (now the second single) and "New Fang" as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Dave Grohl also appeared in a sketch near the end of the show. A week later, the band appeared on the long running PBS show Austin City Limits broadcast February 13, 2010. The band appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on April 1314, 2010. The band has also confirmed a series of festival appearances for 2010, including the Coachella Music Festival on April 16, Roskilde Festival,[16] the Peace & Love Festival in Borlange, Sweden on July 1, 2010,[17] and Hove Festival in Arendal, Norway on June 30, 2010.[18] The band closed the show on the Alternastage at Rock Am Ring, Nrburg, Germany, playing after midnight on June 7, 2010.[19] In March, it was announced that the group were to play at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust[20] with support coming from Little Fish.[21] [22] On April 20, 2010, Them Crooked Vultures released a digital 45 onto iTunes featuring the songs "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" and the song "Hwy 1" on the A side. "Hwy 1" wasn't featured on the band's self-titled album but was usually played live. For those reasons, the version of "Hwy 1" featured was recorded live in Sydney, Australia. The B side featured "Vulture Speak", an interview with the band members.
Second studio album (2010present)

Grohl said in an interview that they are working on a second album that will be "more powerful than the first one".[23] John Paul Jones also stated in an interview while touring in New Zealand that they will be recording a new album. When asked about the futures of Grohl and Homme's bands Jones said that they will get their frontmen back "eventually".[24] A video was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel entitled 'Fresh Pots' which NME claimed was filmed during recording for their follow-up album.[25] Grohl clarified after the video's release that it was
Them Crooked Vultures filmed a year prior, during the self-titled album's recording sessions.[26] On November 12, 2010, in an interview with BBC 6 Music, John Paul Jones has confirmed that the band is ready to resume working on putting together new material for a fresh release, and will go into the studio very soon. Jones has also stated that they are tentatively a year or so away from completing the CD, hinting on a possible late 2011 release.[27] In November 2011, touring member Alain Johannes noted that there are "definitely" plans to record a second studio album, stating, "The way that the cycles happen, you know, Dave jumped right into Foos, and then Josh toured more than a solid year with Queens for the self-titled album. So I expect at some point after the Queens cycle that there will be [another album]."[28]
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Dave Grohl; drums
Josh Homme; guitars, vocals
John Paul Jones; bass, keyboards
Official members Josh Homme lead vocals, lead guitar John Paul Jones bass, keyboards, clavinet, piano, keytar, lap steel guitar, slide bass guitar, mandolin, violin, backing vocals Dave Grohl drums, percussion, backing vocals Touring members Alain Johannes rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Discography
Albums
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Album details
Peak chart positions US AUS BEL CAN GER IRE FRA NZ NOR UK [29] [30] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [30] [35] [36]
Certifications (sales thresholds)
2009
Them Crooked Vultures Released: November 16, 2009 Label: DGC/Interscope Format: CD, LP
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CAN: Gold
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Singles
Year Single
US US US
Peak chart positions

US CAN AUS BEL (Fla) UK
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Main. Alt. Rock
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[36] 156 Them Crooked Vultures
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"New Fang"
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"Mind Eraser, No Chaser"

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.[39]
Year 2011 Nominated work "New Fang" Award Best Hard Rock Performance Result Won
References
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Official website (http://www.themcrookedvultures.com/) Them Crooked Vultures (http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures) on Myspace Them Crooked Vultures (https://twitter.com/crookedvultures) on Twitter Them Crooked Vultures (http://www.facebook.com/crookedvultures) on Facebook Them Crooked Vultures (http://www.youtube.com/user/themcrookedvultures) on Youtube Live Review at Club Nokia on ARTISTdirect.com (http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/ live-review-them-crooked-vultures-club-nokia-los-angeles/6666662)
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Foozer
Foozer
Tour by Foo Fighters, Weezer Legs Shows 1 25
Foozer was the title given to the Fall 2005 co-headlining concert tour of Foo Fighters and Weezer. Various openers for the bands included Mae, Kaiser Chiefs and Hot Hot Heat. The Foozer tour was awarded "Most Creative Tour Package" at The 17th Annual Concert Industry Awards [1]. On the last stop of the tour in Oakland, California, the Foo Fighters played several pranks on Weezer during their set. During Rivers' solo acoustic performance of "Island in the Sun", a heavy-set exotic dancer emerged from the crowd behind him, and gyrated throughout the song. During Weezer's "Undone (The Sweater Song)", where Rivers usually asks a member of the audience to come play acoustic guitar on stage, Grohl instead appeared on stage and performed with Weezer with an acoustic guitar that he smashed at the end of the song.[2] Also, during the set closer of "Buddy Holly", a half dozen men in security uniforms took the stage behind the band. They quickly started dancing and removing their clothes, revealing themselves to be male exotic dancers, each with a letter spelling out "Weezer" painted on their chest. During the Foo Fighters subsequent set, Dave Grohl took credit for the pranks, and expressed hope that Weezer would retaliate in kind. It's also of interest that some time into the tour, Weezer began covering the Foo Fighters' "Big Me". As another side note, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was once signed to Weezer's then-label Geffen Records as a member of Nirvana.
Tour dates
9/8/2005 Duluth, GA / Gwinnett Arena 9/10/2005 Sunrise, FL / Office Depot Center (now BankAtlantic Center) 9/11/2005 Tampa, FL / St. Pete Times Forum 9/13/2005 the Woodlands, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 9/14/2005 Austin, TX / Frank Erwin Center 9/15/2005 Dallas, TX / Smirnoff Music Center 9/27/2005 San Diego, California, CA / Cox Arena 9/28/2005 Phoenix, AZ / US Airways Center 9/30/2005 Denver, CO / Pepsi Center 10/2/2005 St. Paul, MN / Xcel Energy Center 10/3/2005 Rosemont, IL / Allstate Arena 10/4/2005 Champaign, IL / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 10/6/2005 Grand Rapids, MI / Van Andel Arena 10/7/2005 Detroit, MI / Joe Louis Arena 10/8/2005 Cleveland, OH / Wolstein Center 10/10/2005 Fairfax, VA / Patriot Center
Foozer 10/11/2005 Bridgeport, CT / Arena at Harbor Yard 10/13/2005 Philadelphia, PA / Wachovia Center 10/14/2005 E. Rutherford, NJ / Continental Airlines Arena 10/15/2005 Worcester, MA / DCU Center 10/22/2005 Long Beach, CA / Long Beach Arena 10/23/2005 Long Beach, CA / Long Beach Arena 10/25/2005 Portland, OR / Memorial Coliseum 10/26/2005 Seattle, WA / Key Arena 10/28/2005 Oakland, CA / Oakland Arena
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[1] http:/ / weezer. com/ news/ default. asp?assetid=1366659& artistid=479& title=12%2F13%2F05+ quilting+ bees%2C+ shucking+ corn [2] http:/ / www. youtube. com/ watch?v=W3ACHYfMNDE
24 Hours of Foo
24 Hours of Foo was a live special on MTV2 hosted by the rock band Foo Fighters, which aired on June 11 and 12, 2005. It was very similar in concept to 24 Hours of Love, a live special hosted by Courtney Love that the channel aired in 2002.
About the broadcast

Beginning at noon ET on Saturday, June 11, 2005, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, and Taylor Hawkins took over the MTV2 airwaves for an entire day to host a selection of music videos and live events. The original press release from MTV Networks stated, "Together, the band will not only host MTV2, but also program and direct the channel in any way that they please with special guests, live performances, and a roster of activities that only the Foo Fighters could dream up." The release went on to claim, "Whether it is an impromptu wedding, a celebrity ping pong tournament, or simply following the guys as they venture into Times Square, MTV2 cameras will capture every moment live."[1] IGN Music reported Dave Grohl as saying, "24 hours of Foo? Live on MTV2? It's gonna be awesome. The Foo is expecting you!"[2]
Live performances
The highlight of the broadcast was a one-hour, full-band live performance from the Foo Fighters, which took place at midnight. Earlier that evening, the Foo Fighters played a 30-minute acoustic Unplugged performance. A live episode of Headbangers Ball was also part of the broadcast that night, hosted by Dave Grohl as he interviewed special guests SuicideGirls.
Special guests and events

The 24-hour live broadcast also included other special events, including a drum circle in Times Square (which also featured Stewart Copeland), science experiments with Cockeyed.com [3]'s Rob Cockerham, an on-air wedding, a trivia game featuring comedian David Cross, and other appearances from MTV personalities and friends, including MTV News reporter Gideon Yago, comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo, Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler and Fred Armisen, and comedian Robert Smigel as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. MTV2 VJ Jim Shearer was master of ceremonies for the event, launching the broadcast and staying with the Foo Fighters throughout all 24 hours until the end of the show. While some viewers noted that there was not a wide selection of music played during the broadcast, others believed that 24 Hours of Foo demonstrated MTV2 could still
24 Hours of Foo put together and air an unusually spectacular live special. Since 24 Hours of Foo, there were no other large-scale live broadcasts on MTV2 until 2007 when Human Giant 24 Aired on MTV2.
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External links
MTV2's official 24 Hours of Foo page (http://www.mtv2.com/#series/18089) 24 Hours of Foo recap on Cockeyed.com (http://cockeyed.com/travel/foo/foo01.html)
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Pocketwatch
Demo album by Late! Released Recorded 1992 December 23, 1990 July 23 & 27, 1991 Alternative rock, grunge 30:32 Simple Machines Barrett Jones, Geoff Turner
Genre Length Label Producer
Pocketwatch is a cassette album by Dave Grohl, under the pseudonym Late!, released in 1992 on the now defunct indie label, Simple Machines, as part of their Tool Cassette Series.
Background
In the summer of 1991, Dave Grohl went into WGNS Studios and recorded four songs, playing all the instruments himself. The recording was combined with six songs from a previous Upland Studios session recorded in late 1990. Although both sessions occurred after joining Nirvana, Grohl unobtrusively acknowledged their existence. A tape of the songs, given to Simple Machines co-founder Jenny Toomey by Grohl, immediately became a candidate for the labels Tool Cassette Series.[1] The Tool Cassette Series started around 1991 as an experiment, and as a way of keeping music "in print" on an as-needed basis without having to finance vinyl or CD pressings, since Simple Machines dubbed the cassettes as the orders came in.[1] With multiple cassette decks and a lot of volunteer help, this was a manageable project for the label. Shortly after Nirvana released Nevermind in the fall of 1991, its unexpected success was large enough that Pocketwatch eventually became noticed. It gained more attention when the Foo Fighters' early material was released in 1995. Some of the songs appeared on subsequent releases, creating even higher demand for the cassette. Suddenly, Pocketwatch was being mentioned frequently in interviews, and the label became flooded with orders.[1] With minimal help and deteriorating master cassettes, Simple Machines got in touch with Grohl about releasing the Late! album as a CD, to keep up with demand. However, Grohl preferred to keep it as a cassette only release, which the label honored.[1] When the two master cassettes for Pocketwatch came to the end of their useful lives, and with some of the other artists masters in the same condition, Simple Machines decided to discontinue the Tool Cassette Series from their mailorder,[1] putting the over half-decade experiment to an end.
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Other releases
As cassettes became a less popular format, and with no official CD release in sight, Pocketwatch fell victim to countless bootleg CD releases, ranging from a single song to the entire album. "Color Pictures of a Marigold" appeared on the rarities collection Outcesticide III: The Final Solution, part of a popular Nirvana bootleg series on Blue Moon Records.[2] The song also appeared on Fighting the "N" Factor, an unauthorized Foo Fighters release that included the track as a bonus, with Nirvana's Saturday Night Live rehearsals and Tunnel TV Show performance.[2] The Late! album appeared in its entirety on the Foo Fighters' bootleg album Pocketwatch Demos on Primadonna, a bootleg label active throughout the 1990s, based in Milano, Italy.[2] Songs from the Late! album made appearances on official releases as well. Prior to the Pocketwatch offering, "Petrol CB" was included on the Neapolitan Metropolitan 7" vinyl box set compilation released by Simple Machines in 1992, under the title "There's That Song" and also featured tracks from Breadwinner, Burma Jam, Bratmobile, and Lilys, among others.[3] The only song officially released on CD was a remixed version of "Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson", included on Buzz Osborne's 1992 solo EP King Buzzo, retitled "Skeeter". Although constantly coupled with Nirvana and Foo Fighters collections, Late! should be considered its own separate project.[4] This would become complicated, taking into account that both bands would go on to release new versions of songs from the Pocketwatch album. "Color Pictures of a Marigold" was re-recorded with Krist Novoselic on bass in 1993 and released as a b-side of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" single, simply titled "Marigold". This version would also appear on the 2004 With the Lights Out box set. Another version of the song appeared on the Foo Fighters live album, Skin and Bones. "Winnebago" was re-recorded during the sessions for the first Foo Fighters album in 1994. Despite not making the album, it appeared on the Foo Fighters first release, Exhausted, and as a b-side to the "This Is a Call" single. A new version of "Friend of a Friend" was first released on a free NME covermount cassette, then the acoustic side of the Foo Fighters' 2005 double album In Your Honor and later the following year on Skin and Bones.
Track listing
All songs written by Dave Grohl except where noted. 1. "Pokey the Little Puppy" 4:21 2. "Petrol CB" 4:44 3. "Friend of a Friend" 3:06 4. "Throwing Needles" 3:20 5. "Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson" 2:05 6. "Color Pictures of a Marigold" 3:13 7. "Hell's Garden" 3:18 8. "Winnebago" (Grohl, Geoff Turner) 4:11 9. "Bruce" 3:52 10. "Milk" 2:35
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Dave Grohl vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums Barrett Jones backing vocals on "Petrol CB", production Geoff Turner audio engineering, producer
References
1. 2. 3. 4. Simple Machines: Tool Cassette Series [1] LiveNirvana.com - Bootography [1] Discogs.com [2] Foo Fighters Official Site [3]
References
[1] http:/ / www. livenirvana. com/ bootography/ listing85a9. html?listingquery=all [2] http:/ / www. discogs. com/ Various-Neapolitan-Metropolitan/ release/ 1199902 [3] http:/ / www. foofighters. com/ dictionary
Songs for the Deaf

Songs for the Deaf
Studio album by Queens of the Stone Age Released August 27, 2002
Recorded March 2002June 2002 at The Site (San Rafael, California), Conway Recording Studios and Barefoot (Hollywood, California) Genre Length Label Alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, stoner rock 59:19 Interscope [1]
Producer Josh Homme, Adam Kasper, Eric Valentine Queens of the Stone Age chronology
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Rated R (2000)
Songs for the Deaf (2002)
Stone Age Complication (2004)
Alternative cover
Cover of U.S. vinyl release
Songs for the Deaf is the third studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Released on August 27, 2002, the album features Foo Fighters and Nirvana member Dave Grohl as a guest drummer.[2] Like their other albums, Songs for the Deaf has a large number of guest musicians, a signature of the band's releases. Following the breakthrough Rated R, this album is widely regarded as Queens of the Stone Age's best work, garnering near-universal acclaim from critics,[3] whilst earning the band's first gold record certification in the US, having sold 986,000 copies in the country.[4] Songs for the Deaf is loosely considered as a concept album, taking the listener on a drive from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree while tuning into radio stations from towns on the way such as Banning and the "Bible Belt" on "God Is In The Radio" and Chino Hills, California.
Overview and background

Contributors
Songs for the Deaf was the first and only Queens of the Stone Age album that featured Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters on drums, who also toured with the band. He replaced the previous drummer, Gene Trautmann, who started working on other projects. Grohl had been a keen admirer of Queens of the Stone Age since the band opened for Foo Fighters on tour and originally wanted to appear on Rated R.[2] He joined Queens of the Stone Age in October 2001 when he received a phone call from Josh Homme, with whom he had been friends since 1992 while Homme was the guitarist for Kyuss. Grohl admitted that he had not drummed for a long time and added that fronting a band was "tiring".[5] Grohl put Foo Fighters on temporary hiatus,[6] [7] delaying their upcoming album One by One to October 22, 2002[8] because of touring duties with Queens of the Stone Age in support of the album. Grohl's first performance with the band occurred at March 7, 2002 in The Troubadour, Los Angeles, and his last performance was at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 28, 2002. He returned to the Foo Fighters soon after, initially being replaced in Queens of the Stone Age by Kelli Scott of Blinker the Star before Danzig drummer Joey Castillo was eventually announced as his long-term replacement in August 2002.[9] [10] Songs for the Deaf marks the last appearances on a Queens of the Stone Age record of former members Brendon McNichol (lap steel) and Gene Trautmann (drums). The album also included the first musical contribution to a
Songs for the Deaf Queens of the Stone Age album by multi-instrumentalists Natasha Shneider and Alain Johannes. Jeordie White (of Marilyn Manson fame) reportedly auditioned for the band in 2002 but lost out to Troy Van Leeuwen,[11] who joined the band as a touring member in support of Songs for the Deaf. White did appear on the album, however, making a brief cameo appearance as a radio DJ. Shneider, Johannes, and Van Leeuwen would subsequently become full time Queens of the Stone Age members and contribute to the follow-up album Lullabies to Paralyze, released in 2005. Another change in personnel came with the arrival of producer Eric Valentine, who had previously worked on a pair of Dwarves albums with Nick Oliveri.[12] Valentine was actually a requirement by Interscope and did not do his job according to Homme, who commented that "[Valentine] just recorded it actually, it says production, he was only there to record the beginning of it."[13]
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Production and release

In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:
I've been thinking of this album since the first album, not necessarily the radio thing, but to me that isn't the full concept, the full concept is the diversity of it all, I think we're supposed to be pushing buttons over the three records. I've always looked at our first three records as a set: the first one was to distance ourselves from Kyuss, the second album fanned out the music into different areas and this one takes that out even a [14] little further, I think.
In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:
We're still doin' the same thing we always did, which is play music that we wanna hear but we can't buy it in the stores so we have to make it. We're not trying to cater to anybody I wouldn't know how to do that because I've never sold records, you know what I mean? 'Let's write a [15] single!' I don't know what that is I've never had one.
Between them, Homme and Oliveri had different opinions on the usage of fake radio excerpts between tracks on the album, the former believing it gave the album "fluidity". According to Oliveri, they are a jibe at, "how a lot of stations play the same thing over and over. We don't get played on the radio, so I figure we should talk shit about them."[16] Several songs that appeared on the album were re-worked forms of tracks previously recorded and released in the Desert Sessions, a side project of Josh Homme with various guest collaborators. "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" was the opening track of Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (Sea Shed Shit Head by the She Sore), with vocals originally performed by Mario Lalli instead of Oliveri. "Hangin' Tree" first appeared on Volume 7: Gypsy Marches.[17] Also, both "A Song for the Deaf" and "Go with the Flow" were previously performed as early as 2001 with the former having quite different lyrics and vocals completely by Mark Lanegan.[18] The album was initially planned for release on August 13, 2002,[19] but was eventually postponed for two weeks.[20]
Release and reception
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Source Allmusic Pitchfork Media NME Stylus Playlouder Q The Guardian Uncut Rolling Stone (B+) [24] [25] 9/02, p.104 [26] 9/02, p.104 [27] (7.9/10) Rating [21] [22] [23]
Songs for the Deaf was the Queens of the Stone Age's breakout album and granted the band international recognition. Upon its worldwide release in late August 2002, the album would peak at the top twenty on most of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Norway and the UK, the top twenty Finland, Italy, Sweden and the US (number 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart), as well as the top thirty in Denmark, France and Ireland. Like its predecessor, Songs for the Deaf received very positive reviews, aggregated as a total score of 89 out of 100 ("universal acclaim") on Metacritic,[3] making the album the third highest rated on the site from 2002.[28] Entertainment Weekly called it "the year's best hard-rock album", giving it an A.[29] Splendid said "the bottom line is that QOTSA turns in another genre-demolishing, hard-as-titanium album in Songs for the Deaf. This is not your Nick Oliveri performing with Queens at V2003 in father's metal. It's better." Mojo listed the album as the year's third support of Songs for the Deaf best, while Playlouder and Spin placed it at fourth. NME placed the album as the sixth best, with the three singles each making the magazine's "Tracks of the Year" list over the course of 2002/2003.[30] Kerrang! rated the album at number 1 on its "Best albums of 2002" list.[31] The album met with great success earning the band's first gold certification in the US on January 27, 2003, shifting over 500,000 copies, as well as platinum certification in the UK on September 20, 2002, with sales exceeding 100,000 of units sold.[32] and platinum status in Canada.[33] As of June 2007 the total amount of sold copies in the US is estimated at 1,186,000 according to Nielsen Soundscan.[4] The album received two Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy nominations for singles "No One Knows" (2002),[34] and "Go with the Flow" (2003).[35] The song "Millionaire" was used in both trailers and commercials for the Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3 video game Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in early 2010 and was also used ingame for Tony Hawk Underground. Also "Millionaire" and "A Song for the Dead" both appear as background music for the opening cinematic of Jak X: Combat Racing.
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Accolades
The information regarding accolades attributed to Songs for the Deaf is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.[36]
Publication Dagsavisen VPRO HARP NME Uncut Pitchfork Media Country Norway Netherlands United States Accolade The 21 Best Albums of the 21st Century [37] Year 2005 [38] 2006 2006 2009 2009 2009 2009 Rank 16 48 15 28 134 7
299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time 50 Most Essential Albums since 2001" [39]
United Kingdom The 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade[40] United Kingdom Uncut's Albums of the Decade[41] United States [42] The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s [43] The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade
Decibel Magazine United States
Artwork
The cover art for the U.S. double LP version of the album is quite different, featuring a red Q (with a sperm cell as the line in the Q and an egg cell as the circle) on a black background with no other text. It was released on red vinyl. The UK vinyl version cover is the same as the CD cover. The dashboard/interior with superimposed logos is that of a Fiat 124 Sport Spider, a 1960s1980s mass market Italian sports car. The person on the album disc is musician Dave Catching, who performs on the album.[44] There were also three different album covers that were made for the compact disc version of Songs for the Deaf. All of the interior artwork for each of the three versions is the same, but there were covers printed in red, magenta, and orange. The most common copy of the album sleeve is the red cover.
Track listing
All tracks by Joshua Homme and Nick Oliveri, except where noted.
Josh Homme performing with Queens at V2003 in support of Songs for the Deaf
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Lead vocals Nick Oliveri Josh Homme Josh Homme
Length
1. "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire"
Homme, Mario Lalli Homme, Mark Lanegan
3:12
2. "No One Knows"
4:38
3. "First It Giveth"
3:18
4. "A Song for the Dead"
Homme, Lanegan
Mark Lanegan Josh Homme Nick Oliveri
5:52
5. "The Sky Is Fallin'"
6:15
6. "Six Shooter"
1:19
7. "Hangin' Tree"
Homme, Alain Johannes
Mark Lanegan Josh Homme Nick Oliveri Josh Homme Mark Lanegan Nick Oliveri
3:06
8. "Go with the Flow"
3:09
9. "Gonna Leave You"
2:50
10. "Do It Again"
4:04
11. "God Is in the Radio"
6:04
12. "Another Love Song"
3:16
13. "A Song for the Deaf" (Contains an incomplete version of "Feel Good Hit of the Summer", that features all of the lyrics replaced with rhythmic laughing, toward the end of the track, after about 30 seconds of silence.) 14. "Mosquito Song" (Mentioned on the track listing, but labeled as a hidden track.)
Homme, Oliveri, Josh Lanegan Homme
6:42
Josh Homme
5:37
Total length:
59:19
Limited-edition bonus DVD track listing

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Monsters in the Parasol" (Live at The Troubadour) "No One Knows (Live at The Troubadour) "Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" (Live at The Troubadour) "Quick and to The Pointless" (Live at Vintage Vinyl) "Queens of the Fucking Stone Age"
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The Real Song for the Deaf

"The Real Song for the Deaf", which is essentially Track 0, is located in the pregap of Track 1 as a hidden track. The hidden track can be found by rewinding the first track. Starting at 0:00 on track one, rewind the track to roughly -1:30. A voice comes on and says: "Huh? What?" and a pattern of bass kicks in. This track, as well as being omitted from some pressings of the album (see track listing), is difficult to listen to on all but conventional CD players. Most software CD players do not allow rewinding of this nature, and most MP3 "ripping" software will not include the data. iTunes has recently included this track as part of the entire album.
Notes
The intro to track #4, "A Song for the Dead", is an homage to Black Flag; the drum rhythm that takes off after the intro solo is lifted directly from the Black Flag song "Slip It In."[45] A second version of "Gonna Leave You" dubbed "Te Voy a Dejar" was recorded with Nick Oliveri singing in Spanish, and is available as a B-side on the UK version of the "No One Knows" CD single.[46] A cover of Roky Erickson's "Bloody Hammer" appears on the U.S. double LP released by Ipecac Recordings. Initial pressings of the album came with a bonus DVD, which featured behind the scenes footage of the group recording album, live performances (many of which were taken from the Troubador live show), and interview footage.[47] The UK and Japanese version of the limited edition album includes the cover "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (2:35, Davies), originally written and performed by The Kinks, and a live version of "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on March 7, 2002. A limited tour edition of the album was released on June 2, 2007, with a second disc of five songs recorded live at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels.[48] The band's subsequent studio album, Lullabies to Paralyze, got its name from a line in "Mosquito Song".[49]
Personnel
The following people contributed to Songs for the Deaf:[44]
Band
Josh Homme vocals, guitar Nick Oliveri bass, vocals Mark Lanegan vocals Dave Grohl drums, percussion
Alain Johannes e-bow, organ on "Another Love Song", piano on "Mosquito Song", flamenco guitar on "Mosquito Song" and "First It Giveth", theremin on "Six Shooter", lap steel guitar Natasha Shneider e-bow, organ on "Another Love Song", piano on "Mosquito Song", theremin on "Six Shooter" Gene Trautmann drums on "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" Dean Ween guitar on "Six Shooter", "Gonna Leave You", and "Mosquito Song" Brendon McNichol lap steel on "Go with the Flow" Chris Goss unknown contribution Paz Lenchantin strings on "Mosquito Song" Ana Lenchantin strings on "Mosquito Song"
Songs for the Deaf Molly McGuire accordion on "Mosquito Song" John Gove horns on "Mosquito Song" Kevin Porter horns on "Mosquito Song" Brad Kintscher horns on "Mosquito Song"
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Radio DJs
The songs on Songs for the Deaf are often interluded by staged bits of radio chatter. Blag Dahlia C-Minus Dave Catching Casey Chaos Chris Goss Jeordie White Natasha Shneider Lux Interior
Producers
Josh Homme Eric Valentine Adam Kasper production on "The Sky Is Fallin'" and "Do It Again"
Recording personnel
Mixing Adam Kasper at Conway Recording Studios Recording Alain Johannes ("Everybody's Gonna Be Happy") at Sound City Recording Studio, Van Nuys, CA. Mastering Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood CA. Guitar technician Dan Druff Sound technician Hutch Pre-production Bob Brunner "Mates"
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Chart positions
Album
Year 2002 Chart US Billboard 200 Australian ARIA Albums Charts Belgian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart Denmark Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart Finnish Albums Chart French Albums Chart German Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart Norwegian Albums Chart Swedish Albums Chart UK Album Chart Peak 17 7 9 1 33 17 11 32 9 32 13 2 18 4 Ref. [50] [51] [51] [52] [51] [53] [53] [51] [54] [53] [51] [53] [53] [55] "First It Giveth" 2003
Singles
Year 2002 Single "No One Knows" Chart US Mainstream Rock Tracks US Modern Rock Tracks US Billboard Hot 100 Dutch Singles Chart UK Singles Chart "Go with the Flow" US Mainstream Rock Tracks US Modern Rock Tracks US Billboard Hot 100 Australian Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart Peak 5 1 51 39 15 24 7 116 39 26 50 21 33 Ref. [56] [56] [56] [57] [58] [56] [56] [56] [59] [60] [57] [58] [58]
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The Complete Guide

The Colour and the Shape (19961997)

There Is Nothing Left to Lose (19982001)

One by One (20012004)

In Your Honor, Foozer Tour, and acoustic tour (20052006)

Foo Fighters performing an acoustic show

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace and Greatest Hits (20072009)

The band performing live in 2007

Wasting Light (2010present)

Campaigning and activism

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl performing in 2005

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Year Album details

2 Platinum [40] (AUS) Gold [25] (CAN) Platinum [41] (IRL)

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19 12 The Colour and the Shape Gold (US) [23]

2000 "Stacked Actors"[III] "Generator"[IV] "Breakout" "Next Year"

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2002 "The One"[IV]

Orange County soundtrack One by One Gold (US) [23]

Gold (US) [23] Gold [27] (AUS) Platinum [25] (CAN)

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

"Long Road to Ruin" 2008 "Let It Die"[VI]

"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)"[V] 2009 "Wheels"

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2011-present (download only)

"Walk" "These Days" "Arlandria"

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109 Greatest Hits [68] Wasting Light

2011 "White Limo"[69]

[23] Gold (US) [27] 3 Platinum (AUS)

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1995 1996 1997

"I'll Stick Around" "Big Me" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong"

"My Hero" "Walking After You"

"Learn to Fly" "Breakout" "Generator" "Next Year"

Randy Scott Slavin

[86] Nicholas Spaventa Jay Hollinsworth [87]

[88] Justin Staggs Genie Wiggins Pete Levin [90] [89]

"This Is a Call" (live) "Dear Lover"

"My Hero" "I'll Stick Around"

"Have a Cigar" (with Brian May) "Breakout" "Everlong" (live)

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Awards and nominations

Favorite Alternative Artist Foo Fighters Nominated

Best Rock Album

The Colour and the Shape

Best Hard Rock Performance

There Is Nothing Left to Lose "Learn to Fly"

Won Won Nominated

Best Hard Rock Performance Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album Best Rock Album

One by One In Your Honor

Best Surround Sound Album

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Rock Album Album of the Year

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Hard Rock Performance Record of the Year