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Foo Fighters
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Los Angeles, United States (1995 – present)
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. The group is named after the World War II term “foo fighter”, used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena.
The Foo Fighters began as a solo project taken up by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. On the debut album, Foo Fighters, released in 1995, Grohl plays all the instruments. (save for one guitar part recorded by Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) on
X-Static) However, Grohl subsequently formed a band to play live shows and support the album.
At that time, the band consisted of Grohl (vocals, guitar, occasional drums), Nate Mendel formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate (bass), Pat Smear (guitar) and William Goldsmith of Sunny Day Real Estate (drums). However, after a dispute with Goldsmith during the recording of the next album The Colour and the Shape, Grohl fired the drummer in the middle of the recording process and recorded the rest of the percussion himself.
Soon afterwards, current drummer and backing vocalist Taylor Hawkins joined. Smear announced his resignation from the band in 1997, introducing Franz Stahl as his replacement. But Stahl would only last until 1999, at which point he was replaced by final current member, Chris Shiflett. (former guitarist for the punk band No Use for a Name and current guitarist for punk rock cover version band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United) Initially as a touring guitarist, but later as a full time band member.
Grohl took time out to play drums on Vitriol I.D.’s opus ‘Fascinate By Hate’ as well as a rough version of ‘When The Atom Splits’
The Foo Fighters began as a solo project taken up by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. On the debut album, Foo Fighters, released in 1995, Grohl plays all the instruments. (save for one guitar part recorded by Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) on
X-Static) However, Grohl subsequently formed a band to play live shows and support the album.At that time, the band consisted of Grohl (vocals, guitar, occasional drums), Nate Mendel formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate (bass), Pat Smear (guitar) and William Goldsmith of Sunny Day Real Estate (drums). However, after a dispute with Goldsmith during the recording of the next album The Colour and the Shape, Grohl fired the drummer in the middle of the recording process and recorded the rest of the percussion himself.
Soon afterwards, current drummer and backing vocalist Taylor Hawkins joined. Smear announced his resignation from the band in 1997, introducing Franz Stahl as his replacement. But Stahl would only last until 1999, at which point he was replaced by final current member, Chris Shiflett. (former guitarist for the punk band No Use for a Name and current guitarist for punk rock cover version band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United) Initially as a touring guitarist, but later as a full time band member.
Grohl took time out to play drums on Vitriol I.D.’s opus ‘Fascinate By Hate’ as well as a rough version of ‘When The Atom Splits’
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Foo Fighters - My Hero
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Foo Fighters Amsterdam
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Foo Fighters - Seda
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Foo Fighters - Holiday in Cambodia
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Shoutbox
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takZa wrote:
ERASE REPLACEEEEEEE!
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DAVERUIZ wrote:
thanx 4 stopping by
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redrag2abull wrote:
....currently listening to jools holland where glen campbell is doing a cover version of 'times like these' god bless the BBC!!!!
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mondrianliar wrote:
there is nothing left to lose = totally underrated
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JusticeShades wrote:
yeah, okay, I take back what I said about bush, cause their songs are kinda good, but the rest are pretty inexcusable.
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maplejet wrote:
Bush might be similar because they were popular at the same time as Foos, but PoM and Nickelback have no reason being there.
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JoshyBlue wrote:
http://www.musicbyday.com/foo-fighters-john-mccains-not-our-hero/233/
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bernipthesheep wrote:
the catalyst go suck a boney
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yourmom10 wrote:
yeah i know justiceshades. nickelback is sooooo gayy! i hate them.
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JusticeShades wrote:
the similar artists are awful. puddle of mudd? bush? NICKELBACK??
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regoat wrote:
Breakout is best
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osirisi wrote:
www.myspace.com/scarsofaprilrock !
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maplejet wrote:
Foo Fighters angry at John McLame, ahem McCain: http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/081008/340/i8axw.html&e=l_news_dm
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the-catalyst wrote:
Boring
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ninham wrote:
SietseB, did you know that ff is on 'hiatus' for an undefined time...? i don't think they're gonna play in Holland or anywhere else anytime soon, unfortunately... oh well. i really wanted them to come to Brazil :(
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dumblet06 wrote:
I cant save you from my poor brain <3
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rzuczi wrote:
the pretender is the best song i've ever heard. i love this band. I'm listening my hero now ^^. Foo fighters- fantastic grooooup.
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ELLISRECORDINGS wrote:
i have met dave once hes a good man , one of the resons i write music
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Achsenknecht wrote:
SUPERGEILER SONG!
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poprocks12 wrote:
best song 4va
Events
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California Bike Week - Love Ride 25 featuring Foo Fighters / ZZ Top
fairplex, Los Angeles, United States
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20
Birthfest
Bananas, St. George's, Grenada
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- Lostloi tagged Foo Fighters with ‘grunge’. August 2008
- pandarose125, ut713, binzing and 10 other people added Foo Fighters to their libraries. August 2008
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