Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
	Foo Fighters in 2017.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock; post-grunge; hard rock;
Years active	1994-present
Labels	RCA; Capitol
Members	Dave Grohl; Rami Jaffee; Nate Mendel; Chris Shiflett; Pat Smear
Past member(s)	William Goldsmith; Franz Stahl; Taylor Hawkins
Website	www.foofighters.com

Foo Fighters is an American rock band started by musician and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Grohl made the band in 1994 after Nirvana's singer, Kurt Cobain, died. The band's name comes from a term used in World War II about strange sky objects (UFOs). Pat Smear, who was also in Nirvana, is a member of the band.

The band has achieved a world-wide following, and has won many awards for their music. They have released ten studio albums and twenty-eight singles. Foo Fighters has won fifteen Grammy Awards, and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[1]^[2] The current members of the band are Dave Grohl (singing and guitar), Pat Smear (guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Nate Mendel (bass guitar), and Rami Jaffee (piano).^[3]

Studio albums[change | change source]

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)
Sonic Highways (2014)
Concrete and Gold (2017)
Medicine at Midnight (2021)

References[change | change source]

↑ "Dave Grohl interview: 'I'm going to fix my leg and then I'm going to come back'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
↑ Young, Alex (2021-10-31). "Paul McCartney inducts Foo Fighters Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
↑ Childers, Chad. "Dave Grohl Confirms Rami Jaffe as Foo Fighters Member". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[1] "Dave Grohl interview: 'I'm going to fix my leg and then I'm going to come back'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[2] Young, Alex (2021-10-31). "Paul McCartney inducts Foo Fighters Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[3] Childers, Chad. "Dave Grohl Confirms Rami Jaffe as Foo Fighters Member". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

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v t e Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl Nate Mendel Pat Smear Chris Shiflett Rami Jaffee William Goldsmith Franz Stahl Taylor Hawkins
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 Sonic Highways Concrete and Gold Medicine at Midnight
EPs	Five Songs and a Cover Songs from the Laundry Room Saint Cecilia
Live albums	Skin and Bones
Compilations	Greatest Hits Medium Rare
Videos	Everywhere but Home Skin and Bones Live at Wembley Stadium Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Singles	"Exhausted" "This Is a Call" "I'll Stick Around" "For All the Cows" "Big Me" "Alone + Easy Target" "Monkey Wrench" "Everlong" "My Hero" "Walking After You" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors" "Generator" "Breakout" "Next Year" "The One" "All My Life" "Times Like These" "Low" "Have It All" "Best of You" "DOA" "Resolve" "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" "Miracle" "The Pretender" "Long Road to Ruin" "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" "Let It Die" "Wheels" "Rope" "White Limo" "Walk" "Arlandria" "These Days" "Bridge Burning" "Something from Nothing" "The Feast and the Famine" "Congregation" "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness" "Outside" "Saint Cecilia" "Run" "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" "The Line"
Other songs	"Friend of a Friend" "Marigold"
Concert tours	Foo Fighters live performances Wasting Light Tour Sonic Highways World Tour Concrete and Gold Tour
Associated acts	Nirvana Late! Tenacious D Sunny Day Real Estate Germs Scream Probot Killing Joke Queens of the Stone Age Nine Inch Nails 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 The Birds of Satan The Wallflowers
Related	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Members 24 Hours of Foo Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
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