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All the varied strands of Grohls musical output are examined in this detailed guide to his career, placing the singer/guitarist/drummer superstar in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him. Born in Ohio but raised in Washington, DC, Grohl's first professional drumming work was with Scream. Heatley examines this early period, before turning to Grohl's contribution to Nirvana's immortal album Nevermind. After Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide, Grohl relaunched his career as guitarist/singer of the Foo Fighters, the band originally created as a studio vehicle for Grohl's songwriting ambitions. The Foos' eponymous 1995 first release went platinum, and 1997's The Colour and the Shape was another a worldwide hit. Two years later, There is Nothing Left to Lose was released to equal critical acclaim. Heatley looks closely at the development of the Foo Fighters during this period and at the contributions made by the other members of the band. In 2002, Grohl surprised everyone by climbing back on the drummer's stool again to tour with hard rock contenders Queens of the Stone Age (he has also played with Tom Petty, Probot, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Killing Joke). As Grohl changes and develops, few can predict his next move. As the man himself said "I've done almost everything I could imagine doing."
Synopsis
Updated through the Foo Fighters Greatest Hits, this guide to his career places the singer/guitarist/drummer in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him
Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, will always be remembered as the drummer for Nirvanaa band that occupied the cultural consciousness in a way that few others ever haveand this book looks at Grohl's career to date, telling the story from before Nirvana to the Foo Fighters and beyond. It covers all the recordingsfrom the monumental Nevermind, which rocketed Nirvana to superstardom, to the Foo Fighters' million-selling album One by One, and its Grammy-winning single, All My Life. It looks at the lawsuit initiated by Courtney Love, Grohl's emergence as the touring drummer for underground hard-rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age, and the work he's done with Tom Petty, Probot, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Killing Joke.
About the Author
Michael Heatley is a freelance music journalist and the author of 35 books, including most recently The Complete Deep Purple.