Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band from Seattle, started in 1995. The group is named after the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena.

Originally, the band consisted only of Dave Grohl until the second album, 1997's The Colour and the Shape, which brought in permanent member Nate Mendel on bass, as well as lead guitarist Pat Smear and drummer William Goldsmith. The album featured the songs "Monkey Wrench" and "Everlong", which appeared in Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero World Tour, respectively.Another song called No Way Back was released in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Currently, Smear and Goldsmith have been replaced by Chris Shiflett and Taylor Hawkins, respectively.

Discography

• Foo Fighters (1995)
  • Back in this time, Foo Fighters was solely Dave Grohl's solo project. The forming of a band (Mendel and Goldsmith coming from the then-recently disbanded Sunny Day Real Estate) came from the attention the album drew in the recording industry.
  • Hits from this album: "I'll Stick Around", "Big Me", "This is a Call"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "Alone + Easy Target", "X-Static"

• The Colour and the Shape (1997)
  • First album recorded by the Foo Fighters as a full-fledged band; first album with then-Alanis Morissette drummer Taylor Hawkins, even though William Goldsmith was still the official drummer at the time.
  • Hits from this album: "Everlong", "Monkey Wrench", "My Hero", "Walking After You"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "My Poor Brain", "See You", "Enough Space", "New Way Home"

• There is Nothing Left to Lose (1999)
  • Only album with Foo Fighters as a three-piece, after Pat Smear and William Goldsmith left the band - only the latter was replaced then, by Taylor Hawkins. Scream guitarist Franz Stahl had replaced Smear, but left the band during the recording sessions of this album.
  • Hits from this album: "Learn to Fly", "Breakout", "Stacked Actors"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "Gimme Stitches", "Generator", "Next Year"

• One By One (2002)
  • First album with the current formation, with former No Use for a Name guitarist Chris Shiflett joining after the release of There is Nothing Left to Lose.
  • Hits from this album: "All My Life", "Times Like These", "Low"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "Have It All", "Burn Away"

• In Your Honor (2005)
  • Double album. One of the discs is fully made of acoustic songs.
  • Hits from this album: "Best of You", "DOA", "Resolve", "No Way Back"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "The Last Song", "Miracle", "Cold Day in the Sun"

• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)
  • Hits from this album: "The Pretender", "Long Road to Ruin", "Let it Die"
  • Other noteworthy songs: "Erase/Replace", "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make-Up is Running)"

Trivia

• Dave Grohl, founder of the Foo Fighters, is one of the only people to appear eight times in the series; as a session drummer for No One Knows and 3's & 7's, as the drummer for Nirvana for Heart-Shaped Box, and as the vocalist and guitarist for Monkey Wrench and Everlong, as well as downloadable tracks All My Life, This is a Call and The Pretender.