Foo Fighters
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Released	July 4, 1995
Recorded	October 17-October 23, 1994 at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	44:01
Label	Roswell/Capitol
Producer(s)	Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Foo Fighters chronology
Foo Fighters (1995) The Colour and the Shape (1997)

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Nearly all of the album's instrumental parts are performed by Dave Grohl. (The lone exception is a guitar part on "X-Static" provided by Afghan Whigs member Greg Dulli, whom Grohl had performed with as part of an all-star band on the 1994 Backbeat soundtrack.) David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... The Afghan Whigs were an American soul-influenced alternative rock band of the 1990s. ... Greg Dulli Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is an American singer of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Backbeat is a 1994 movie that chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. ...

The Foo Fighters band, originally consisting of bassist Nate Mendel, guitarist Pat Smear, and drummer William Goldsmith, was formed by Grohl after the completion of the album in order to promote it on tour. Despite not appearing on the album itself, the band is featured in the liner notes. Nathan Gregor Mendel (born December 2, 1968 in Richland, Washington) is an American rock bassist. ... Pat Smear (born Georg Rottenberg on August 5, 1959), is a U.S. rock guitarist who has been a regular member of several well-known bands, albeit of different subgenres: The Germs, Nirvana and Foo Fighters. ... William Goldsmith (b. ...

Grohl had been recording his own music for years prior, releasing a cassette called Pocketwatch (under the moniker "Late!") during his time in Nirvana. The album was recorded in October 1994 in Robert Lang's Studio in Seattle with friend/producer Barrett Jones. This was the same studio that Nirvana recorded the session which produced "You Know You're Right" 9 months prior. A music tape released by Dave Grohl, under the pseudonym Late!. // Track listing Pokey the Little Puppy (Grohl) - 4:21 Petrol CB (Grohl) - 4:44 Friend of a Friend (Grohl) - 3:06 Throwing Needles (Grohl) - 3:20 Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson (Grohl) - 2:05 Color Pictures of a... Nirvana was an American alternative rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Nirvana was an American alternative rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... You Know Youre Right is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. ...

Foo Fighters reached UK #3 and in America hit #23, selling over a million copies there.

Track listing

(All songs written by Dave Grohl)

1. "This Is A Call" – 3:53
2. "I'll Stick Around" – 3:52
3. "Big Me" – 2:12
4. "Alone + Easy Target" – 4:05
5. "Good Grief" – 4:01
6. "Floaty" – 4:30
7. "Weenie Beenie" – 2:45
8. "Oh, George" – 3:00
9. "For All the Cows" – 3:30
10. "X-Static" – 4:13
11. "Wattershed" – 2:15
12. "Exhausted" – 5:45
13. "Winnebago" (Bonus Track on Japanese Edition) – 4:14
14. "Podunk" (Bonus Track on Japanese Edition) – 3:03

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Personnel

• Dave Grohl – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, drums
• Greg Dulli – guitar on "X-Static"

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Production

• Producers: Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
• Engineer: Steve Culp
• Mixing: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Art direction: Tim Gabor
• Design: Tim Gabor
• Paintings: Jaq Chartier
• Photography: Curt Doughty, Charles Peterson, Jeff Ross, Jennifer Youngblood
• Cover photo: Jennifer Youngblood

Jennifer Youngblood is a photographer who was once married to Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl from 1993 to 1997. ...

Album charts

Charting singles

Trivia

• The gun featured on the 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 guns were originally manufactured by Daisy, best known for their line of youth BB guns, and today remain sought-after collector's items.

• The cover was shot by Grohl's then-wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood, and, like the name of his band, reflects his interest in science fiction.

• An additional two songs were recorded during these album sessions but were never officially released, titled "Butterflies" (3:17) and an Angry Samoans cover of "Gas Chamber" (1:02).

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Accolades

• Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Editors Choice #19 (1998)
• Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Readers Choice #34 (1998)
• 1001 albums you must hear before you die, edited by Robert Dimery (2006)
• Rolling Stone ranked the album #2 in the Albums of the Year Critic Picks of 1995.