Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1990 by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band is best known for their several of their hit singles, such as The Pretender, Best of You, and Everlong.
==History==
===Formation===
Dave Groul previously served as the drummer for Nirvana until the band disbanded in 1994 due to Kurt Cobain's death. Groul received offers from Pearl Jam and Tom Perry, turning both of them down. In October 1994, Groul went to Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, Washington to record 15 songs under his own cause. He did every instrument and the vocals alone on all of the recordings, which were completed in only five days. Sending out samples of cassette tapes to record labels to audition his persona, none of them wanted to pick him up.
Grohl wanted to form a new band and enlisted former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic to join forces with him, but Novoselic declined. Later, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, both of who were members of the recently disbanded Sunny Day Real Estate, and they accepted. Pat Smear, who served as a touring guitarist for Nirvana, joined the newly forming band as the secondary guitarist. With the lineup completed, Grohl finally decided to name the band, which turned out to be the Foo Fighters.
===Self-titled album===
The Foo Fighters released their first studio album named after the band itself on July 4, 1995. Every track was written and performed by Dave Grohl. Twelve of the fifteen tracks he previously performed and recorded at Robert Lang Studios made the final cut for the album.
The Foo Fighters played their first gig at the Jambalaya Club in Arcata, California. One concert on March 3, 1995 had been part of a benefit gig for the investigation of the rape and murder of Gits singer Mia Zapata. Despite the band's popularity living up to expectations, Grohl was unwilling to participate in interview and book gigs at larger venues.
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