Foo Fighters (album)
The 1995 debut Dave Grohl wrote and recorded alone in six days.
Foo Fighters is the band's debut studio album, released on June 26, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on July 4, 1995, in the United States, through Roswell and Capitol Records. Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl wrote every song and recorded the album himself in six days in 1994, with producer Barrett Jones at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Foo Fighters
- Released
- 26 June 1995
- Recorded
- October 17–23, 1994
- Studio
- Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
- Genre
- Punk rock
- grunge
- alternative rock
- melodic hardcore
- post-grunge
- Label
- Roswell; Capitol
- Producer
- Dave Grohl; Barrett Jones
Facts from the source article.
Background
Grohl has described the sessions as a cathartic way of recovering from Kurt Cobain's suicide, and said he made the record just for fun. He handed out cassette copies to friends under the name "Foo Fighters" to hide his involvement; when record labels took an interest, he signed with Capitol and put together a band to play the songs live. With more traditional rock styling than typical grunge, the album is credited with establishing post-grunge. It was praised by critics, became the band's second-best-selling album in the United States, and reached the top five in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is a Call | 3:53 |
| 2 | I'll Stick Around | 3:52 |
| 3 | Big Me | 2:12 |
| 4 | Alone + Easy Target | 4:06 |
| 5 | Good Grief | 4:01 |
| 6 | Floaty | 4:30 |
| 7 | Weenie Beenie | 2:46 |
| 8 | Oh, George | 3:00 |
| 9 | For All the Cows | 3:30 |
| 10 | X-Static | 4:14 |
| 11 | Wattershed | 2:15 |
| 12 | Exhausted | 5:45 |
| Total length | 44:04 | |
US No. 1 Limited Bonus Pack bonus disc
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnebago | Grohl, Turner | 4:13 |
| 2 | Podunk | 3:04 | |
| 3 | How I Miss You | 4:54 | |
| 4 | Ozone (Ace Frehley cover) | Frehley | 4:16 |
| Total length | 16:27 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
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