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Dave Grohl discography

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Dave Grohl discography
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Dave Grohl is an American singer, songwriter, and musician whose discography consists of 16 studio albums, six live albums, eight compilation albums, six EPs, and four soundtracks, and also includes his other collaborations and work as a studio musician with 26 additional artists. A large portion of his releases have come as the drummer of Nirvana (1990–1994) and as the frontman of Foo Fighters (1995–present).

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Grohl began playing music in the 1980s and was a member of Freak Baby, whose name was later changed to Mission Impossible after Grohl switched from guitarist to drummer. The band recorded demos under both names and released a split EP with Lünch Meat, originally issued as Thanks (1986), later retitled Getting Shit for Growing Up Different.[1] After some lineup changes, Mission Impossible became Dain Bramage and released I Scream Not Coming Down (1986) before breaking up when Grohl auditioned for Scream and became the band's drummer.

With Scream, Grohl released No More Censorship (1988), two live albums and the posthumous release, Fumble (1993), recorded shortly before the group's dissolution in 1990. Later that year, Grohl was put in contact with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic who were in search of a new drummer for their band Nirvana. After a successful tryout, Grohl joined the band and recorded Nevermind (1991) with them the following year. The album became a breakthrough achievement and to date has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.[2] In Utero (1993), their third and final studio album, was released just months prior to the death of Cobain. Since then, a multitude of posthumous releases featuring Grohl have been issued, including MTV Unplugged in New York (1994), From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996), With the Lights Out (2004), and Live at Reading (2009).

Throughout his tenure with Scream and Nirvana, Grohl worked on crafting material of his own. Using the pseudonym Late!, Grohl released the album Pocketwatch (1992), on which he performed all instruments and vocals. This recording method was adopted three years later with Foo Fighters (1995), another album performed entirely by Grohl. After acquiring band members to help support the release, Foo Fighters quickly transformed into a group fronted by Grohl. The band has gone on to release a total of ten studio albums and three EPs to date, in addition to the live album Skin and Bones (2006) and their career spanning Greatest Hits (2009). As of 2015, Foo Fighters have sold over 12 million albums in the U.S.[3]

Grohl appeared as drummer of The Backbeat Band, who recorded music for the film Backbeat (1994). Although recorded in 1990, Harlingtox A.D. would mark Grohl's only appearance as a bassist, with the release of Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996). He appeared for the first time as David Grohl, credited for the music to the film Touch (1997), which also included the resurrection of his former moniker Late! on select tracks. In 2000, Grohl began work on the heavy metal side project Probot (2004), writing and performing the majority of the music himself.

While remaining active with Foo Fighters, Grohl has also contributed to an assortment of releases by other artists, ranging from solo acts such as Tony Iommi, David Bowie, Slash, and Michael Jackson to rock groups including Tenacious D, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, and Nine Inch Nails, among many others (see also: collaborations). Grohl contributed the track "Vile" to the soundtrack of the documentary film Rising Sun: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006).[4] In 2009, along with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, he co-founded the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures for which he plays drums. The band released one self-titled studio album.

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Releases

with Mission Impossible

  • Alive & Kicking (1985), WGNS Recordings – "I Can Only Try"
  • 77 KK (1985), 77 KK Records – "Life Already Drawn"
  • Getting Shit for Growing Up Different (1986), Dischord Records/Sammich Records

with Dain Bramage

with Scream

Main article: Scream discography

with Nirvana

For a more comprehensive list, see Nirvana discography.

with Late!

with Foo Fighters

For a more comprehensive list, see Foo Fighters discography.

with Harlingtox A.D.

  • Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996), Laundry Room Records

with Tenacious D

with Queens of the Stone Age

with Probot

with Them Crooked Vultures

Further information: Them Crooked Vultures § Discography

with Dee Gees

with Dream Widow

Solo career

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Soundtracks

With The Backbeat Band

With Tenacious D

As David/Dave Grohl

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Collaborations

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The following is a list of artists whose releases feature contributions from Dave Grohl.

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Singles

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The following is a list of singles that include Dave Grohl as an official band member.

With Scream

  • "Mardi Gras"/"Land Torn Down" (1990)

With Nirvana

With The Backbeat Band

With Foo Fighters

With Foo Fighters (continued)

With Queens of the Stone Age

As Probot

  • "Centuries of Sin"/"The Emerald Law" (2003)

With Them Crooked Vultures

With BBC Music (various artists)

Solo

With Live Lounge Allstars

With Liam Gallagher

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Production

The following releases were produced or co-produced by Dave Grohl.

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  • I ^ Co-produced by Dave Grohl and Buzz Osborne.
  • II ^ Co-produced by Dave Grohl and Barrett Jones.
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Videography

With Nirvana

With Foo Fighters

As David/Dave Grohl

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References

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