I’m far more intrigued by the story of Foo Fighters’ debut album than I am by the album itself.
Six months after the suicide of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl channeled his grief into a six-day recording session, hoping to have some fun in the studio and take his mind off the loss of his friend.
He recorded songs he had written during his time with Nirvana but never shared with the band for fear of not stacking up to Cobain as a songwriter.
When a Foo Fighters song came up as today’s random iTunes selection, I just assumed it would be loud. I’m a big fan of Dave Grohl, but only an occasional fan of his band because of the heaviness of their sound.
But ‘Home,’ the final track on the band’s 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, turned out to be something very different, a delicate piano ballad about the longing for a place to be at peace.
Over the next two weeks, I’ll feature songs from the latest batch of inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This year’s crop is one of the biggest yet (maybe the biggest ever?), with 12 performers earning inclusion in the Hall.
Kicking things off, alphabetically, are Foo Fighters, who made the cut in their first year of eligibility. The band was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in Seattle in 1994, following Kurt Cobain’s suicide and the subsequent disbanding of Nirvana.
Meet Me In Montauk 