Ok...Ok...I'm super excited about this next blog. I can't believe the Foo Fighets are coming to town. And not only that, but they're being accompanied by Jimmy Eat World and Against Me! This is a show I don't want to miss.
For the unwise music souls Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, used to be the drummer of the band Nirvana. So he has a lot of experience rocking out.
The Foo Fighters came together in 1995 after the death of Kurt Cobain. But Grohl didn't all of the sudden think, "oh now I'm starting a band." He actually had been working on his solo career for quite a while. But instead of moving on to make music alone, he decided to form a band.
He met and asked Sunny Day Real Estate's bassist and drummer to join, as well as Nirvana's former guitarist Pat Smear. Together, they became the Foo Fighters. Now, I had no idea why they decided on this name. But AOL Music gave me the low down. Apparently in World War II there was a special unit that allegedly researched UFO's. Genius I tell you!
They were signed to Capitol Records in 1995 and a year later their album was certified platinum in the U.S. Unfortunately, drummer William Goldsmith left the band due to tensions but was replaced by Taylor Hawkins. And shortly after their 1997 album was released, guitarist Pat Smear left and was replaced by Franz Stahl who also left after a short time. He was then replaced by Chris Shiflett and since then there hasn't been a trace of doubt for anyone leaving.
The Foo Fighters most recent album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace" was released this past year and their first single "The Pretender" has become a favorite of mine.
Celebrate their 12 years together by seeing them live Wednesday Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Bank Atlantic Center. Tickets are on sale now starting at $22.25.
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