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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
As far back as the late 80s, Grohl had created his own occasional recordings. After joining Nirvana, and aquiring better equipement, Grohl stepped up | As far back as the late 80s, Grohl had created his own occasional recordings. After joining Nirvana, and aquiring better equipement, Grohl stepped up both the quality and frequency of his recordings, and soon had enough for a solid demo tape. He was considering shopping the tape around to labels when [[Kurt Cobain]]'s suicide brought an early end to his then-current band. | ||
After scoring a deal with RCA, the recording, which featured Grohl on all instruments, was released, under the hastily-chosen name Foo Fighters, a reference to World War II-era reports of UFO sightings. Grohl just as hastily assembled a touring lineup and hit the road. | After scoring a deal with RCA, the recording, which featured Grohl on all instruments, was released, under the hastily-chosen name Foo Fighters, a reference to World War II-era reports of UFO sightings. Grohl just as hastily assembled a touring lineup and hit the road. | ||