Dave Grohl discography
The discography of Dave Grohl, an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer, consists of sixteen studio albums, six live albums, four extended plays and also includes his other collaborations and work as a studio musician with twenty-three additional artists.
Grohl began playing music in the 1980s and while attending high school in Alexandria, Virginia was a member of Freak Baby, whose name was later changed to Mission Impossible after Grohl switched from playing guitar to the drums. The band recorded demos under both names and then released a split with Lünch Meat, originally titled Thanks (1986), later issued as Getting Shit for Growing Up Different. This release was only available on 7" vinyl and would be the first musical performance of Dave Grohl to appear on an officially released recording. Initially 500 copies were pressed, followed shortly after with a second pressing of 1000. After some lineup changes, Mission Impossible became Dain Bramage and released I Scream Not Coming Down (1986) before breaking up in 1987, when Grohl auditioned for Scream and became the bands drummer.
As a member of Scream, Grohl released No More Censorship (1988) and two live albums, as well as the posthumous release, Fumble (1993), which was recorded in 1990 shortly before the bands dissolution. After the suggestion of Buzz Osborne later that year, Grohl was put into contact with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic who were in search of a new drummer for their band, Nirvana. Following a successful tryout, Grohl joined the band and recorded Nevermind (1991) with them the next year. The album became a breakthrough success and to date has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Both the Hormoaning EP and follow-up album In Utero (1993) were released prior to Cobain's death in 1994, which was then followed by a number of posthumous live releases.
Throughout his time drumming with Scream and Nirvana, Grohl continued to write music, but usually kept the songs to himself. Using the pseudonym Late!, Grohl released the cassette only album Pocketwatch (1992) on which he performed all the instrumental and vocal tracks. This recording method was adapted again three years later when Foo Fighters (1995) was released, another album performed entirely by Grohl. Foo Fighters quickly went from a solo project to a band fronted by Grohl, after the acquirement of Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith. This lineup would tour behind the release and go on to record the follow-up, The Colour and the Shape (1997). Goldsmith was replaced with Taylor Hawkins, followed shortly after by the departure of Smear before the bands next album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999). With the arrival of Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters continued to release albums, including One by One (2002), In Your Honor (2005) and Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007).
Grohl appeared with The Backbeat Band, whose lineup also featured Greg Dulli, Dave Pirner, Thurston Moore and Mike Mills, to record music for the film Backbeat (1994). Grohl made his only appearance under his given name when he created the music for the film Touch (1997), which included performances with Louise Post and the resurrection of his former moniker Late! on select tracks.
While remaining in Foo Fighters, Grohl continued to release music with other projects. Although recorded in 1990, Harlingtox A.D. would mark Grohl's only appearance on bass, with the release of Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996). In 2000, Grohl began work on Probot (2004), which featured appearances from Max Cavalera, Lemmy, Lee Dorrian and King Diamond, among others, with Grohl writing and performing the majority of the music. Most recently, Grohl returned to the drums and along with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, released Them Crooked Vultures (2009).
Album appearances
With Mission Impossible
- Getting Shit for Growing Up Different (1986) Dischord Records/Sammich Records
With Dain Bramage
- I Scream Not Coming Down (1986) Fartblossom Enterprizes
With Scream
- For a more comprehensive list, see Scream discography
| Year | Title |
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| 1988 | No More Censorship
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Live at Van Hall
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| 1990 | Your Choice Live Series Vol.10
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| 1993 | Fumble
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With Nirvana
| Year | Title |
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| 1991 | Nevermind |
| 1992 | Hormoaning
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| 1993 | In Utero
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| 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York
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| 1996 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
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| 2009 | Live at Reading |
As Late!
With The Backbeat Band
- Backbeat Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994) Virgin Records
With Foo Fighters
| Year | Title |
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| 1995 | Foo Fighters |
| 1997 | The Colour and the Shape
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| 1999 | There Is Nothing Left to Lose
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| 2002 | One by One
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| 2005 | In Your Honor |
Five Songs and a Cover
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| 2006 | Skin and Bones
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| 2007 | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
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With Harlingtox A.D.
- Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996) Laundry Room Records
As David Grohl
- Touch Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1997) Roswell Records/Capitol Records
As Probot
- Probot (2004) Southern Lord Records/Roswell Records
With Them Crooked Vultures
- For a more comprehensive list, see Them Crooked Vultures discography
| Year | Title |
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| 2009 | Them Crooked Vultures
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Collaborations
| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Ref. | |
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| 1992 | Buzz Osborne | King Buzzo * | ||
| 1995 | Mike Watt | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | ||
| The Stinky Puffs | A Little Tiny Smelly Bit of... | |||
| 1998 | Earthlings? | Earthlings? | ||
| 2000 | Reeves Gabrels | Ulysses (Della Notte) | ||
| MxPx | The Ever Passing Moment | |||
| Earthlings? | Human Beans | |||
| 2001 | Tenacious D | Tenacious D * | ||
| Tony Iommi | Iommi | |||
| 2002 | David Bowie | Heathen | ||
| Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf * | |||
| 2003 | Cat Power | You Are Free | ||
| Killing Joke | Killing Joke * | |||
| The Bangles | Doll Revolution | |||
| 2005 | Garbage | Bleed Like Me | ||
| Nine Inch Nails | With Teeth | |||
| 2006 | Pete Yorn | Nightcrawler | ||
| Tenacious D | The Pick of Destiny * | |||
| 2007 | Juliette and the Licks | Four on the Floor * | ||
| 2008 | Jackson United | Harmony and Dissidence | ||
| 2009 | The Prodigy | Invaders Must Die | ||
| 2010 | Slash | Slash | ||
| Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | Red Light Fever | |||
| * – appeared for the duration of the entire release | ||||
Albums produced
- Into the Pink (1999) by Verbena
- Curses (2006) by Rye Coalition
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