Dave Grohl discography

Dave Grohl discography

Grohl performing with Them Crooked Vultures, 2009.
Releases
↙Studio albums	15
↙Live albums	6
↙Compilation albums	8
↙EPs	6
↙Singles	58
↙Video albums	10
↙Soundtracks	4
↙Collaborations	26

The discography of Dave Grohl, an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer, consists of fifteen studio albums, six live albums, eight compilation albums, six EPs, four soundtracks and also includes his other collaborations and work as a studio musician with twenty-six 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).

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 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.

As a member of Scream, Grohl released No More Censorship (1988), two live albums and the posthumous release, Fumble (1993), recorded shortly before the groups 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 seven studio albums and three EPs to date, in addition to the live album Skin and Bones (2006) and their career spanning Greatest Hits (2009). Foo Fighters have sold over 10 million albums in the United States alone and 30 million albums Worldwide.^[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 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: collaborations). Grohl contributed the track "Vile" to the soundtrack of the documentary film Rising Sun: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006).^[4] Most recently, he returned to the drums and along with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, released Them Crooked Vultures (2009), the bands' self-titled debut.

Releases

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.

• No More Censorship (1988) RAS Records
• Live at Van Hall (1988) Konkurrel Records
• Your Choice Live Series Vol.10 (1990) Your Choice Records
• Fumble (1993) Dischord Records

With Nirvana

For a more comprehensive list, see Nirvana discography.

• Nevermind (1991) DGC
• Hormoaning (1992) DGC/Geffen
• Incesticide (1992) Sub Pop/DGC
• In Utero (1993) DGC/Geffen
• MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) DGC/Geffen
• Singles (1996) DGC/Geffen
• From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996) DGC/Geffen
• Nirvana (2002) DGC/Geffen
• With the Lights Out (2004) DGC/Geffen/Universal
• Sliver: The Best of the Box (2005) DGC/Geffen/Universal
• Live at Reading (2009) Geffen
• Icon (2010) Universal

As Late!

• Pocketwatch (1992) Simple Machines

With Foo Fighters

For a more comprehensive list, see Foo Fighters discography.

• Foo Fighters (1995) Roswell/Capitol
• The Colour and the Shape (1997) Roswell/Capitol
• There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) RCA
• One by One (2002) RCA
• DVD/EP (2003) RCA
• In Your Honor (2005) RCA
• Five Songs and a Cover (2005) RCA
• Skin and Bones (2006) RCA
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) RCA
• Let It Die (2008) RCA
• Greatest Hits (2009) RCA
• Wasting Light (2011) RCA
• Medium Rare (2011) Roswell/RCA

With Harlingtox A.D.

• Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996) Laundry Room Records

As Probot

• Probot (2004) Southern Lord/Roswell

With Them Crooked Vultures

For a more comprehensive list, see Them Crooked Vultures discography.

• Them Crooked Vultures (2009) DGC/Interscope

Soundtracks

With The Backbeat Band

• Backbeat Music from the Motion Picture (1994) Virgin Records

As David/Dave Grohl

• Touch Music from the Motion Picture (1997) Roswell/Capitol
• Rising Sun: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi Soundtrack (2006) Image Entertainment

With Tenacious D

• Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack (2006) Epic Records

Collaborations

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

Year	Artist	Release	Additional information
1992	King Buzzo	King Buzzo	Guitar, bass, and drums on select tracks, lead vocals on "Skeeter".
1995	Mike Watt	Ball-Hog or Tugboat?	Lap steel on "Big Train", drums on "Big Train" and "Against the 70's", which both feature Eddie Vedder.
	The Stinky Puffs	A Little Tiny Smelly Bit of The Stinky Puffs	Drums on the live versions of "Buddies Aren't Butts", "Menendez' Killed Their Parents", "I'll Love You Anyway" and "I Am Gross/No You're Not!", which also feature Krist Novoselic.
1997	Puff Daddy	Been Around the World	Drums on "It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix I)" and "It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix II)", which both feature The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, Tommy Stinson and Rob Zombie.
1998	Earthlings?	Earthlings?	Guitar and backing vocals on "The Dreaded Lovelies", which also features Victoria Williams.
2000	Reeves Gabrels	Ulysses (Della Notte)	Drums and backing vocals on "Jewel", which also features Frank Black and David Bowie.
	MxPx	The Ever Passing Moment	Count-off introduction on "The Next Big Thing".
	Earthlings?	Human Beans	Drums on "Rock Dove", which also features Mark Lanegan and Barrett Martin.
2001	Tenacious D	Tenacious D	Drums on all tracks, additional guitar on "Wonderboy", "Explosivo", "Dio", "The Road", "Rock Your Socks", "Double Team" and "City Hall".
	Tony Iommi	Iommi	Lead vocals and drums on "Goodbye Lament", which also features Brian May.
2002	David Bowie	Heathen	Guitar on "I've Been Waiting for You".
	Queens of the Stone Age	Songs for the Deaf	Drums and percussion on all tracks.
2003	Cat Power	You Are Free	Bass on "Speak for Me", drums on "Speak for Me", "He-War" and "Shaking Paper".
	Killing Joke	Killing Joke	Drums on all tracks.
	The Bangles	Doll Revolution	Backing vocals on select tracks.
2005	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	Drums on "Bad Boyfriend".
	Nine Inch Nails	With Teeth	Percussion on "All the Love in the World", drums on "You Know What You Are?", "The Collector", "Every Day Is Exactly the Same", "Getting Smaller", "Sunspots" and "The Line Begins to Blur".
2006	Pete Yorn	Nightcrawler	Drums on "For Us".
	Tenacious D	The Pick of Destiny	Drums on all tracks, demon vocals on "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)".
2007	Juliette and the Licks	Four on the Floor	Drums and percussion on all tracks.
	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Runnin' Down a Dream	Drums on "Honey Bee", recorded November 19, 1994 for Saturday Night Live.
2008	Jackson United	Harmony and Dissidence	Drums on "Undertow", "Black Regrets", "Lifeboat", "Trigger Happy", "White Flag Burning", "Stitching" and "Like a Bomb".
	Lemmy Kilmister	We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year	Drums on "Run Rudolph Run", which also features Billy Gibbons.
2009	The Prodigy	Invaders Must Die	Drums on "Run with the Wolves", additional drums on "Stand Up".
2010	Slash	Slash	Drums on "Watch This", which also features Duff McKagan.
	Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders	Red Light Fever	Guitar and backing vocals on select tracks.
	Mondo Generator	Dog Food	Drums on "Dog Food", which also features Happy-Tom.
	Michael Jackson	Michael	Drums on "(I Can't Make It) Another Day", which also features Lenny Kravitz.

Singles

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

• "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991)
• "Come as You Are" (1992)
• "On a Plain" (1992) promotional single
• "Lithium" (1992)
• "In Bloom" (1992)
• "Molly's Lips" (1992) promotional single
• "Oh, the Guilt" (1993) split single w/ The Jesus Lizard
• "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993)
• "All Apologies"/"Rape Me" (1993)
• "Pennyroyal Tea" (1994) discontinued
• "About a Girl" (1994)
• "The Man Who Sold the World" (1994) promotional single
• "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (1994) promotional single
• "Lake of Fire" (1994) promotional single
• "Aneurysm" (1996) promotional single
• "Drain You" (1996) promotional single
• "You Know You're Right" (2002)

With The Backbeat Band

• "Money" (1994)
• "Please Mr. Postman" (1994)

With Foo Fighters

• "Exhausted" (1995) promotional single
• "This Is a Call" (1995)
• "I'll Stick Around" (1995)
• "For All the Cows" (1995)
• "Big Me" (1996)
• "Alone+Easy Target" (1996) promotional single
• "Monkey Wrench" (1997)
• "Everlong" (1997)
• "My Hero" (1998)
• "Walking After You" (1998)
• "Baker Street" (1998) promotional single

With Foo Fighters (continued)

• "Learn to Fly" (1999)
• "Stacked Actors" (2000)
• "Generator" (2000)
• "Breakout" (2000)
• "Next Year" (2000)
• "The One" (2002)
• "All My Life" (2002)
• "Times Like These" (2003)
• "Low" (2003)
• "Have It All" (2003)
• "Darling Nikki" (2003) promotional single
• "Best of You" (2005)
• "DOA" (2005)
• "Resolve" (2005)
• "No Way Back"/"Cold Day in the Sun" (2006)
• "Miracle" (2006) promotional single
• "The Pretender" (2007)
• "Long Road to Ruin" (2007)
• "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (2008)
• "Let It Die" (2008)
• "Wheels" (2009)
• "Rope" (2011)
• "Walk" (2011)
• "Arlandria" (2011)

As Probot

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

With Them Crooked Vultures

• "New Fang" (2009)
• "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" (2009)

Production

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

Year	Release	Artist(s)
1992	King Buzzo[I]	King Buzzo
1995	Foo Fighters[II]	Foo Fighters
1997	Touch OST	David Grohl/Late! Louise Post John Doe
1999	Into the Pink	Verbena
2006	Chariots on Fire EP	Rye Coalition
	Curses

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

Videography

With Nirvana

• Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994) DGC
• Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind (2005) Eagle Vision
• A Classic Album Under Review: Nirvana – In Utero (2006) MVD
• MTV Unplugged in New York (2007) DGC
• Live at Reading (2009) Geffen

With Foo Fighters

• Everywhere but Home (2003) Roswell/RCA
• Skin and Bones (2006) RCA
• Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park (2006) RCA
• Live at Wembley Stadium (2008) RCA
• Back and Forth (2011) Columbia

References

1. ^ Mission Impossible, release information. Discogs.com
2. ^ "Nirvana's 'Nevermind' To Be Re-Released". Billboard.com. June 27, 2011.
3. ^ Music Chart Analysis, Artist Spotlights, Music Insider, Chart Beat & News | Billboard.com
4. ^ "Dave Grohl Goes Solo". NME.com. August 16, 2006.

External links

• Dave Grohl Band Discography (Infographic) by UpVenue