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The First Time with Dave Grohl

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Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.

Dave Grohl shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015.

Dave discusses his earliest musical influence (Edgar Winter's prog rock classic Frankenstein made a big impression), his first punk gig (Naked Raygun in Chicago in 1982), which changed the path of his life and how he became politicised though his first proper band Scream in Washington DC in the '80s.

Dave also discusses the famous Sound City studios where Nirvana created the classic albums Nevermind and In Utero, and working with the famously demanding producer Steve Albini.

Dave also looks back on writing the songs that became the Foo Fighters' debut (he recorded twelve tracks in just six days - "Had I taken it seriously, I would've taken a bit longer"), the staggeringly ambitious Sonic Highway documentary series, and his experiences playing Wembley Stadium.

And he chooses songs by The Beatles, Neil Young, Tom Petty, as you might expect, his beloved Led Zeppelin.

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Tue 26 Mar 2024 01:00
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Music Played

  • Foo Fighters

    Monkey Wrench

    • ROSWELL/CAPITOL.

  • Silver Convention

    Fly Robin Fly

    • The Best Of All Dance Hits.
    • Triangle.

  • The Edgar Winter Group

    Frankenstein

    • Original Album Classics.
    • Epic.

  • The Beatles

    Hey Bulldog

  • Naked Raygun

    Rat Patrol

    • Throb Throb.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔstead Records.

  • Scream

    Gods Look Down

    • Banging The Drum/Fumble.
    • Dischord.

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

    • Reprise.

  • Nirvana

    On A Plain

    • DGC.

  • Foo Fighters

    Everlong

    • Capitol.

  • Nirvana

    All Apologies

    • Geffen.

  • Foo Fighters

    This Is A Call

    • Roswell.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Trampled Under Foot

    • Atlantic.

  • Foo Fighters

    Congregation

    • Columbia.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Apr 2015 13:00
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  • Sun 4 Feb 2018 04:00
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  • Tue 9 Jun 2020 01:00
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  • Sat 18 Jul 2020 03:00
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  • Wed 11 Aug 2021 02:00
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  • Wed 29 Sep 2021 01:00
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  • Tue 19 Sep 2023 01:00
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  • Tue 26 Mar 2024 01:00
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