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Editorial Review:
The Foo Fighters emerged from the morass of suicide and potent musical legacy that was Nirvana to establish themselves - against all odds - as one of the most popular rock bands in the world. Deflecting early critical disdain, Dave Grohl has single-handedly reinvented himself and cemented his place in the rock pantheon. This is his story, from his pre-Nirvana days in hardcore band Scream to his current festival-conquering status as a Grammy-winning, platinum-selling grunge legend reborn. Across the seven Foo Fighters albums, the whole sordid yet legendary Nirvana tale, the pre-history in the nascent Seattle scene and right up to date via Grohl's flirtations with bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, this is an utterly comprehensive and insightful chronicle of Dave Grohl's remarkable life.Drawing on new interviews with key figures in the Grohl story, this definitive biography of one of modern rock's most influential figures is now updated to include the world conquering double album "In Your Honour", the mellow acoustic brilliance of their "Skin and Bones" film and album, and their recent multi-platinum opus "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace".
Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Other Misadventures Reviews:
More Info Than You Will Find Anywhere Else 
2005-07-28 - Yes, it's true that there is probably more detail than many people will want to know about punk rock and you may not agree with all of the authors opinions as he discusses each album and track (The Colour and the Shape is a great album start to finish!), but if you are the kind of person that looks for magazine articles to learn more about Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, you will get a lot of insights within this book that you won't find anywhere else. No question, you need to be a big fan of the band to get this book, but I'm guessing you must be or you wouldn't be looking for this book anyway. The author did his homework and extracted comments from many sources throughout Dave Grohl's entire career to give a lot of behind the scenes information. I enjoyed the book enough that I wish it had been longer and covered their recently released album. I recommend it for the die hard fan that is looking to get the inside information that they haven't been able to find anywhere else.
Martin James needs to get over himself 
2004-09-03 - I agree with everyone else so far who wasn't fond of this book. I've been a fan of Dave Grohl for most of his career and what I thought would be insightful as to who he is as a person or whatever, turned out to be a boring endlessly analytical review of everything Dave Grohl has been involved in musically.
I wanted the FACTS of Dave Grohl's life and career, but all this useless music critic had to offer was his opinions about what each track sounded like on each album and which ones were good, which were bad... excuse me? If you're a fan of Dave Grohl or the Foo Fighters in the first place, we're all probably going to have a difference of opinion as far as which album/songs are "best". What's the purpose of injecting Dave's BIOGRAPHY with your opinions? And the book is full of this guy's opinions and I'm NOT INTERESTED IN THOSE! He literally goes on for fifteen pages about how exactly each track on 'the colour and the shape' sounds and if it's good or not when I really don't need that because I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE ALBUM SOUNDS LIKE!!!!
Another note- Martin James needs to learn how to spell. Numerous words and names are spelled wrong and punctuation marks used incorrectly. Once he said "...basketball star Codi Bryant..." Did he mean 'Kobe Bryant'? Apparently he also needs a hearing aid. I was feeling embarrassed for the guy. It's crazy how in love with his own perspective he is. He basically used Dave Grohl as a tool to unleash a perfect medium for his own views on music. I was thoroughly disappointed.
Absolute Trash
2004-06-08 - What could have been a fantastic biography ended up being a poor excuse for a useless music critic to write a book on punk music. There is very little information on Dave Grohl the person and not even that much on the Foo Fighters. Instead the author simply tries to analyse each and everytrack that Grohl and his bands have released and then analyses every track that influenced those tracks and then analyses the bands that performed those tracks. In a nutshell this book is a collection of interviews with various magazines. If you were to take the information on Grohl alone the book would be a good 5 pages.
A complete waste of time. Do not even bother! Go and spend the money on music mags instead. I seriously think the reason the author has worked for so many different publications is because he got fired for trying to sound clever.
Potentially great but disappointing 
2004-01-08 - I love a good biography, especially those of musicians. I love all of Dave Grohl's creations esp. the Foo Fighters. I was really looking forward to learn more about the man. Unfortunately this book doesn't focus much on Dave but rather on the Punk music scene and a who's who of punk music. I didn't need a whole chapter on Cobain either. Who's bio is this anyway? The book does have some really good pictures, just not much personal info on the man. I grew bored and didn't even bother to finish it, which is rare for me. Not recommended.
A lot about "Dave, the musician" but not "Dave, the man" 
2003-12-13 - Although this book was an interesting summary of the bands Dave Grohl admired and was influenced by growing up, and, of course, played in, I was disappointed that it really didn't talk about him much in terms of his personal life. Most of the personal stuff in there I had already read on the internet. The author doesn't make it a secret that he pretty much pieced this together using interviews to other magazines or web sites. It seems that he must personally know Dave, but there is no indication of any one-on-one interview for this book.
I guess I was looking for the: what was his childhood like, what was it like growing up with him as a child or teenager, where did he work, where did he meet his wives, etc.
If you're looking for a breakdown of concerts and albums, this book does a good job of that. I do question reviewing each song from each CD...songs seem pretty subjective to me, and the author uses a lot of "this has a hint of the Pixies with a Metallica type chorus"... If you're getting that much out of it, you're analyzing it too much. IT'S JUST A SONG! Ya like it or ya don't!
