Foo Fighters: The Band That Dave Made, Hardcover/***

From the ashes of Nirvana, Dave Grohl rose as a one-man band with a self-titled album: Foo Fighters. Now, twenty-five years on and with a rock-solid outfit--including Nate Mendel (bass), Taylor Hawkins (drums), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Pat Smear (rhythm guitar), and latest addition Rami Jaffee (keyboards)--the Foo Fighters are reveling in the success of their ninth studio album, Concrete and Gold. Paying homage to the band's enduring longevity, The Foo Fighters: The Band That Dave Made is a comprehensive look at a career that boasts worldwide sales of more than thirty million albums, ten Grammies, and hit stadium-rock anthems such as "Learn to Fly," "Best of You," and "Everlong." Illustrated throughout and including an album-by-album discography, this handsome biography from acclaimed rock writer Stevie Chick is a fitting tribute to a band born out of "the nicest guy in rock's" single-minded vision and now one of the planet's biggest rock groups. About the Author Stevie Chick has been writing about music for over a decade, contributing to publications like MOJO, the Guardian, NME, the Times, the Quietus, Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Sleaze Nation, and Plan B. He is the author of Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story (Omnibus), Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces (Black Dog), and Spray Paint the Wall: The Story of Black Flag (Omnibus). He lives in London.