The self titled debut album of the band Foo Fighters was released in 1995. It had former Nirvana member, Dave Grohl, performing a majority of the musical work. Along with bassist Nate Mendel, guitarist Pat Smear and drummer William Goldsmith, the self-titled album went on to be listed in Grammy’s Best Alternate Music category in 1996.

The album cover features a youth BB gun, still regarded as a collector’s item. The cover picture was taken by Grohl’s then wife, Jennifer Youngblood. The album reached UK no.3 in the charts and US no.23 as the highest and has been one of the most popular Foo Fighters albums till date. This has been a sheer surprise for listeners who have been used to see Grohl as the drummer of Nirvana. There are major influences of Grohl’s Nirvana days seen hurtling through the album and thus one cannot escape the sheer grunge effect. However one also finds Grohl’s voice to be smoother and crispier than his Nirvana sound. The overall melody of the album as well as the band is a very sunny spirit. There comes some very deep grunge melodies but not as strong as that of Cobain. Songs like “This is a Call” and “Big Me” have been some of the most popular choices from this album. One cannot escape the beam of Grohl’s simplistic yet powerfully charming influence over creating the signature music of the band through this album. Heavier grunge melodies like “I’ll Stick Around” with the very popular “I Don’t Owe You Anything” chant on repeat mode are given out with a very raw mix. The words were round that the song was about Cobain’s widow Courtney Love but have resonated to all time hits charts. The overall take on the album comes to be deliciously grungy and that gets to be liked for its punchy music and playful lyrics. Songs like “Good Grief”, “Floaty”, “For All the Cows” as well as “Exhausted”, make for deep listen with the rest of the more celebrated tracks from the album. The album laid the foundations for more expectations from Grohl and the band as a whole for later day works.