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Interchange station

Dave Grohl

1986 to today · on Grunge and Alternative rock · born 1969

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Active years

192019401960198020002020

The journey

1990200020102020GrungeAlternative rock19901995
  1. 1990Grunge · Nirvana's drummer
  2. 1991The first Lollapalooza · Landmark on the line
  3. 1995Alternative rock · Foo Fighters
  4. 1999The first Coachella · Landmark on the line

2 platforms, 2 moments and landmarks along the way. Lines the journey does not ride are dimmed, as they are on the map while a journey plays.

Platforms

  1. Grunge1990 to 1994

    Nirvana's drummer

    Joined Nirvana in September 1990 from the Washington hardcore band Scream, and played on Nevermind (1991) and In Utero (1993). The band ended with Kurt Cobain's death in April 1994.

    Key album: Nevermind, 1991

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Dave Grohl (opens in a new tab)

  2. Alternative rock1995 to today

    Foo Fighters

    Recorded the first Foo Fighters album alone in late 1994, playing every instrument, then moved from the drum stool to the front of the stage. Three decades on, the band is one of the last arena acts of the alternative era.

    Key album: The Colour and the Shape, 1997

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Foo Fighters (opens in a new tab)

Line-ups

The lines

Grunge (Rock family)Alternative rock (Rock family)

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Dave Grohl (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Foo Fighters (opens in a new tab)

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The Metro Map of Music, ‘Dave Grohl: station’, /stations/dave-grohl.