Foo Fighters make music.
Foo Fighters . Prior to the release of Foo Fighters ' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters , which featured Grohl as the only official member , Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith , both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate , as well as Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear to complete the lineup . As of 2015 , the band 's eight albums have sold 12 million copies in the U.S. , and 30 million worldwide . One by One is the fourth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters , released on October 22 , 2002 by RCA . Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as `` rock and roll '' in the United States in the early 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters .