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This Is a Call
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl | Paul Brannigan
The first biography of Dave Grohl, drummer for the legendary band Nirvana and singer/songwriter for the Foo Fighters
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Librarybelle
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Over the last few years, the band The Foo Fighters has jumped to near the top of my favorite bands. I adore lyrics that have layers of meaning, and their songs are just a good example. My favorite: Pretender. Plus, Dave Grohl harkens back to Nirvana, so that‘s a win. I still plan to read this one in 2019, as it fulfills some challenges, and it‘s a perfect fit for #NFNov . It‘s on the older side (pub date in this edition is 2011). #Music #Movember

LibrarianRyan Pretender is a great song. I‘ve been stuck on Walk for the last few weeks. 4y
BarbaraBB He‘s so cool 😍😎 4y
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Billypar 'The Color and the Shape' was one of my favorite albums in high school - every song is great. 4y
Clwojick ♥️♥️♥️ 4y
Librarybelle @Billypar ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Cinfhen I wasn‘t even aware this exists!!!!! Sounds like a fabulous read 🖤🎶 4y
Librarybelle @Cinfhen I hope it is! 4y
rsteve388 1 pt! 4y
cathysaid @LibrarianRyan Yes! ‘Walk‘ was my anthem during my divorce a few years ago. “I believe I‘ve waited long enough. / Where do I begin?” Love it. 4y
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1. I don‘t really have a favorite...the tagged is the only one I think I own.
2. Foo Fighters and Maroon 5
3. Oh gosh. The Foo at the DCU years ago and probably Maroon 5 at the DCU two years ago (can‘t wait to see them again in October) NKOTBSB was pretty amazing though.
4. 🤔 I usually just listen to an album on repeat or a playlist.

#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Love FF ❤️🎶 6y
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CourtSmall
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#2 for 2018
This is actually an unauthorized biography which reads more like a history of the American Punk/Grunge/Alternate music scene which comes together nicely to form a rather complex band family tree which facts, quotes and snippets of Grohl's life injected into the narrative. A must read for music fans 🎵🥁🎸🎤🤘
#biography #music #davegrohl #nirvana #foofighters #drummer #guitarist #singer

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peaKnit
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Saw The Foo Fighters this week, wow. Perhaps the best concert ever.

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Jen_Reads
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Just now realizing that I‘ve been singing All My Life wrong for years. 🎸 🎤 my rockstar husband wouldn‘t be happy.
#foofighters #davegrohl #thisisacall

DeeLew I love love loved this. I'm a HUGE Foo Fighters fan. I'm trying to figure out how I can go see them live again with no money and no spare time. 😂❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Jen_Reads @DeeLew they are one of those bands who just remains awesome over time. I‘ve seen them twice and they just rocked it both times. 7y
DeeLew @Jen_Reads I have been a fan since the first album. I agree, they remained awesome the whole time. In 2011 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Two weeks later the Wasting Light album came out. I was so terrified at that point, with a bilateral mastectomy looming in the very near future. There was something about that album that spoke to me and I listened to it that whole spring and summer, over and over. The song Walk became my anthem.... 7y
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DeeLew Seriously, listen to the lyrics of Walk, and the song These Days. *sigh* 💜💜 To this day, I get emotional when I listen to that album. If I ever meet Dave (my dream!) I have to tell him he got me through cancer. 💕💕 7y
Jen_Reads @DeeLew congratulations on beating cancer ! 💕 It‘s amazing how music can help get you through hard times. 7y
DeeLew Jen_Reads Thank you! Music and books have gotten me through many tough times. 💕 7y
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Aninski
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victoriaburstrom
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#SmellsLikeTeenSpirit #JuneTunz Nirvana is one of my all time favourite bands, and these are the Nirvana books I've collected so far!

Cinfhen Which one/ones would you recommend?!! 7y
victoriaburstrom I'd recommend all of them haha🙈 But I think I like Heavier than Heaven the most!😄 @CindyK 7y
kelseynicburke Heavier Than Heaven ❤️ 7y
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victoriaburstrom @kelseynicburke It's soooo good!💖 7y
kelseynicburke @victoriaburstrom Great biography! I lent it out once and never got it back and I actually went out and bought it again because I couldn't stand not being able to reread it when I wanted to. 7y
victoriaburstrom @kelseynicburke I think I would've done the same if I were you! 7y
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victoriaburstrom
Mehso-so

3/5⭐️ Not the best biography I've read, but it was still fun to learn more about one of my favourite musicians. Read in September 2015

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Faintingviolet
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This book is a history of punk and a biography of a man and a survey of his bands. Well worth your time.