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Georg Albert Ruthenberg (Los Angeles, August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana, which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993, and Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
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The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on May 20, 1997, through Roswell and Capitol Records. It marked the official debut of the Foo Fighters as a band, as their eponymous 1995 debut album was primarily recorded by frontman Dave Grohl and producer Barrett Jones as a demo. After the debut became an international success, Grohl recruited guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith to form the band's full lineup. The group convened in the fall of 1996 for pre-production on a second album, and brought in Gil Norton as producer to establish a pop sensibility for the tracks. The band strived to create a full-fledged rock record, contrary to music press predictions that it would be another grunge offshoot.
Primarily inspired by Grohl's divorce from photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1996, The Colour and the Shape is more lyrically introspective and musically developed than the Foo Fighters' debut. The album's track listing was designed to resemble a therapy session, splitting the album between uptempo tracks and ballads to reflect conflicting emotions. Early sessions at the Bear Creek Studio in Washington went poorly and the band discarded most of those recordings. The band regrouped without Goldsmith in early 1997 to record at Hollywood's Grandmaster Recordings studio, with Grohl sitting in on drums instead. Goldsmith was offended and disgruntled that most of his material had been re-recorded, and he left the band shortly thereafter.
The singles "Monkey Wrench", "Everlong", and "My Hero" peaked within the top ten of US rock radio charts, and the album charted at number ten on the Billboard 200. The album was also a commercial success on an international level, peaking at number three in the United Kingdom. Critics deemed the album a significant American rock release of its era, and in retrospective assessments it continues to be viewed as a seminal modern rock album. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Rock Album. The Colour and the Shape remains the Foo Fighters' biggest seller in the U.S., having sold more than two million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was remastered and reissued in 2007 with several bonus tracks for its tenth anniversary.
The Colour and the Shape was Foo Fighters' last album to be released and marketed by Capitol Records. After the band, along with their label Roswell Records, signed to RCA Records, its distribution, along with their eponymous debut album, has switched to RCA.
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Em 2004, Hawkins formou o seu próprio projeto paralelo, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, no qual tocava bateria e cantava.
Em 25 de março de 2022, os perfis oficiais dos Foo Fighters nas redes sociais anunciaram a morte de Hawkins aos cinquenta anos. A causa da morte não foi divulgada. A banda estava em turnê pela América do Sul e tinham um concerto marcado para aquela noite no Festival Estéreo Picnic, em Bogotá, na Colômbia.
Uma nota divulgada pela Secretaria de Saúde de Bogotá, informou que foi feita uma chamada para o serviço de emergência porque Hawkins estava sentindo dores no peito enquanto estava em seu quarto no hotel Casa Medina em Bogotá. Os profissionais de saúde que compareceram ao local realizaram reanimação cardiopulmonar, mas Hawkins não respondeu ao procedimento e foi declarado morto no local. Segundo um relatório preliminar da polícia colombiana, haviam drogas no quarto onde Hawkins se encontrava, sendo atestado primeiramente que "A causa da morte ainda não foi apurada, [...] a morte pode estar associada ao consumo de entorpecentes".
No dia seguinte, um exame toxicológico feito pela "Fiscalía General de la Nación" confirmou a presença de pelo menos dez substâncias no sangue de Hawkins, entre eles THC, antidepressivos tricíclicos, benzodiazepínicos e opioides..jpg/1920px-FoosLondonStad220618-63_(42989558592).jpg)
Em 2004, Hawkins formou o seu próprio projeto paralelo, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, no qual tocava bateria e cantava.
Em 25 de março de 2022, os perfis oficiais dos Foo Fighters nas redes sociais anunciaram a morte de Hawkins aos cinquenta anos. A causa da morte não foi divulgada. A banda estava em turnê pela América do Sul e tinham um concerto marcado para aquela noite no Festival Estéreo Picnic, em Bogotá, na Colômbia.
Uma nota divulgada pela Secretaria de Saúde de Bogotá, informou que foi feita uma chamada para o serviço de emergência porque Hawkins estava sentindo dores no peito enquanto estava em seu quarto no hotel Casa Medina em Bogotá. Os profissionais de saúde que compareceram ao local realizaram reanimação cardiopulmonar, mas Hawkins não respondeu ao procedimento e foi declarado morto no local. Segundo um relatório preliminar da polícia colombiana, haviam drogas no quarto onde Hawkins se encontrava, sendo atestado primeiramente que "A causa da morte ainda não foi apurada, [...] a morte pode estar associada ao consumo de entorpecentes".
No dia seguinte, um exame toxicológico feito pela "Fiscalía General de la Nación" confirmou a presença de pelo menos dez substâncias no sangue de Hawkins, entre eles THC, antidepressivos tricíclicos, benzodiazepínicos e opioides.
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (Los Angeles, August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana, which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993, and Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
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The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on May 20, 1997, through Roswell and Capitol Records. It marked the official debut of the Foo Fighters as a band, as their eponymous 1995 debut album was primarily recorded by frontman Dave Grohl and producer Barrett Jones as a demo. After the debut became an international success, Grohl recruited guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith to form the band's full lineup. The group convened in the fall of 1996 for pre-production on a second album, and brought in Gil Norton as producer to establish a pop sensibility for the tracks. The band strived to create a full-fledged rock record, contrary to music press predictions that it would be another grunge offshoot.
Primarily inspired by Grohl's divorce from photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1996, The Colour and the Shape is more lyrically introspective and musically developed than the Foo Fighters' debut. The album's track listing was designed to resemble a therapy session, splitting the album between uptempo tracks and ballads to reflect conflicting emotions. Early sessions at the Bear Creek Studio in Washington went poorly and the band discarded most of those recordings. The band regrouped without Goldsmith in early 1997 to record at Hollywood's Grandmaster Recordings studio, with Grohl sitting in on drums instead. Goldsmith was offended and disgruntled that most of his material had been re-recorded, and he left the band shortly thereafter.
The singles "Monkey Wrench", "Everlong", and "My Hero" peaked within the top ten of US rock radio charts, and the album charted at number ten on the Billboard 200. The album was also a commercial success on an international level, peaking at number three in the United Kingdom. Critics deemed the album a significant American rock release of its era, and in retrospective assessments it continues to be viewed as a seminal modern rock album. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Rock Album. The Colour and the Shape remains the Foo Fighters' biggest seller in the U.S., having sold more than two million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was remastered and reissued in 2007 with several bonus tracks for its tenth anniversary.
The Colour and the Shape was Foo Fighters' last album to be released and marketed by Capitol Records. After the band, along with their label Roswell Records, signed to RCA Records, its distribution, along with their eponymous debut album, has switched to RCA.
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Oliver Taylor Hawkins (Laguna Beach, California, February 17, 1972 – Bogotá, March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he was a touring drummer for Sass Jordan and for Alanis Morissette, as well as the drummer of the progressive experimental band Sylvia.
In 2004, Hawkins formed his own side project, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, in which he played drums and sang, releasing three studio albums between 2006 and 2019. He formed the supergroup NHC with Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney in 2020, where he also took on lead vocal and drumming duties.
