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The band was small and young, and began with performances in Portland, Oregon, before gaining popularity. Goldsmith left during the recording of the group's second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997), and Smear's departure followed soon afterward. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl left before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Shiflett joined as the band's third guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The band released its fourth album, One by One, in 2002. The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and harder-rocking material. Foo Fighters released its sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience \u0026amp; Grace, in 2007. In 2010, it was confirmed that Smear had officially rejoined the band.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the band's existence, three of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and all six have been nominated for Grammys.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Foo+Fighters","playStationPath":"/stations/113263578/play","stationId":113263578,"bioPath":"/music/Foo+Fighters/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Pearl+Jam","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a23/a2390c46cdfc01b132595ba5891fed28_md.jpg","artistName":"Pearl Jam","artistId":599,"station_id":113263616},{"musicPath":"/music/Toadies","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4dc/4dc1e23dcc7f912c5d41846f6b1acf3f_md.jpg","artistName":"Toadies","artistId":6700,"station_id":113293069},{"musicPath":"/music/Aerosmith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1f7/1f710e6b874debeea54001d1f4c23094_md.jpg","artistName":"Aerosmith","artistId":39,"station_id":113262744},{"musicPath":"/music/Filter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aab/aabd0ca70709ff0524fe830d2f5738e1_md.jpg","artistName":"Filter","artistId":2166,"station_id":113287552},{"musicPath":"/music/Eagles+of+Death+Metal","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e74/e74a9b98ad6e22d169354a19ad60f8ec_md.jpg","artistName":"Eagles of Death Metal","artistId":10842,"station_id":113321524},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Vines","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c7b/c7bc9506f2dec38013b37041d51d9f4a_md.jpg","artistName":"The Vines","artistId":1664,"station_id":113263048},{"musicPath":"/music/Dave+Grohl","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/eb7/eb7a017c8679871ed660fb52113b0945_md.jpg","artistName":"Dave Grohl","artistId":408346,"station_id":399015359},{"musicPath":"/music/Slash","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0b6/0b652d9362af4db6bfe45b182791f101_md.jpg","artistName":"Slash","artistId":8229,"station_id":113562953},{"musicPath":"/music/Blind+Melon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22c/22c547d30803eee5165ad3184c631f77_md.jpg","artistName":"Blind Melon","artistId":2111,"station_id":113270991},{"musicPath":"/music/Garbage","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5bf/5bf9f15f280c9536660bf1ce06dc512a_md.jpg","artistName":"Garbage","artistId":1044,"station_id":113261530},{"musicPath":"/music/Third+Eye+Blind","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/16b/16bbca4841de8004a8b2edd5b561b206_md.jpg","artistName":"Third Eye Blind","artistId":1469,"station_id":113266134},{"musicPath":"/music/Finger+Eleven","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/455/4553fc0601145754636de22ac7b10ed4_md.jpg","artistName":"Finger Eleven","artistId":2494,"station_id":113262803},{"musicPath":"/music/Highly+Suspect","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6c3/6c3f43b0073ccf20df43fe8dfb43cb93_md.jpg","artistName":"Highly Suspect","artistId":288906,"station_id":375810149},{"musicPath":"/music/Eve+6","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2c4/2c4d01d170ddbc3738614d1bccfd4d38_md.jpg","artistName":"Eve 6","artistId":2724,"station_id":113268588},{"musicPath":"/music/Three+Days+Grace","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/32d/32dd9cfba7b8d035949f5ca275322916_md.jpg","artistName":"Three Days Grace","artistId":10257,"station_id":113262770},{"musicPath":"/music/Chevelle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6c9/6c9b923fdf6f2506d85af3f4b5946355_md.jpg","artistName":"Chevelle","artistId":1836,"station_id":113281080},{"musicPath":"/music/Hoobastank","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c6d/c6dc996987549abe0ab5de214093859a_md.jpg","artistName":"Hoobastank","artistId":1733,"station_id":113263875},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Eat+World","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a5f/a5fcedfe8d56939c4f787b6ad7032f8b_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Eat World","artistId":880,"station_id":113264793}]}