Dave Grohl - Exclusive Studio Tour video

Godlike Genius Dave Grohl invites us into his home studio to see where he produced the latest Foo Fighters album. Find out how weird tea and chicken noodles keep him going, and how he gets a Toys R Us drumkit to sound like Led Zeppelin.
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[@nedbately7392]

Dave Grohl....a man of a thousand words...and every one of them is "f* ck".

[@Lasher500]

C'mon, give the bloke a break. He went 34 seconds with dropping the f bomb...

[@RockBand2Freak78]

He's from a punk rock background dude. He was in Nirvana. As he said. "come on, I was in fuckin nirvana dude."

[@georgevujcich8625]

who cares bro

[@zoeybatterup152]

Ned Bately Episcally in BezzleBoss

[@thebaconwheeliwantmyhandleback]

+Ned Bately hes kinda trying too hard to say it. he kinda forces it.

[@fletchjones3869]

"The vocals sound too slick, fuck em up a bit more!" Dave. Fucking legend

[@crypttonite]

still sounds slick

[@superchanneljim]

"champaign... come on, I as in Nirvana dude." Fucking awesome.

[@shutthefuckupdonny99]

I was thinking the exact same thing! Classic.

[@TleeMN]

Just about to quote that.

[@brooke1257]

I love how he goes from “I was in Fuckin nirvana dude” to “these are for my kids 😇”

[@Vote4Pedro6425]

"...a shitty Toys R Us plastic drum set that, in this room, sounded like a FUCKING Led Zeppelin record..." We love you Dave.

[@webby720]

I love how he's a regular dad...popsicles in the freezer...this shows you how he really is...not a fake like most other musicians...he's genuine, and for that..kudos

[@MG-jy5qx]

Ohhh wow he’s got popsicles so he must be soo real...

[@rockrollinnolan8521]

2:39 Come on Dave. We know those are your Scribblers. You can't hide the truth!

[@myork9203]

"I was in fuckin Nirvana dude" imagine you can say that and it´s fucking true!

[@AFireInside927]

Champagne..C'mon I was in Nirvana, dude. Hahahah

[@Olie23231]

The new album is the best sounding album I've ever heard, that garage and equipment is magical, as are the musicians that made it

[@WTFremixer]

We recorded to tape....Then compressed the hell out of the album during mastering so it sounds like every other record. Cool!

[@reymhd7655]

@Ghost Heart in your dreams

[@bnana433]

This needs to be renamed "Dave grohl is better than you, here's why"

[@DeadGlassEyes]

I don't even like FF that much but I love this fucking guy.

[@SamSam-rs8mo]

You got bad taste and should stfu and not comment

[@kaveman5486]

Champagne. Come on, I was in FUCKING Nirvana Dude! hahaha Fucking Genius. Rock on Dave!

[@samchoate1719]

I love seeing all these comments from 10 years ago. This was and still is my favorite FOOS record of all time. PS I have a copy with a slice of the master tape in it.

[@zoeybatterup152]

I bought Tejava cause what of he said i'm drinking it while watching this it's HORRIBLE.

[@tahsinsabah833]

Zoeybatterup152 I need to get some

[@serbocroat]

I LOVE HIS SWEARING AND I LOVE HIM HES SO AMAZING

[@noodle92993]

I love that he used a tape, and I love the new song..."rope". I thought it sounded more like their old stuff...can't wait for their new album to come out.

[@katiecobain3702]

oh my god I love dave

[@_Jado]

FRESH POTS!!!

[@kathyfoucaud940]

I love this guy !!!

[@jonathannieto4343]

Wow. Amazed! Congrats Dave!

[@MattMendians]

That’s so cool! I record this big drum kit in my one room studio. Great video Dave!

[@DB7GT]

"Doing it here really made it sound great...uh...the end" :D.... Saw them in Milton Keynes last Saturday. You couldn't ask for a more perfect display of pure rock n roll

[@jonathannieto4343]

Excellent! Beautiful testimony! Your history is amazing! Congrats Dave! ⚽👍🎸☮️

[@deanhicks9182]

"I was in fucking nirvana dude" haha love him so much

[@SoiiDontcrytonight]

Que pedazo de banda!!! Gira por suramerica x favor... en Argentina los estamos esperando hace años...!

[@silvacore]

Fantastic!!!

[@mikeelyee]

i love dave grohl

[@TICSTUDIOSLLC]

Dave Grohl is just awesome. It's pretty badass Dave shows us how he put out the record inside his own home. THe garage tour was also just freaking awesome. I love this guy

[@Theo-hc5ob]

"It's like free-basing tea." He really seems like a very approachable, level headed guy. And yeah, Tejava is AWESOME

[@davemckay4359]

One of most fav bands ever.

[@tecofsky78]

Saw the foos at Auckland town hall, new record rocks fukin hard! Thanks for helpin Chch out guys!

[@noodle92993]

I love the little pink tricycle in the background...

[@berlymahn]

How cool is that!

[@gracieloupgl]

Love the vintage bicycle! I had a purple one just like it with a banana seat!

[@elbettto]

Genius! Dave is so cool also... He is amazingly talented!!

[@fishingfreak001]

once again i find myself watching videos on Dave Grohl

[@GeoWaffles]

Im so pleased for Dave, sounds like he had a great time making a brilliant sounding record at home! Most rock stars expect big studios with endless gear as part of the 'job' but Mr Grohl has proven that a few well chosen quality bits of equipment, a bit of patience and experimentation and lots of rehersal can beat other productions hands down.

[@onlyonetwin]

I Lmao'ed at that "the end" + smile x)

[@alec7364]

How to make a platinum selling album- 4:42 lol

[@robillardgoedike]

Love him! He's brilliant

[@death27459]

The vocals sound to slick, fuck em up a bit. I love it!!!

[@atmada1]

One thing that I love the most in this video is that little pink bike. Yeah..a godlike genius knows how to be a good dad.

[@exitplan2]

yeah i guess you could say i recorded it in my garage if you don't count the 800 grand worth of outbourd gear.

[@sugardex8386]

Dave is right..before I found out they record oldschool, I would say to myself how they sound like their record- live. They keep it real so they can give, us fans, a real concert! I heart Dave Grohl and his fresh pots!

[@StephanieStowers_stylist]

Free basing tea....i love it!!!

[@kineticenergy9613]

This is so dope

[@dougney3026]

Hello from Springfield Virginia 👍👍👍

[@Bjohaz]

Great!

[@bolali]

WOW!!!!

[@RoyMcAvoy]

Truly a serious bad ass musician. Keep it up Grohl!

[@n20011892]

Beautiful motorbikes in the background at the begining

[@MrKellii]

I wish my band could record in Dave Grohl's garage with him:L .The new albums amazing.

[@ashluvsfoofighters]

ssss...the end :D... haha cant wait for the album!!!!

[@tuffymannen]

I love that dave does this album on analog tape, because nowadays almost every band that gets a new album out has the same sound on every song. If you for example take a look on led zeppelins houses of the holy where every song has a unique sound. So recording on analog tape really promotes the preformance of the artist/band and creates that unique sound. So i think this album gonna be fucking great.

[@jleb310ce]

"The vocals sound a little bit too slick.Fuck em up a little bit more" HAHA love Dave!!

[@MrHuntarx]

dude Dave is just amazing,no matter what u'll say. He has so much energy and his voice is just fcking amazing.

[@grungeisdead8998]

Watching this cause I wanted to see his guitars

[@Mary2theeClaire]

the pink bike in the background

[@hprulz14]

the vocals sound too slick, fuck them up a little!! dave you crack me up

[@aprilskye23]

There is NOTHING to dislike about Dave Grohl

[@Elin48]

I used to edit for the public library the films that were part of the real to real library. What I had to do was splice the film pieces together in the areas where for whatever reason they broke. This was in 1976, so i really do appreciate this conversation of yours. I get it.

[@emanuelchayer1756]

Yes you can actually edit a tape recording into a DAW. It's called either using clasp endless analogue system.. or using an AD/DA converter to import the tape 24 tracks to your computer making the edit there and then porting them back out to the 2inch tape machine (which is basically the same as the clasp system.

[@mariaromanova3218]

I used to love taped editing. My home studio is my minivan at the moment util I get my main studio (Studio 41) up and running.

[@eddajokie4115]

Genious Dave ! So fucking beautiful man and lovely lovely lovely artist !!! He is so clever and handsome. The best all over the world!

[@TangeClown]

this man. this man right here. THE boss. every musician should do this. take a break from the big studio. a7x did the same thing after the rev passed, they retreated to the garage. not for the actual recording, and they had far more up-to-date equipment... but they took a step back from the fame and fortune and looked at what they had left from their roots and regrouped. a7g, dave, you have all earned my utmost respect

[@DataSounds]

that is a gorgeous Neve

[@VWGTI2013]

Dave for President!

[@TaureanMixing]

Dave proved he is the real deal because of the methodology chosen for recording this record. \m/

[@JustKev22]

Ooohhh Bethesda Maryland. I am about 2 hours from there.

[@BonavonVovo]

I am not biased towards either, both have their pros and cons but only 1 of these techniques truely captures 100% of the detail of what is being played.

[@AJB3]

It's funny he's talking about his badass rock album with the pink tricycle in the background lol! Dave's a cool guy.

[@rman6572]

"The vocals sound too slick. Fuck em up" . This is why why I love Dave LMFAO

[@patio6]

I would honestly listen to a song with Dave just swearing on it. He swears with so much emphasis. Its FUCKING amazing!

[@punkwaste69]

I cannot fuckin wait for this record.

[@Motownisyourtown]

I'm Dave Grohl, from EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE.

[@hungerstriker27]

I love the first and second ff albums. I don´t care if I didnt like the last.... I always admire dave grohl because he was the drummer of nirvana, he played with kurt cobain and he is a monster drummer.... period.

[@ericportillo8277]

that's cool that he still has that diy attitude

[@zer0953]

2:14 this..... hahahahha i love this man

[@eggbass]

@imagimotion So true, dude. Thank you Dave for keeping it real! True talent doesn't require ProTools or Auto Tune.

[@bigdaddybuster9494]

I grew up listening to Foo figters

[@StunnedMutha]

1:35 nice bike Dave ;)

[@toastyplatters70]

@EndeChayer3 woulda been nice if the band played live together in the garage, and allowed some leakage. As it was, Butch stifled the garage sound aesthetic with insulation and tracking most of the instruments separately.

[@navekeinan]

This Part Killi'n me XDDDDD Dave: "there is like haha fuc*in popsicles for my kids

[@ddenniszzz]

the vocals sounds too slick.. fuck em up alittle... haha.. gotta love dave

[@bangermccrusher]

This has has lived a great life...

[@nfederinko]

@imagimotion and @Usethebanana. Alright, let me geek out a bit here. Correct about Colour and the first album being tape (and first album vinyl sounds fantastic). The "making of" video for Nothing Left to Lose, which was done in some kind of ad hoc home studio of Dave's in Virginia, showed a tape machine (probably the same one here). One by One, according to the documentary, was redone at home- and I think Taylor mentioned they started tape and dumped to minimal ProTools. Interviews/google etc.

[@NavyElephantis]

Wow It works....Finally!

[@canorjohn]

hahah I fuckin' love his "I was in Nirvana" attitude

[@Usethebanana]

@imagimotion I agree with you on both Dave and Will I am and especially on autotune crap. But "Wasting light" is their 1st album they did on tape, they built the studio at Dave's home for this. All previous albums were ProTools. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of tape and the unpolished sound it creates/demands, but all their previous albums were "digital" ones and they are great as well It's not really what you use, but how you use it. But yes, Dave ROCKS and sets the bar for musicianship

[@guitarist5477]

I really enjoyed the sound of Wasting Light, very real, very human

[@UnreliableUsername]

Total fucking legend!

[@heartpharmacymusic]

God dude this guy is such a fucking great musician. Phenomenal in every process of making a song and album. The highest respect I have for Mr. Growl. I hope to be as talented as him one day. -Ali- Heart Pharmacy

[@dmcarefuldriver]

4:43 - "the vocals sound too slick. Fuck em up a little bit more." LOL dave is so awesome

[@blainhunter7539]

I fucking love Dave Grohl

[@design1of470]

"C'mon, I was in fuckin' Nirvana, dude." LOL

[@experiman217]

I hope to can meet you some day

[@christianp1894]

POPSICLE!

[@BonavonVovo]

One of the main differences between analogue and digital to my understanding is resolution. For example a photograph taken on an SLR film camera that is developed in a bath gives 100% of the image. An image photographed on a digital SLR camera has a quality dependance on the captured resolution, It is made up of pixels, lots of little blocks. So a curve in the image or sound spectrum will be a smooth curve in analogue wheras in digital it will look like a staircase.