Foo Fighters Art Print | Discography Tube Map

Why does this Foo Fighters music art print start with Nirvana?

Foo Fighters fans have only ever heard Nirvana and the Foo Fighters told as two separate stories. This Foo Fighters art print draws them as one network, with Dave Grohl's line running straight across the join. No record sleeve has ever shown it that way.

Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.

I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.

The stations run chronologically from Nirvana's Bleach in 1989, through Nevermind and In Utero, into the whole Foo Fighters catalogue and on to Your Favorite Toy in 2026.

If you came here looking for a Nirvana print, this is it. I've drawn Nirvana and the Foo Fighters as one map: Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero are the first three of sixteen stations, followed by twelve Foo Fighters studio albums and the Dee Gees' Hail Satin. Over 80 contributing musicians are on the print, from Chad Channing on Bleach to Ilan Rubin on Your Favorite Toy.

Most Foo Fighters prints stop at the band. This one starts three albums earlier and shows the handover as a single unbroken line.

The guest credits are the other surprise. A Beatle, a Queen guitarist, a Led Zeppelin bassist and an Eagle all appear on the same print. The full story on your wall.

Contributing musicians on the discography tube map

Dave Grohl is credited on every album on the map except Bleach, which Chad Channing drummed. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic run the three Nirvana stations, and Novoselic returns once more, twenty years later, playing bass and accordion on Wasting Light.

Pat Smear's line is the one that breaks and returns. He plays on In Utero and The Colour and the Shape, drops off for three albums, returns with Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace in 2007, and has been there since.

Nate Mendel joined on the second album and has not left. Taylor Hawkins arrives at There Is Nothing Left to Lose in 1999 and runs through to Hail Satin in 2021. Chris Shiflett joins at One by One, Rami Jaffee at In Your Honor, and Ilan Rubin takes the drum chair on Your Favorite Toy.

The guest list is where the map gets strange. Brian May plays guitar on Tired of You, from One by One. In Your Honor brings in John Paul Jones on piano and mandolin, Norah Jones singing on Virginia Moon, and Josh Homme on guitar.

Sonic Highways is the densest station on the print, with Joe Walsh, Gary Clark Jr., Rick Nielsen, Zac Brown, Tony Visconti arranging strings, and a New Orleans horn section on a single track. Wasting Light adds Bob Mould and Butch Vig.

Concrete and Gold credits Paul McCartney on drums on Sunday Rain and Justin Timberlake on backing vocals on Make It Right. Two of Grohl's daughters are on the map too: Violet Grohl sings on three of the later records, and Harper Grohl on the title track of Your Favorite Toy.

Art Print Specifications:

Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.

FAQ

Is there a separate Nirvana art print?
No. Nirvana's three studio albums are part of this map, because the story doesn't stop in 1994. Dave Grohl and Pat Smear both carry their lines on into the Foo Fighters, and Krist Novoselic comes back on Wasting Light.

Does the map include Nirvana?
Yes. Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero are the first three stations, and Grohl's line runs from Nevermind straight into the Foo Fighters catalogue.

Is the 2026 album on the map?
Yes. Your Favorite Toy is the final station, with Ilan Rubin on drums and Harper Grohl on backing vocals.

Which album is Dave Grohl not on?
Bleach, from 1989. Chad Channing drummed on it.

Does Krist Novoselic appear after Nirvana?
Yes, playing bass and accordion on a track of Wasting Light in 2011.

Is Paul McCartney really on a Foo Fighters record?
Yes. He plays drums on Sunday Rain, from Concrete and Gold in 2017.

Which album has the most credited musicians?
Sonic Highways, by a wide margin, with a different set of guests recorded in each city.

What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.

Is it printed like a normal Foo Fighters poster?
No. I have every map printed to order as a museum-quality Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte and acid-free, which is why the smallest names on it stay readable. Choose A3, A2 or A1, unframed or framed.

Explore Foo Fighters’ Discography for FREE

I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Foo Fighters yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.

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