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The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1

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Released
  
December 10, 2013

Artist
  
Zac Brown Band

Producer
  
Dave Grohl

Length
  
17:28

Release date
  
10 December 2013

Label
  
Southern Ground

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Genres
  
Country music, Country rock

The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 is an extended play which was released by the Zac Brown Band on December 10, 2013. Originally released only to digital retailers, it was physically released on May 19, 2014. The physical release includes a 45-minute DVD on the creation of the album. Included on the album is the single "All Alright", which was sent to radio on April 28, 2014.

Contents

Content

The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 is a four track extended play by the Zac Brown Band. Its four tracks are "Day for the Dead", "The Muse", "Let It Rain", and "All Alright".

In an interview with Rolling Stone, producer Dave Grohl stated, "They're unbelievable, the band is so good they can be tracked live; we didn't fuck with computers, we tracked live, four-part harmonies around one microphone. It's rocking. People are like, 'Oh, it's country.' 'No, it's not, it's like the Allman Brothers.' 'No, it's not, it's jam band.' I don't even know what you would call it, it's fucking great."

Critical reception

The album received universal acclaim upon its release, holding an average 87 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Zac Brown Band
  • Zac Brown — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Coy Bowles — slide guitar, Hammond organ
  • Clay Cook — Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, electric guitar
  • Jimmy De Martini — fiddle, background vocals
  • John Driskell Hopkins — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
  • Chris Fryar — drums
  • Daniel de los Reyes — percussion
  • Guest musicians
  • Dave Grohl — drums on "Let It Rain"
  • Oteil Burbridge — bass guitar
  • A. J. Ghent — electric guitar solo on "All Alright"
  • Technical
  • Adam Ayan — mastering
  • Dave Grohl — production
  • Mike Fraser — engineering
  • Songs

    1All Alright4:24
    2Let It Rain4:23
    3The Muse3:46

    References

    The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 Wikipedia