 After Grohl completed the recordings , he chose the name " Foo Fighters " for the project to hide his identity and passed cassettes copies of the sessions to personal friends . After said tapes attracted record label interest , Grohl signed with Capitol and recruited a full band to perform the songs live . The album was promoted through extensive tours and six singles , two of which received music videos . Foo Fighters earned positive reviews praising the songwriting and performances , and was also a commercial success , becoming the band 's second @-@ best @-@ selling album in the United States and reaching the top five in the charts of United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , and New Zealand . 
