Sonic highways was named for an eightpart documentary miniseries that aired on hbo in 2014, in which grohl and company visited cities across america and interviewed famous musicians from the region to get a grasp of the musical history that defined the sound from that region. In the early 70s, the music style gogo originated here, and has remained a local craze ever since. Unlike stock libraries, our music features live studio recordings and toptier production value. In writing the albums eight songs, singer and guitarist dave grohl traveled to eight cities across the united states to conduct interviews with musicians, recording engineers, record producers, and other individuals discussing. Nov 10, 2014 listen to your favorite songs from sonic highways explicit by foo fighters now. Directed by dave grohl, each episode is devoted to different american musical landmarks, chronicling the histories, cultures, environmentsand of course the human beingsthat define each citys unique musical identity. Dave grohl sits down with trouble funks big tony fisher to. Officially premiering tonight, this installment deals with d. Sonic highways may be a concept album, but the concept disappears the moment you throw the album on.
It was produced by butch vig and was released on november 10, 2014, on rca records. Sonic highways is a brilliant showcase of the passion and abilities of the foo fighters. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The studio visited by the band and featured in the episode is inner ear studios. Sonic highways, an eightepisode road triprockumentary series that premiers friday on hbo, frontman dave grohl warmly and earnestly describes his desire to simply. This eight part series follows foo fighters as they make their 8th album. Kritik zu foo fighters sonic highways metal hammer. In the early 70s, the music style gogo originated here, and has. When dave grohl filmed the nashville episode of his hbo music docuseries sonic highways, he spent time talking swamp rock with gravellyvoiced singerguitarist tony joe white.
Starland vocal band, marvin gaye, duke ellington, nils lofgren, chuck brown, henry rollins, fugazi and trouble funk all hail from d. Welcome to the official discussion thread for the second episode of sonic highways. As an album, sonic highways isnt a celebration of americas vast and diverse musical heritage. Sonic highways, an album by foo fighters on spotify. The basic concept of the sonic highways album and series was born right then and there, in a small backstage room. Sonic highways is the eighth studio album by the american rock band foo fighters. Oct 17, 2014 foo fighters sonic highways, released before the foo fighters 20th anniversary, is the documentary about eight cities and the recording of each band members music experience unraveling in the midst of it all. But before you go out hunting down the latest offering from dave grohl, be sure to stay away from bogus leaks and downloads. The allages screening and show will take place friday, october 24. Sonic highways 2014 saint cecilia 2015 concrete and gold 2017 sort posts by. Fresh off winning the fans vote to be named best international act at the nme awards while in the thick of a massive australianew zealand stadium tour, foo fighters have confirmed the details of the dvdblu ray and itunes release offoo fighters. Despite the high concept, this isnt exactly a major overhaul for the foos. Roswell records 88843090081 7,rca 88843090081 7,roswell records 88843090081,rca 88843090081 format.
The louisiana native, who died wednesday at 75, went on to jam with grohl and the foo fighters a few times afterward, including a memorable halloween 2014 performance at the ryman auditorium that found the entire band. Foo fighters media and music foo fighters official store. Our tracks can be heard on oscar and emmy nominated films and tv programs, cutting edge new media, dance, theater and scores of national ads. Oct 24, 2014 new episodes of foo fighters sonic highways every friday at 11pm10c, only on hbo. The allages screening and show will take place friday, october 24 at the black cat. Sonic highway is a fullservice music production company and custom library with major credits in all media and markets. Sonic highway production services include a customized music library with thousands of tracks in all styles.
The eight songs on sonic highways have the same monster guitar crunch, pummeling crescendos and hardpleading bridges. Foo fighters sonic highways, released before the foo fighters 20th anniversary, is the documentary about eight cities and the recording of each band members music experience unraveling in the midst of it all. With dave grohl, taylor hawkins, randy horte, rami jaffee. For the album and series, grohl, taylor hawkins, nate mendel, chris shiflett and pat smear wrote and recorded one song in each of these eight cities, delving into the local musical currents.
The eight songs on sonic highways have the same monster guitar crunch. The documentary was made concurrently with foo fighters eighth album, sonic highways. Sonic highways the critically acclaimed and awardwinning hbo. Sonic highways explicit by foo fighters on amazon music. The format of the show is such that grohl could continue and explore. Foo fighters sonic highways torrent download badass. Aug 12, 2014 hints and tips on downloading the upcoming foo fighters album, sonic highways. Nashville, new orleans, new york, seattle and washington dc. Nov 10, 2014 sonic highways may be a concept album, but the concept disappears the moment you throw the album on. Foo fighters sonic highways 2014, full cover, box set.
Grohl described the project as a love letter to the history of american music. Tonights episode follows the foos to the nations capital, washington, d. Foo fighters new album sonic highways, the one they recorded at iconic studios all over the country and documented in an hbo series of the same name, is. Watch foo fighters sonic highways online full episodes. Sonic highways hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Sonic highways commemorates the foo fighters 20th anniversary by documenting the eightcity recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album. Though not a soundtrack album by any stretch, sonic highways shares its title with the dave grohldirected eightepisode hbo series described by grohl as a love letter to the history of american music. Packaged in a custom 14 x 14 x 6 wooden box with the full cover of the album on the top, in addition to the cd and the lp first press barcode number starts 8 8875 shipped with random cover. Nov 11, 2014 despite the high concept, this isnt exactly a major overhaul for the foos. Foo fighterssonic highwaysflac 44khz24bit download. Sonic highways is a 2014 american documentary miniseries directed by dave grohl and written by mark monroe. Foo fighterssonic highwaysflac 96khz24bit download.
A few days ago, foo fighters guitarist chris shiflett posted the above instagram image of a plane with the bands logo and sonic highways written across the side. Nov 10, 2014 sonic highways is the name of both the foo fighters eighth record and an accompanying hbo series documenting its crosscountry production process, wherein the band recorded each of its eight. Later, theyre joined by cheap tricks rick nielsen to record something from nothing, the first song on foo fighters new album. Foo fighters release surprise new ep, saint cecilia, for free. Listen to your favorite songs from sonic highways explicit by foo fighters now. The musician grew up in nearby springfield, virginia, and made inroads into the local punk scene as a teenager. Sonic highways is the name of both the foo fighters eighth record and an accompanying hbo series documenting its crosscountry production process, wherein the.
A transient town where few are born and raised, washington, d. But along the way, the show aims to trace at least a few decades of d. Sonic highways is the upcoming eight foo fighters album. A mix of classic sounds with new influences, sonic highways is a must for all foo fans and music lovers alike.
Foo fighters media including vinyl, digital downloads, cds, dvds and blurays. Sonic highways is an american tv documentary series created for hbo by dave grohl. Foo fighters sonic highways 2014, washington dc cover. Each of the eight episodes is presented as an exploration of the musical history of a different. Foo fighterssonic highwaysflac 96khz24bit downloadacoustic. Nobody ever wouldve thought the foo fighters were gearing up for a hiatus following the vibrant 2011 lp wasting light, but the group announced just that in 2012. Would highly recommend anybody adding this to their collection. Watch foo fighters sonic highways online full episodes of. Foo fighterssonic highwaysflac 44khz24bit downloadacoustic.
Foo fighters release surprise new ep, saint cecilia, for. New episodes of foo fighters sonic highways every friday at 11pm10c, only on hbo. Foo fighters confirm second season of sonic highways. I know its only rocknroll but when it comes to hbos new foo fighters. Foo fighters release surprise new ep, saint cecilia, for free download. Sonic highways is really about the process of recording the latest foo fighters album in eight american cities, and this episode i havent seen the others deals with grohls own musical comingofage. Last night, i attended smithsonian associates advance screening of the second episode of sonic highways, the hbo series directed by foo fighters frontman dave grohl.
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