A review of the 3 disc BluRay set...
It really doesn't matter if you're a fan of Foo Fighters, there's no doubt in my mind that their frontman Dave Grohl, can pretty much do whatever he fancies to inform or entertain an audience. Sonic Highways (which is also the title of his band's latest album), an eight episode series is what you might call the real meat and two veg behind recording sessions for Foo Fighters recent chart topper. Not only do you get to see the group perform every song from the album, you join Dave and his merry band on a journey of discovery. In essence, a musical history lesson of eight key United States cities and the scene/sound that emanates from each one by way of utilising a different studio in each town. And that's the key point here. It's not just a Foo Fighters visual document of the sessions that produced
Sonic Highways
, it's also a fascinating insight into what has influenced Dave Grohl and makes him such a talented man.
But don't worry if you're not really a Foo fan. The actual Foo Fighters song performances, shot beautifully and edited in what's called lyric style with the song words part of the visual component, are at the end of each episode, so if it's not your style you can skip them. My personal opinion is ALL performances are worth watching just to see the end result of the inspiration from the studio and the city that created them. And to top it off, all eight songs just sound amazing on the BluRay format having been mixed into 5.1 surround sound and mastered in Dolby HD. So kick back and have an American music history lesson with Dave Grohl as your guide. Did I mention the alumni of Americana music guest stars (and one very famous commander-in-chief) he interviews along the way? You'll be spotting living legends in every episode. Besides all of that, any man who can walk down Main Street, New Orleans wearing an Abba t-shirt has my utmost respect and admiration...oh and the series is really good too. As I said at the start of this review, it doesn't matter if you're not a Foo Fighters fan, this show, at the very least might make you a Dave Grohl fan. Essential viewing.
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It really doesn't matter if you're a fan of Foo Fighters, there's no doubt in my mind that their frontman Dave Grohl, can pretty much do whatever he fancies to inform or entertain an audience. Sonic Highways (which is also the title of his band's latest album), an eight episode series is what you might call the real meat and two veg behind recording sessions for Foo Fighters recent chart topper. Not only do you get to see the group perform every song from the album, you join Dave and his merry band on a journey of discovery. In essence, a musical history lesson of eight key United States cities and the scene/sound that emanates from each one by way of utilising a different studio in each town. And that's the key point here. It's not just a Foo Fighters visual document of the sessions that produced [[ASIN:B00MIA0L9U Sonic Highways]], it's also a fascinating insight into what has influenced Dave Grohl and makes him such a talented man.
But don't worry if you're not really a Foo fan. The actual Foo Fighters song performances, shot beautifully and edited in what's called lyric style with the song words part of the visual component, are at the end of each episode, so if it's not your style you can skip them. My personal opinion is ALL performances are worth watching just to see the end result of the inspiration from the studio and the city that created them. And to top it off, all eight songs just sound amazing on the BluRay format having been mixed into 5.1 surround sound and mastered in Dolby HD. So kick back and have an American music history lesson with Dave Grohl as your guide. Did I mention the alumni of Americana music guest stars (and one very famous commander-in-chief) he interviews along the way? You'll be spotting living legends in every episode. Besides all of that, any man who can walk down Main Street, New Orleans wearing an Abba t-shirt has my utmost respect and admiration...oh and the series is really good too. As I said at the start of this review, it doesn't matter if you're not a Foo Fighters fan, this show, at the very least might make you a Dave Grohl fan. Essential viewing.
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