Sonic Highways is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters. "Sonic Highways" is concise and focused and at 8 tracks long, it carries no passengers and takes no prisoners. While Grohl's lyrics are lifted from interviews with greats like Buddy Guy and Dr. John, the band keep their driving alt-rock sound intact. Sonic Highways was co-produced by the band with Butch Vig (Nirvana's Nevermind). With Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Randy Horte, Rami Jaffee. Sonic Highways saw international release in early November 2014. Difficulty: advanced. Something From Nothing. Price: US $29.99. Foo Fighters have never been singled out as innovative or cutting edge. Sign in to check out Check out as guest . The corresponding HBO series “Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways” is a fun experience. Author HAIMRocker [a] 270. Genres: Alternative Rock. As the cover art and title depict, Sonic Highways attempts to capture a tour of American musical history with more collaborators coerced into contributions, each track recorded in a different city. Read Time Out’s review of the Foo Fighters album, ‘Sonic Highways’, released on November 10 2014. Item Information. Created by Dave Grohl. Sonic Highways, released late in 2014, was their most ambitious project yet; each track was recorded in a different city, some with special featured guests, a process documented on an eight-episode documentary series for HBO. By Joe Goggins / 17 November 2014, 09:30 GMT. The thing is, I don't thing the band have a particular problem with this. full condensed blue highlight denotes album pick Filter Discography By Albums Compilations Singles & EPs DVDs & Videos Others All. Menu. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways . Sonic Highways Album tab by Foo Fighters. 30 … It was produced by Butch Vig and was released on November 10, 2014, on RCA Records. On its own, however, Sonic Highways is the most glaring musical misstep in their career. Year Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings ; 1995 : Foo Fighters: RCA 1997 : The Colour and the Shape: RCA / Roswell Records 1999 : There Is Nothing Left to Lose: RCA 2002 : One by One: RCA / BMG 2005 : In Your Honor: RCA 2006 : Skin and Bones: RCA 2007 : … Grohl described the project as "a love letter to the history of American music". Sonic Highways. Sonic Highways is a 2014 American documentary miniseries directed by Dave Grohl and written by Mark Monroe. Guest appearances from the likes of … Same day shipping. 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. Sonic Highways can best be surmised as the flip-side to the sparseness of Wasting Light's analog recording process. ... With that in mind, the overall impression is that HBO's documentary series really does go intrinsically with the album of Sonic Highways, and its telling that the second-half comparatively pales to the monstrous standards of the first. The eighth album from Seattle's rock juggernaut is a muddled affair that showcase the best and worst of Dave Grohl. Sonic Highways, an Album by Foo Fighters. The item you've selected was not added to your cart. Features News Tracks Albums. … Foo Fighters' 'Sonic Highways' album cover. Last edit on Dec 08, 2014. Rated #1420 in the best albums of 2014. Butch Vig has said a second instalment of Foo Fighters‘ ‘Sonic Highways’ documentary series and album hasn’t come “to fruition yet”.. 'Sonic Highways' is Foo Fighters' eighth album 'Sonic Highways' runs just over 44 minutes and is made up of the following tracks: 1. 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