Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
HBO | Release Date: October 17, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
0
Negative:
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklOct 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: These intimate, well-told stories become the ingredients for a new Foo Fighters song recorded at a local studio and performed at the end of each hourlong episode. Read full review
83
NewsdayVerne GayOct 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: Fun, lively, interesting, but also tends to lose focus at times. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: Sonic Highways does dig deeper than a lot of other musician-centric documentaries do. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushOct 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: An eclectic and enthralling documentary travelogue that follows the band on a musical journey to explore the rich cultural heritage of eight iconic music meccas. Read full review
80
The New York TimesMike HaleOct 16, 2014
Season 1 Review: Previewing the songs may be enough to draw Foo Fighters fans. For everyone else, Mr. Grohl provides, through interviews, archival clips and his own narration, a musical and social history of the city that’s both surprisingly detailed and decidedly personal. Read full review
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: Whatever happens, this is an interesting series and a worthy endeavor that makes terrific use of archival footage in both of the first two hours. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyEric BrownOct 10, 2014
Season 1 Review: The series is skillfully directed and packed with decades-spanning trivia, but it isn't the immersive expose it could be. [17 Oct 2014, p.62]
70
VarietyAndrew BarkerOct 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: Grohl’s style as a director is much like his style as a conversationalist: highly earnest, highly caffeinated, and sometimes a tad on-the-nose. However, it’s his interest in the practical details of recording--from consoles and instruments to the masonry work in the studio walls--that most distinguishes him from his less technical fellow rockists. Read full review
70
Denver PostJoanne OstrowOct 17, 2014
Season 1 Review: The series sometimes meanders, but only because Grohl's goals are lofty. Read full review
70
Washington PostHank StueverOct 16, 2014
Season 1 Review: The good news about Sonic Highways is that it doesn’t have enough time to bore us to tears. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 16, 2014
Season 1 Review: There's a lot to be gained from Sonic Highways, but it probably won't appeal to those outside of hardcore music appreciation circles, or those who are out on Friday nights. Read full review
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