Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: October 17, 2014

Summary: The documentary series directed by Dave Grohl follows his rock band as they recorded their eighth studio album in eight cities: Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

Genre(s): Documentary, Music

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. New York
Air Date: December 5, 2014
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S1:E7. Seattle
Air Date: November 28, 2014
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S1:E6. New Orleans
Air Date: November 21, 2014

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Lori Rackl

Oct 17, 2014

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

Noel Murray

Oct 15, 2014

Sonic Highways does dig deeper than a lot of other musician-centric documentaries do. Read full review

Verne Gay

Oct 17, 2014

Fun, lively, interesting, but also tends to lose focus at times. Read full review

Eric Brown

Oct 10, 2014

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]

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 15, 2014

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

Tim Goodman

Oct 16, 2014

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

Andrew Barker

Oct 17, 2014

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

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JSKnox

Nov 6, 2014

It's certainly entertaining to this music lover and musician. While I watch as a major Foo Fighters fan, the rest of the show so far is very well done and enjoyable to watch. My only minor, minor **** is I don't need the words on the screen at the end when they play the song. I amIt's certainly entertaining to this music lover and musician. While I watch as a major Foo Fighters fan, the rest of the show so far is very well done and enjoyable to watch. My only minor, minor **** is I don't need the words on the screen at the end when they play the song. I am looking forward to the Seattle episode even though I was in a death metal band trying to get noticed amongst the grunge bands....… Expand