The Sound City recording studio saw dozens of multi-platinum albums, from Fleetwood Mac to Nirvana, all recorded and mixed in its A studio and on its infamous Neve console. Left behind by the digital age, when the studio shut down in 2011 Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters bought the console, moved it to his home studio, and brought together artists who had recorded on it over 40 years to create a new analog album. On the way, Dave makes a film, a story of the Sound City studio and Neve console that made him, personally, famous.
The Sound City story is fascinating from start to finish, but the film somewhat loses focus when it switches gears and styles and becomes a story of the new album. Regardless, the Sound City story, and the feelings that music invokes, are well worth the trip.
Sound City
2013, 107 minutes, directed by Dave Grohl
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