The documentary sound city, grohl s directorial debut, expands on the sentiment behind his grammys jeremiad. The manifestation millionaire by darren regan is an insightful program that teaches you about. Grohl wants to preserve the sound city story especially in an era of lowcost, digital home recording driven by pro tools software and instant celebrity via talent shows like. Yes, i cant wait to read the book written by dave grohl s mother. The album nevermind from the band nirvana was recorded in this studio. Sound city, a documentary by dave grohl, looks at a recording studio in the san fernando valley that flourished in the 1970s but faded with the onset of the digital revolution. Dave grohl founded the supergroup sound city players with many of the musicians who appear in this movie and with whom he played live for the soundtrack. Guns n roses member wants to record with my idol dave grohl. Dave grohl, pat smear, chris novoselic jam with paul mccartney in the grohl directed documentary sound city. The video and sound is a little dodgy on the episode, but the amazing vintage gear including the wolds longest neve console install hand built and wired by. Sound city studios operating one 28channel 8028 and one 40channel 8078 in van nuys which closed in may 2011 and reopened in early 2017. Sound city real to reel, the album, features grohl enlisting the musical legends who recorded at sound city and then some hello, paul mccartney.
Sound city real to reel is a brand new collection of allnew alloriginal songs, each one composed and recorded exclusively for the film within its own 24hour session on that console after it was reinstalled in grohl and his foo fighters own 606 studios. Sound city the legendary van nuys recording studio where key albums by neil. Dave grohl s infamous speech at the 2012 grammy awardsin which he called for fewer computers and more handson instrumentation in the production of popular musicsplit the difference between idealistic calltoarms and getoffmylawn rant. Its a neve 8028 soundboard and that was the studio console at sound city. The facility had previously been a production factory of the english musical. Dave grohl finds musics human element in a machine the nirvana drummer and foo fighters founder says he wouldnt be the musician he is today if not for one piece of. Dave grohl was the drummer of nirvana, and at the time of recording he came up with the idea of a documentary about the studio. Real to reel is the official soundtrack of the documentary sound city. Last year, foo fighters frontman dave grohl made a documentary about the legendary van nuys studio sound city, and he purchased its equally legendary board, the neve 8028. Adler said he would love to record on grohl s sound city soundboard. Rock musician dave grohl, of nirvana and foo fighters, sets out to tell the story of a.
Last night, i saw the first uk screening of dave grohl s directorial debut, sound city. In 20 he produced a documentary about it and an album recorded with it with a large panel of rock stars, called sound city. Sound city is a documentary about the famed recording studio in van nuys. The two legends come together to worship at the altar of sound city las greatest, dirtiest, most rocknroll studio youth and pop culture provocateurs since fearless fashion, music, art, film, politics and ideas from todays bleeding edge. Weighing in at a manageable but sturdy 35 pounds, this 20watt amp features a matched pair of mullard 6v6 power tubes, a 12ax7 tungsol, two 12ax7a and two 12at7 ruby selected preamp tubes, and a special design 12inch, 50watt, 8ohm sound city power speaker. The sc20 from sound city amplification is an alltube combo amp for both studio and stage use. Dave grohlsound city real to reel180 gram vinyl record. The board was purchased by dave grohl for his personal studio, studio 606. Sound city was known for its signature sound, especially in recording drums and live performances of. Lamb of gods new album was recorded on legendary sound.
He is best known as the frontman and guitarist of the. Inspired by the desk, hes now shooting a feature documentary about the facilitys life and times, simply entitled sound city. Sound city the movie wouldnt exist if directorrocker dave grohl hadnt shown up at sound city the studio in 1991, where he and his nirvana band. You may have also read about the guy who tried to sell the soundboard that recorded michael jacksons thriller, and how he had a hard time getting anyone to buy it.
Sound city is grohl s first film, and it is a joyous ode to a lost era of music making that will delight music buffs and those who appreciate a welldone documentary. How sound city changed the face of rock n roll kcur. When dave grohl brought his documentary sound city to sundance last month, he also toted along a allstar band full of radio rulers, punk rebels and alt heroes. Dave grohl goes to the movies with sound city pro sound news. The foo fighter who saved rock n roll dave grohl wants you to know about the unique machine that made music history. You may have also read about the guy who tried to sell the soundboard that recorded michael jackson s thriller, and how he had a hard time getting anyone to buy it. Sound city a documentary by dave grohl the new york times. For the soundtrack, he enlists musicians like paul mccartney, trent reznor, stevie. Tom petty, trent reznor reminisce in dave grohl s sound city doc some people have said that sound city is a conversation at least partially about analog versus digital, but i took. It was the subject of a 20 documentary sound city directed by dave grohl. Last year, foo fighters frontman dave grohl made a documentaryabout the legendary van nuys studio sound city, and he purchased its equally legendary board, the neve 8028. It has a distinctive sound that is instantly recognizable. Dave grohl explains how a 70sera recording console rocks his. Directed by dave grohl nirvana, foo fighters, sound city tells the story of rock n rolls greatest recording studio, and the musical magic it continues to.
Dave grohl explains how a 70sera recording console rocks his world in sound city foo fighters frontman dave grohl talks about the studio and neve 8028 console at the heart of both nirvanas. Featuring dave grohl, paul mccartney, stevie nicks, rick springfield and more special edition 180gram double lp. How sound city changed the face of rock n roll wyso. Music dave grohl, stevie nicks, john fogerty and rick springfield take sound city to the hollywood palladium stage. Dave grohl finds musics human element in a machine. Dave grohl really dives deep into the history of the neve recording console and the history of the studio in van nuys ca known as sound city. In 1991 nirvana recorded the album nevermind at sound city studios. Foo fighters frontman dave grohl talks about the studio and neve 8028 console at. Dave grohl reunited with his old friend butch vig at console, the producer of nirvanas nevermind, for the making of sound city. Sound city is a 20 documentary film produced and directed by dave grohl, in his directorial debut, about the history of recording studio sound city studios in. The neve sound board, at sound city in van nuys, calif.
The film, made by foo fightersfounded dave grohl, begins with a wordless intro of grohl setting up the recording studio, getting ready to play, before introducing us to the wealth of history, insight, facts, memories, and legends associated with sound city. The last bit of the movie involves dave grohl recording new songs with famous. The film was directed by foo fighters frontman dave grohl and he features heavily on the album alongside artists such as trent reznor, corey taylor and paul mccartney. Real to reel is an exuberant ode to rock n roll, told through the story of sound. Lamb of gods new album was recorded on legendary sound city soundboard march 4, 2020 0. Grohl still sounds amazed that hes gotten all these folks onstage and on camera. It was the subject of a 20 documentary sound city directed by dave grohl the facility had previously been a production factory of the english musical instrument manufacturer vox. Its one of those if these walls could talk documentaries that truly gives an honest take on what the music biz and recording industry was like back in the 1980s. Dave grohl explains how a 70sera recording console rocks.
Dave grohl seemed to be living his rock and roll fantasy last night at the debut of the sound city players at the sundance film festivals park city live. Many important records were done through it at sound city, including those by queens of the stone age, sheryl crow, the black crowes, smashing pumpkins, johnny cash, black rebel motorcycle club, lenny kravitz, and frank black to name a few. Sound city, dave grohl s love letter to the golden age of recording studios, plays very differently as an album than it does a documentary. Documentary capturing van nuys legendary sound city studio.
Grohl manages to make even the hoariest of veterans sound fresh mccartney for one and the nerdish attention to detail in using the neve 8028 certainly adds to the depth and breadth of sound. The bands drummer dave grohl was inspired to create the documentary after he purchased. Dave grohl s directorial debut, sound city, pays tribute to the classic l. Having heard some amazing songs from the sound city album i also bought the dvd documentary by dave grohl of the foo fighters. Long before the city became known as an amazon boomtown, dave grohl remembers the 1990 seattle as a place that existed in a little cultural biodome of its own. Dave grohl debuts supergroup at sound city sundance. Sound city real to reel by sound city real to reel on. Sound city is a documentary about the famed recording studio in van nuys, california, which was the origin of records by fleetwood mac, nirvana, rick springfield and tom petty among many others. This soundtrack of original songsrecorded at grohl s home studio, where he uses sound city s legendary. So he made a documentary and got it into the sundance film festival.
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