Therapy Content, Roswell Films
This, I promise (for now), is the last of the Dave Grohl installments. In addition to directing Sonic Highways, he also directed the documentary, Sound City. It's a love letter to the once famed studio and it’s mythological Neve 8078 board, the last of the hard-wired analogue mixing consoles designed by electronics engineer Rupert Neve.
Albums recorded at Sound City changed the course of music, two of the most impactful chapters in the Sound City history were launched first by Fleetwood Mac’s debut, self titled album, and later with Nirvana’s Nevermind. After the release of each album, Sound City’s doors revolved with every influential musician at the time.
However, this is not a success story. It’s a story of hard lessons won including loyalty, self worth and knowledge of when to dig your heels in and when to allow yourself to be shaped by the times. It’s a warning about forsaking the creative spirit for the complacent mind and the crushing inability outrun poor choices of the past. For these reasons, it can be hard watch, but for another makers’ journey, I can’t help but tune in.