Sonic Highways
Sonic Highways Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
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"A rock band's love letter to American music cities"
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters travel to eight American cities, digging into each one's musical history and recording a song there for their album of the same name. Each hour mixes music-history documentary with studio footage and interviews with local legends, then closes with the finished track and its lyrics tied to what they learned. It's part travelogue, part oral history, part behind-the-scenes rock doc. Grohl's genuine enthusiasm and deep contacts carry it, making it feel like a warm, well-researched love letter to American music scenes rather than a vanity project.
the way each city's musical history directly shapes the song written and recorded there.
you want objective music criticism rather than a Foo Fighters-centered victory lap.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Chicago | 8.6 | 219 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Washington D.C | 8.2 | 174 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Nashville | 8.5 | 160 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Austin | 8.2 | 133 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Los Angeles | 8.6 | 130 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | New Orleans | 8.4 | 109 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Seattle | 8.9 | 126 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | New York | 8.9 | 115 | 59 min |