Sonic Highways
by Foo Fighters
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 November 2014
- Label: Roswell Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:08
- Community rating: 2.84/5 from 14 ratings
Artists on this release: Chris Shiflett, Freddie Lonzo, Joe Walsh, Taylor Hawkins, Barrett Jones, Mark Braud, Gary Clark Jr., Rami Jaffee, Drew Hester, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Charlie Gabriel, Ben Jaffe, John Lousteau, Nate Mendel
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A unique concept album recorded as a companion to an HBO documentary series of the same name. Each of the eight tracks was recorded in a different American city鈥攊ncluding Chicago, Nashville, and Seattle鈥攚ith lyrics and musical contributions inspired by that city's musical history. The project serves as a "love letter to the history of American music" and features guests like Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Walsh.
Genres
Descriptors: male-vocalist, conceptual, rhythmic, melodic
Tracklist
- Something from Nothing (4:48)
- The Feast and The Famine (3:49)
- Congregation (5:11)
- What Did I Do?/God As My Witness (5:43)
- Outside (5:14)
- In The Clear (4:03)
- Subterranean (6:07)
- I Am A River (7:08)
Credits
- Nate Mendel - band, bass guitar
- Taylor Hawkins - band, drums, backing vocals [background vocals], backing vocals [gang vocals], backing vocals [background vocal]
- Chris Shiflett - band, guitar, lead guitar [devil pickin'], backing vocals [gang vocals]
- Pat Smear - band, guitar
- Dave Grohl - band, vocals, guitar, backing vocals [background vocals], lead vocals [lead vocal], guitar, backing vocals [gang vocals], e-bow, lead vocals [lead vocal], guitar, acoustic guitar, cymbal [cymbals]
- Stephan Martiniere - cover [cover illustration]
- Rick Nielsen - baritone guitar
- Rami Jaffee - clavinet, organ, mellotron, piano, organ, piano, organ [wurlitzer], mellotron, organ, backing vocals [gang vocals], organ, organ [wurlitzer], mellotron, organ, piano, keyboards [space keys]