Film Review – Sound City

“Sound City” is more of a rabid appreciation for the life and times of
Sound City Studios (located in Los Angeles) than a crisp documentary of
its history. However, the raw energy works in the movie’s favor, zipping
along at top speed as its worships iconic music created sparingly,
preferring talent over touch-ups. It’s a fan film from musician Dave
Grohl, who directs and appears in the effort, straining to impart his
enthusiasm for the essentials of musical recording, fetishizing a dumpy
studio located in an industrial park that gave the world sonic booms
delivered by bands such as Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, Rage Against the
Machine, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Metallica. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com