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There are records of which comes all too easy to write well. One could say, go and buy it, without question. Review over.
It does not happen often, but when it happens ... "Sound City - Real to Reel" is one of them. To have, without question.
The story is nice and simple: this is the "soundtrack" of Sound City, documentary film of the same name on Dave Grohl recording studios, of which we have spoken long ago. At the end of the film, Grohl saves the console of those studies, a Snow, installs it in his studio and invites friends to play. What friends: Trent Reznor, lead singer and guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age Josh Homme, Paul McCartney, the former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, the former Germs guitarist (now in the Foo Fighters) Pat Smear, Alain Johannes, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters, the rhythm section of Rage Against the Machine, and Rick Springfield.
The "Real too reel", as the title promises. Authentic, on tape. The spirit is that of the old rock 'n' roll, what Sound City represented and which today Grohl is the embodiment of the most credible and feels. The result is much, much more than a soundtrack.
It 'a disc that comes from that film, to show that the spirit is present and working. An album of rock united and cohesive, although there are about twenty different musicians involved.
No tripe for all, in these 11 songs: one that made the most news is the pseudo reunion of Nirvana (Grohl and Novoselic + Smear) with Paul McCartney: McCartney's amazing how you put into play as a kid, but "Cut me some slack "is not the strongest piece of the album, although great rock 'n' roll. Preferences are subscribed to "You can not fix this," with the wonderful voice of Stevie Nicks (with Lindsey Buckingham register that the first record in those studies: from there gave birth to the Fleetwood Mac "Rumours") and long and hypnotic "Mantra" with Trent Reznor, whose voice and keyboard blend with the vocals and guitar of Grohl. Two masterpieces of songs.
But, really, there is plenty of choice. 55 minutes of pure enjoyment rock, showing that the talent is not enough, the music. The spirit is (almost) everything. If there is an idea, if there are the right conditions, if there is chemistry, the music flows, and how if flows. TRACKLIST:
Dave Grohl, Peter Hayes Robert Levon Been - "Heaven and all"
Brad Wilk, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl and Tim Commerford - "Time slowing down"
Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Stevie Nicks and Taylor Hawkins - "You can not fix this"
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins and Rick Springfield - "The man that never was"
Alain Johannes, Dave Grohl, Lee Ving, Pat Smear and Taylor Hawkins - "Your Wife Is Calling"
Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen and Scott Reeder - "From can to can not"
Alain Johannes, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl and Joshua Homme - "Centipede"
Alain Johannes, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl and Joshua Homme - "A trick with no sleeve"
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear - "Cut me some slack"
Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Jim Keltner and Rami Jaffee - "Once upon a time ... the end"
Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and Trent Reznor - "Mantra"
