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Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey behind their latest studio album, as the band tours America.

Foo Fighters go on a musical tour of America, from the desert to the Midwest and from jazz to punk, visiting the studios and meeting the musicians that have helped shape the country's vast musical wealth. Directed by Dave Grohl, the series taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities where the location is only revealed once each episode is broadcast - Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington DC.

Along the way they record their eighth studio album, one song in each city at a legendary recording studio integral to its history. Every track features local legends and each episode delves into the identity of each city - showing how the region shaped the members of the Foo Fighters in their formative years and, in turn, how they impacted the cultural fabric of their hometowns. Sonic Highways is, in Grohl's words, 'a love letter to the history of American music.'

Following the opening double-bill of programmes 1 and 2, subsequent episodes will be available on consecutive weeks on 大象传媒 iPlayer, then returning to 大象传媒 Four for episodes 7 and 8 in December.

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Sun 26 Oct 2014 22:00

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Music Played

  • Foo Fighters

    Something From Nothing

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Superfly

  • Cheap Trick

    Surrender

  • Etta James

    At Last

  • Naked Raygun

    Rat Patrol

  • Cheap Trick

    I Want You to Want Me

  • Cheap Trick

    Ain't That a Shame

  • Naked Raygun

    Knock Me Down

  • Big Black

    L Dopa

  • Big Black

    Clear Out

  • Big Black

    Fists of Love

  • Chicago

    25 Or 6 To 4

  • Wilco

    Outtasite (Outtamind)

  • Gene Krupa

    Up & Atom

  • Ye

    Monster (feat. JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj)

  • Robert Night Hawk

    Cheating and Lying Blues

  • Chuck Berry

    You Never Can Tell

  • Etta James

    Something's Gotta Hold One Me

  • Howlin鈥 Wolf

    Smokestack Lightning

  • Little Walter

    Juke

  • Willie Dixon

    Back Door Man

  • Ministry

    Jesus Built My Hotrod

  • Muddy Waters

    I'm a Man (Mannish Boy)

  • Wooden Joe Nicholas

    Eh La Bas

  • Buddy Guy

    Mary Had a Little Lamb

  • Buddy Guy

    Fever

  • Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

    Dirty Mother For You

  • Muddy Waters

    Blow Wind Blow

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Big Road Blues

  • Naked Raygun

    Bombshelter

  • Verboten

    Slump Shot

  • Naked Raygun

    Soldier's Requiem

  • Muddy Waters

    (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man

  • Muddy Waters

    Take a Walk With Me

  • Bobby 鈥淏lue鈥 Bland

    Farther Up the Road

  • Pixies

    Where is My Mind?

  • D.O.A.

    The Enemy

  • Verboten

    He's a Panther

  • Naked Raygun

    Home of the Brave

  • Naked Raygun

    Gear

  • Nirvana

    Rape Me

  • LCD Soundsystem

    All My Friends

  • Gogol Bordello

    Start Wearing Purple

  • The Breeders

    Hellbound

  • PJ Harvey

    Man-size

  • The Jesus Lizard

    Nub

  • Explosions in the Sky

    Postcard from 1952

  • Explosions in the Sky

    First Breath After Coma

  • Bush

    Swallowed

  • Nirvana

    Heart-Shaped Box

Credit

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Director Dave Grohl

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