Grohl starts the documentary saying, "We were just kids with dreams that we threw into the back of a van".  A statement that nearly all musicians can relate to.  Of course for Grohl a story of much success.

The story really kicks off once Sound City buys the Neve console and the first artist they record with it is Buckingham and Nicks. Which leads to how Buckingham and Nicks ended up joining Fleetmood Mac and how Rumors brought much success to the studio. 

From there Sound City was booking tons of artists along the lines of Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Greatful Dead. From there the documentary touched on things like drum sounds, 80's hair metal, and how a new digital era in recording was killing the studio. 

That is until Nirvana's Nevermind was recorded there. This brought along the second wave of success for Sound City. 

But even with that success, the story of Sound City didn't have a happy ending and the studio closed down and left employees jobless. 

From that point, Grohl becomes the main focus when he buys the Neve console from Sound City. He wants to show off the quality of the Neve console in his studio with many of the artists that recorded on the board previously. He invites Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, John Fogarty, and randomly Sir Paul McCartney shows up as well.

The only complaint here is that they probably could've saved some of these sessions for the Director's Cut version. But that's being picky. (Note: We loved seeing BRMC jam with Grohl on the big screen during the ending credits)

This documentary is a true music fan's dream. Covering everything from recording (undoubtedly the best drum sound ever!), to the analog vs. digital debate, and input from some of the greatest artists and studio techs of all time. 

Sound City Rocks!