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Sound Opinions

Sundays at 2pm
hosted by Jim DeRogatis & Greg Kot
Greg Kot and Jim DiRogatis

Smart and spirited discussions about a wide range of popular music, from cutting-edge underground rock and hip-hop, to classic rock, R&B, electronica, and worldbeat. From WBEZ in Chicago.

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3:39pm

Fri November 2, 2012
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Sound Opinions: James Brown's Live at the Apollo

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Get ready for some screamin', some pleadin' and some shimmyin' on this week's Sound Opinions. 50 years after it was recorded, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot look back at James Brown's Live at the Apollo album with his biographer RJ Smith. Then they review Neil Young's 2nd album of 2012 and the debut record from Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar.  Sunday at 2pm.

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12:10pm

Fri June 15, 2012
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Sound Opinions 6/17

Willie Nelson on Sound Opinions

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On the occasion of Willie Nelson's 66th studio release, Jim and Greg review the American icon's wide-ranging career with Texas music authority Joe Nick Patoski.  Sunday at 2pm.

7:08am

Fri March 16, 2012
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Sound Opinions: Nick Lowe

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Jim Kot and Greg Derogatis talk to English singer, songwriter and producer Nick Lowe about his long career—from the punk and new wave scenes in the ‘70s to his most recent album The Old Magic. Plus, they review the new album from controversial Irish singer Sinead O’Connor.  On Sound Opinions, Sunday at 2pm.

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3:24pm

Thu February 9, 2012
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Sound Opinions 2/12

Love Me Like a Rock (tune)

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On Sunday at 2pm (just in time for Valentine’s Day), Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot and listeners name their favorite First Love Songs. Plus, they review the debut album by the much-hyped pop singer Lana Del Rey.