Sound Opinions

By Sound Opinions

Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opini... more

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February 19, 2025 More Songs From Fruit Bats
In this bonus episode, Eric Johnson performs "Humbug Mountain Song" and "The Rock Doc" live at the Goose Island Salt Shed Pub. He also shares his Desert Island Jukebox pick with Jim and Greg.
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February 14, 2025 Fruit Bats Live & Opinions on Lambrini Girls
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Eric Johnson of long-running indie folk band Fruit Bats for an interview and performance. The hosts also review the debut album from punk shock activists, Lambrini Girls.
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Featured Songs:
Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Lambrini Girls, "Bad Apple," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025
Lambrini Girls, "Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025
Lambrini Girls, "Scarcity Is Fake (communist propaganda)," Who Let the Dogs Out, City Slang, 2025
Fruit Bats, "Rushin River Valley (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023
Fruit Bats, "Today," Siamese Dream, Turntable Kitchen, 2020
Califone, "Bottles and Bones (Shades and Sympathy)," Roomsound, Perishable, 2001
Fruit Bats, "We Used To Live Here (Live on Sound Opinions)," A River Running To Your Heart, Merge, 2023
Fruit Bats, "Humbug Mountain Song (Live on Sound Opinions)," Absolute Loser, Easy Sound, 2016
Fruit Bats, "When U Love Somebody (Live on Sound Opinions)," Mouthfuls, Sub Pop, 2003
Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping," Tubthumper, EMI, 1997
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51min
February 12, 2025 Onstage Magic, Offstage Tension
In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to Sam Moore of the iconic soul duo Sam & Dave. Moore died on January 10, 2025 at age 89.
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February 07, 2025 Robyn Hitchcock Returns & Opinions on SZA
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Robyn Hitchcock back to Sound Opinions to discuss the singer-songwriter's book, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and the accompanying album, 1967: Vacations in the Past. Plus, the hosts review the new album from SZA.
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Featured Songs:
The Soft Boys, "I Wanna Destroy You," Underwater Moonlight, Armageddon, 1980
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
SZA, "Saturn," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024
SZA, "Drive," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024
SZA, "BMF," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024
SZA, "Another Life," Lana, Top Dawg, 2024
Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians, "Brenda's Iron Sledge," Black Snake Diamond Röle, Armageddon, 1981
Robyn Hitchcock, "Trams of Old London," I Often Dream of Trains, Midnight Music, 1984
Robyn Hitchcock, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024
Robyn Hitchcock, "Like a Rolling Stone," Robyn Sings, Editions PAF, 2002
Robyn Hitchcock, "Trouble in Your Blood," The Man Upstairs, Yep Roc, 2014
Robyn Hitchcock, "A Day in the Life," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024
Robyn Hitchcock, "See Emily Play," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024
Robyn Hitchcock, "Itchycoo Park," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024
Robyn Hitchcock, "Vacations in the Past," 1967: Vacations in the Past, Tiny Ghost, 2024
Fruit Bats, "We Used to Live Here," A River Running to Your Heart, Merge, 2023
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51min
February 05, 2025 Waves of a One-Hit Wonder
In this bonus episode, Jim shares a track that was once so popular that it made a fictional location into a reality.
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7min
January 31, 2025 Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President and RIP Stanley Booth, The Rolling Stones Chronicler
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late president Jimmy Carter by revisiting a discussion on his character and love for music with the director of the documentary, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Plus, they will bid farewell to music journalist Stanley Booth, the most profound chronicler of the Rolling Stones.
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Featured Songs:
Bob Dylan, "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973
Bob Dylan, "Maggie's Farm," Bringing It All Back Home, Columbia, 1965
Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody," Slow Train Coming, Columbia, 1979
The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter," Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969
The Rolling Stones, "No Expectations," Beggars Banquet, Decca, 1968
The Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970
The Rolling Stones, "Around And Around," 12 x 5, London, 1964
The Rolling Stones, "Honky Tonk Women," Honky Tonk Women (Single), Decca, 1969
The Rolling Stones, "You Gotta Move," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971
The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For the Devil," Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, Decca, 1970
The Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses," Sticky Fingers, Polydor, 1971
Robyn Hitchcock, "The Man Who Loves the Rain," Shufflemania!, Tiny Ghost, 2022
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51min
January 29, 2025 Producers Look Back on 1000 Episodes
As a bonus to our 1000th episode, senior producers Alex Claiborne and Andrew Gill chime in with some of their favorite guests and most memorable moments from Sound Opinions.
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January 24, 2025 Sound Opinions' 1000th Episode!
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot look back on the occasion of Sound Opinions reaching the 1000 episodes milestone. Both hosts share highlights and a couple lowlights, plus listeners share their favorite memories.
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Featured Songs:
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Radiohead, "I Want None Of It (Live on Sound Opinions)," Unreleased, NA, 2008
Carole King, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," Tapestry, Ode, 1971
D'Angelo, "Send It On," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000
Trupa Trupa, "Sister Ray," (Single), Glitterbeat, 2024
Wire, "Used To ," Chairs Missing, Harvest, 1978
Goat Girl, "Creep," Goat Girl, Rough Trade, 2018
Allen Toussaint, "A New Orleans Thing (Live on Sound Opinions)," Songbook, Concord, 2013
Boygenius, "20," The Record, Interscope, 2023
Max Roach, "Driva Man," We Insist!, Candid, 1960
The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973
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51min
January 22, 2025 One of the Great Songs of the 21st Century
In this bonus episode, Greg adds a track to the Desert Island Jukebox and shares the story of how this brilliant song almost didn't get made!
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7min
January 17, 2025 Buried Treasures!
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear selections from the production staff.
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Featured Songs:
Iress, "Lovely (Forget Me Not)," Sleep Now, In Reverse, Dune Altar, 2024
The Beatles, "With a Little Help from My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Soul Meets Body, "Hallucinations," Hallucinations (Single), Redwolf, 2024
Dummy, "Soonish...," Free Energy, Trouble in Mind, 2024
Grace Carlin, "killin' It (demo)," no joke (memos & demos), Self-released, 2023
Brutus, "The Deadly Rhythm," The Shape of Punk To Come Obliterated, Epitaph, 2024
Amayo, "Black Magic Sister," Black Magic Sister (Single), Amayo, 2024
Smoking Popes, "Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas)," Allegiance (feat. Scott Lucas) (Single), Smoking Popes, 2025
Mo Dotti, "for anyone and you," opaque, MD, 2024
Matt Pond PA & Anya Marina, "Click Click Click," Click Click Click (Single), Sonder House, 2024
Remi Wolf, "Soup," Big Ideas, Island, 2024
Tae and the Neighborly, "We Can Be," Self Help, smooth bean, 2024
Liquid Mike, "K2," Paul Bunyan's Slingshot, self-released, 2024
Abazaba, "Isolation (feat. Eugene Hütz)," Isolation (feat. Eugene Hütz) (Single), self released, 2025
Rosa Bordallo, "I Feel Numb," I Feel Numb (Single), self-released, 2024
Artificial Go, "Pay Phone," Hopscotch Fever, Feel It, 2024
Medium Build, "Yoke (with Julien Baker)," Marietta, Slowplay/Island, 2024
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