Sound Opinions

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 Opinions, where people who love music can come together.

  • 6 minutes 49 seconds
    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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    5 February 2025, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes
    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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    31 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 16 minutes 52 seconds
    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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    29 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 50 minutes 42 seconds
    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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    24 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 6 minutes 59 seconds
    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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    22 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 49 minutes 50 seconds
    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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    17 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 7 minutes 59 seconds
    RIP Marc Campbell of The Nails

    In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to Marc Campbell of The Nails who died late in 2024.

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    15 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 5 minutes 32 seconds
    Everything Else: Say Nothing

    In the second installment of our new Patreon-only bonus podcast, Jim, Greg and Andrew share their thoughts on the FX adaptation of Patrick Raden Keefe's book, Say Nothing.

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    13 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 48 minutes 27 seconds
    X's Under the Big Black Sun with John Doe

    In 1982, the Los Angeles punk rock band X put out its album Under the Big Black Sun. Over 40 years later, it's still great! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with X vocalist and bassist John Doe all about the album and the band's impact. They'll also chat with him about his recent solo album and his work in television and film.

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    Featured Songs:

    X, "The Have Nots," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

    X, "The Hungry Wolf," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    Bob Dylan, "As I Went Out One Morning," John Wesley Harding, Columbia, 1967

    John Doe, "Never Coming Back," Fables in a Foreign Land, Fat Possum, 2022

    X, "Riding with Mary," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Motel Room in My Bed," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    Germs, "Lexicon Devil," (GI), Slash, 1979

    The Screamers, "122 Hours Of Fear (Live at the Target)," Live in San Francisco: Sept 2nd 1978, Target Video, 2004

    The Dils, "I Hate the Rich," I Hate the Rich (Single), What?, 1977

    Circle Jerks, "Stars and Stripes," Wild in the Streets, Step-Forward, 1982

    X, "Los Angeles," Los Angeles, Slash, 1980

    X, "We're Desperate," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981

    X, "Under the Big Black Sun," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Adult Books," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981

    X, "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Because I Do," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Blue Spark," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Come Back to Me," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    X, "Real Child of Hell," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

    The Gun Club, "She's Like Heroin to Me," Fire of Love, Ruby, 1981

    Los Lobos, "Will the Wolf Survive?," How Will the Wolf Survive?, Slash/Warner Bros., 1984

    The Del Fuegos, "Don't Run Wild," Boston, Mass., Slash, 1985

    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Henry Lee (feat. PJ Harvey) ," Murder Ballads, Mute, 1996

    Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, "Revolver," Ballad of the Broken Seas, Cooking Vinyl Limited, 2006

    Artificial Go, "Pay Phone," Hopscotch Fever, Feel It, 2024

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    10 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 9 minutes 17 seconds
    A Track that could Fill a Playlist

    Greg shares the history of a 60's gospel track that has been continually covered and reinvented.

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    8 January 2025, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes 20 seconds
    Everything Else with Sound Opinions

    In the first installment of our new Patreon-only bonus podcast, Jim and Greg compare notes on a couple of thrilling new Netflix shows.

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    6 January 2025, 11:00 am
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