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Show #100: 10.26.07
Guest:
Robert Wyatt
Reviews: Britney Spears, Robert Plant


Robert Wyatt has been making music for five decades, but he's as much of an innovator now as he was when he was a member of the pioneering English psychedelic band The Soft Machine. Tune in to hear his conversation with Jim and Greg and get a taste of his new album, Comicopera.

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Show #99: 10.19.07
Reviews: Radiohead, Neil Young & John Fogerty

This week Jim and Greg review records from two sets of musicians who refuse to play by the rules: Neil Young and Radiohead. Tune in to hear how the albums measure up on the Sound Opinions Buy It, Burn It, Trash It rating scale.

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Show #98: 10.12.07
Guest:
John Cale
Review: Annie Lennox

Jim and Greg welcome musician, producer and Velvet Underground founder John Cale for a conversation and live acoustic performance.

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Show #97: 10.05.07
Topic: The Replacements' Let it Be dissection
Review: Steve Earle

It's time for another Sound Opinions Classic Album Dissection. This time Jim and Greg discuss The Replacements’ masterpiece “Let It Be” with Jim Walsh, author of “The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting.”

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