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Previous Guests
Tony Visconti
She & Him
The Feelies
Cursive
Death Cab for Cutie
Saul Williams
Laurie Anderson
Ray Davies
Tim Fite
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
Butch Vig
Bob Mould
Girl Talk
Bob Newhart
The Powerhouse Sound
Anthony Bourdain
The Swell Season
The Fiery Furnaces
Peter Bogdanovich
Tori Amos
The New Pornographers
Spoon
Robert Wyatt
Midlake
The Flaming Lips
Besnard Lakes
The Effigies
Yoko Ono
Arcade Fire
Peter Bjorn and John
The Decemberists
Parts and Labor
Wilco
Tom Morello
Joe Boyd
Booker T. Jones
Neko Case
Lily Allen
Lupe Fiasco
Robyn Hitchcock & Peter Buck
Buddy Guy
The Secret Machines
Andy Summers
Pere Ubu
DJ Shadow
Moby
Glenn Kotche
Gov't Mule
Mission of Burma
Jason Lytle
The Bellrays
Rhymefest
Jon Brion
Radiohead
Ernesto Lechner
Common
Art Brut
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Steve Wynn
Jenny Lewis
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Jeff Chang
Roger Ebert
Feist
Lawrence Lessig
Colin Meloy
Jon Langford
Donovan
Julian Casablancas
Billy Gibbons
John Cale

 

Reviews

Each week, Jim and Greg review new record releases on their patented rating scale; Buy it, Burn it, or Trash it! Click here to see their takes on the latest releases: (link)

DIJ

What is heck is a DIJ, and where can I find out more about them? Click here: (link)

Rock Doctors

05.09.08 Show #128 Joel gets treated by the Rock Doctors
08.17.07 Show #90 Pat from Chicago meets the Rock Docs
01.26.07 Show #61 Rachel gets a prescription from Dr.'s Jim and Greg
07.22.06 Show #34 Peter Sagal meet the Rock Doctors

LISTS!

The Sound Opinions Best of 2007
The Sound Opinions Best of 2006
The Sound Opinions Best of 2005

FOOTNOTES

August 2008
08.29.08 Show #144 Sound Opinions: The Dawn of Heavy Metal
08.22.08 Show #143 Sound Opinions with producer Tony Visconti
08.15.08 Show #142 Sound Opinions with She & Him
08.08.08 Show #141 A Classic Album Dissection: Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison
08.01.08 Show #140 Sound Opinions looks at the state of Rock Clubs in America

July 2008
07.25.08 Show #139 Sound Opinions admits, "We Were Wrong"
07.18.08 Show #138 Sound Opinions with the Feelies
07.11.08 Show #137 Sound Opinions looks back at 20 years of Sub Pop
07.04.08 Show #136 Sound Opinions: Our Favorite Songs About America

June 2008
06.27.08 Show #135 Sound Opinions lists its Best of 2008 So Far
06.20.08 Show #134 Sound Opinions with Lawrence Lessig
06.13.08 Show #133 Sound Opinions with Cursive
06.06.08 Show #132 Sound Opinions lists its favorite Songs of Summer

May 2008
05.30.08 Show #131 Sound Opinions with Death Cab for Cutie
05.23.08 Show #130 Sound Opinions unearths another batch of Buried Treasures
05.16.08 Show #129 Sound Opinions with Saul Williams
05.09.08 Show #128 Sound Opinions: The Return of the Rock Doctors
05.02.08 Show #127 Sound Opinions with Laurie Anderson

April 2008
04.25.08 Show #126 Sound Opinions names our favorite One Note Wonders
04.18.08 Show #125 Sound Opinions with Ray Davies
04.11.08 Show #124 Sound Opinions with Tim Fite
04.04.08 Show #123 Sound Opinions discusses Audio Fidelity

March 2008
03.28.08 Show #122 Sound Opinions with Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
03.21.08 Show #121 Sound Opinions recaps the 2008 SXSW Music Festival
03.14.08 Show #120 Sound Opinions with Butch Vig
03.07.08 Show #119 Sound Opinions with Bob Mould

February 2008
02.29.08 Show #118 Sound Opinions reviews albums from Michael Jackson and more
02.22.08 Show #117 Sound Opinions dissects Revolver
02.15.08 Show #116 Sound Opinions looks at the Best Soundtracks of All Time
02.08.08 Show #115 Sound Opinions with Girl Talk
02.01.08 Show #114 Sound Opinions with the Powerhouse Sound

January 2008
01.25.08 Show #113 Sound Opinions with Anthony Bourdain
01.18.08 Show #112 Sound Opinions honors the Unsung Heroes of Rock and Roll
01.11.08 Show #111 Sound Opinions with the Swell Season
01.04.08 Show #110 Sound Opinions with the Fiery Furnaces

December 2007
12.28.07 Show #109 The Sound Opinions Mixtape Show
12.21.07 Show #108 The Sound Opinions Christmas Spectacular with Andy Cirzan
12.14.07 Show #107 The Best of 2007
12.07.07 Show #106 Sound Opinions with Tori Amos

November 2007
11.30.07 Show #105 Sound Opinions with the New Pornographers
11.23.07 Show #104 Jim and Greg unearth more Buried Treasures
11.16.07 Show #103 The Sound Opinions Annual Turkey Shoot
11.09.07 Show #102 Sound Opinions with Spoon
11.02.07 Show #101 Sound Opinions looks at Joy Division

October 2007
10.26.07 Show #100 Sound Opinions with Robert Wyatt
10.19.07 Show #99 Sound Opinions reviews albums from Radiohead and Neil Young
10.12.07 Show #98 Sound Opinions with John Cale
10.05.07 Show #97 Sound Opinions dissects The Replacements' Let it Be

September 2007
09.28.07 Show #96 Sound Opinions reviews the latest from Bruce Springsteen, PJ Harvey and more
09.21.07 Show #95 Sound Opinions with Midlake
09.14.07 Show #94 Sound Opinions with the Flaming Lips
09.07.07 Show #93 Sound Opinions reviews records by 50 Cent, Kanye West and the Mekons

August 2007
08.31.07 Show #92 Sound Opinions talks best lead off tracks
08.24.07 Show #91 Sound Opinions looks at the life and career of Roky Erickson
08.17.07 Show #90 Sound Opinions: The Return of the Rock Doctors
08.10.07 Show #89 Sound Opinions with the Besnard Lakes
08.03.07 Show #88 Sound Opinions with the Effigies

July 2007
07.27.07 Show #87 Sound Opinions: Buried Treasures
07.20.07 Show #86 Sound Opinions with Yoko Ono
07.13.07 Show #85 Sound Opinions with members of the Arcade Fire
07.06.07 Show #84 Sound Opinions reviews albums from TI, Spoon, Crowded House and more

June 2007
06.29.07 Show #83 Sound Opinions with Peter Bjorn and John
06.22.07 Show #82 Sound Opinions: Hip-Hop Under Fire
06.15.07 Show #81 Sound Opinions: The Best of 2007 (So Far)
06.08.07 Show #80 Sound Opinions with the Decemberists
06.01.07 Show #79 Sound Opinions talks cover songs

May 2007
05.25.07 Show #78 Sound Opinions with Parts and Labor
05.18.07 Show #77 Sound Opinions with Wilco
05.11.07 Show #76 Sound Opinions: The Return of the Rock Doctors
05.04.07 Show #75 Sound Opinions reviews Bjork, Mavis Staples, and more

April 2007
04.27.07 Show #74 Sound Opinions with Tom Morello
04.20.07 Show #73 Sound Opinions with Joe Boyd
04.13.07 Show #72 Sound Opinions with Booker T. Jones
04.06.07 Show #71 Sound Opinions with Neko Case

March 2007
03.30.07 Show #70 Jim and Greg look at the past and present of the Elephant 6 Collective
03.23.07 Show #69 Sound Opinions brings back the best of SXSW 2007
03.16.07 Show #68 Sound Opinions reviews a slew of records
03.09.07 Show #67 Sound Opinions Guest DIJ Picks
03.02.07 Show #66 Sound Opinions looks at the Stooges

February 2007
02.23.07 Show #65 Sound Opinions with Lily Allen
02.16.07 Show #64 Sound Opinions dissects the Ramones Rocket to Russia
02.09.07 Show #63 The Sound Opinions Valentines Day Special
02.02.07 Show #62 Sound Opinions with Lupe Fiasco

January 2007
01.26.07 Show #61 Sound Opinions: Rock Doctors
01.19.07 Show #60 Sound Opinions: Buried Treasures
01.12.07 Show #59 Sound Opinions with Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey
01.06.07 Show #58 Sound Opinions with Buddy Guy

December 2006
12.30.06 Show #57 Sound Opinions with the Secret Machines
12.23.06 Show #56 Jim and Greg's Year End Mixtapes
12.16.06 Show #55 The Sound Opinions with Andy Cirzan
12.09.06 Show #54 The Sound Opinions Best of 2006 Show
12.02.06 Show #53 Sound Opinions with Andy Summers

November 2006
11.25.06 Show #52 Sound Opinions: Turkey Shoot 2006
11.18.06 Show #51 Sound Opinions with Pere Ubu
11.11.06 Show #50 Sound Opinions with DJ Shadow
11.04.06 Show #49 Sound Opinions with Moby

October 2006
10.21.06 Show #47 Sound Opinions surveys the Goth Underground
10.14.06 Show #46 Sound Opinions reviews albums by Lily Allen, The Hold Steady, and more
10.07.06 Show #45 Sound Opinions Dissects "Songs in the Key of Life"

September 2006
09.30.06 Show #44 Sound Opinions: The Return of the Rock Doctors
09.23.06 Show #43 Sound Opinions talks 25 Years of Touch and Go Records
09.16.06 Show #42 Sound Opinions with Glenn Kotche
09.09.06 Show #41 Sound Opinions: Guilty Pleasures
09.02.06 Show #40 Sound Opinions with Gov't Mule

August 2006
08.26.06 Show #39 Sound Opinions reviews Bob Dylan, Kelis and more
08.19.06 Show #38 Sound Opinions with Mission of Burma
08.12.06 Show #37 Sound Opinions with Jason Lytle
08.05.06 Show #36 Sound Opinions discusses MTV's 25th Anniversary

July 2006
07.29.06 Show #35 Sound Opinions with The Bellrays
07.22.06 Show #34 Sound Opinions: The Rock Doctors
07.15.06 Show #33 Sound Opinions with Rhymefest
07.08.06 Show #32 Sound Opinions with Jon Brion
07.01.06 Show #31 Sound Opinions: The Best of 2006 (So Far)

June 2006
06.24.06 Show #30 Sound Opinions welcomes Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke of Radiohead
06.17.06 Show #29 Sound Opinions: The Best Summer Songs
06.10.06 Show #28 Sound Opinions: Buried Treasure
06.03.06 Show #27 Sound Opinions discusses Rock en Espanol with Ernesto Lechner

May 2006
05.27.06 Show #26 Sound Opinions with guest Common
05.20.06 Show #25 Sound Opinions dissects the Beatles' Revolver
05.13.06 Show #24 Sound Opinions with Art Brut
05.06.06 Show #23 Sound Opinions Spring Reviews Roundup

April 2006
04.29.06 Show #22 Sound Opinions with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
04.22.06 Show #21 Sound Opinions with Steve Wynn
04.15.06 Show #20 "Review-A-Palooza" show notes
04.08.06 Show #19 Sound Opinions with Jenny Lewis
04.01.06 Show #18 SXSW wrap-up show notes

March 2006
03.18.06 Show #16 "Buried Treasures" and BRMC
03.11.06 Show #15 Sound Opinions with Jeff Chang
03.04.06 Show #14 Sound Opinions with Roger Ebert

February 2006
02.25.06 Show #13 Sound Opinions with Leslie Feist show notes
02.18.06 Show #12 Sound Opinions with Lawrence Lessig show notes
02.11.06 Show #11 "Love Hurts" show notes
02.04.06 Show #10 The Man Killed Our Music

January 2006
01.28.06 Show #9 Sound Opinions with Colin Meloy
01.21.06 Show #8 Sound Opinions with Jon Langford Show Notes
01.14.06 Show #7 Sound Opinions with Donovan Show Notes
01.07.06 Show #5 Julian Casablancas/Strokes Show Notes

December 2005
12.17.05 Box Set Gift Guide Show Notes
12.10.05 Best of 2005 Show Notes



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