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Love/Hate: PRI’s Sound Opinions

I rarely agree with the musical critical forces behind PRI’s Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot–and in fact sometimes they downright anger me.

But if you look at the scope of last week’s musical snippets that were played during the episode, you can’t help but like the show:

Elvis Costello, “Radio Sweetheart,” My Aim Is True, 1977
OK Go, “This Too Shall Pass,” Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, 2010
OK Go, “A Million Ways,” Oh No, 2005
OK Go, “Here It Goes Again,” Oh No, 2005
Wendy Carlos, “Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29.” Switched-On-Bach, 1968
MGMT, “Kids,” Oracular Spectacular, 2008
Brian Eno, “Over Fire Island,” Another Green World, 1975
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Lucky Man,” Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1970
The Normal, “Warm Leatherette,” T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, 1978
Ultravox, “Hiroshima Mon Amour,” Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, 1977
Duran Duran, “Rio,” Rio, 1982
Gary Numan, “Cars,” The Pleasure Principle, 1979
Tubeway Army, “Are Friends Electric,” Replicas, 1979
Yazoo, “Nobodys Diary,” You and Me Both, 1983
Human League, “Don’t You Want Me,” Dare!, 1981
Human League, “Seconds,” Dare!, 1981
Passion Pit, “Sleepyhead,” Manners, 2009
Broken Bells, “The High Road,” Broken Bells, 2010
Broken Bells, “The Ghost Inside,” Broken Bells, 2010
Depeche Mode, “Everything Counts,” Construction Time Again, 1983
New Edition, “Mr. Telephone Man,” New Edition, 1984
Lil Wayne, “Over Here Hustlin’ (Instrumental),” Like Father, Like Son, 2006
Dark Night of the Soul, “Just War” (featuring Gruff Rhys),” Dark Night of the Soul, 2010

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Podcast: Sound Opinions Featuring Phoenix

Sound Opinions

Sound Opinions

Normally my favorite part of American Public Radio’s Sound Opinions is toward the end, when the show’s listeners call in with their supporting or counter points to the opinions of Chicago-based music critics, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. But this week, the show (which describes itself as “the world’s only rock and roll talk show”) introduced me to the French band Phoenix, through an interview and in-studio performance.

The set that Phoenix played on this episode included:

  • Lisztomania
  • Playground Love
  • 1901

I often appreciate how the show will mix snippets of the studio version into the show as a juxtaposition for the live versions that listeners get to hear.

If you’ve never heard of the show, do yourself a favor and give it a listen on your MP3 player (or at the show’s site on your computer). If this episode does not interest you, check out some of the archive (they wisely provide links to a variety of musical artists) as DeRogatis and Kot cover a variety of musical genres each and every week.

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