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**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.

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#371 Shoegaze (Genre Dissection) & Big Boi Review Jan 04, 2013

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Jim and Greg dive into the influential UK genre known as Shoegaze and review the latest record from Outkast's Big Boi.

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#370 Mixtapes 2012 & In Memoriam Dec 28, 2012

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Jim and Greg give you a soundtrack to kick off 2013 when they reveal their annual Mixtapes. Plus they remember the musical greats we lost this year.

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#369 Supergroups & Alicia Keys Review Dec 21, 2012

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Jim and Greg delve into the mysteries of band chemistry when they explore the history of Supergroups. And later in the show, they review the new album from "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys.

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#368 Holiday Spectacular 2012: Santa Soul Dec 14, 2012

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Every year Jim and Greg set out the cookies and milk, hoping for a visit from Sound Opinions' own Kris Kringle, crate-digging DJ Andy Cirzan. This year, Andy joins us for a special soul music edition of our Holiday Spectacular: Santa Soul.

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#367 The Best Albums of 2012 Dec 07, 2012

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Jim and Greg have made their lists and checked ‘em twice. Now the big moment has arrived. Without further ado: The Best Albums of 2012.

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#366 Divine Fits & Rihanna Review Nov 30, 2012

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Divine Fits – the duo of Spoon’s Britt Daniel and Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner – pay a visit to the Sound Opinions studios. And later in the show, Rihanna's making news again, but how's the music? Jim and Greg review the queen of pop's ubiquitous new album, Unapologetic.

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#365 Big Star Dissection & Soundgarden Review Nov 23, 2012

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Jim and Greg celebrate power pop innovators Big Star. The band's debut album #1 Record turns 40 this year. Plus does former "Turkey" Chris Cornell redeem himself with the new Soundgarden release?

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#364 Turkey Shoot 2012 & The Coup Review Nov 16, 2012

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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's time for Jim and Greg to take aim at the year's biggest musical turkeys. They run down 2012's biggest musical disappointments in our annual Turkey Shoot. And later, they review the new record from Oakland-based agit-rappers The Coup.

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#363 John Cale & Tame Impala Review Nov 09, 2012

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John Cale co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed, but he hasn't been sitting on his laurels. This week, the inveterate art rock experimenter is live in the Sound Opinions studio. Plus Jim and Greg don their paisley shirts for a review of the latest album by Australian psychedelic rockers Tame Impala.

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#362 'Live at the Apollo' Classic Album Dissection & Reviews of Neil Young and Kendrick Lamar Nov 02, 2012

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Get ready for some screamin', some pleadin' and some shimmyin'. Fifty years after it was recorded, Jim and Greg look back at James Brown's Live at the Apollo album with his biographer RJ Smith. Then they review Neil Young's 2nd album of 2012 and the debut record from Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar.

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