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You gotta understand something here. This music is the glue of the world. It holds it all together.

Without this, life would be meaningless. What are you getting so crazy about? It's just music.

Welcome to sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media.

I'm Jim De Regattis, the pop music critic of Chicago Sun-times.

And I'm Greg Kott. I write about Rock and Roll for the Chicago Tribune.

Today in the world's only rock and roll talk show,

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