#477 Mary J. Blige and Opinions on The Decemberists
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Sound Opinions
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2015
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Mary J. Blige, the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," joins Jim and host: Greg for a conversation about her two decades in music, keeping it real on American Idol and hopping across the pond to record her new album The London Sessions. Later, Jim and Greg review the new release from Portland folk-rock group The Decemberists.
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I guess I think I've always been a professional critic, you know, or some sort of professional |
| 0:08.2 | appreciator or something. And then. Now this is serious business here man. |
| 0:25.0 | Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do. |
| 0:30.0 | One great rock show can change the world. |
| 0:33.0 | With album titles like My Life, No More Drama, |
| 0:40.0 | and Stronger with Each Tier, Mary J Blige's music reads like an autobiography |
| 0:44.4 | chronicling her pain and her joy. I'm Greg Kott. And I'm Jim Deregottis. |
| 0:49.2 | Mary J. Blige talks about the new British chapter in her life and we review the seventh |
| 0:53.9 | studio album from Colin Malloy and the Decemberus. That's all coming up on sound |
| 0:58.4 | opinions. This is sound opinions and Greg later in the show we're going to be reviewing the December |
| 1:04.4 | new album. |
| 1:05.4 | I'd like to think we've played some small role in their success. |
| 1:08.4 | We've had them on as a band. |
| 1:09.4 | We've had Colin Malloy on solo. |
| 1:11.6 | And now on January 20th the city of Portland their hometown is |
| 1:15.8 | naming it December as day. That's a very cool city Jim but that's going to be later |
| 1:20.4 | on in the show first we've got some music news. There's only golden life |
| 1:37.2 | Making sure your options gonna be making sure your up and gonna be all right |
| 1:44.0 | loving Gonna be all right loving angel tender to be strong |
| 1:50.0 | It's almost time to go |
| 1:52.0 | meet your mind It's almost time to go Eat Your mom. |
| 1:55.0 | That is Garth Brooks with a song called Mom |
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