Good music is what we want to hear.

What do you mean?

Good music.

It's what we dance to, what our children will dance to.

And if you don't want to play it, then take your records and go home.

Did you have a band? Good or bad?

It's a great band, it's a bad band, it's like pizza, baby, nobody served more hit songs than Hal Blaine of the wrecking crew.

I'm Jim De Regattis.

And I'm Greg Kott.

Hal Blaine talks about recording with Phil Specter, Ryan Wilson, Elvis Presley, and more.

Plus, we review a new album from up and coming us. Ryan Wilson, Elvis Presley, and more.

Plus, we review a new album from up-and-coming Australian artist,

Courtney Barnett.

That's all coming up on Sound Opinions.

This is Sound Opinions, and Greg, I know you agree agree one of the benefits of hosting this show is occasionally we get to

Chat with someone who is a real hero of ours as someone who has played the drums since age 13 and always loved the work of Hal Blaine.

I named many people probably don't even know.

I was thrilled to get him on the show.

Now I only have two left to go.

We got to land Ringo Starr someday. We really have to, you know, as

a drummer, I like the simple, less is more approach and we have to land Charlie Watts.

Although I did get to have tea with him when I briefly worked at Rolling Stone.

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