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You gotta understand something.

This music is the glue of the world. It holds it all together.

Without this, life would be meaningless. this. 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 Deregatus of pop music critic at the Chicago Sun Times.

And I'm Greg Kot.

I write about rock and Roll for the Chicago Tribune.

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