What do you love about music?

To begin with?

Everything. Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do. One great rock show can change the world. In the early 70s, German art rockers combine psychedelia with the first electronic instruments

to create a cosmic sound known as Grouutto. I'm Jim De Regis.

And I'm Greg Kot. We dissect the krautrach genre and explore its incredible influence,

setting the template for countless rock bands and paving the way for electronic dance music and hip-hop.

That's all coming up on sound opinions.

This is sound opinions and later on in the show we're going to dig deep into the influential German art rock genre known as Kraut Rock.

Late 60s, early 70s, these German innovators laid the foundation for several genres of music, Jim.

Much of modern music, yes.

Everything from independent rock music to hip-hop and techno.

We're going to explore where that all came from.

But first we have some music news.

Greg, you wrote about it this week in the Chicago Tribune, a fascinating story.

Thanks, Jim.

Yes, indeed, big news on the net neutrality front, which means it's going to be news that affects

everyone who loves music who makes music pretty much anyone who does business

online is going to be affected by what is happening at the Federal Communications Commission right now.

There's a new chairman appointed by Donald Trump, a Republican named Agit Pye.

What is feared is that Mr. Pye may lead a shakeup an end to the net neutrality laws that regulate the internet service providers.

Bring people back up to speed.

What's involved?

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