#611 Steve Earle, Glen Campbell & Opinions on Vic Mensa

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Over his decades long career, Steve Earle has been many things - songwriter, novelist, actor, activist. But for his latest record, So You Wannabe An Outlaw, he went back to the foundation he started from: outlaw country. Steve joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to talk about about those early influences and how he sees his duty as a songwriter. Plus, he performs a special solo set in front of a live audience at the Goose Island Tap Room in Chicago. Plus, a review of the debut album from Chicago rapper Vic Mensa and a tribute to the late Glen Campbell.

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0:00.0	He took the bomb. From W bez Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis. And I'm Greg Kot. For decades
0:25.8	Steve Earl has been pushing boundaries with his music. He has just released his
0:29.6	16th studio album or returned to his outlaw country roots. Steve Earl joins us in front of a live audience for an acoustic
0:36.2	set and we talk about songwriting finding empathy and political songs Mexican
0:40.8	food and balancing life on the road.
0:43.0	If you don't love doing it, then you're dead.
0:45.0	It'll kill you really quickly.
0:47.0	Plus we review the latest from new hip-hop star Vic Menza.
0:50.0	Jumping, jumping, jumping, falling, jumping falling falling to the sky. That's all coming up on sound opinions.
0:59.6	This is sound opinions. I'm Greg Kot my partner is Jim De Regottis, and this week we're going to talk with Steve Earl, who joined us for a special live performance and conversation. But first, let's review some new music.
1:12.0	You're f f're a fucking embarrassment.
1:14.0	How dare you win?
1:15.0	You let the devil in.
1:16.0	You're still a drug addict.
1:18.0	You're nothing without your medicine.
1:19.0	Go on to run to your sedatives.
1:20.0	You can't run forever big.
1:22.0	Climb the tallest building and spread your wings.
1:24.0	Spread my wings.
1:26.0	Wings.
1:29.0	Wings.
1:30.0	It's my wings.
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