#617 Live on Sound Opinions & Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü
Sound Opinions
Sound Opinions
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2017
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
So many talented musicians perform on Sound Opinions, but we don't always have time to air every song. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite never-before-heard live performances from guests like Courtney Barnett, Drive-By Truckers, and more. Plus, a tribute to Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü.
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| 0:00.0 | He took the bomb. From W be easy Chicago and PRX this is sound opinions. I'm Jim Deereg goddess and I'm Greg |
| 0:22.1 | Kot we're lucky to have so many talented musicians I'm Jim Deeregatus. And I'm Greg Kott. |
| 0:23.0 | We're lucky to have so many talented musicians coming on our show, but we don't always have time to share every performance. |
| 0:28.0 | Today, we're playing never before aired performances from artists such as Courtney Barnett, the drive-by truckers, Slater Kenny, and more. |
| 0:37.0 | In my wallet is a photo of you. The day we split I ripped it into |
| 0:44.1 | stock it back together with blue |
| 0:50.4 | And we'll pay tribute to Grand Heart of Hoosker-Doo. |
| 0:54.0 | That's all coming up on Sound Opinions. |
| 0:57.0 | This is Sound Opinions, and later in the show we're digging into the vaults and |
| 1:04.4 | unerthing some wonderful live performances you haven't heard before. But first we |
| 1:09.0 | have to pay tribute to a drummer, a singer, a songwriter who I think Greg and I both think is one of the most important |
| 1:15.8 | of our generation. Time to live it lies. Time the tune, time can cut you, |
| 1:26.0 | cut you down the size. |
| 1:28.0 | There's no name to touch you now and oh, I'm you and fight. |
| 1:35.0 | Life could we cut you and I cut you out of my... |
| 1:41.0 | That is sorry somehow, one of many great songs that drummer Grant Hart wrote in the band |
| 1:46.6 | Uskerdoo. Granthart dead at the age of 56 on September 13th he died of cancer. The tragic deaths come one after another it seems |
| 1:57.0 | in this business and Grandheart was a particularly tough blow to many of us who grew up |
| 2:02.1 | with that indie rock scene of the 80s with Huskerdu at |
| 2:05.8 | the center of it in many ways. Now most people Jim I think associate that band |
| 2:10.0 | with Bob Mold they think about Bob Mold when they think of Husker-Doo, went on to have an extremely successful solo career. |
| 2:16.3 | What they don't realize perhaps is that Grant Hart was in many ways an equal partner, certainly as a creative force in that trio. |
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