#651 John Prine, Opinions on Courtney Barnett & Scott Hutchison
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4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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For the last 50 years, John Prine has garnered a multi-generational fan base through his nuanced storytelling as a songwriter and performer. The balance of humor, plain language and reality in his music is what makes him stand out in the genres of folk, country and beyond. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk to Prine about starting his own independent label, working with Phil Spector and his writing process. Plus, the hosts review the latest album from Courtney Barnett and pay tribute to the late Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. Support Sound Opinions: soundopinions.org/support
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, Shh. From W be easy Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis. |
| 0:28.0 | And I'm Greg Kott. This week we talked a legendary singer and songwriter John Prine about his long career of thought-provoking. a that's a bookmark in your career. So you're never gonna be as good as that hit. |
| 0:45.3 | So if you don't have a hit, you got longevity. |
| 0:47.9 | Plus we review new music from singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, |
| 0:51.4 | and we remember Scott Hutchison of the band Frightened Rabbit. |
| 0:55.5 | That's all coming up on Sound Opinions. |
| 1:01.2 | You're listening to Sound Opinions and later in the show we're going to review the new album from Courtney Barnett |
| 1:05.9 | Tell me how you really feel Jim, but first singer and songwriter John Prime. I ain't got nobody hanging around my doorstep. |
| 1:20.0 | Ain't got no loose chain just a hanging around my chains. |
| 1:25.0 | If you see somebody would you send them over my way |
| 1:31.0 | I could use some head up here with a can of pork and beans. |
| 1:37.0 | That's a little bit of the song knocking on your screen door by singer-songwriter John |
| 1:41.7 | Prine off his latest album The Tree of Forgiveness. |
| 1:45.3 | John Prine has been making music since the late 60s. |
| 1:48.4 | You know the famous story about John Prine as he started out delivering the mail in Maywood, Illinois. |
| 1:53.4 | And on his route, he was writing these songs, including some stone-cold classics like |
| 1:58.3 | Sam Stone and Hello in there. |
| 2:00.3 | This guy wrote a bunch of tunes, finally debuted them at a club in Chicago, was reviewed by |
| 2:07.8 | none other than Roger Ebert, the famed film critic. |
| 2:11.5 | My friend and colleague. |
| 2:12.5 | Caught a show was one of the first big reviews that Prime got, his career took off from there. |
| 2:17.0 | Greg, you know, the list of people who look up to John Prime. Johnny Cash, Bonnie Rait, |
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