One, three, four. From W be easy Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis or whatever my name is.

And I'm Greg Kot. This week our guest is rock legend Alice Cooper.

He's a pioneer of the Shock Rock era with his costumes, makeup, and theatrics, and

while he's had a five decade long career, it wasn't always easy.

We had to overcome the visual thing. They all loved the show. But you know a lot of the critics said well

take the show away and what are they? I think it made us work harder to get people to

respect our playing ability. Plus we'll review new music from Deaf Heaven and Chance the rapper.

That's all coming up on Sound Opinions.

You're listening to Sound Opinions and later in the show we're going to revisit our

2015 interview with a shock rock inventor and music legend Alice Cooper. But first

we've got some new music. Today I miss my workout but it worked out now I'm missing work now, but it worked out

I had to buy a crib for I bought my first house and have my first kid I love how she turned up even if I'm burnt out.

I'm gonna have so many seas.

I can have a bird house.

Some of love on their mama.

I hope it work out.

Luckily. That is a little bit of a track called Workout by Chance the rapper Greg. One of the most important voices in Chicago hip-hop,

the most important voice since Kanye West.

Chancellor Bennett grew up in the West Chatham neighborhood

is now as well known in town as a philanthropist giving

money to the Chicago public schools just doing a concert.

A big one at Nortely Island to celebrate Special Olympics, an international superstar since he

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