What happened to music that meant something?

The Who at the Kingdom or a kiss at the Coliseum?

Where is the Misty Mountain Hop? Where is the smoke on the water?

Where is the Iron man of today. Hey, this is not a test. This is Rock and Roll.

Welcome to Sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media.

I'm Jim De Regattis, the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun Times.

And I'm Greg Katz. I write about Rock and Roll for the Chicago Tribune.

Today on the world's only rock and roll talk show,

we're going to do a classic album dissection

of one of the best albums of the 1980s.

The replacements, let it be. Plus, The Replacements Let It Be.

Plus we'll review the new disc from Steve Earl.

You are listening to sound opinions and time now to welcome a new station.

Yes Greg Richmond Indie Radio Richmond Virginia's W r I r is adding sound opinions.

We are thrilled that they have. As you know, whenever Station

picks us up and tortures its listeners by heading us to the schedule, we like to

welcome them by playing a great rock band from their hometown. What have we got

from Richmond? The first band I thought of when I thought of Richmond was one of the first bands that I saw in the college rock, the indie rock scene of the 80s out of that area and that was a band called House of Freaks and I thought you know as a

precursor of these two person bands that are very much in favor these days you know all

over the place bands like the kills and the white stripes.

There's tons of bands like that. Back then they were a real novelty and they were not only a

novelty but they were a great band. Brian Harvey and Johnny Hot two guys up on stage

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