On this episode of Sound Opinions, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate 50 years of The Feelies by dissecting their 1986 album The Good Earth, contrasting it with their 1980 debut Crazy Rhythms. They explore the band’s evolution, the album’s bucolic tone, and its deep influenc
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