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Sound Matters with Tom Leu

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The SOUND MATTERS show features in-depth commentary and conversations with compelling artists, musicians, songwriters, composers, photographers, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs. Hosted by TOM LEU -- a music and media veteran, professional speaker, published photographer, composer and producer -- SOUND MATTERS uncovers the stories behind the artists, songs and sounds that inspire, challenge, and move us. Tom dives deep into the creative process, philosophical approaches, and unique perspectives of guests, along with providing cutting-edge commentary on important current and historical events in music, culture and entertainment.

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Episodes

(MTT034): Tribute Bands

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Jun 22, 2021β€’9 min

(MTT033): Rock Star Kids Who Rock

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Jun 15, 2021β€’10 min

(SMx): Sound Matters Show & Music Talk Tuesday on 96.7 the Eagle

Send us a text Sound Matters Xtra… bonus episodes featuring additional interviews, β€œsound matters”-related commentary, and other assorted short segments and audio ear candy. **Tom is back on 96.7 The Eagle as a guest with Terry "Double T" Turen talking about Rockford, Music Talk Tuesday, and the Sound Matters Show. SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/soundmatters Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagr...

Jun 11, 2021β€’7 min

(MTT032): Classic Rock Summer Songs-Part 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Jun 08, 2021β€’10 min

(MTT031): Rock and Roll Rivalries

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Jun 01, 2021β€’13 min

(MTT030): Bands That Should've Been Huge-Part 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

May 25, 2021β€’11 min

110: Loren Gold-Keyboardist for The Who

Send us a text Loren Gold is the longtime keyboardist for The Who and Roger Daltrey solo, and has also toured with Kenny Loggins, Don Felder and many others. Loren and I deep-dive his impressive and diverse musical resume as a touring keyboardist, singer/songwriter, and musical director for Pop acts such as Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and American Idol's Taylor Hicks. Loren has also recorded several solo instrumental albums, written music instruction books, and like me, has a deep appreciation of...

May 21, 2021β€’43 min

(MTT029): 2021 Rock Hall Inductees

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

May 18, 2021β€’11 min

(MTT028): Favorite Bands from High School

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

May 11, 2021β€’10 min

(MTT027): Van Halen/DLR Era Deep Tracks

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

May 04, 2021β€’9 min

109: Jack Lue-LA Rock Photographer

Send us a text Sound Matters episode 109 features another favorite conversation... photography and specifically, music photography. Tom welcomes renowned Los Angeles-based rock photographer Jack Lue to the show. Jack is best known as Guns 'N Roses first photographer, and from his early, iconic work on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood back in the late '70's and early '80's. This was an in-depth conversation digging into Jack's long and storied photography history past and present. SOUND MATTERS Face...

May 01, 2021β€’1 hr 14 min

(MTT026): Classic Rock Movie Moments

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Apr 27, 2021β€’9 min

(MTT025): Underrated Classic Rock Albums

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Apr 20, 2021β€’9 min

(MTT024): Worst Replacement Band Members

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Apr 13, 2021β€’11 min

(MTT023): Best Replacement Band Members

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Apr 06, 2021β€’8 min

108: Jeff Pilson from Dokken, Foreigner, The End Machine #2

Send us a text Sound Matters episode 108 features Tom's 2nd conversation with JEFF PILSON from Foreigner, Dokken, Black Swan and The End Machine. Jeff talks about the writing and recording of the 2nd The End Machine album "Phase 2" with George Lynch and Robert Mason, the addition of Steve Brown on drums replacing Mick Brown, his role as producer, upcoming projects with Black Swan and Adler, as well as his thoughts on being home for a year, writing books, the possibility of another Dokken album, ...

Apr 04, 2021β€’26 min

(MTT022): Best #2 Person/"Sideman" in Bands

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Mar 30, 2021β€’9 min

(MTT021): Misunderstood Song Lyrics-Part 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Mar 23, 2021β€’8 min

107: Geoff Tate from Queensryche, Operation Mindcrime, Sweet Oblivion

Send us a text Sound Matters episode 107 features Tom's conversation with GEOFF TATE formerly of Queensryche, as well as Operation Mindcrime and Sweet Oblivion. Geoff talks about the making of the 2nd Sweet Oblivion album, "Relentless," the benefits of recording virtually, the inevitable comparisons to Queensryche, his recollections about a couple of classic Queensryche songs and albums, advice he'd give his younger self, and much more... SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/sou...

Mar 21, 2021β€’25 min

(MTT020): Classic Rock Drinking Songs-Part 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Mar 16, 2021β€’7 min

106: Doug Aldrich from The Dead Daisies

Send us a text Sound Matters episode 106 features Tom's conversation with Doug Aldrich from The Dead Daisies and formerly of Whitesnake, Dio, Revolution Saints, Hurricane, Lion, and many others. Doug shares insights about the latest Daisies album "Holy Ground," Glenn Hughes, stories from his many past bands and projects, on being a pro in this business, Tommy Aldridge, what advice he'd give his younger self, and much more... SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/soundmatters Supp...

Mar 14, 2021β€’33 min

(MTT019): Classic Rock Cover Songs-Part 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Mar 09, 2021β€’10 min

(MTT018): Classic Rock Title Tracks

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Mar 02, 2021β€’8 min

105: Highlights & Hits (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & The Tree Dogs)

Send us a text Sound Matters Show "Highlights & Hits" episode #105 features Terry "DoubleT" Turen from 96.7 The Eagle and I running down the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, controversies, snubs, opinions and politics. Also, my conversation with Mike Parr from Rockford's The Tree Dogs talking about the band's music, songwriting, the area music scene and more. This episode concludes with and installment from my signature series called a "Sound Matter Moment"... SOUND MATTERS Facebo...

Feb 26, 2021β€’1 hr 28 min

(MTT017): Vinyl vs CD's vs Streaming

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Feb 23, 2021β€’10 min

(MTT016): Top Rock Albums from 1981

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Feb 16, 2021β€’9 min

104: Highlights & Hits (Yes Factory & MetroCentre's 40th)

Send us a text Sound Matters Show "Highlights & Hits" episode #104 runs down the latest controversies in music news, This Week in Music History, the 40th Anniversary of the Rockford Metrocentre, and my conversation with Ian Zander & Brennan Reiter from Yes Factory on their approach to songwriting and recording and future plans for their music... SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/soundmatters Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://f...

Feb 15, 2021β€’1 hr 20 min

(MTT015): Super Bowl Halftime Music 1

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Feb 09, 2021β€’9 min

(MTT014): Rockford MetroCentre 40th

Send us a text The Sound Matters Show presents "Music Talk Tuesday" segments with Tom Leu and Terry "Double T" Turen live on 96.7 The Eagle in Rockford, IL talking classic rock past and present! Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://instagram.com/tomleu...

Feb 02, 2021β€’8 min

103: Highlights & Hits (2020 Top Albums & Favorite Guitar Solos)

Send us a text Sound Matters Show "Highlights & Hits" episode #103 runs down Terry "Double T" Turen from 96.7 The Eagle, show producer Spencer Jacobsen, and my lists of Top 2020 Albums. Special guest Jay Mock, guitarist from Suite Oblivion and I also share our eclectic picks for Favorite Guitar Solos of all time. SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/soundmatters Support the show Connect with Tom: πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://solo.to/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://facebook.com/tomleu πŸ‘‰πŸ» https://insta...

Jan 29, 2021β€’1 hr 23 min
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