1 – Tearing Me Apart – Robert L. Ross – rock nyc writer and power pop fiend Ross, gets this Pete Shelley sound alike so perfect, especially the bridge which is almost a blueprint for what the Buzzcock leader has done for years, you’d think (as I did) that there is a song in his catalog you’d misplaced – A- (listen here)
2 – People Are Crazy – Billy Currington – Pretty pathetic – C-
3 – I’m Gonna Getcha Good – Shania Twain – Badass country chick gonna do it one more time – B
4 – Solitary Thinkin – Lee Ann Womack – Smart drinking song… really smart – A
5 – Human Nature – Tony Succar, Jon Secada – The bongos bong but really it is the long verse where Secada test drives Michael – A
6 – Rebel Heart – Madonna – I love this album, I don’t care what any one says – A
7 – Fucking Young/Perfect – Tyler, The Creator – Really? She is 18, you are 24 -gimme a break, write about something that means something – B-
8 – Mantra – Earl Sweatshirt – Four years on and Earl is the Odd Future with one – A-
9 – Trailer Hitch – Kristian Bush – Not very good, not bad, catchy sweet nothing with a nice hook “never seen a hearse with a trailer hitch …” – B
10 – Flight 505 – The Rolling Stones – Great death song, note the “Satisfaction” lick played on the piano during the intro – A
