1 – Slide – Myke Terry – ““being a black guy in a metal band has its challenges” claimed Myke of his four years as lead singer of Bury Your Dead, so does coming back as a sort of MOR soul singer, doing to soul what Darius Rucker did to, played it straight and and close to the chest – B+
2 – Cold Turkey – Luxuriant Sedans – The delirium tremors Lennon is played straight until it implodes with cool little licks like a lash on the back – B+
3 – BMFA – Martha Wainwright – A brutal assault on a bad father who has it coming – A
4 – Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani – From ten years ago, when Gwen could do no wrong… sort of hard to remember today, right?
5 – New Attitude – Patti Labelle – From 1984 -when synth pop and r&b went hand in hand – A
7 – Can’t Feel My Face – Karmin – Kidz For Kids for Adults – B
8 – Back To Zero – Tommy Keene – Quintessential Keene – B+
9 – Dress You Up – Madonna – A fashion and style metaphor for sex – A
10 – Love Is Strong – The Rolling Stones – At their best worst best, they always have a killer Keith riff to do the heavy lifting – B
