And so after a tough campaign which really ended with Republican Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin’s inability to find the continent of Asia on a map and all but conceding a second term to the Bam Meister, 2013 is proving to, following in the democrats footsteps, ay year of retreads. Lessee what’s out their album wise released and releasing for Spring 2013
Fine Touch – Baby Girl – All of Shinobi make cameos and Da shares two lead vocals but this is Baby Girl’s party and even the hit Justin timberlake joint can’t lesson her quicksand push and pull on these hard heading dark hued fairy tales: Grade: A
Billionaire Ain’t Enough – Jay – Z – Same tired rhymes, same tired samples except a glimmer of truth “Life Really Sucks In Your Mid-Forties” Grade: C +
Treatise – Lady Gaga – ady Gaga’s third album finds her ridding herself of the toots and whistles and, working closely with producer Rick Rubins, constructing s suite of piano based arias and folk songs about what IT MEANS TO BE Stefano. Now if she had only remember to write a hook. Grade: B
Album # 2 – Monsters Of Folk – Less Conor, more M. Ward and Yim Yames replaced by Chris Robinson, MOF have morphed into… Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers as they all reach into their thirties and beyond. Middle age spread indeed. Grade: B-
Dreams And Roadwork – Bruce Springsteen – A triple CD, one album live from the solo acoustic tour of Mexico, one with the E Street band, a rock opera about a lonely cowboy who decides to form a travelling company of Shakesperian actors, and finally CD # 3 -a greatest hits which includes his now infamous, “My President IS Black And The Black On My Hands Is From The Goldmine”. Grade: I give em C-, Rolling Stone gave the first two albums 5 stars and the greatest hits an unprecedented 6 stars.
Round And Round – Justin Timberlake – A remix album??? Seven years later and he releases a remix album. Thank Lorne he became a regular on SNL and thank god David Guetta is doing the remixing. Grade: B
Shout Back – U2 – In an act of pure shamanism, Bono and band record at daytrotter’s studio for two weeks straight and release a clutch of their finest songs ever. Said Bono: “if only we’re realised before all we had to do was write good songs and play em well. Who knew?” Grade: A+