1. Crawling From The Wreckage – Dave Edmunds – Edmunds takes of Graham Parker from one of the classic 70s rock and roll albums by a classic 70s rock and roller. It is the image of self destruction and resurrection – A
2. JuJu Man – Dave Edmunds – Robert Christgau review (from memory so excuse me if I screw it up): “The difference between them is Dave Edmunds loves rock and roll for everything it is as music and Nick Lowe for everything it implies as culture.” – A (the review as well)
3. Made Of Glass – K.T. Tunstall – Scottish singer songwriter been around for other and always with a bit more soul than the average emoter – B
4. Like Never Before – We Believer – White godheads live – C
5. If You Got It At Five, You Got t At Fifty – Norma Jean – Average hardcore – B-
6. I Can Only Imagine (feat Chris Brown and Lil Wayne) – Cathy And David Guetta – This is like a fave pub, you’ve een here a thousand times but you always have a good time – B
7. Already Dead – Walking Papers – Seattle supergroup with a GNR here (only Duff, true) and a Screaming Tree there plus a guest star appearance by a Pearl Jam. But t little avail – C-
8. Rose Tint My World – The Polyphonic Spree – Pleasant enough take, takes itself seriously but not too seriously – B
9. Not Giving In – Rudimental – Not just John Newman, but Newman and Alex Clre-the moder face of Dance soul UK style – B
10. Your Love’s Been A Long Time Coming – Elvis Presley – Rory Bourke, the excellent Nashville songwriter, is given the full ballad blow out by the King – B+