1. Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga – Not the epic disaster of “Anything Goes” mostly because Gaga gets a little muscle into her verses but otherwise an incredible waste of energy and the death knell to what remains of Gaga’s once earth shattering career. A real pity – C+
2. Girls, Girls, Girls – Brantley Gilbert – Surprisingly effective country friend cover of Motley’s greatest moment – B
3. Troubled Man – John Mellencamp – So tasteful it makes me grind my teeth – C+
4. Lights On – FKA twigs – Her problem is it takes awhile to attune your ears to her arrangements, her whispery vocal and multi-tracking displaces you, but give it a little time – A
5. Soul Power – James Brown – The 12 minute version, which quotes Presley, should be longer, and belongs to Fred Wesley – A
6. Almost Like The Blues – Leonard Cohen – A latter day Cohen masterpiece. I would claim only Dylan has written so consistently over so many years – A
7. Summer Noon – Tweedy – Should call themselves Twerpy – C-
8. My Wrecking Ball – Ryan Adams – Sounds like it jumped off Demolition – B+
9. April’s Bathroom Bummer – Devonte Hynes – A true beauty off a remarkable soundtrack – A-
10. Custer – Steve Earle, Milk Carton Kids – Now I’ve heard Johnny’s original, Earle coulda done a better job on the melody, but is still very credible – A-
