Always – Ella Fitzgerald – Yes, I am sick of the Great American Songbook, there is nothing left to them; younger people should embrace it because I’ve heard it too often and can’t any more. With exceptions and anything Ella sings is an exception by definition. Creamy, gorgeous voice caresses every inch of the lyric with both innocence and also with sophistication. Incomparable genius – A+
Metaphorically Screw You – Napalm Death – The honest roar of roaring – A
Reach Out There I’ll Be There – Diana Ross – It takes a Motown superstar to sing a Motown superstar. Impossible delicate and lovely – A-
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross – How many gay anthems can second as the second coming of rap? – A+
Scaffolding – Emilyn Brodsky- I was under the impression, she was a little more jokey but this is a straight song about long term love with a wholly original metaphor and a come on that is hidden in deep feelings “it’s not a question of lonely or alone, it’s a question of staying out or coming home”. precisely – A
Really Love – D’Angelo – The closest this album gets to mainstream soul – B+
Then Came The Morning – The Lone Bellow – Can’t say I am overly thrilled by this one… these guys think they from Philadelphia – B-
Can’t Break Me Down – Billy Idol – This is the keeper off the new one, great chorus – A
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes – A huge ending Friday night – A
