The Loud Morning – David Cook – Every emotion is heated and trivialized thru an over ripe and rotten rock bombast. Fade into this. Grade: D+
I'm An American – Billy Ray Cyrus – As original as the album's title. Grade: D+
Weekend At Bernies – curren$y – MOR hip hop, beats better than rhymes. Grade: B
Gems: The Duets Collection – Michael McDonald – Wasn't this guy meant to have found his inner Seth Meyers or something? If I never hear his "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" again it wil be too soon. grade: C-
Take Back Sunday – Taking Back Sunday – Emo that plods when it should rock, that you can forgive. But emo, with no melodies. i don't think so. Grade: B-
High Horses And Heels – Marianne Faithful – Broken English it ain't, but it has a beautiful easiness. "Love Song" -a number I haven't thought of in decades, comes to life again with a string arrangement. Grade: B+
Culture Of Fear – Thievery Corporation – Sounds like trip-hop without the trip and without the hop. Grade: B
Equal Rights (Legacy Ediotion) – Peter Tosh – The late rastaman's other masterpiece, plus a handful of demos and extended recordings. Grade: A