Listen Up: 5 – 8 -12

1. I Don't Worry About A Thing – Mose Allison – Classy smooth jazz cat with a wicked sense of humor and, like many a jazz man before him, got picked up in Europe before the US. Perhaps it is the salted dryness of his tongue in check humor. Why doesn't he worry? Because he knows nothing it is going to go right – Grade: A

2. Invisible Light – Scissor Sisters – A darkly brightened song of shifting desires and very powerful on stage. "Just open up your joy
and let the sailors climb the walls…" Grade: A-

3. Suck My Kiss – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Whatever on record, it saved their set on Saturday – Grade:B

4. You Da One – Rihanna – The next single? What's she waiting for – Grade: A

5. Generals – The Mynabirds – New directions finds Laura getting down – Grade: B+

6.Sabotage – Beastie Boys – Chewing gum but hard chewing gum – Grade: A

7. So Good – BoB – Big in the UK – Grade: B+

8. It Hurts Me Too – Chuck Berry – Extended blues work out jams nowhere.

9.Starships – Nicki Minaj – Her last best pop move – Grade: A

10. Hey Ladies – Zebra Katz – Art school weirdos – Grade: B+

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