Listen Up: 9-16-12

1. Isolation – Harry Nilsson – I saw Ian Hunter perform a lovely version of this song a couple of days ago, and Nilsson uses his mid-range effect and then plays up and down his range. The result is devastating – Grade: A

2. Get On The Good Foot – James Brown – Que pasa, people? – Grade: A+

3. Groundhog Day – Corin Tucker – Hah, que pasa? Wassup y'all – Grade: A

4. Safe European Home – The Clash – I can't believe Joey stole this from Billie Joe – Grade: A

5. Nuclear Family – Green Day – See? See? – Grade: A

6. Litost – Ambassadors – Of what? Sob soaked strings? – Grade: B

7. The Descent – Bob Mould – Actually, this sounds Clash-y as well – Grade: B+

8. Far Gone And Out – JAMC – Second best song last night, he resurrected Honey's Dead for me as a whole while it was at it – Grade: B+

9. Power Play – Rick Ross – Lemme see here, Ross thinks MJ wants RR to smoke a joint for him? Grade: B

10. They Hokey Pokey – Yo Lo Tengo – Storybook outtakes it aint, the thing about jokes is the people telling them can't be the only people privey to the punchline- Grade: C

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