1. Losing My Religion – REM – This is where it all came together and blew me up big, folk rock with a chip on its shoulder and moodwise an ancestor of new r&b. As for Stipe's lyric? It rings with desire and disillussion – Grade: A+
2. Who Says You Can't Go Home – Bon Jovi – The one time they beat out their Jersey Boy boss. With the sorta chorus Bruce used to write like breathing – Grade: A
3. The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Seven minutes of power riffing… I say you can't go home – Grade: A-
4. You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac – Come home Christie, all is forgiven! – Grade: A+
5. Leaving On A Jet Plane – Peter, Paul Anf Mary – It's not the harmonies, it's Mary's deeply tender vocal – Grade: A
6. Panic Station – Muse – The album didn't do much but this glammy hard rocker should have. Great bass lick – Grade:A-
7. That Summer Feeling – Beth Orton – I regret missing her at Town Hall earlier this – Grade: A
8. Breezeblocks – Alt-J – Pretty good indie rockersm but a little too hyped – Grade: A-
9. That's Why I Pray – Big And Rich – The hardest subject in pop music? Faith – Grade: A-
10. Fantastic Baby – BIGBANG – If K-Pop doesn't break Stateside, here is why it should – Grade: A