Hear Ye: 1-11-13

1. This Is The Army, Mr. Jones – Irving Berlin – Once the US joined WW2, Irving Berlin got to work and maybe no better than he did here: it is indeed, a sort of a dream of war, a sort of changing of life priorities: "This is the army, Mr. Brown, you and your baby went to town,  she had you worried but this is war and she won't worry you any more". Sorta death as final solution – Grade: A+ 

2. Train To Nowhere – Savoy Brown – This UK blues bands greatest hit has a sweet sink to it and a liquidness to its rock – Grade: A-

3. Uncanny – People Get Ready – Off the 2011 EP, catchy Brooklyn indie rock with an indelible tune – Grade: A-

4. All Mod Cons – The Jam – Title track of their best album released in one of the greatest years in pop music history – Grade: A+

5. Because We Can – Bon Jovi – Will this hit big? My bet is it will break pop… Grade: A

6. Before We Run – Yo La Tengo – It;s like folk La Tengo – Grade: B+

7. Judge, Jury And Executioner – Atoms For Peace – Took awhile but I love the slap happy beat which kinda creaks like a smack in the face and the haunted back up harmonies – Grade: A-

8. Pablo Picasso – David Bowie – Never before has one man rhymed asshole so effectively, cuts Richman's original – Grade: A

9. Where Are We Now – David Bowie – New York Post dubbed this elegant! More like Moribund – Grade: B

10. People Get Ready – The Impressions – One of the greatest songs of all time. Hell, Bob Marley covered it – Grade: A+

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