Hear Ye: 1-15-13

1. What Goes Round/…Comes Around -Interlude – Justin Timberlake – Sure I was at MSG when they filmed the HBO Special, with my niece Hyam, and we were both stunned by Timberlake's performance. Especially his dancing… nah, especially this terrific song performed at the piano – Grade: A+

2. Two Fingers – Jake Bugg – Sure, this is a terrific song by an 18 year old kid. BUT can he do it on stage? – Grade: A-

3. Suit And Tie (feat Jay-Z) – Justin Timberlake _ Now I'm used to it and have lowered my expectations exponentially, it sounds the same yet better – Grade: B

4. Ohm – Yo La Tengo – I streamed the album last work and it sounds almost as good as this modern folk song – Grade: A

5. Where Are We Now – David Bowie – I have no idea why he would be nostalgic for Berlin when he was so miserable there – Grade: B

6. Sunday Hardcore Matinee – Dropkick Murphys – Great jg from last years album. I guess it is easy to be prolific when you write the same songs over and over again. Not complaining, mind – Grade: A-

7. Fantastic Planet Of Love – Marshall Crenshaw – Perhaps the most Crenshaw like album of all time, a gorgeous masterwork – Grade: A+

8. The Farthest Light – Freedy Johnston – His greatest moment takes a metaphor as far as the stars above the sky – Grade: A+

9. September Grass – James Taylor – Off his Autumnal masterpiece, I miss the girl it makes me think of – Grade: A+

10. Unwashed And Slightly Dazed – David Bowie – Sucker punch at the chorus – Grade: A

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