Do The Monday Morning Rock Shuffle by Iman Lababedi

1. I Don’t Wanna Dance – Hey Monday – Lordy, lordy, this is Paramore redux.

2. Friend Of The Night – Mogwai – Artfelt instrumental and a thing of beauty.

3. Playing The Part – Jamey Johnson p Great voice, better beard, lousy song.

4. I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know – Never Shout Never – The tune is off kilter, undercutting the soppy lyric.

5. This Is The Tide – The Dandy Warhols – All undertow, no shore.

6. Acid Reign – Violens – This one kinda past be by, it is a really well constructed wall of sound disguised as indie rock.

7. Come Undone – Isobel Campbell And Mark Hannagan – Sounds like something else only not as good.

8. Enchanting Ghost – Sufjan Stevens – This guy is really popular. Based upon this song? No idea why.

9. If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John And Leon Russel – Is it worth noting that Elton is useful only when he is writing hit singles or playing Israel. Neither of which he is doing here.

10. Spectacular Girl – Eel – Quite like it when I’m wearing my ear buds, less so on my Ipod port where the subtleties get lost.

11. Pearl – Katy Perry – Ugh. Next.

12.Ramona Say Yes – Chuck Berry – Second tier Chess period Berry is better than 1st Tier any one else. By miles.

13. Wish You Were Hear – Hey Monday – They are the anti – Ramona.

14. Rockstars – Raekwon – It is like Phillip Glass in this sense: for the experts only.

15. If I Was President – Wyclef Jean – Isn’t it time Lauryn knocked it off and got back with Pras and this twit?

16. White Lies – Stacy Clark – Pop for tweens, slow tweens.

17. No W – Ministry – Kinda obstreperous.

18. E.T. – Katy Perry – this woman should shut her fucking fac and sing “Teenage Dream”.

19. Save Some Time To Dream – John Mellencamp – Save money in the bank, save your job, save your poverty from the ravishes of the economy, save your breath, save your soul, save, save, save.

20. They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Brian Wilson – Barbershop quartet? I don’t think so.

21. Black Rain – Soundgarden – No, they didn’t always suck this bad.

22. Right Above It – Lil Wayne – If Kanye is the best MC, this guy must be the best rapper.

23. For The Summer – Ray LaMontagne And the Pariah Dogs – I hate the way this guy sings. I hate the way he breathes between words.

24. All My Trials – Bottle Up And Go – Greatest cover band on earth.

25. Revelation Revolution – Lee “Scratch” Perry – Forgot to write a song.

26. My Best Theory – Jimmy Eat World – Most boring pretty good band in the world.

27. Bottoms Up – Trey Songz – Much better than his ballads -which suck.

28. She Said Yeah – The Rolling Stones – Sir Pauls’ cover on Run devil Run cuts it.

29. Rhythm Of Love – Plain White T’s – Guess the revival didn’t quite work out -if they could only get it on Gossip Girl.

30. Big Wave – Jenny And Johnny – I know I hated it at first but it hooked me eventually.

31. Circle the Drain – Katy Perry – Shoot me or her, but one of us has to go.

32. Breathe – Ryan Star – Or not.

33. Yo Canto – Los Lobos – Guess Paul Simon stole all their best stuff.

34. Let’s Get Out Of Here – Les Savy Fav – Are they fucking with the guitar sound here?

35. Str8 Killa No Filla – Freddie Gibbs – I love this guy but I prefer last years mix tapes.

36. Jizzle – Young Jeezy – Lil Jon rocks the fuck outta this joint.

37. One Shot – JLS – I don’t think I am the traget audience: that would be Tween limey chicks and Catholic Priests.

38. LoveGame – Lady Gaga – This entire remix album feels like a misstep right now.

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39. Not Like the Movies – Katy Perry – Stop it. Just… stop it.

40. Jump – Flo Rida – Great song, the Malinchak remix is awesome.

41. Dundry Hill – Beak – This is heavy dubbed noise… the concert should be a blast.

42. Post Acid – Wavves – Where’s the little green man?

43. Sounds Of Siren – Major Lazer – MIA’s best work of the year?

44. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry – One of the great songs of the summer.

45. What Good Am I? – Tom Jones – First rate Dylan cover.

36. Run On – Tom Jones – two for two.

37. Burning Hell – Tom Jones – Best of the three

38. Rush Hour – Brad – This fuzzy’s out perfectly.

39. Ready To Start – Arcade Fire – Like the guitar sound, like the high energy,.

40. If You Gonna Go – Frazey Ford – Highlight live, highlight of Obadiah
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