Listen Up: 10-2-12

1. Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T-Rex – If you really wanted to, I think you could make a case for Marc Bolan as the single most influential rock star since the birth of glam. To this day, glam gives the tude to modern pop, and since this song, the bass has taken over the forefront and lead the bass as hook charge of the 21st century dance sensation – Grade: A+

2.  Kings Of The Wild Frontier – Adam And The Ants – And one mutation later… Grade: B

3. I Will See You In Far Off Places – Morrissey – In which Morrissey outs himself and records one of his greatest songs ever at the same time – Grade: A+

4. Shoplifters Of The World Unite – Hand it over…  – Grade: A+

5. Juicy – Notorious B.I.G. – Hova's first mistake was rapping along to this last Friday – Grade: A+

6. Polly – Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra – That fly buzzing… ugh! – Grade: A

7. Black Math – The White Stripes – A stampede of a riff – Grade: A

8. Dance For You – Dirty Projectors – Forget that it didn't sell so well, this is a top song off a pop masterpiece – Grade: A

9. Finally Found You – Enrique Iglesias – A Keene rip off among many things – Grade: B

10. Travelling Alone – Tift Merrit – How can somebody so boring sound so good? – Grade: B

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