Listen Up: 7-14-12

1. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know – Kenny Latimore – Here the great r&b man brings down the hammer on a great blues soul conglom, he lets it build as hard as it can as keyboards swirl around him, and then throws in glissandros just to keep us honsest – Grade: A-
 
2. Mine Like A Diamond – The Golden Boys – fFom their 2009 breakthrough while we wait patiently await Dirty Fingernails to go digital – Grade: B+
 
3. I'm Dreaming – Christopher Williams – From the New jack City Soundtrack and his finiest moment – Grade: B+
 
4.Femininity – Eric Benet – Early Benet and a vocal highlight Sunday Grade: B+
 
5. Push It – Salt N Pepa –  I think it's a metaphor – Grade: A
 
6. Isn't This A Lovely Day Today –  Fred Astaire – Irving berlin writing to order, heavy on the strings – Grade: B+
 
7.Redondo Beach – Patti Smith – Reggae lesbian love song – Grade: A+
 
8. I Go Back – Kenny Chesney – Country as overwrought hack work – Grade: C+
 
9. Run Til Its Dark – Public Enemy – And the survey says… A great PE slice of agitpop – Grade: A+
 
10.Standing On A Curb – Spider Bags – Best song on the album? That opening riff suggests it – Grade: A+

Scroll to Top