Listen Up: 8-22-12

1. Bankrobber (with Mick Jones) – Joe Strummer And the Mescelaros – Nine minutes plus and while I do love the song, and I do love this heavy dubby version with Jones sratchy guitar only coming to the forefront at the end, I can think of more productive ways for the closest we ever got to a Clash reunion. Still, the hypnotic deep bass bounce suggests an alternative Clash never reached. Grade: A

 
2. Madness – Muse – The best song these guys have released to date is a U2-y soul burning ballad. All the better because U2 won't or can't or don't write em any more – Grade: B+
 
3. Bonnie And Clyde – Scarlett Johansson And Lulu Gainsbourg – With his whispering, provocative vocal, Lulu sounds awful like his Papa, much more than his sister ever does. Meanwhile, Scarlett makes up for her abominable Tom Waits album, with a purring jane Birkin-y but deeper co-chair duties – Grade: B+
 
4. Scabbard – Trey Anastasio – It's not Phish, a jazzed out experimental intro makes way for an acoustic guitar and vocals somewhere about the halfway mark – Grade: B+
 
5.Throw That (feat Eminem) – Slaughterhouse – Dick, it is the dick Slim Shady wants thrown – Grade: B+
 
6. Run Of The Mill (Demo) – George Harrison – With just acoustic guitar – Grade: A+
 
7. We Are Never Ever Getting back AGain – Taylor Swift – About as smart as pop gets – Grade: A
 
8. Accordion – Kitty Pryde – Inspired use of backgrund music – Grade: B+
 
9. Cameron – Jillette Johnson – I think I saw her plalive once… it might have been her – Grade: C
 
10. War Begins With You – Emmure – Word – Grade: B+
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