Thursday, August 25, 2011

2011 Album Reviews - 8/25/2011

Beyonce - 4 - A-

Brian Eno with Rick Holland - Drums Between The Bells - B

Incubus - If Not Now, When - B+

Sublime with Rome - Yours Truly - A+

311 - Universal Pulse - A+

Yes - Fly From Here - A-

The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles - A-

They Might Be Giants - Join Us - B

Future Rock Legends - Overtime Vote Count Update

Here is my current count. Keep in mind that vote totals that gained songs induction in previous elections might not get a song voted in under this format, so be careful about assuming that you can vote for song X because song Y is "already in".

If you need a vote breakdown or see an error, let me know.


Alternative Rock:

Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar (1987) - 6
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (1994) - 6
Pavement- Cut Your Hair (1994) - 6
Modest Mouse - "3rd Planet" - 4
Public Image Ltd. - Public Image (1978) - 4
Pavement - Gold Soundz - 3
PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water" - 3
Garbage- When I Grow Up (1998) - 2
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song (1988) - 2
Live- Selling The Drama - 2
Sonic Youth - 100% - 2
The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister (1993) - 2
30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill (Bury Me) (2006) - 1
Beck - Devil’s Haircut (1996) - 1
DC Talk - Jesus Freak (1995) - 1
Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (1984) - 1
Medicine - Time Baby III (1993) - 1
Pixies - "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" - 1
R.E.M. - Nightswimming (1992) - 1
Radiohead - 2+2=5 - 1
Rollins Band - Low Self Opinion (1992) - 1
Suddenly Tammy! - Not That Dumb (1995) - 1
The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road - 1
Toad The Wet Sprocket- All I Want - 1
Frank Black - "Superabound" - 0
Medicine - 5ive (1993) - 0
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey - 0


Art Rock:

Animal Collective - My Girls (2009) - 5
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978) - 5
Patti Smith - Gloria (1975) - 5
Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day - 4
David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1973) - 4
Roxy Music- Mother of Pearl (1973) - 4
Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire (1973) - 3
David Bowie - Sound And Vision - 3
Kate Bush- Sat in Your Lap (1982) - 3
Radiohead - "Just" - 3
T.V. On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me" - 3
David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1972) - 2
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings (1997) - 2
Radiohead - House of Cards (2007) - 2
Sparks - Falling In Love With Myself Again (1974) - 2
Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere" - 2
The Moody Blues - Legend Of A Mind (1968) - 2
Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) (1983) - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic (1975) - 0
Keith West - "Excerpt From a Teenage Opera" - 0
Mazinga Phaser - Diamond In Shrink Wrap (1997) - 0
Sigur Ros - Svefn-G-Englar (1999) - 0
Silver Apples - Oscillations - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0


Blues:

Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy - 7
Willie Dixon - I Ain't Superstitious (1961) - 5
Koko Taylor- Wang Dang Doodle - 4
Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Born in Chicago - 4
Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 3
Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor (1964) - 3
Muddy Waters - I Just Want to Make Love to You (1954) - 3
The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider (1970) - 3
Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (1976) - 3
Everlast - "What It's Like" - 2
Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster (1961) - 2
Janis Joplin- Work Me Lord - 2
John Lennon - "Woman is the Nigger of the World" - 2
Little Walter - Juke (1952) - 2
Slim Harpo- Baby Scratch My Back - 2
Elmore James - Madison Blues (1969) - 1
Free - Wishing Well - 1
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man - 1
Tom Waits - "Down In A Hole" - 1
Genesis - I Can't Dance (1991) - 0
The Band - "Tears of Rage" - 0


British Alternative / Britpop:

Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (1985) - 5
Muse - Time Is Running Out (2003) - 5
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (1991) - 5
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again - 4
Elastica- Connection (1995) - 4
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby - 4
Blur- Coffee and TV - 3
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness - 3
Muse - "Starlight" - 3
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1996) - 3
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (2004) - 2
Pulp - Sorted for E's & Wizz (1995) - 2
Suede - Animal Nitrate (1993) - 2
The Stone Roses - Love Spreads (1994) - 2
The Verve- The Drugs Don't Work (1997) - 2
Art Brut - Direct Hit (2007) - 1
Oasis - All Around The World - 1
Oasis- Stand By Me - 1
Radiohead - The National Anthem - 1
Snow Patrol - "Run" - 1
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends (1990) - 1
Elastica - Stutter (1995?) - 0
Madness - "House of Fun" - 0
Teenage Fanclub - Star Sign (1991) - 0
The Kinks - David Watts - 0
The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? - 0
XTC - Wonderland - 0


British Invasion:

Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can (1965) - 6
Donovan - Mellow Yellow - 5
Them - Here Comes the Night (1965) - 4
Tom Jones- It's Not Unusual - 4
The Beatles - Across the Universe (1970) - 3
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There - 3
The Kinks - "Picture Book" - 3
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man (1967) - 3
Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry the VIII, I Am - 2
Queen - Bicycle Race (1978) - 2
Ten Years After- I'm Going Home - 2
The Kinks - Tired of Waiting For You (1965) - 2
The Rolling Stones - The Last Time - 2
The Who - The Seeker - 2
The Yardbirds- Evil Hearted You (1965) - 2
Dave Clark Five- Because - 1
Petula Clark - I Know A Place (1965) - 1
Queen - One Vision - 1
The Animals - Sky Pilot (1968) - 1
The Beatles - "If I Fell" - 1
The Beatles - The Night Before - 1
The Dave Clark Five - Over and Over (1965) - 1
The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire (1965) - 1
The Who - Eminence Front (1982) - 1
The Beatles - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - 0
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - 0
The Hollies - Carrie Anne - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Out of Time" - 0


College Rock:

Husker Du - Could You Be the One? (1987) - 6
Pixies - Debaser - 6
The Church - Under the Milky Way (1988) - 5
U2 - I Will Follow - 5
Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (1988) - 3
Love and Rockets - So Alive (1989) - 3
Pixies - "Gigantic" - 3
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me (1989) - 2
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine (1990) - 2
The B-52's - "Planet Claire" - 2
The Presidents of the United States of America - Lump (1995) - 2
The Replacements - "Can't Hardly Wait" - 2
The Smithereens- Blood and Roses (1986) - 2
The Waterboys- The Whole of the Moon (1985) - 2
Blake Babies - Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bars (1987) - 1
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (1989) - 1
Gang of Four - "Natural's Not In It" - 1
Husker Du - Celebrated Summer - 1
Husker Du - I Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - 1
Pixies - Tame (1989) - 1
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton (1989) - 1


Country / Bluegrass:

George Strait - "All My Exes Live in Texas" - 6
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (1998) - 4
Glen Cambpell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix - 4
Johnny Cash - Man In Black (1971) - 4
Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (1980) - 3
Emmylou Harris - Boulder to Birmingham (1975) - 3
Lonestar - Amazed (1999) - 3
Willie Nelson And Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels - 3
Alison Krauss- Baby, Now That I've Found You - 2
Johnny Cash - "The Man Comes Around" - 2
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It (1977) - 2
Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (1981) - 2
Loretta Lynn - The Pill (1975) - 2
The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (1981) - 2
Brad Paisley - We Danced (2000) - 1
Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes - 1
Keith Whitley - When You Say Nothing At All - 1
LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight (1999) - 1
Leeann Womack - I Hope You Dance (2000) - 1
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December - 1
Reba McEntire - Fancy - 1
Roseanne Cash- Dance With the Tigar - 1
Toby Keith - Should've Been a Cowboy - 1
Trisha Yearwood- How Do I Live? - 1
Big & Rich - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - 0
Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - 0
James Taylor - "Sweet Baby James" - 0
Loretta Lynn- One's on the Way - 0
Medicine Head - One and One is One (1973) - 0
The Byrds - "Chestnut Mare" - 0
The Flatlanders - Dallas (1972) - 0


Dance / Disco:

Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie (1973) - 6
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing - 5
New Order - Regret (1993) - 5
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)(1977) - 4
KC and the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (1975) - 4
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (1979) - 4
Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (1975) - 4
Tricky - Insomnia (I Can't Get No Sleep) - 3
ABBA - Mamma Mia (1975) - 2
Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love (1977) - 2
Deee-lite- Groove is in the Heart - 2
The Trammps - Disco Inferno - 2
Barry White- You're The First, The Last, My Everything (1974) - 1
Donna Summer- Love to Love You Baby (1975) - 1
George McCrae- Rock Your Baby - 1
Madonna - Holiday - 1
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (1982) - 1
The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance (1983) - 1
The Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama Out Tonight" - 1
The Sylvers - Boogie Fever (1975) - 1
Veronica - Someone to Hold - 1
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around - 1
Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven - 1
ABBA - Does Your Mother Know - 0
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - 0
Donna Summer - Macarthur Park - 0
Franz Ferdinand - "Michael" - 0
Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (1977) - 0
Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died - 0
The Jackson 5 - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - 0


Early Influence (Pre-1954):

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right Mama (1946) - 6
Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin' (1951) - 6
Big Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (1935) - 5
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues (1927) - 5
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose (1944) - 4
Irving Berlin - Puttin' On the Ritz (1930) - 4
Guitar Slim- The Things I Used to Do (1953) - 3
Jackie Guthrie - Oklahoma Hills (1945) - 3
Muddy Waters - Rollin' and Tumblin' (1950) - 3
Billie Holiday- I'll Be Seeing You - 2
Billie Holiday- These Foolish Things - 2
Woody Guthrie - "Hard, Ain't it Hard" - 2
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-Driftin' Blues (1945) - 1
Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune (1952) - 1
Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra - Who Threw Whisky In The Well - 1
Stick McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - 1
Dean Martin - "Come Back to Sorrento (Torna a Surriento)" - 0
Stan Kenton - Intermission Riff (1946) - 0


Electronica:

Daft Punk - Da Funk (1997) - 6
Tangerine Dream - Pheadra (1974) - 6
LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" - 5
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. - 4
Aphex Twin - Window Licker - 3
Kraftwerk - The Model - 3
Kraftwerk - The Robots - 3
808 State - Cubik - 2
Basement Jaxx- Where's Your Head At - 2
Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun - 2
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (1988) - 2
Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now (1999) - 2
LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (2010) - 2
Robyn - Dancing on My Own - 2
The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do - 2
Yello - Oh Yeah (1985) - 2
Aphex Twin - Xtal (1992) - 1
Bloc Party - Banquet (2005) - 1
Fatboy Slim- Weapon of Choice - 1
New Order - Confusion - 1
Radiohead - "Optimistic" - 1
Scissors Sisters - Invisible Light - 1
Daft Punk - Derezzed - 0
Moby - "Feeling So Real" - 0
Moby - "Natural Blues" - 0
The Stone Foxes - I Killed Robert Johnson - 0


Emo / Post-Hardcore:

Fugazi - Waiting Room - 9
Rites of Spring - Persistent Vision (1985) - 6
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (2001) - 5
Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" - 4
Rites of Spring - Hidden Wheel (1985) - 4
Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles (1994) - 4
Big Black - The Model (1987) - 3
Silverstein- Smashed into Pieces - 3
Braid - I'm Afraid Of Everything (1996) - 2
Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades - 2
Coheed And Cambria - Welcome Home - 2
Bright Eyes - "Four Winds" - 1
Coheed and Cambria- The Suffering - 1
Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (2003) - 1
George Harrison - "Isn't It a Pity" - 1
Jawbreaker - Outpatient (1994) - 1
Moby - "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" - 1
Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure (2006) - 1


Folk (Rock) / Americana:

The Byrds - I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better - 5
Wilco - "I'm The Man Who Loves You" - 5
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Massacre - 4
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction (1965) - 4
Feist - 1234 - 4
Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm" - 3
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed (2008) - 3
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970) - 3
The Beatles - Blackbird (1968) - 3
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966) - 2
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young- Teach Your Children - 2
Gram Parsons- She - 2
John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow - 2
Pure Prairie League - Amie - 2
Strawbs - Dragonfly (1970) - 2
Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line (1970) - 1
Dave Alvin - Fourth of July (1994) - 1
Lucinda Williams- Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - 1
Neil Young- Down By The River - 1
Patty Griffin - One Big Love (1998) - 1
The Waterboys - "Fisherman's Blues" - 1
Abra Moore - Four Leaf Clover (1997) - 0
Bob Dylan - Mississippi - 0
Joe South - Games People Play (1968) - 0
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Mull of Kintyre" - 0
Pete Seeger - Waste Deep In The Big Muddy - 0
The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene (1950) - 0


Funk:

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972) - 7
Parliament Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - 7
James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966) - 6
Sly and the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher (1969) - 5
George Clinton - Atomic Dog (1982) - 3
Sly And The Family Stone - "Hot Fun In The Summertime" - 3
The Ohio Players- Love Rollarcoaster (1975) - 3
Ides Of March - Vehicle - 2
Prince and the New Power Generation - Cream (1991) - 2
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good (1974) - 2
Teena Marie - Lovergirl (1984) - 2
The Time - Jungle Love (1984) - 2
Dave Matthews Band - The Space Between - 1
Ike And Tina Turner - "Proud Mary" - 1
Prince- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1
Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters (1984) - 1
Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' (1974) - 1
The Average White Band- Cut the Cake - 1
Ike and Tina Turner - "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" - 0
James Brown - "There Was a Time" - 0
James Brown - Funky Drummer - 0


Garage Rock:

The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes (2006) - 7
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1963) - 6
MC5 - Motor City Is Burning (1969) - 5
The Standells - Dirty Water (1966) - 5
The Strokes - Someday - 5
The (Fabulous) Wailers - Tall Cool One (1959) - 3
The Sonics - Have Love, Will Travel (1965) - 3
The Walkmen - "The Rat" - 3
The Beatles - "Ballad of John and Yoko" - 2
The Litter - Action Woman (1967) - 2
The Sonics - The Witch - 2
The Sonics- Keep a Knockin' - 2
White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground - 2
MC5- I Can Only Give You Everything (1966) - 1
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - 1
Railroad Jerk - Bang the Drum (1995) - 1
The Creation - Making Time (1966) - 1
The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" - 1
Doo Rag - Trudge (1996) - 0
John Lennon - "Gimme Some Truth" - 0


Grunge / Post-Grunge:

Mudhoney - Touch Me, I'm Sick (1988) - 7
Pearl Jam - Better Man - 5
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose (1991) - 5
Green River - Rehab Doll (1988) - 4
The Melvins - Lizzy (1993) - 4
Alice In Chains - "Down In A Hole" - 3
Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (1989) - 3
Soundgarden - "Fell On Black Days" - 3
Bush- Swallowed - 2
Collective Soul - Gel (1995) - 2
Hoobastank - The Reason (2003) - 2
Malfunkshun - Shotgun Wedding (1995) - 2
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World - 2
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 2
Nirvana- Love Buzz - 2
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl (2000) - 2
Local H- Bound for the Floor (1996) - 1
Staind - It's Been Awhile (2001) - 1
Green River - Swallow My Pride - 0
Gruntruck - Tribe (1992) - 0
Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" - 0
Nirvana- Sliver - 0
Weezer- "Only in Dreams" - 0


Hard Rock:

AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (1975) - 6
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies (1973) - 4
Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' About Love - 4
Cream - Badge (1969) - 3
Focus - Hocus Pocus (1971) - 3
Hole - "Violet" - 3
Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) - 3
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975) - 3
Ratt - Round and Round (1984) - 3
Rush - Subdivisions (1982) - 3
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness - 2
Foo Fighters - The Pretender - 2
Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (1991) - 2
Lita Ford- Kiss Me Deadly - 2
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (1973) - 2
Tool - Aenema - 2
Wolfmother- Woman (2005) - 2
Andrew W.K. - Party Hard - 1
Buckcherry - "Lit Up" - 1
Hawkwind - Silver Machine - 1
Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama (1970) - 1
Warrant - Cherry Pie - 1
George Harrison - "Art of Dying" - 0
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane - 0
Rainbow- Temple Of The King - 0
The Who - "My Wife" - 0
ZZ Top - Doubleback (1990) - 0


Indie Rock:

LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2010) - 7
Animal Collective - Peacebone (2007) - 6
Belle And Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown - 5
Arcade Fire - Intervention - 4
Band Of Horses - The Funeral - 4
Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain (1994) - 4
Interpol- Obstacle 1 (2002) - 4
The Shins - New Slang (2001) - 4
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008) - 3
Ladytron - Seventeen (2002) - 2
The Bird And The Bee - Again and Again and Again and Again (2006) - 2
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns (2001) - 1
Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken - 1
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body (2005) - 1
Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty (2004) - 1
Ok Go- This Too Shall Pass - 1
Some Girls - Robot City (2003) - 1
The Dead Milkmen - "Beige Sunshine" - 1
The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" - 1
Frank Black - "(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain" - 0
Gumball - Accelerator (1993) - 0
The Decemberists - "Sixteen Military Wives" - 0


Industrial:

Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" - 6
Rammstein - Du Hast - 5
Suicide - Ghost Rider - 5
Nine Inch Nails - Every Day Is Exactly the Same - 4
Rob Zombie - Dragula (1998) - 4
Skinny Puppy - Dig It (1986) - 4
Throbbing Gristle - Hot on the Heels of Love (1979) - 4
Nine Inch Nails- Sin - 3
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag (1979) - 2
Einstürzende Neubauten - Yü-Gung (Fütter mein Ego) (1985) - 2
KMFDM- Juke Joint Jezabel - 2
Ministry - Stigmata - 2
Nine Inch Nails - Wish - 2
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin (1980) - 2
Ministry - "Jesus Built My Hotrod" - 1
Sensoria - Cabaret Volataire - 1
SPK - Ground Zero: Infinity Dose (1981) - 1
Z'EV - Gongs Be A Gong (1986) - 1


Jazz:

John Coltrane- My Favorite Things (1960) - 5
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (1965) - 4
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement (1965) - 4
Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (1969) - 3
Dexter Gordon - Three O'Clock in the Morning (1962) - 3
Nat King Cole - "When I Fall in Love" - 3
Nina Simone- Sinnerman - 3
Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me - 2
Herb Alpert- Rise (1979) - 2
Herbie Hancock – Rockit - 2
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1962) - 2
John Coltrane - Giant Steps - 2
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dawn - 2
Michael Buble - Home - 2
Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader - 2
Steely Dan- Peg - 2
Betty Hutton - Hit the Road to Dreamland (1954) - 1
Dave Koz - "Faces of the Heart" - 1
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - 1
George Russell - Waltz from Outer Space (1960) - 1
Miles Davis - Pharoah's Dance - 1
Miles Davis - Shhh/Peaceful (1969) - 1
Ornette Coleman - Congeniality (1959) - 1
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1958) - 0
Chicago - Beginnings - 0
Elvis Presley - "Hard Headed Woman" - 0


Metal:

Dio - Rainbow in the Dark (1983) - 6
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (1992) - 6
Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983) - 6
Danzig - Mother (1988) - 5
Tool - "Stinkfist" - 5
Judas Priest - Painkiller - 4
Alice Cooper - Poison - 3
Deep Purple - Burn (1974) - 3
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (1991) - 3
Rage Against The Machine - "Sleep Now In The Fire" - 3
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - 2
Blue Cheer - Peace Of Mind (1969) - 2
Anthrax - Madhouse (1985) - 1
Dio- Holy Diver - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (1971) - 1
Epica - The Obsessive Devotion (2007) - 1
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (1986) - 1
Megadeth- Sweating Bullets - 1
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name - 0
Rhino Bucket - Ride With Yourself (1992) - 0
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55 (1984) - 0


New Wave / Post-Punk / Goth:

Joy Division - She's Lost Control (1979) - 7
New Order- Ceremony - 5
Kim Wilde - Kids In America - 4
Talk Talk - It's My Life (1984) - 4
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field (1980) - 3
Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty! (1982) - 3
Squeeze - "Up the Junction" - 3
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (1982) - 3
Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes" - 2
Berlin- Take My Breath Away - 2
Interpol - PDA - 2
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark - If You Leave (1986) - 2
The Birthday Party - Release the Bats (1981) - 2
Wire - Three-Girl Rhumba (1977) - 2
XTC - "The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" - 2
Duran Duran - Wild Boys - 1
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - "Oliver's Army" - 1
Interpol - NYC - 1
Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (1979) - 1
Limahl- The NeverEnding Story - 1
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (1983) - 1
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love - 1
The Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? - 1
XTC - Generals And Majors (1980) - 1
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore (1982) - 0


Progressive Rock:

Yes- Close to the Edge - 6
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) - 5
King Crimson- In the Court of the King - 5
Rush - 2112 - 5
Emerson, Lake And Palmer - "Tarkus" - 4
Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) - 4
David Bowie - "The Man Who Sold the World" - 3
Rush - YYZ (1981) - 3
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (1992) - 2
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (1971) - 2
Neu! - Super (1972) - 2
Pink Floyd - "Welcome To The Machine" - 2
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1) (1979) - 2
The Mars Volta - "The Widow" - 2
The Nice - America - 2
Yes - Long Distance Runaround (1971) - 2
Faust - So Far (1972) - 1
Renaissance - Carpet Of The Sun (1973) - 1
Silver Apples – Oscillations - 1
The Alan Parsons Project- Time - 1
Electric Light Orchestra - Fire On High (1975) - 0
Genesis - Follow You Follow Me (1978) - 0
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet - 0
Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky" - 0
Rush - The Trees - 0
Yes - Awaken - 0


Pop:

Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" - 6
Asia - Heat of the Moment (1982) - 5
Madonna - Material Girl (1985) - 5
Til Tuesday - Voices Carry - 4
Train - Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) (2001) - 4
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me - 3
Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind (1979) - 3
Rick Springfield - Jesse's Girl (1981) - 3
ABBA - Knowing Me Knowing You - 2
Beyonce - Halo - 2
Madonna- Borderline - 2
Roxette - The Look - 2
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun (1997) - 2
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (1999) - 1
Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle (1999) - 1
Godley & Creme - Cry (1985) - 1
Katy Perry - E.T. - 1
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 1
Kyu Sakamoto- Sukiyaki - 1
Laura Branigan- Gloria (1982) - 1
Madonna - "Express Yourself" - 1
Olivia Newton-John- Deeper Than the Night (1978) - 1
Shanice - I Love Your Smile - 1
The Ramones - "The KKK Took My Baby Away" - 1
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982) - 0
Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On (1984) - 0
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye - 0
The Muffs - "Sad Tomorrow" - 0


Psychedelic Rock:

The Flaming Lips - "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1" - 7
Cream - Strange Brew - 6
Arthur Brown - Fire - 4
Pink Floyd- Interstellar Overdrive (1967) - 4
The Amboy Dukes - "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" - 4
The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - 4
The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (1966) - 4
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home (1969) - 3
Love - Seven and Seven Is (1966) - 3
Love- The Red Telephone - 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast- The Time Warp (1975) - 2
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1967) - 2
Blue Cheer - Doctor Please (1968) - 1
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (1966) - 1
The Beach Boys - That's Not Me (1966) - 1
The Beatles - Fool On The Hill - 1
The Grateful Dead - Dark Star - 1
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (1967) - 1
The Red Krayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (1967) - 1
Zodiac - Gemini (the Cool Eye) (1967) - 1
Olivia Tremor Control - Holiday Suprise 1,2,3 - 0
The Beatles - "I'm Only Sleeping" - 0
The Beatles - "Rain" - 0
The Monkees - Circle Sky - 0
The United States Of America - The American Metaphysical Circus - 0
Tommy James - Draggin' the Line (1971) - 0


Punk:

X - Los Angeles (1980) - 7
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (1978) - 5
Suicidal Tendencies- Institutionalized - 5
The Stooges - 1969 (1969) - 5
The Misfits - Where Eagles Dare - 4
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) (1986) - 3
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio (1980) - 3
Rancid - Ruby Soho (1995) - 3
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - 3
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (1977) - 2
Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster - 2
The Clash - "Janie Jones" - 2
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (1978) - 2
The Stranglers - Walk On By (1978) - 2
Rise Against - Prayer of the Refugee (2006) - 1
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes (1977) - 1
The Modern Lovers - "Roadrunner" - 1
The Ramones - "Commando" - 1
X- Johnny Hit and Run Pauline - 1
At The Drive-In - "One-Armed Scissor" - 0
Minor Threat - "In My Eyes" - 0


R&B / Soul:

Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools (1967) - 7
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (1977) - 4
Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" - 4
Al Green - Love And Happiness - 3
Junior Walker and the Allstars- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - 3
Prince - Sign 'o' the Times (1987) - 3
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly - 3
The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me (1960) - 3
Bill Withers- Use Me - 2
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975) - 2
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (2005) - 2
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men- One Sweet Day - 2
Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1964) - 2
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her (1967) - 2
The Temptations- The Way You Do the Things You Do - 2
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (2004) - 1
Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - 1
Aretha Franklin - Think - 1
Earth, Wind & Fire - Getaway (1976) - 1
Janet Jackson - Anytime, Anyplace - 1
Jody Watley - Still A Thrill - 1
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up - 1
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (1960) - 1
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners - Then Came You (1974) - 0
Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi - "Tightrope" - 0
The Byrds - "Jesus Is Just Alright" - 0
The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - 0
The Rolling Stones - "Sister Morphine" - 0


Rap / Hip-Hop:

Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full - 7
Arrested Development - Tennessee (1992) - 4
Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man" - 4
Public Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work It Out (1990) - 4
Run DMC - King of Rock - 4
Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell- Drop It Like It's Hot - 4
Eminem - "The Way I Am" - 3
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Pappa - 3
Wu-Tang Clan - Bring da Ruckus (1993) - 3
LL Cool J - Loungin' (Feat Total) (1996) - 2
The Game feat. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It - 2
Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale (1980) - 1
Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (1998) - 1
Jay-Z - Takeover - 1
Nas - One Mic (2001) - 1
Public Enemy - "Shut 'Em Down" - 1
Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney (1983) - 1
Run DMC- It's Like That - 1
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (1987) - 1
T.I. - What You Know (2006) - 1
The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle (1985) - 1
Tone Loc - Wild Thing (1988) - 1
Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris - Yeah! (2004) - 1
Whodini - The Freaks Come Out at Night - 1
Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah!! (Got You All In Check) - 0
Flo Rida - Low - 0
Run-DMC - Peter Piper - 0


Reggae:

Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) - 10
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come - 7
The Wailers - Stir It Up (1973) - 5
Toots and the Maytals- Pressure Drop (1970) - 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - 4
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988) - 3
Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) - 3
UB40 - Red Red Wine (1983) - 3
Augustus Pablo - Road Block (1974) - 2
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People (1969) - 2
Madness - House Of Fun - 2
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - Grounation (1973) - 1
Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock - 1
Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Rudy Got Soul (1967) - 1
Gregory Isaacs- Night Nurse - 1
The Abyssians - Satta Massagana (1976) - 1
Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy (1972) - 1
Louis Jordan - Run Joe - 0
Marcus Garvey (1975) - Burning Spear - 0
The Clash - "Pressure Drop" - 0


Rock N Roll / Rockabilly / Doo-Wop:

Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go - 6
The Coasters - Charlie Brown (1959) - 6
Silhouettes - Get A Job (1957) - 5
Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me (1957) - 3
Buddy Holly - "Rave On" - 3
Carl Perkins - Boppin' the Blues (1956) - 3
Connie Francis- Where the Boys Are - 3
Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else (1959) - 3
Roy Orbison - Ooby Dooby (1956) - 3
The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love" - 3
Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' - 2
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie - 2
Ike and Tina Turner- Nutbush City Limits - 2
Chuck Berry - "Back in the U.S.A." - 1
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell (1964) - 1
Danny & The Juniors - Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay (1958) - 1
Eddie Rambeau - Concrete And Cly - 1
Elvis Presley - Too Much (1957) - 1
Little Richard - Keep a Knockin' - 1
Little Richard - Slippin' and Slidin' (1956) - 1
Ritchie Valens- Donna - 1
Lloyd Price - Personality - 0
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band - Garden Party (1972) - 0
The Beatles - "Bad Boy" - 0
Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie - 0


Soft Rock / Adult Contemporary / Singer-Songwriter:


The Hollies - The Air that I Breathe (1974) - 5
Black Sabbath - Changes - 4
Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968) - 4
The Bellamy Brothers- Let Your Love Flow - 4
Tom Waits - Downtown Train (1985) - 4
Joni Mitchell - All I Want - 3
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - 3
The Carpenters- Goodbye To Love - 3
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 3
10CC - Things We Do For Love (1976) - 2
Anne Murray - You Needed Me (1978) - 2
Coldplay - Fix You - 2
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (1970) - 2
Leonard Cohen - "Tower of Song" - 2
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) - 2
Seals & Crofts - Diamond Girl (1973) - 2
The Fray - How to Save a Life (2006) - 2
Coldplay - "Violet Hill" - 1
Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life (1977) - 1
Janis Ian- At Seventeen (1975) - 1
Melissa Manchester- Midnight Blue (1975) - 1
MercyMe - I Can Only Imagine (2001) - 1
Sarah McLachlan - "Adia" - 1
Elton John - Empty Garden - 0
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright (1980) - 0
Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers - 0
Paul McCartney & Wings - "My Love" - 0
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood - 0

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

2011 Album Reviews - 8/23/2011

Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys - A+

My Morning Jacket - Circuital - A+

Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs - A+

Flogging Molly - Speed Of Darkness - A+

Alex Turner - Submarine - B+

The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines - A+

The Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See - A+

Tech N9ne - All 6's And 7's - B+

Cults - Cults - A+

Bad Meets Evil - Hell The Sequel - A+

Weird Al Yankovic - Alpocalypse - A+

Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbow - A+

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

2011 Album Reviews - 8/16/2011

Moby - Destroyed - B

Ben Harper - Give Till It's Gone - B

Lady GaGa - Born This Way - B+

Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic - A

Foster The People - Torches - A+

Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi - Rome - A

2010 Song Project - Countdown - #10-#1

#10 Broken Bells - "The High Road" from "Broken Bells" - DJ Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins teamed up on the Broken Bells side project, which produced a fantastic album which was headed up by this classic single.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBG1j_flrg&ob=av2e


#9 The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" from "High Violet" - 2010 was a breakthrough year for The National, as they finally started to gain some of the sub-mainstream appreciation that they've deserved for the better part of the last decade. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" was a modest hit on the indie charts, but widely appreciated as the best song off their latest album, "High Violet".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfySK7CLEEg&ob=av2e


#8 Kanye West - "Monster" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Guest stars Rick Ross, Jay-Z and particularly Nicki Minaj team up with Kanye for yet another classic song from the best rap album of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLnS-2h_nog


#7 Vampire Weekend - "Cousins" from "Contra" - Vampire Weekend managed to duck the sophomore slump that usually clobbers indie sensations with the release of "Contra", a classic almost as good as their debut album. "Cousins" is the highest-charting song from that album on my list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0u11rgd9Q&ob=av2e


#6 The Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start" from "The Suburbs" - A more traditional Arcade Fire song, with the long build-up leading up to a spectacular climax. This song was performed at the end of the Grammys, but the best part of the song got cut off to thank the hotel where the performers were staying. Seriously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oI27uSzxNQ


#5 Cee Lo Green - "Fuck You" from "The Lady Killer" - Yes, I'm using the original song title rather than the bastardized title that was popular on the radio. Cee Lo turns in the best pop / R&B song of the year with this hooky classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU&ob=av2e


#4 LCD Soundsystem - "I Can Change" from "This Is Happening" - James Murphy has decided to stop making music as LCD Soundsystem and he couldn't have quit at a higher point in his career. "I Can Change" is a brilliant indie pop love song in the tradition of Morrissey and the Cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8FKkVnqng


#3 Kanye West - "Runaway" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - From the arrogant boasting of "Power" to the semi-apologetic ballad "Runaway", Kanye's best album features a variety of different styles that all seem to display a different aspect of his psyche.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5iA4Zupek


#2 The Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" from "The Suburbs" - The Arcade Fire have always been a great band and "The Suburbs" is the best of their many great albums. "Sprawl II" is the best song off of the album and is characterized by deep lyrics, great vocals and a style that veers far from what had previously been the Arcade Fire's sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab2DDmwYVQw


#1 Kanye West - "Power" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - As I've suspected for awhile, the #1 song of 2010 is "Power" by Kanye West. Kanye's always had a gift for creating great beats, but it wasn't until "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" that he combined his genius beats with lyrical skills on par with the true greats of the rap world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwCWDbBskU

2010 Song Project - Countdown - #20-#11

#20 The Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs" from "The Suburbs" - The opening track from their epic concept album, "The Suburbs" has a hypnotic bounce to it and, as always, great lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Euj9f3gdyM


#19 The Roots - "How I Got Over" from "How I Got Over" - Another 2009 holdover, "How I Got Over" is an uplifting hip hop song from the legendary Roots crew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4D1QOLGuM&ob=av2e


#18 The Arcade Fire - "Month Of May" from "The Suburbs" - Perhaps the most pulse-pounding song in the Arcade Fire's catalog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqBTL-HWPvA


#17 The National - "Terrible Love" from "High Violet" - More deep gloom and doom from the masters of the dark side of indie rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqHdi_94SR4


#16 Blitzen Trapper - "Heaven And Earth" from "Destroyer Of The Void" - "Destroyer Of The Void" is another brilliant album from Blitzen Trapper, one of the most under-rated indie rock bands around and "Heaven And Earth" is their best song of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI6jrdnUIv8&ob=av2e


#15 Against Me! - "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" from "White Crosses" - Against Me! set a new career high-point with their punk rock anthem about the lead singer's realization about the realities behind anarchist ideology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q


#14 Kanye West - "Gorgeous" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Kanye gets help from Kid Cudi and Raekwon on his 4th highest-ranking song on the 2010 list. This song features some of the best lyrics in Kanye's career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc_fc4R1rI


#13 Frightened Rabbit - "Swim Until You Can't See Land" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - The under-rated Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit comes in at #13 with "Swim Until You Can't See Land", a song that is actually up-beat by comparison to some of their earlier classics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjERZU3wbY


#12 Sleigh Bells - "Rill Rill" from "Treats" - This song is also known as "Ring Ring", but I prefer the original version which was a little less fuzzy and distorted. This song is the highest-charting repeat from the 2010 list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFgejWZjtg&ob=av2n


#11 Johnny Cash - "Ain't No Grave" from "Ain't No Grave" - Johnny Cash has been gone for years now, but the material he produced in his later years continues to be released and most of it is excellent. The title of this song (his best since "Hurt") seems to be entirely accurate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QcIlblI1U

2010 Song Project - Countdown - #30-#21

#30 Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - A surprisingly positive outlook permeates Frightened Rabbit's usual gray skies with "Nothing Like You", which sort of comes off as a Cure song as interpreted by Joy Division.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WCskABeyYo


#29 Sleigh Bells - "Crown On The Ground" from "Treats" - A full Hendrix album worth of distortion is packed into this catchy indie pop song from the King and Queen of Indie Noise Rock, Sleigh Bells.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z8ppcFGPlY


#28 The National - "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" from "High Violet" - Chalk up another gloomy indie rock song for Team America as The National keeps up with Frightened Rabbit in the race for the Prozac rock title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a1UoljLWrY


#27 Gorillaz - "Stylo" from "Plastic Beach" - Every Gorillaz album has one instant all-time classic and "Stylo" is "Plastic Beach"s representation with a great beat and guest vocals from Mos Def and RNR Hall of Famer Bobby Womack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhPaWIeULKk&ob=av2e


#26 Admiral Fallow - "Squealing Pigs" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Is 2010 the year of the gloomy Scottish indie rock sing-along? Probably not, but here's another brilliant one that slipped past everyone but Blalock and the producers of "Chuck".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB4ZwKaW9kY


#25 Mark Ronson And The Business Intl - "Bang Bang Bang" from "Record Collection" - Mark Ronson gets an assist from Q-Tip on this catchy re-make of the theme song to an old children's television show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6TCGltfHM


#24 LCD Soundsystem - "Dance Yrself Clean" from "This Is Happening" - Another great, hypnotic dance track from LCD Soundsystem's farewell album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9Sv1JpmPs


#23 Chrisette Michele - "Let Freedom Reign" from "Let Freedom Reign" - A politically aware hip hop song featuring Talib Kweli and Black Thought, two of the best rappers of all-time along with a great chorus from Chrisette Michele.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ9idmO0JpE


#22 Maximum Balloon - "Apartment Wrestling" from "Maximum Balloon" - David Sitek of T.V. On The Radio's channels the best of David Byrne on this indie pop classic from his side project, Maximum Balloon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2o-bSpghw


#21 Eminem - "Love The Way You Lie" from "Recovery" - Rihanna sings the chorus on Eminem's best single in years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&ob=av2e