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The Mong - Music Group Commentary - March 2009

A.C. Newman – “Get Guilty” = 1 Star
All sounds the same: Power Pop derivative crap meets Medieval bard music. I may formally start boycotting Canadian acts soon.

Good Rats – “Tasty” = 3.5 Stars
Working class hero rock at its finest...almost.

Spoon – “A Series of Sneaks” = 5 Stars
An underrated gem. Not as mature as their later work, which is exactly why it’s outstanding.

U2 – “No Line On The Horizon” = 1.5 Stars
Now I remember why I stopped listening to U2.

Bottle Rocket – G’Hits
To quote the second track, this stuff sounds like “welfare music.” White trash welfare music. Not saying I’m above anybody but I’m not white trash and I’m not on welfare. Let’s just say this stuff doesn’t speak to me but, to be fair, it’s not trying to speak to me. So good for both of us, then.

1) The 5 greatest solo or side project albums from an artist better known for his/her work with another band (or as a solo artist) are:

John Lennon (of the Beatles) – “Plastic Ono Band”

Stephen Malkmus (of Pavement) – “Real Emotional Trash”

Chris Squire (of Yes) – “Fish Out of Water”

The Gentlemen (members of the Gravel Pit and the Figgs) – “Ladies and Gentlemen...”

Eagles of Death Metal (Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss) – “Peace Love Death Metal”

2) At the first annual Down Your Nose croquet tournament, you are struck in the head by an errant shot (Ken’s) and lapse into a coma. When you awake, your musical tastes have changed EXACTLY 180 degrees. You have no memory of your pre-accident musical tastes. Ignoring the practical issue of replacing your music collection, do you see this as a negative event? Why or why not?

Yes, this is a very negative event since I would be stuck with wife’s taste in music.