This month gets you last months

McCartney

This is an obvious representation of musical masturbation. This plays like a bunch of high school musicians forming in a garage and jamming to see what happens. To be handed this after the Beatles is criminal and if I had actually paid for it I probably would ask him for my money back. Unfortunately this wasn’t a learning experience for him either, as he reproduces the process and the results for back to the egg. Making these two albums quite the representative bookends of this era of his career. 0

Spoon
One of those quirky pop bands that I should like but don’t find all that interesting. Like Franz Ferdinand and all that ilk you get the same thing with each outing. A couple of truly catchy tunes, some songs that are supposed to stretch the artist’s catalog and a bunch of filler. This cd is no different. 1.5

Teenage Fanclub
This is a band I have long thought of doing a greatest hits of. Unfortunately they just have far too many songs to limit to 80 minutes. Whether this is their best cd has led to many discussions as they have many that are just as good. One of Brit pops best bands ever. There use of harmonies of densely mixed but light guitars is brilliant. Truly a great band. 4.0

David Bowie
There is a moment in this set that turned the whole thing around for me. It occurs on the song Life on Mars?. (My favorite Bowie tune) What should have been an over the top moment was turned into a quiet musical time? So the promise of the songs before it where selection was interesting and the band played turned into a quieter subdued second act. Pity because I really liked the first act. 2.5

GhitsAnd interesting choice and an interesting selection of songs. Enjoyed most and actually listened through the whole disc on multiple sittings. Not my representation of Public Enemy but a forgotten gem it turned out to be. Jay zee selection is still just a great tune.