Randomized selections from a very incomplete (yet pretty large) playlist of Robert Christgau’s Honorable-Mention mentions and Choice-Cut choices, also from reviews mostly of albums receiving less than an A-Minus (A-grade albums being best heard whole) as well as other singling out, Dean's List singles, or even faint praise from other pieces or places, especially Additional Consumer News.
- Broken Bells, Trap Doors, 0:00
- Ricky Skaggs, Don't Cheat In Our Hometown, 3:20
- Gang Gang Dance, Vacuum, 6:39
- Kanye West, C.O.L.O.U.R.S., 10:52
- Horse Lords, Time Slip, 15:27
- Garland Jeffreys, Miami Beach, 18:00
- Moby, I Love to Move In Here, 22:54
- Cracker, Turn On Tune In Drop Out With Me, 27:38
- Benjamin Dean Wilson, So Cool, 31:49
- Fire Engines, Meat Whiplash, 39:21
- Sue Foley, Where The Action Is, 42:40
- They Might Be Giants, Older, 46:20
- Donnie Fritts, Errol Flynn, 48:18
- Orchestre Laye Thiam, Kokoriko, 53:03
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artist links to Xgau/song links to album/image links to album