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.
- The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Third Rate Romance, 0:00
- J. Geils Band, Rage In The Cage, 3:26
- The Roots, Proceed (Live), 8:23
- Thelonious Monk, Blue Monk, 11:19
- Blind Willie McTell, Georgia Rag, 17:34
- David Bowie, Let's Spend The Night Together, 20:39
- The 6ths, San Diego Zoo, 23:49
- Erykah Badu, Dial’Afreaq [Explicit], 27:11
- Lesley Gore, It's My Party, 30:22
- Lo'Jo, Brulé la Méche, 32:43
- CAKE, I Will Survive, 38:21
- David Bowie, The Secret Life Of Arabia, 43:32
- Simply Red, Heaven, 46:17
- Alfred Brendel, Peter Riegelbauer, Richard Duven, Tabea Zimmerman, Thomas Zehetmair, Schubert: Piano Quintet In A, Op. 114, D 667, "Trout" - 3. Scherzo: Presto, 50:53
- Tom Breiding, The Longest Darkest Day, 55:15
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album
