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.
- Husker Du, Love Is All Around, 0:00 [not exactly an Xgau pick per se, I don't think—came in with a bunch of song-downloads I figured were 'Dean's List' but turns out to be Pazz & Jop Critics Poll]
- Maurice El Medioni, Oran Oran, 1:49
- Bob Dylan, Must Be Santa, 10:28
- Massive Attack, Psyche (Flash Treatment), 13:17
- Skatalites, Confucius, 17:03
- The Yawpers, American Man, 22:08
- Lori McKenna, How Romantic Is That, 26:47
- The Stop the Violence Movement, Self-Destruction, 32:15
- Jaojoby, Alima, 38:10
- Kid Rock, All Summer Long, 43:30
- Sam Shalabi, The Enemy Of My Enemy, 48:26
- Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders, Billion Dollars Cash, 56:56
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album
