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.
- Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile De Dakar, Nelson Mandela (Live), 0:00
- The Modern Lovers, I'm Straight, 7:21
- Heart, Bad Animals, 13:53
- Bob Seger, The Ring, 18:47
- Brother D & Collective Effort, How You Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise, 24:22
- Adele, Hello, 30:14
- Chuck Prophet, Let Freedom Ring, 35:09
- Mud Boy & the Neutrons, Money Talks, 38:25
- NOFX, Cheese/Where's My Slice, 44:33
- Shemekia Copeland, Steamy Windows, 46:50
- Lou Reed, The Kids, 51:54
- Gomez, Whippin' Picadilly, 56:20
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album
