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 Dirty Dozen Brass Band, We Gon' Roll, 0:00
- Lyrics Born, Pillz [Explicit], 4:51
- Kelly Willis, Aren't I True, 9:16
- Thurst, Raise Fucking Hell, 11:41
- Lee Scratch Perry, Messy Apartment, 15:52
- EMC, We Alright, 19:15
- P!nk, There You Go, 23:02
- George Jones, Tied to a Stone, 26:25
- Dej Loaf, Bitch Please (prod by DDS), 30:34
- Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Raw Riddim, 33:47
- Robyn, Handle Me, 37:47
- Earth, Wind & Fire, Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude), 41:36
- R.L. Burnside, Everything Is Broken, 42:56
- Stan Ridgway, Walkin' Home Alone, 47:48
- Willie Nelson & Brenda Lee, You're Gonna Love Yourself (In The Morning), 52:19
- Talking Heads, Crosseyed And Painless, 55:15
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album