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1) Andra Day's "Cheers To The Fall": She has such a great voice! Highlights include "Forever Mine", "Mistakes", "Goodbye Goodnight", "Honey Or Fire", "Cheers To The Fall" and "Rise Up". I like a lot of songs on this CD, but I didn't rate any of them 5 stars on iTunes. This is her first CD, it's certainly a good first CD and she still has left herself room to grow. I expect big things from Miss Day in the future, especially with such an amazing voice. Grade: B-
2) Miss Amani's "Who's On My Rocket": I discovered this delectable dish of pop goodies thanks to "The Royals". Highlights include "Who's On My Rocket", "Come On Now", "Turn The Party Up", "Kiss Kiss", "Psychosomatic" and "Fame". This CD starts out strong then hits a couple of slow spots. Then "B4 I Get 2 One", "Psychosomatic" and "Fame" are the 3 final highlights of this CD and then the CD ends on a whimper. There are some great songs on here, which carries the CD to it's B- grade.
3) Staind's "14 Shades of Grey" Oh I hate when a band starts off a CD by dropping the F bomb on the first song, especially when it's so unnecessary. Sadly, and unneeded, the F bomb appears on a few other songs. Highlights "So Far Away" and "How About You". Pretty much the same mellow/ wimpy rock song after song- not much difference between songs. Sad to say after the third or fourth similar sounding song, the CD got boring. That's about the worse thing that can be said about a rock CD. A lot of generic rock songs, not enough to recommend this CD. Grade: C-
4) 5 Seconds of Summer "Sounds Good Feels Good"
5) Zella Day's "Kicker": I discovered this delectable dish of pop goodies thanks to "The Royals". Highlights include "1965", "East of Eden", "Hypnotic", "Mustang Kids", "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Sweet Ophelia". The only non-amazing song on this CD is "Jameson" and that's not an amazing song. The whole CD is amazing, a very promising debut. "Kicker" should be added to your collection asap if you haven't added it already. Grade: A+
6) Tori Kelly's "Unbreakable Smile": Highlights: "Nobody Love", "Expensive" (yet another song burdened by an unneeded rapper cameo), "Should've Been Us", "Anyway" and "California Lovers".
7) The Music of Nashville: Original Soundtrack, Season Four, Volume One: "Nashville" became unwatchable someone near the end of Season 1. If you're watching "Royals" and you think that show isn't sleazy enough for you then "Nashville" is your show. One thing great about both shows is all the great music that come from both shows. Sadly this CD is shockingly average, cutting a few of the weaker songs would have improved this CD's grade. Not letting Steven Tyler on any future volumes of "Nashville" soundtracks would also be very helpful. Highlights include "Just Like New", "In The Name of Your Love", "Plenty Far To Fall", "Spinning Revolver" and "What If It's You". Grade: C-
8) "…But Seriously"- Phil Collins Highlights: "Do You Remember", "I Wish It Would Rain Down", "Another Day In Paradise", "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven", "Heat On The Street" "Hang On Long Enough" and "Colours". A very solid CD loaded with great song after great song. Although some songs are better than others, there's not a bad song on this CD. Grade: B
9) Genesis's "Calling All Stations" (Their final CD, for now…)
10) R.E.M.'s "Collapse Into Now": (Their final CD, for now…) A decent going away CD. Highlights include: "Oh My Heart", "Mine Smell Like Honey" and "Discoverer". After their previous 2 or 3 CDs leading up to this CD, which honestly aren't very good, I'm surprised I like this CD so much. This is a great closing chapter on the story of R.E.M., thanks to them for all the musical memories. This grade may or may not be a bit sentimental, but hey it's my blog. Grade: B-
11) David Bowie's "The Next Day": Highlights: "The Next Day", "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)", "Valentine's Day", "How Does The Grass Grow" and "(You Will) Set The World On Fire", and "I'd Rather Be High". The six songs listed, as well as "Boss of Me" are the 7 best songs on the CD. Sadly the other 7 songs are meh, which causes this CD to only get a C+ grade.
12) David Bowie's "Never Let Me Down":
13) "School of Rock" Original Broadway Soundtrack
14) Kelly Clarkson's "Life In Pieces":
15) Ashley Monroe's "The Blade":
16) Cam's "Untamed": Highlights include: "Untamed", "Hungover On Heartache",
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