Report card: 2/9/11

[Mega248]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade
Katy Perry- Firework
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You)
Kesha- We R Who We R
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me
Rihanna- What’s My Name
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer
Pink- Raise Your Glass
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect
Taylor Swift- Back to December
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher
Nelly- Just a Dream
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home
Usher- More
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell
Edward Maya- Stereo Love
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit)
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts
Kesha- Blow
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End
Rihanna- S&M
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands
Train- Marry Me
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love
Sick Puppies- Maybe
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock
Script- For the First Time
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy
Mann- Buzzin
My Chemical Romance- Sing
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone
Kanye West- All of the Lights
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough
Rockmania- The Big Bang
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat
Lifehouse- All In

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down
Black Keys- Tighten Up
Rise Against- Help is on the Way
Mumford & Sons- The Cave
Middle Class Rut- New Low
Cake- Sick of You
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are over
Muse- Undisclosed Desires
Young the Giant- My Body
Neon Trees- 1983
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues
A Day to Remember- All I Want
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family
Kings of Leon- Pyro
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom)
Alter Bridge- Isolation
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love
Disturbed- The Animal
Portugal. The Man- People Say
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing
Awolnation- Sail
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait
Paper Tongues- Get Higher
Stone Sour- Hesitate
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home
OK Go- White Knuckles
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside
Naked and Famous- Young Blood
Hugo- 99 Problems
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa
Plan B- Stay Too Long
Three Days Grace- Lost in You
Papa Roach- Burn
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber
All That Remains- Hold On
Sick Puppies- Riptide
Skillet- Awake and Alive

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are
Daughtry- September
Script- Breakeven
Train- Hey, Soul Sister
Taylor Swift- Mine
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything
Michael Buble- Hollywood
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream
John Mayer- Half of My Heart
Maroon 5- Misery
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got
Josh Groban- Hidden Away
OneRepublic- Secrets
Neon Trees- Animal
Taio Cruz- Dynamite
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It
Seal- Secret
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man
Ryan Star- Start a Fire
Adele- Rolling in the Deep
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken
James Blunt- Stay the Night
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed
Maroon 5- Give a Little More
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up
Colbie Caillat- I Do

Triple A[/u]
Decemberists- Down by the Water
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- For the Summer
Kings of Leon- Radioactive
Amos Lee- Windows Are Rolled Down
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey
R.E.M.- Mine Smell Like Honey
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers
Robert Plant- You Can’t Buy My Love
One Eskimo- Amazing
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris (Ooh La La)
Iron and Wine- Tree by the River
Arcade Fire- Modern Man
Jack Johnson- From the Clouds
Elton John/Leon Russell- Hey Ahab
Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart
Old 97’s- Every Night is Friday Night
Alpha Rev- Phoenix Burn
G Love- Fixin’ to Die
Sheryl Crow- Long Road Home

Rhythmic[/u]
Lil' Wayne f/ Cory Gunz- 6 Foot 7 Foot
Rick Ross f/ Drake- Aston Marin Music
Jamie Foxx f/ Drake- Fall for Your Type
Chris Brown- No BS
Twista f/ Chris Brown- Make a Move
Fabolous- You Be Killin Em
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl
Lloyd- Lay it Down
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush
Travis Porter- Make it Rain
Snoop Dogg- Wet/Sweat

[friday]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade: A-
Katy Perry- Firework: B+
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You): D (Easily the least creative and necessary of the three current "f***" songs on the chart. I didn't even realize that was the actual title until it was posted as such in one of the AT40 threads.)
Kesha- We R Who We R: F[/b]
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me: n/a (But it's certainly an ironic title, for me at least)
Rihanna- What’s My Name: B+
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x: F (Drops at least a letter grade for being too lazy to title it "Yeah Yeah Yeah." If he actually said "Yeah three times" in the chorus, maybe it'd be a different story.)
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer: B
Pink- Raise Your Glass: C-
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect: B (This "f***" title I'm OK with, since I think it symbolizes the attitude of the song in general. Though, after hearing a Hot AC edit with the word completely omitted, I don't think anyone would argue the song would be worse off without it.)
Taylor Swift- Back to December: n/a
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor): n/a
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher: C
Nelly- Just a Dream: B+
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home: n/a (But why is his money dirty? Does it need to be laundered? *ba-ching*)
Usher- More: C
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow: n/a (I wonder just how many fairweather Pittsburgh Steelers fans this song created in the run-up to the Super Bowl, having encountered at least one at a party while watching the game.)
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You: B+
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell: B- (Eh, it could've been worse in light of her most recent efforts. At least this wasn't "f***" song #4.)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: B+
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit): D (OK, if they wanted to do a remake of "I've Had the Time of My Life," great. If they wanted to do a song called "The Dirty Bit" that's fine too. But whoever thought the two should be put in a blender set to puree is a moron.)
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl: n/a (It is remarkable for someone to be so thoroughly awful that you can judge how bad a song will be by its title.)
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts: B- ("You're going to catch a cold from the ice inside your soul." Um, OK? So I should stock up on Nyquil then?)
Kesha- Blow: n/a
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End: A-
Rihanna- S&M: n/a
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: D
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands: n/a
Train- Marry Me: n/a
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love: F
Sick Puppies- Maybe: B+
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock: C
Script- For the First Time: B
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never: n/a (But mocking yourself by dressing up like a Geico caveman with Ozzy Osbourne in a commercial won't get you credibility any time soon, kid.)
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low: n/a
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick: n/a
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag: n/a
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy: n/a
Mann- Buzzin: n/a
My Chemical Romance- Sing: A
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone: n/a
Kanye West- All of the Lights: n/a
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars: n/a
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge: A
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me: n/a
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor: n/a
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough: n/a
Rockmania- The Big Bang: C-
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat: n/a
Lifehouse- All In: B

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down: B (It's my favorite song from these guys so far, but they've still got a ways to go for me to figure out why they're so popular.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up: B-
Rise Against- Help is on the Way: B
Mumford & Sons- The Cave: C+
Middle Class Rut- New Low: B+
Cake- Sick of You: B-
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are over: B+
Muse- Undisclosed Desires: A
Young the Giant- My Body: C+
Neon Trees- 1983: A-
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues: B+
A Day to Remember- All I Want: n/a
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You: B+
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks: C-
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out: A-
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family: n/a
Kings of Leon- Pyro: A
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom): n/a ("Boom-lay-boom"? Did will.i.am write this song?)
Alter Bridge- Isolation: n/a
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love: n/a
Disturbed- The Animal: n/a
Portugal. The Man- People Say: n/a
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever: B
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now: n/a
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing: B
Awolnation- Sail: B+
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight: n/a
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait: B+
Paper Tongues- Get Higher: B
Stone Sour- Hesitate: n/a
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes: A-
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young: n/a
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home: n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles: B
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside: B-
Naked and Famous- Young Blood: A-
Hugo- 99 Problems: B+
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul: n/a
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa: n/a
Plan B- Stay Too Long: n/a
Three Days Grace- Lost in You: n/a
Papa Roach- Burn: n/a
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber: B+
All That Remains- Hold On: n/a
Sick Puppies- Riptide: n/a
Skillet- Awake and Alive: n/a

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are: B-
Daughtry- September: D
Script- Breakeven: A
Train- Hey, Soul Sister: D
Taylor Swift- Mine: D
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything: B+
Michael Buble- Hollywood: n/a
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream: A-
John Mayer- Half of My Heart: B+
Maroon 5- Misery: A-
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got: n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away: n/a
OneRepublic- Secrets: A
Neon Trees- Animal: A
Taio Cruz- Dynamite: B-
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World): A-
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It: F
Seal- Secret: n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me: A
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love: D+

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man: B
Ryan Star- Start a Fire: n/a
Adele- Rolling in the Deep: C+ (So is she just going to name all her albums after her age at the moment? If so, that's almost as lame as the Chicago style of album-naming.)
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue: D
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity: D
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken: B-
James Blunt- Stay the Night: n/a
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted: n/a
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed: n/a
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: B+
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up: n/a
Colbie Caillat- I Do: n/a

[WotUNeed]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade B (Might have been a B+ at an earlier time, but I'm a tad burnt on it, despite not really hearing it that much. I guess it doesn't wear that well with me.)
Katy Perry- Firework C- (The positive: reasonably catchy song with a solid pop song structure that I don't mind hearing in a few specific contexts. The negative: the song is too big for Katy Perry, and, outside of said few contexts, her voice can be grating. Versions by more capable vocalists allow this song to lose it minus grade, but no matter who sings it, nothing changes the facts that these are lazy lyrics even by pop radio standards. The bridge is particularly offensive, with random phrases thrown in that don't even rhyme.)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You) nfe
Kesha- We R Who We R B
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me nfe (Listened once and first impression was that it's not as annoying as her worst stuff, but still not great.)
Rihanna- What’s My Name B-
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x nfe
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer n/a
Pink- Raise Your Glass C-
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect nfe
Taylor Swift- Back to December n/a
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) nfe
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher n/a
Nelly- Just a Dream B-
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home n/a
Usher- More nfe
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow B+
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You A
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell D+ (Quit with the bratpop and do something good like you're capable of doing, Avril. Catchy works against this song as I've heard it exactly twice and remember how it goes far better than I'd prefer. Lyrics help downgrade this one too.)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love A-
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit) C- (It annoys me less than it objectively should, but it's completely unnecessary.)
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl n/a
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts n/a
Kesha- Blow n/a
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B (Grade could improve if I listen to it more.)
Rihanna- S&M n/a
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up nfe
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands n/a (But unless it's radically different from his other work, I doubt it'll change my thoughts that he should just go away.)
Train- Marry Me n/a
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love nfe
Sick Puppies- Maybe nfe
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock nfe
Script- For the First Time nfe (Considering how much I liked their first album, it's surprises me how little I'm drawn to replaying the tracks from the second.)
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never n/a
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low nfe (I still like "Like a G6", but I don't need a clone, thanks.)
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick n/a
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag n/a
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy n/a
Mann- Buzzin n/a
My Chemical Romance- Sing B+ (Room to improve with further listening. Nice rebound after "Na Na Na" was a huge disappointment. I believe someone on Pulse pointed out the similarity already, but this song always leaves me with "Everlasting Love" in my head instead of "Sing" itself.)
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone n/a
Kanye West- All of the Lights nfe (I like it.)
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars n/a
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge nfe
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me B+ (Guilty pleasure)
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor n/a
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough n/a
Rock Mafia- The Big Bang nfe (Haha, when the artist was typed Rockmania, was gonna comment, "never heard of the song or artist," then realized it was just a typo. Listened once and couldn't get into it.)
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat n/a
Lifehouse- All In n/a

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down nfe (Have only heard two tracks from the new album, each 2-3 times, but, whereas I vaguely remember how "Aberdeen" goes, I can't remember anything about this one.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up B+
Rise Against- Help is on the Way B+ (Room to grow. Not even close to being one of their best singles, but it's still cool.)
Mumford & Sons- The Cave A
Middle Class Rut- New Low n/a
Cake- Sick of You A (I hope the good chart run for this one means "Long Time" will at least perform reasonably well as a followup, since it's currently my favorite on the album.)
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are Over A-
Muse- Undisclosed Desires B+
Young the Giant- My Body B+
Neon Trees- 1983 B
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues nfe
A Day to Remember- All I Want n/a
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You nfe
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks C- (I like the sound of it, but it legit disturbs me in a way few songs do. The only other song I can think of offhand that has a similar effect is Bloodrock's "DOA".)
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out nfe
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family nfe
Kings of Leon- Pyro nfe
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom) F (I rarely give out Fs, and I usually reserve them for absolute crap, but something about this strikes me as completely calculated, ingenuine, and soulless, so compound that with its general suckiness and there's no redeeming value.)
Alter Bridge- Isolation n/a
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love nfe (I should be in love with this, but I've not bothered to make enough time for it.)
Disturbed- The Animal n/a
Portugal. The Man- People Say nfe
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever nfe
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now n/a
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing n/a
Awolnation- Sail n/a
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight nfe
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait nfe
Paper Tongues- Get Higher n/a
Stone Sour- Hesitate nfe
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes B+
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young nfe
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles nfe
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside A
Naked and Famous- Young Blood nfe
Hugo- 99 Problems nfe
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul n/a
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa n/a
Plan B- Stay Too Long n/a
Three Days Grace- Lost in You n/a
Papa Roach- Burn n/a
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber A-
All That Remains- Hold On nfe
Sick Puppies- Riptide n/a
Skillet- Awake and Alive n/a

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are A-
Daughtry- September n/a
Script- Breakeven A
Train- Hey, Soul Sister C- (It was a D+ at the height of its popularity.)
Taylor Swift- Mine nfe
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything B+
Michael Buble- Hollywood B
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream D+
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B-
Maroon 5- Misery A
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got C+ (I like it a little, but it sounds like what it is: a single thrown together for a greatest hits record.)
Josh Groban- Hidden Away n/a
OneRepublic- Secrets A-
Neon Trees- Animal A
Taio Cruz- Dynamite A-
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) C-
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It B+
Seal- Secret n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me D+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love B-

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man A-
Ryan Star- Start a Fire n/a
Adele- Rolling in the Deep nfe (Not a fan of hers, but the one time I heard this, it didn't seem to suck as much as most of her stuff, though I can't say I was paying much attention to it.)
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue B
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity n/a
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken n/a
James Blunt- Stay the Night B (It's better than I expected to be after having read multiple "Hey Soul Sister" comparisons, but, if they wanted to lead with an upbeat track, I think "I'll Be Your Man" is superior.)
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted nfe
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed B+ (Room to grow.)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More nfe
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up n/a
Colbie Caillat- I Do n/a

Triple A[/u]
Decemberists- Down by the Water nfe
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- For the Summer nfe
Kings of Leon- Radioactive A
Amos Lee- Windows Are Rolled Down A
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey B+
R.E.M.- Mine Smell Like Honey nfe
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers nfe
Robert Plant- You Can’t Buy My Love B- (An improvement over the lead single, but ultimately another forgettable single.)
One Eskimo- Amazing B-
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris (Ooh La La) B
Iron and Wine- Tree by the River n/a
Arcade Fire- Modern Man nfe
Jack Johnson- From the Clouds nfe
Elton John/Leon Russell- Hey Ahab n/a
Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart A
Old 97’s- Every Night is Friday Night nfe (Good song. Will probably be one I end up playing for myself if the local station doesn't continue to play it regularly.)
Alpha Rev- Phoenix Burn nfe
G Love- Fixin’ to Die n/a
Sheryl Crow- Long Road Home n/a

Rhythmic[/u]
n/a or nfe to everything here except:
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush B

[mtm4319]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade: C+ (Lord knows how this song made #1. It sounds like the kind of track that would peak at #16 and never be heard again 3 months later.)
Katy Perry- Firework: B-
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You): B+ (I have to admit, it definitely got better to me after hearing the "f***in'" version. Not because I'm a 14-year-old, but because I was stunned with the audacity of it.)
Kesha- We R Who We R: B-
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me: C
Rihanna- What’s My Name: C+
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x: B- (friday: I always say it in my head as "Yeah Three Ex". Even worse, I know.)
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer: B
Pink- Raise Your Glass: A-
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect: B- (so far)
Taylor Swift- Back to December: C
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor): B
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher: B+
Nelly- Just a Dream: B
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home: C
Usher- More: B
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow: A
Cee Lo Green- F**k You: A-
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell: C
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: C-
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit): F (If it ever had a chance of escaping the red letter, those hopes were quashed with that Super Bowl performance.)
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl: C+
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts: D (Maybe it just needs a few more listens to catch on... but the few times I tried, it just made me want to kill myself.)
Kesha- Blow: B- (Exactly what I expected.)
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End: B+
Rihanna- S&M: C+
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: C
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands: nfe
Train- Marry Me: C-
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love: nfe
Sick Puppies- Maybe: B
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock: nfe
Script- For the First Time: B- (so far)
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never: nh (crossing my fingers...)
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low: C+
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick: C+
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag: nh
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy: nh
Mann- Buzzin: nh (He is quickly rising up my "offensive artist" scale: First for having such a generic stage name, second for releasing "Text", and third for releasing a hot Shwayze remake without the apostrophe after the "n".)
My Chemical Romance- Sing: B+ (I want to love it, but I dunno... something's not connecting.)
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone: nfe (Not as good as "Just a Dream", though.)
Kanye West- All of the Lights: B- (so far)
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars: nfe (I heard a snippet once on the radio this week. I looked up the lyrics after hearing said snippet, though, so it has potential.)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge: B+ (And no, it wasn't even on my top 100 last week. Simply put, I dropped the ball on this one up to now. "Night of the Hunter" had a lengthy run on my chart, and I was disappointed it wasn't picked as the next single over "CTTE", so I just didn't listen to "CTTE". Now my Johnny-come-lately ass is finally into it, and it should do quite well for me.)
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me: B+ (This ended up being better than "Birthday Sex". Color me surprised.)
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor: D- (f*** you, J. Lo or whoever wrote this song, for thinking that rhyming "Ibiza" with "Africa" was a good idea.)
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough: nh
Rockmania- The Big Bang: nh
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat: nh (Wait, so Dev and the Cataracs now have three hits to their name? I would've thought their future career success would be more like L.V.'s.)
Lifehouse- All In: B- (I know they have a reputation with some for blandness, but this is one of the first times I'd actually agree with that sentiment.)

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down: B- (I don't know what this is. It's definitely a disappointment to me, though.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up: B
Rise Against- Help is on the Way: B- (so far. It figures that it would take a new album to finally knock "Savior" out of the overall top 15.)
Mumford & Sons- The Cave: B+
Middle Class Rut- New Low: B-
Cake- Sick of You: B-
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are Over: A
Muse- Undisclosed Desires: A-
Young the Giant- My Body: B- (The first of what I imagine will be several B-'s for songs I'm just now catching up with the national modern rock radio listening audience on, that are decent but haven't quite distinguished themselves in my mind yet.)
Neon Trees- 1983: A-
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues: B (so far)
A Day to Remember- All I Want: nfe (I heard once and wasn't terribly impressed.)
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You: B-
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks: B-
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out: B-
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family: nfe
Kings of Leon- Pyro: B-
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom): B (with room for improvement. It went about a week with it being "average Shinedown single" in my mind, then some switch got turned on and suddenly it's "man, this would have been a great song to have come out with as the first single from a new album".)
Alter Bridge- Isolation: B-
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love: B (with room for improvement. I accidentally downloaded the non-Robert Smith version, and when it came up on my iPhone, I thought I didn't have my headphones plugged in all the way because it's literally a shell of the Robert Smith version. Not bad per se, but Smith definitely makes it much more listenable.)
Disturbed- The Animal: C+
Portugal. The Man- People Say: C+
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever: B-
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now: C (I'll give them credit for making a merely mediocre song instead of a terrible one.)
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing: B- (so far)
Awolnation- Sail: C- (This song is really offputting. I'm trying to give it the benefit of the doubt for its artistry, as opposed to some random-ass pop song I'd be totally cool with never hearing again.)
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight: B- (so far. I was never indie enough to pay much attention to the Decemberists, so I guess this song is for people like me who'd only pay them mind if they had the #1 album in the country and had a first single that sounded like R.E.M. I know, I'm a horrible music fan.)
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait: A
Paper Tongues- Get Higher: B-
Stone Sour- Hesitate: B-
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes: A-
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young: nh
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home: C+
OK Go- White Knuckles: B
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside: A-
Naked and Famous- Young Blood: A-
Hugo- 99 Problems: B- (It'd be better if it were longer. And can people stop calling this a cover already?)
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul: nh
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa: nh
Plan B- Stay Too Long: B-
Three Days Grace- Lost in You: nh
Papa Roach- Burn: C+
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber: B (so far. Straight '60s while still sounding modern? I like.)
All That Remains- Hold On: nfe
Sick Puppies- Riptide: nh
Skillet- Awake and Alive: nh

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are: B+ (It took for-freaking-ever, but I'm good with the song now.)
Daughtry- September: C+
Script- Breakeven: A
Train- Hey, Soul Sister: B-
Taylor Swift- Mine: C
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything: D+ (My strong dislike of this song is probably irrational, but it's just so intentionally cutesy-sounding that it just ends up grating.)
Michael Buble- Hollywood: nfe
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream: A-
John Mayer- Half of My Heart: B
Maroon 5- Misery: B-
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got: nh
Josh Groban- Hidden Away: nh
OneRepublic- Secrets: C+
Neon Trees- Animal
Taio Cruz- Dynamite
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It
Seal- Secret: nh
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love: (LOL at all these pop songs on the AC chart. I'm not even grading them out of principle.)

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man: A-
Ryan Star- Start a Fire: nh
Adele- Rolling in the Deep: nh
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue: nh
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity: nh (but I'm so glad this flopped. "Sweet Serendipity", really? Lee, are you even a man?)
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken: nh
James Blunt- Stay the Night: nh
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted: nh (It's too bad this didn't live up to its name. ZING!)
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed: nh
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: B-
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up: nh (Kelsey's son?)
Colbie Caillat- I Do: nh (I want to hear it though. Somehow, it debuted at #2 on the iTunes chart. And I keep thinking Colbie will stop getting top 10 hits on my chart, but it doesn't happen. She's had four!)

Triple A[/u]
Kings of Leon- Radioactive: B-
One Eskimo- Amazing: A-
Arcade Fire- Modern Man: B

Rhythmic[/u]
Lil' Wayne f/ Cory Gunz- 6 Foot 7 Foot: C- (Ehhh.)

[blahblahblah]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade B+
Katy Perry- Firework [red]F[/red] [green](If this song was an instrumental, it would probably receive a B from me. But the combination of screeching vocals, incredibly cheesy self-indulging lyrics and sloppy songwriting, I can't even listen to this song without trying to turn it off. WotUNeed: The bridge is particularly offensive, with random phrases thrown in that don't even rhyme. What about the chorus? Last time I checked, oh and sky don't rhyme.)[/green]
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You) B+
Kesha- We R Who We R C+
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me B- [green](I'm a little underwhelmed, to be honest.)[/green]
Rihanna f/ Drake- What’s My Name B [green](Drake's part is kinda unnecessary.)[/green]
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x B+
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer D [green](The rap itself takes it down from a solid B+)[/green]
Pink- Raise Your Glass B+
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect [blue]A-[/blue] [green](At least this supposed self-empowering anthem isn't nearly as cheesy as the others. But can we please lay them off for a little while?)[/green]
Taylor Swift- Back to December nfe, but probably like a C
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) C+
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher [blue]A[/blue] [green](He was about to rhyme "higher" with "sky", but stopped himself before I was able to deduct a full grade away from the song.)[/green]
Nelly- Just a Dream B
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home [blue]A[/blue] [green](I'm surprised that I've been liking the singles from this era a lot)[/green]
Usher- More B
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow B+
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You [blue]A+[/blue]
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell [red]F[/red] [green](Seriously?)[/green]
Edward Maya- Stereo Love B+
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit) [red]F[/red] [green](So what is this? They're too lazy to even write a hook now?)[/green]
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl C
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts nh
Kesha- Blow B+
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End [blue]A+[/blue]
Rihanna- S&M C [green](So now she wants someone to hit her? Chris Brown should've waited a couple more years for this song to come out first... :X)[/green]
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up B+
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands B
Train- Marry Me nfe
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love nh
Sick Puppies- Maybe nh
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock B+
Script- For the First Time B-
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low [blue]A-[/blue] [green](Total guilty pleasure. The BEP reference is so unnecessary.)[/green]
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick B
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag nh
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy nh
Mann- Buzzin D+
My Chemical Romance- Sing [blue]A-[/blue]
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone nh
Kanye West- All of the Lights [blue]A+[/blue] [green](The fact that this is a song with 12,425 artists without sounding like one, is brilliant. Almost everything on that album is in the [blue]A[/blue] range for me.)[/green]
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars nh
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge [blue]A-[/blue]
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me B
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor D- [green](May eventually turn into an [red]F[/red].)[/green]
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough nh [green](Please don't tell me this is another unnecessary lazy sample...)[/green]
Rockmania- The Big Bang nh
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat nh
Lifehouse- All In nh

Alternative[/u]
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are over B+
Muse- Undisclosed Desires [blue]A+[/blue]
Neon Trees- 1983 [blue]A-[/blue]

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are [blue]A+[/blue]
Daughtry- September nfe
Script- Breakeven [blue]A+[/blue]
Train- Hey, Soul Sister D+
Taylor Swift- Mine C-
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything nh
Michael Buble- Hollywood C+
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream [red]F[/red] [green](The Glee cover makes this song tolerable though. Too bad the lyircs are still as horrid.)[/green]
John Mayer- Half of My Heart C
Maroon 5- Misery B
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got nfe
Josh Groban- Hidden Away nh
OneRepublic- Secrets [blue]A-[/blue]
Neon Trees- Animal [blue]A+[/blue]
Taio Cruz- Dynamite [blue]A-[/blue] [green](This is on AC?!)[/green]
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) [blue]A-[/blue]
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It B+
Seal- Secret nh
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me B+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love C+

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man B+
Adele- Rolling in the Deep B- [green](So far.)[/green]
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue B+

Triple A[/u]
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B+

Rhythmic[/u]
Lil' Wayne f/ Cory Gunz- 6 Foot 7 Foot B-
Rick Ross f/ Drake- Aston Martin Music B-
Jamie Foxx f/ Drake- Fall for Your Type B+
Chris Brown- No BS nfe
Twista f/ Chris Brown- Make a Move nfe
Fabolous- You Be Killin Em B-
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl nfe
Lloyd- Lay it Down nfe
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On nh
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me [blue]A-[/blue]
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush nfe
Travis Porter- Make it Rain nh
Snoop Dogg- Wet/Sweat nh

[halo19]

Feb 12, 2011 18:23:31 GMT -4 blahblahblah said:

Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough nh [green](Please don't tell me this is another unnecessary lazy sample...)[/green]

I'd be so pissed off if it is!

Post-script: Looking at the Wikipedia page, it doesn't look like it is. I would have given it an F on principle had that been the case.

[a Nick O!]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade: B+ (I can't say I honestly relate to this, but I do know his frustration.)
Katy Perry- Firework: C (Never grew on me. Such a mediocre single choice.)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You): F
Kesha- We R Who We R: B
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me: B
Rihanna- What’s My Name: D
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x: C
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer: B (Though the verses come dangerously close to torpedoing the whole song.)
Pink- Raise Your Glass: C+
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect: B- (Still haven't heard the uncensored version)
Taylor Swift- Back to December: B-
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor): C
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher: B-
Nelly- Just a Dream: B-
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home: F (There's no art in this, only commerce.)
Usher- More: C
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow: B+
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You: A-
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell: C (There's no art in this, only commerce.)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love: B
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit): F
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl: F
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts: C+ (Would be a potential tearjerker if not for some lyrical hiccups. Michael cited one, but I mostly trip on "collecting your jar of hearts." "Jar of hearts" works well as imagery, but does anyone else think the sentence is clumsily worded? Because he's not collecting the jar, he's collecting the hearts that go inside of it. Am I mistaken? Is it correct either way?)
Kesha- Blow: nfe
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End: A
Rihanna- S&M: B (I like this more than any Rihanna song called "S&M" should rightfully deserve.)
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up: D+
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands: C+
Train- Marry Me: nfe
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love: B- (I didn't even realize Tom doesn't sing lead on this song. Does it even matter in 2011?)
Sick Puppies- Maybe: F
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock: nfe
Script- For the First Time: nfe
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never: n/a
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low: F
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick: nfe
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag: n/a
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy: nfe
Mann- Buzzin: nfe
My Chemical Romance- Sing: B+
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone: D+ (Because you know everyone was clamoring for "Dilemma 2" 9 years later. :
Kanye West- All of the Lights: A- (But why does this glorious song get the shaft? So Kanye gets album of the year accolades all around, but can't earn a hit song from it? Seriously now? )
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars: n/a
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge: A-
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me: nfe
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor: C+ (This doesn't suck nearly as bad as I want it to.)
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough: B (Finally a decent song again.)
Rockmania- The Big Bang: n/a
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat: n/a
Lifehouse- All In: C

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down: B (Arguably their best single yet.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up: B+
Rise Against- Help is on the Way: nfe
Mumford & Sons- The Cave: B
Middle Class Rut- New Low: B
Cake- Sick of You: C+
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are Over: B
Muse- Undisclosed Desires: A-
Young the Giant- My Body: nfe
Neon Trees- 1983: nfe
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues: B+
A Day to Remember- All I Want: B
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You: B
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks: nfe
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out: C+
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family: A
Kings of Leon- Pyro: B+
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom): F[/color] (I'm sorry, but how can anyone write "Boom-Lay! Boom-Lay! Boom!" with a straight face? WTF is that?)
Alter Bridge- Isolation: C (Don't see what Pulse sees.)
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love: B-
Disturbed- The Animal: C+
Portugal. The Man- People Say: nfe (But I know I like it just fine.)
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever: nfe (Aside from "Hang Me Up to Dry," these guys do nothing for me.)
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now: C+ (It's so faceless and disposable, though.)
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing: nfe
Awolnation- Sail: C (I don't get the appeal of this song.)
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight: B
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait: B+
Paper Tongues- Get Higher: B
Stone Sour- Hesitate: B-
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes: A
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young: nfe
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home: D (Seriously? This song is so boring.)
OK Go- White Knuckles: nfe
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside: B
Naked and Famous- Young Blood: B
Hugo- 99 Problems: D-
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul: C-
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa: n/a
Plan B- Stay Too Long: nfe
Three Days Grace- Lost in You: nfe
Papa Roach- Burn: D
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber: B+
All That Remains- Hold On: B
Sick Puppies- Riptide: nfe (But it's a D or an F.)
Skillet- Awake and Alive: nfe

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are: A-[/color]
Daughtry- September: C- (So boring.)
Script- Breakeven: B (What, still with this song??)
Train- Hey, Soul Sister: C
Taylor Swift- Mine: B-
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything: C+
Michael Buble- Hollywood: nfe
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream: B
John Mayer- Half of My Heart: C+ (See "Breakeven.")
Maroon 5- Misery: B-
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got: n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away: n/a
OneRepublic- Secrets: C+
Neon Trees- Animal: B
Taio Cruz- Dynamite: B+
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World): C+
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It: F
Seal- Secret: n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me: B+ (guitar version: B-)
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love: B

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man: B+
Ryan Star- Start a Fire: n/a (Who?)
Adele- Rolling in the Deep: n/a
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue: n/a
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity: n/a
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken: n/a
James Blunt- Stay the Night: n/a
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted: n/a
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed: n/a
Maroon 5- Give a Little More: B
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up: n/a
Colbie Caillat- I Do: n/a

Triple A[/u]
Decemberists- Down by the Water: nfe
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- For the Summer: n/a
Kings of Leon- Radioactive: B-
Amos Lee- Windows Are Rolled Down: n/a
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey: n/a
R.E.M.- Mine Smell Like Honey: nfe
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers: n/a
Robert Plant- You Can’t Buy My Love: n/a
One Eskimo- Amazing: n/a
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris (Ooh La La): B+
Iron and Wine- Tree by the River: n/a
Arcade Fire- Modern Man: B
Jack Johnson- From the Clouds: n/a
Elton John/Leon Russell- Hey Ahab: nfe
Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart: B
Old 97’s- Every Night is Friday Night: n/a (The Girl is a big fan, though.)
Alpha Rev- Phoenix Burn: n/a
G Love- Fixin’ to Die: n/a
Sheryl Crow- Long Road Home: n/a

Rhythmic[/u]
Lil' Wayne f/ Cory Gunz- 6 Foot 7 Foot: B
Rick Ross f/ Drake- Aston Martin Music: B-
Jamie Foxx f/ Drake- Fall for Your Type: n/a
Chris Brown- No BS: F (With a title like that, I was expecting another "Deuces"-style track. Not a ballad with a lyric about getting condoms out of his dresser. Ick. I mean, I'm all for promoting safe sex and what have you, but that paints an unpleasant "Chris Brown having sex" picture in an all too realistic way. Yuck.)
Twista f/ Chris Brown- Make a Move: n/a
Fabolous- You Be Killin Em: n/a
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl: n/a
Lloyd- Lay it Down: n/a
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On: n/a
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me: F (Yawn.)
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush: B- (I've been quietly waiting over 10 years for this?? A predictable ode to marijuana ( : that features Snoop, of course ( : and Akon ( : for some reason?? At least the beat is good.)
Travis Porter- Make it Rain: n/a
Snoop Dogg- Wet/Sweat: n/a

[a Nick O!]

Feb 11, 2011 22:11:05 GMT -4 friday said:

Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down: B (It's my favorite song from these guys so far, but they've still got a ways to go for me to figure out why they're so popular.)

For a band with, for all intents and purposes, 4 #1 singles under their belt, they're still faceless enough that they struggle to fill rooms over 1,000 people.

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Bruno Mars- Grenade: C+ (Lord knows how this song made #1. It sounds like the kind of track that would peak at #16 and never be heard again 3 months later.)

Really? I'd say I could see where you're coming from, only by that token, you could apply that statement to just about everything on the Pop chart right now.

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Mann- Buzzin: nh (He is quickly rising up my "offensive artist" scale: First for having such a generic stage name, second for releasing "Text", and third for releasing a hot Shwayze remake without the apostrophe after the "n".)

Yeah, "Text" was absolute trash of the worst kind. Considering I never heard it on the radio and it was never even remotely a hit song, I'm so sorry I chose to stream it at all last year.

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

My Chemical Romance- Sing: B+ (I want to love it, but I dunno... something's not connecting.)

I know, right!! Furthermore, how is this an Alternative #1?

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me: B+ (This ended up being better than "Birthday Sex". Color me surprised.)

I respectfully disagree.

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat: nh (Wait, so Dev and the Cataracs now have three hits to their name? I would've thought their future career success would be more like L.V.'s.)

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Decemberists- This is Why We Fight: B- (so far. I was never indie enough to pay much attention to the Decemberists, so I guess this song is for people like me who'd only pay them mind if they had the #1 album in the country and had a first single that sounded like R.E.M. I know, I'm a horrible music fan.)

Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure there are a lot of us out there.

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up: nh (Kelsey's son?)

LOL...Wait. Really?

Oh, and did anyone already know that this Skylar Grey who sings on Diddy's "Coming Home" and Dre's "I Need a Doctor" is actually the new stage name of Holly Brook, the hook girl on Fort Minor's "Where'd U Go"? Because I just learned that this morning.

[halo19]

Feb 15, 2011 0:40:59 GMT -4 a Nick O! said:

Pop

[/u]

Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush: B- (I've been quietly waiting over 10 years for this?? A predictable ode to marijuana ( : that features Snoop, of course ( : and Akon ( : for some reason?? At least the beat is good.)[/quote]Any awareness of the album's not-so-incidental release date?

[blahblahblah]

Feb 15, 2011 1:27:19 GMT -4 a Nick O! said:

Oh, and did anyone already know that this Skylar Grey who sings on Diddy's "Coming Home" and Dre's "I Need a Doctor" is actually the new stage name of Holly Brook, the hook girl on Fort Minor's "Where'd U Go"? Because I just learned that this morning.

I definitely did not know that. Probably because she doesn't even appear in the "Coming Home" music video and when she performed with Eminem and Dr. Dre at the Grammy's, the lighting pretty much hid her face. It's as if they didn't want to show what she really looked like, kind of like when Kevin Rudolf first came out.

[mtm4319]

Feb 15, 2011 1:27:19 GMT -4 a Nick O! said:

Feb 12, 2011 16:15:46 GMT -4 mtm4319 said:

Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up: nh (Kelsey's son?)

LOL...Wait. Really?

Nah, not really. I was just making a play on this last name. He doesn't appear related to Kelsey.

[Mega248]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade C (This has the Mediabase Pop spin record? Agreed on what Matt said; also, I don't like the way he sings the word "trash".)
Katy Perry- Firework C-
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You) D (That's two bad singles in a row for you, Enrique, and you had a total of one prior to this album.)
Kesha- We R Who We R C+
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me B+ (the bridge boosts the song at least 1/3 letter grade.)
Rihanna- What’s My Name B+ (this hot DMX remake possibly could've been A-range if Drake's part wasn't there.)[/color]
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x D- (if you're going to jump on the bandwagon that's been overcrowded for almost 12 months now, try doing it with a song that doesn't sound like s**t.)
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer B+
Pink- Raise Your Glass D (tries to be both "So What" and "Get this Party Started", and succeeds to some extent. But 'succeeding' in that aspect is not a good thing.)
Pink- F**kin’ Perfect C- (fairly harmless, but after 11 years with little interruption I really can't handle any more of that voice that's been responsible for so many terrible songs.)
Taylor Swift- Back to December B-
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) n/a
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher C+
Nelly- Just a Dream B- ( chorus kinda rips off "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" by Wyclef Jean though.)
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home B- (Yeah Nick, I found that out a couple weeks ago in the Pulse topic. I was surprised too. She was much cuter back in the Holly Brook days than she was in those Grammies photos I saw. She put out a nice album back in 2006 too; similar style to Sarah McLachlan. Hopefully she won't put out a generic electropop album now that she's using a different name. Also, is this the first song where both the main and featured artists previously went by a different name?)
Usher- More A-[/color] (remix is at least a letter grade lower.)
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow C
Cee Lo Gree- F**k You A[/color] (should've had a 4-digit bullet 4 months ago instead of now though.)
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell C- (the chorus is the only part of the song that's atrocious; the verses aren't that bad at all. But the chorus is also the most memorable part.)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love B+ (did quite well in the ratings and probably could've gotten that extra push into the top 10 if pop radio wasn't so obsessed with playing songs that all sound identical.)
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit) D- (Okay, we get it. Anything you release will become a hit, no matter how much of a trainwreck it sounds like. You've proven your point. You can stop now.)
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl C+ (not sure why this isn't a letter grade or two lower where it probably should be.)
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts D+ (bland song that would be a C if it she wasn't making such minimal effort to hide how simple and stupid the metaphor she's using is.)[/color]
Kesha- Blow C (by-the-numbers Kesha. Nothing more, nothing less.)
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B
Rihanna- S&M C (she's become bland overall, with a good to very good song every 3 or so singles now.)
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up n/a
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands D
Train- Marry Me B-
Plain White T’s- Rhythm of Love A-[/color]
Sick Puppies- Maybe B+
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock B-
Script- For the First Time B-
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never F[/color] (would've been way too bland for the red letter zone if they hadn't felt the need to recruit Will Smith's 12-year old son)
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low F[/color] (copy pasting my post from Pulse here, but this song is garbage. "Like a G6" is much better. How the heck did Dev garner a cult following anyway? Her rapping and singing are nothing special, her lyrics lack any creativity (if she even wrote them) and the beat of this song sounds like the result of putting a Black Eyed Peas CD into a blender and re-attaching the smithereens with bits of used chewing gum. I mean, I'm not a fan of Kesha, but I can at least see why many people find her entertaining. Dev lacks any kind of personality other than coming across as a run-of-the-mill club girl. Was a slightly to moderately sexy voice really enough for her to become this big?)
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who’s that Chick C- (kind glad that Rihanna's current oversaturation stopped this from doing much.)
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag n/a
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy D (sounds too similar to "What the Hell", but 1/3 grade due to her having no business being anywhere other than Nickelodeon (where I actually enjoyed her in Drake and Josh.)
Mann- Buzzin n/a
My Chemical Romance- Sing B-
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone D+ (one positive result of everything in the upper rungs sounding the same: these two can't hit big again with exactly the same not-so-good song that topped this chart for 5 weeks 8 1/2 years ago.)
Kanye West- All of the Lights B+ (didn't feel this initially, but it's gettin' there.)
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars C+ (hot LeAnn Rimes and Elton John remake!)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge B+
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me n/a
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor C (I don't think this is that bad, and Pitbull is the only reason it's even this low.)
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can’t Get Enough B (They always seem to release exactly one good song per album. Reminds me a bit of "I Wonder" by Kanye West.)
Rockmania- The Big Bang D
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat n/a
Lifehouse- All In n/a

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down C+ (What Matt said. The 3 singles off the last album hit #12, #21 and #1 on my chart.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up B
Rise Against- Help is on the Way C
Mumford & Sons- The Cave A[/color] (I seriously would've been pleasantly surprised with even a top 20 peak. Really pleased this has climbed so high, and with relative ease too.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low B-
Cake- Sick of You A-[/color] (another one where I've been pleasantly surprised with the success. Probably didn't quite deserve to do better than "Short Sjirt/Long Jacket", although SS/LJ also didn't deserve to die out in the bottom of the top 10.)
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are over B
Muse- Undisclosed Desires A+[/color]
Young the Giant- My Body B-
Neon Trees- 1983 B+
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues B- (based on a couple listens. Seems like the type of song that could probably go up if I went out of my way to listen to it more.)
A Day to Remember- All I Want C+
Black Keys- Howlin’ for You B+
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks B (The lyrics definitely lower the grade a bit, but only 2/3 or so of a letter grade. The damage probably would've been greater had I known how disturbing the lyrics were from the start.)
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out B- (I feel like I should be enjoying the song more than I am. I've heard it only a few times, so there's definitely room for this to go up.)
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family C
Kings of Leon- Pyro B
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom) C-
Alter Bridge- Isolation n/a (but it'll probably fall into the 'not that great but otherwise listenable' category as all the other songs I've heard from them (none of which I can remember the melody of at all now.)
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love B+ (should make its way into the A-range before too long.)
Disturbed- The Animal C- (how and why are they still having moderate Alternative hits in 2011?)
Portugal. The Man- People Say B-
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever n/a
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now n/a
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing B+
Awolnation- Sail B (the biggest reason this isn't higher is because I feel like the song doesn't know what it wants to be.)
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight B+ (nah Matt, they've never really done much for me before this song either, and multiple people have tried to get me into them.)
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait B+
Paper Tongues- Get Higher B+
Stone Sour- Hesitate B
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes A-[/color]
3 Doors Down- When You’re Young B (slightly higher grade than their most recent songs.)
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home n/a
OK Go- White Knuckles A[/color]
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside B
Naked and Famous- Young Blood A-[/color]
Hugo- 99 Problems B
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul n/a
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa B- (hot Britney Spears remake!)
Plan B- Stay Too Long B
Three Days Grace- Lost in You n/a
Papa Roach- Burn D- (they keep trying to re-invent themselves, but still rarely manage to make good songs. This is one of their worst ever.)
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber B+
All That Remains- Hold On D
Sick Puppies- Riptide C
Skillet- Awake and Alive n/a

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are B (in general, he works better as a featured artist.)
Daughtry- September C
Script- Breakeven B (burnout costs the song 1/3 letter grade.)
Train- Hey, Soul Sister C+
Taylor Swift- Mine C (hot Taproot remake!)
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything C
Michael Buble- Hollywood A[/color]
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream A-[/color]
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B- (although it's hard to listen to any of his music after reading this.
Maroon 5- Misery B
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got n/a
Josh Groban- Hidden Away B- (the falsetto in the chorus is an interesting contrast, but I could do without it. It just sounds too ordinary, and his deep, powerful voice is a key selling point for his songs.)
OneRepublic- Secrets B+
Neon Trees- Animal B
Taio Cruz- Dynamite B
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) C-
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It D
Seal- Secret n/a
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me B+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love C+ (I initially hated this due to the blatant bandwagon jumping, but its catchiness has slowly prevailed.).

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man A-[/color]
Ryan Star- Start a Fire C+
Adele- Rolling in the Deep B-
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue C+
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity n/a
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken B-
James Blunt- Stay the Night n/a
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted n/a
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed n/a
Maroon 5- Give a Little More B-
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up n/a
Colbie Caillat- I Do B

Triple A[/u]
Decemberists- Down by the Water B-
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- For the Summer n/a
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B-
Amos Lee- Windows Are Rolled Down n/a
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey B-
R.E.M.- Mine Smell Like Honey B- (having trouble getting into this. Disappointing, because I thought Accelerate had some of the best songs they'd put out in a long time. Must have listened to it all the way through 10+ times. This is as weak as any song on that album, of which there were only a couple.)
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers n/a
Robert Plant- You Can’t Buy My Love n/a
One Eskimo- Amazing n/a
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris (Ooh La La) n/a
Iron and Wine- Tree by the River
Arcade Fire- Modern Man B+
Jack Johnson- From the Clouds n/a
Elton John/Leon Russell- Hey Ahab n/a
Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart n/a
Old 97’s- Every Night is Friday Night B-
Alpha Rev- Phoenix Burn n/a
G Love- Fixin’ to Die n/a
Sheryl Crow- Long Road Home n/a

Rhythmic[/u]
Lil' Wayne f/ Cory Gunz- 6 Foot 7 Foot n/a
Rick Ross f/ Drake- Aston Marin Music n/a
Jamie Foxx f/ Drake- Fall for Your Type n/a
Chris Brown- No BS C- (soft ballads and titles like this don't go together.)
Twista f/ Chris Brown- Make a Move n/a
Fabolous- You Be Killin Em n/a
Baby Bash f/ E-40- Go Girl n/a
Lloyd- Lay it Down n/a
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On B (not many rappers could've pulled off a Modest Mouse sample successfully, but he gets a thumbs up.)
Nicki Minaj- Right Thru Me n/a
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg & Akon- Kush n/a
Travis Porter- Make it Rain n/a
Snoop Dogg- Wet/Sweat n/a

[a Nick O!]

Feb 23, 2011 23:33:21 GMT -4 Mega248 said:

Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On B (not many rappers could've pulled off a Modest Mouse sample successfully, but he gets a thumbs up.)

Whoa! Stop everything. I need to go listen to this immediately.

[Mega248]

Feb 24, 2011 1:45:31 GMT -4 a Nick O! said:

Feb 23, 2011 23:33:21 GMT -4 Mega248 said:

Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On B (not many rappers could've pulled off a Modest Mouse sample successfully, but he gets a thumbs up.)

Whoa! Stop everything. I need to go listen to this immediately.

Eh, I was misleading with my wording. The hook is taken from the chorus of "Float On", but the original isn't actually sampled. Hope the song didn't disappoint you too much.

[a Nick O!]

Feb 24, 2011 15:40:46 GMT -4 Mega248 said:

Eh, I was misleading with my wording. The hook is taken from the chorus of "Float On", but the original isn't actually sampled. Hope the song didn't disappoint you too much.

Sampled, interpolated, whatever. The point is he built a track off a Modest Mouse tune. (The obvious one, but still a cool idea.) The final product isn't outstanding, but it's an enjoyable song. I'd been seeing Lupe's song title for a couple months now without checking it out. Who knew?

[radical347]

Pop[/u]
Bruno Mars- Grenade F[/color]
(I'd catch a grenade for you, I'd slice myself with a blade for you, I'd cross my heart & hope to die & stew & fry for you, I'd pour gasoline on myself and light myself on fire for you, blah blah blah yadi yada but you won't do any of this for me...Oh, go cry me a f**king river, Bruno Mars. Who knew that something this bland could be so pretentious and self-serving.)
Katy Perry- Firework F[/color]
(Nope. Still no better.)
Enrique Iglesias f/ Ludacris- Tonight (I'm F**king You) F[/color] (Why "I Like It" gets blocked from the top spot, by Katy Perry of all people, but this gets #1...the world may never know. If you're going to something like this too, at least make the radio edit make sense.)
Kesha- We R Who We R F-[/color] (Wow, the top four and we're not even out of red letter territory yet. This insulting piece of garbage needs to crawl into a blender and DIE)
Britney Spears- Hold It Against Me C+ (And leave it to a Britney Spears song to save the day. I coulda sworn that she's released this a few times before, but whatever.)
Rihanna- What?s My Name D-
Chris Brown- Yeah 3x F[/color]
Far East Movement f/ Ryan Tedder- Rocketeer B+ (Disclaimer: I haven't paid attention to the rap yet, but after reading Sunny's comment I'm not sure if I want to or not.)
Pink- Raise Your Glass F-[/color]
Pink- F**kin? Perfect C+ She really isn't that bad when she tries to be serious, and of course has to go and dock herself 2/3 of a grade for the stupid title.)
Taylor Swift- Back to December C- (By default. I still can't tell the difference between anything from her, Miley Cyrus, or Angel Taylor. They might as well be the same person...and maybe they are )
Pitbull- Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor) nh/dr
Taio Cruz f/ Travie McCoy- Higher nh/dr
Nelly- Just a Dream B
Diddy-Dirty Money f/ Skylar Grey- Coming Home nh/dr
Usher- More C+
Wiz Khalifa- Black & Yellow C-
Cee Lo Green- F**k You D- (& why the hell is this experiencing a resurgence now on any chart except for UrbanAlternative. Everyone knew he was nominated a few months ago, and it's not like he won any of the others.)
Avril Lavigne- What the Hell F-[/color] (The latest in "self-explanatory" titles...and is she trying to cancel out "Don't Tell Me" or something?)
Edward Maya- Stereo Love A[/color]
Black Eyed Peas- The Time (Dirty Bit) F-[/color]
Flo Rida f/ Akon- Who Dat Girl C- (I guess)
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts F[/color] (Completely agree with all of the comments about how stupid these images and metaphors are. Her voice sucks too.)
Kesha- Blow D
Linkin Park- Waiting for the End B
Rihanna- S&M D- (Wtf.)
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj- Bottoms Up F[/color] (I tried to give Nicki Minaj a fair chance, but it's gotten to the point where anything that she's featured on...or does by herself for that matter...gets stamped with an automatic F.)
Waka Flocka Flame- No Hands D (And what, pray tell me, is a "Waka Flocka Flame"? Is it a new improved version of a "Wiz Khalifa"? )
Train- Marry Me F[/color]
Plain White T?s- Rhythm of Love D-
Sick Puppies- Maybe C-
Keri Hilson- Pretty Girl Rock F[/color] ("Whats yo' name? My name is Keri and I'm very _______ " Proceed to think of a bunch of words that rhyme with "airy" that don't really make sense, and there's your song. She earned a chance with "Knock You Down" & here she goes trying to blow it again.)
Script- For the First Time C- (The idea and sound of the song aren't bad, but the premise is clumsily worded & executed.)
Justin Bieber f/ Jaden Smith- Never Say Never F[/color]
Dev f/ Cataracs- Bass Down Low F[/color] (What the hell is this s***.?!)
David Guetta f/ Rihanna- Who?s that Chick D- (David Guetta did NOT have to sell out, although he already arguably did that with "Sexy Chick".)
Jessie J f/ B.O.B.- Price Tag nh/dr
Miranda Cosgrove- Dancing Crazy nh/dr
Mann- Buzzin F[/color] (Well, I guess it was only a matter of time that that Nu Shooz song got sampled, and not unpredictably with a "song" as horrid as this.)
My Chemical Romance- Sing B
Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland- Gone F[/color] & . ("Dilemma" did NOT need to be released even once, let alone twice. The only reason there's no minus is because it lacks "O"s. Still garbage though.)
Kanye West- All of the Lights C- (I wish he would've gotten two other people besides Rihanna & Drake.)
Tinie Tempah f/ Eric Turner- Written in the Stars C+ (Hot Paul Weller remake!)
30 Seconds to Mars- Closer to the Edge A- (This is on here? Then again, I guess it doesn't belong here any more/less than "The Kill" and that song should not be30STM's sole pop hit.)
Jeremih f/ 50 Cent- Down On Me nh/dwt
Jennifer Lopez f/ Pitbull- On the Floor D- (I don't prefer her return.)
Black Eyed Peas- Just Can?t Get Enough nh/dr
The Rock Mafia featuring Miley Cyrus - The Big Bang B (Upon first listen. Color me shocked.)
New Boyz f/ The Cataracs & Dev- Back Seat nh/dr
Lifehouse- All In D (But I don't get what they were trying to do with the timing of this. It seems like it's been gone from Hot AC for like a year now...or maybe it's still on and that's just how Hot AC goes.)

Alternative[/u]
Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down F[/color] (Where did these guys come from...and why don't they just go back there.)
Black Keys- Tighten Up D (I unwillingly gave it 10000 listens & it only got worse.)
Rise Against- Help is on the Way C-
Mumford & Sons- The Cave C (Something about this makes me shake my head. Maybe it's because it's intentionally overproduced to sound intentionally underproduced, or maybe I'm still not over that lame attempt candidly placed f-bomb from their previous track to earn alternative cred. In any case, they have better songs than this one & that one.)
Middle Class Rut- New Low B+ (Still depressing as hell, though.)
Cake- Sick of You D+ (Yawn. I liked it better when it was called "Rock & Roll Lifestyle")
Florence + The Machine- Dog Days Are over F[/color]
Muse- Undisclosed Desires A-[/color]
Young the Giant- My Body B
Neon Trees- 1983 C- (This one burned out on me so quickly.)
Social Distortion- Machine Gun Blues B+
A Day to Remember- All I Want F+[/color]
Black Keys- Howlin? for You C+ (So far, but I have the feeling it'll go the same way of "Tighten Up." As an aside, I hope they don't release "Next Girl" next because that one's already an F.)
Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks B- (After being lukewarm on this to begin with & then finding out what this was about I tried not to like it. But then I realized...it works. It really works.)
Atomic Tom- Take Me Out B+ (Great sound, but the lyrics need not be quite as staid.)
Avenged Sevenfold- Welcome to the Family B-
Kings of Leon- Pyro B+
Shinedown- Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay-Boom) F[/color] (Ehh...no thanks.)
Alter Bridge- Isolation nh/dr
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith- Not in Love A+[/color] (#21 for two weeks. This one so got robbed.)
Disturbed- The Animal nh/dr
Portugal. The Man- People Say F[/color] (I guess some people still aren't over the fact that he's not our president anymore... :
Cold War Kids- Louder than Ever B
Hollywood Undead- Hear Me Now D+
Airborne Toxic Event- Changing B- (A slight disappointment.)
Awolnation- Sail D (Agree with Ethan, which is why I could never get into this despite numerous tries. Some songs can pull it off but this isn't one of them.)
Decemberists- This is Why We Fight B
Arcade Fire- We Used to Wait A[/color]
Paper Tongues- Get Higher C- (Maybe room to grow, but we'll see. I finally start getting into their first two singles, and then they release this which sounds like a cover of Marc Anthony - "You Sang To Me." Not sure how I feel about that.)
Stone Sour- Hesitate D
Jimmy Eat World- Coffee and Cigarettes B+ (I appreciate the message more than the song itself.)
3 Doors Down- When You?re Young nh/dr
Five Finger Death Punch- Far From Home nh/dr
OK Go- White Knuckles A-[/color] (Funny thing is, I loved this at first, and now the more I hear it, the less I remember what it sounds like. Maybe I just lost interest after their lackluster concert.)
Broken Bells- Ghost Inside F[/color]
Naked and Famous- Young Blood A-[/color]
Hugo- 99 Problems F[/color] (This isn't one of Jay-Z's better songs to begin with, but Hugo adds nothing to it & only makes it more annoying. This isn't bluegrass, but rather some moron trying to figure out what bluegrass sounds like.)
Switchfoot- Bullet Soul nh/dr
Panic at the Disco- The Ballad of Mona Lisa C
Plan B- Stay Too Long C+ (Dug it at first for being different...but then I realized it wasn't that good.)
Three Days Grace- Lost in You nh/dr
Papa Roach- Burn nh/dr
Fitz & the Tantrums- MoneyGrabber B+ (It seems like this song's been between 40-50 even since before the XX debuted.)
All That Remains- Hold On nh/dr
Sick Puppies- Riptide nh/dr
Skillet- Awake and Alive nh/dr

AC
Bruno Mars- Just the Way You Are B
Daughtry- September B+
Script- Breakeven B-
Train- Hey, Soul Sister F[/color]
Taylor Swift- Mine C-
Sara Bareilles- King of Anything F-[/color]
Michael Buble- Hollywood B+
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream F-[/color]
John Mayer- Half of My Heart B-
Maroon 5- Misery D-
Bon Jovi- What Do You Got C
Josh Groban- Hidden Away nh/dr
OneRepublic- Secrets C
Neon Trees- Animal A-
Taio Cruz- Dynamite B-
Rihanna- Only Girl (In the World) D
Enrique Iglesias f/ Pitbull- I Like It B+
Seal- Secret B-
Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me B+
Usher f/ Pitbull- DJ Got Us Fallin? in Love B-
^^^No comments because I'm sure that everything I needed to say about any of these songs, I've already said on the report cards from the past two years. Except Seal, but "Secret" is just too bland and typically Seal to say anything about. It's not even worth commenting anymore on what artsts like Taio Cruz, Rihanna, and Pitbull are doing on the AC chart.

Hot AC[/u]
Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man C+ (Ok, I've "done my time" liking this. Back to C-range it goes.)
Ryan Star- Start a Fire B+
Adele- Rolling in the Deep B+
Sugarland- Stuck Like Glue nh/dr
Lee Dewyze- Sweet Serendipity D+
Goo Goo Dolls- Notbroken nh/dr
James Blunt- Stay the Night nh/dwt
Sara Bareilles- Uncharted D
Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed C- (For whatever reason slightly more tolerable not that that's saying much than their previous two singles despite sounding exactly the same)
Maroon 5- Give a Little More D-
Andy Grammer- Keep Your Head Up nh/dr
Colbie Caillat- I Do C (Yawn, but what's new.)

Triple A[/u]
Decemberists- Down by the Water C+ (Not one of their better singles.)
Ray Lamontagne & Pariah Dogs- For the Summer C (Well, I guess he's here for good...better get used to it.)
Kings of Leon- Radioactive B (LOL @ this still being on here. AAA is become to Alternative what AC is to Pop.)
Amos Lee- Windows Are Rolled Down B
Michael Franti & Spearhead- Hey Hey Hey A-[/color]
R.E.M.- Mine Smell Like Honey F[/color] (UGH. Are they purposely trying to turn themselves into has-beens? Why they chose to release this whiny, nasal, energy-less, lackadaisical, and stupidly-titled song as their lead single is beyond me.
Tired Pony- Dead American Writers A[/color]
Robert Plant- You Can?t Buy My Love C- (I would really have no idea this is a new song and/or who it's by. It sounds like a bland mixture of every single song that every single AAA radio station has ever played.)
One Eskimo- Amazing B+
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- Paris (Ooh La La) D+ (Not feelin' her when she tries to rock this hard.)
Iron and Wine- Tree by the River B
Arcade Fire- Modern Man B- (Their Alt. singles are better, this time around.)
Jack Johnson- From the Clouds B
Elton John/Leon Russell- Hey Ahab nh/dr
Avett Brothers- Kick Drum Heart B+
Old 97?s- Every Night is Friday Night B
Alpha Rev- Phoenix Burn nh/dr
G Love- Fixin? to Die B
Sheryl Crow- Long Road Home nh/dwt