1. While We Wait- Jack Johnson

• "It feels right, it feels wrong, it feels like when you have it, then it's gone". This little song (1 minute 28 seconds) is featured on "Sleep Through the Static" which is aptly titled given the sleepy nature of much of the album. This mellow number fits right in. I had the opportunity to see Jack Johnson in concert last summer in Camden, NJ. It was impressive to see someone command an audience with a single acoustic guitar. It was also impressive to see Jack not break stride mid song when a bug flew up his nose. The show must go on.

2. Sweet Illusions- Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

• "And I can feel the sweet illusion, coming sweet confusion, honey sweet illusion coming down, and I ain't got nothing but love for you now". It seems each time Ryan Adams puts out a new album critics call it his best since "Heartbreaker" (his 1st solo album). It makes me wonder if they listened to "Cold Roses" much. It is a truly great collection of songs. Sweet Illusions features a beautiful blend of acoustic, electric and slide guitar. With a great classic rock feel it sounds like it could have been recorded in the 70s. I've had my share of sweet illusions. Illusions and delusions are the same thing, right?

3. All the Young Dudes- Mott the Hoople

• "And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones, we never got it off on that revolution stuff, what a drag too many snags". David Bowie penned this tune for Mott the Hoople supposedly after they rejected the song "Suffragette City". If true I love that Suffragette City wasn't good enough for them. All the Young Dudes was featured on the soundtrack to the film "Juno" a few years go. The song is considered a glam anthem. Perhaps more than any specific sound glam was about getting dressed up like a woman with makeup- "Bowie you freaky old bastard."