Here's the third batch:

Empire Of The Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVarVeryQFo

Ayo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtY1u7fGLoE

Keith Urban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3TWpWf798s

Hinder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNg4r4qYPw

Empire of the Sun - 80's Bowie comes to mind. It's intriguing, but, man, that guy looks ridiculous.

Ayo - Passionate and heartfelt. I could see listening to this via my wife.

Hinder - One step above Keith Urban. They tried to rock. I think...

Keith Urban - I listened to it but all it did was reaffirm my dislike of contemporary country music.

Hinder-Empire of the Sun-Keith Urban-Ayo

They all just kinda....meh-ed.

Empire of the Sun

Ayo

Hinder

Keith Urban

1) Ayo - I'll likely add her to my collection eventually. Beautiful song.

2) Empire Of The Sun - If the rest of the CD is on a par with this, I might get it. Who's weirder, this lead singer or Mark Gormley?

3) Keith Urban - It was ok.

4) Hinder - Blah!

1. Ayo
2. Keith Urban
3. Empire Of The Sun
4. Hinder

The first two at least sound like they were trying to make respectable music-

1- Ayo- Enjoyed this, it feels real, it sounds nice.
2- Hinder- From an old mold, but I didn't think it was awful.

The last two sound like they threw something together to be music stars. Artificial, not very likeable. Didn't need to actually be let out into the world.

3- Keith Urban- Could it be any more obvious he needed a successful song for his fans? Sorry the result wasn't so good.
4- Empire Of The Sun- Boring and a bit forced.

Sorry if I was holding up this last one.

Ayo - Lovely singing voice. Nice hint of Latin flavor in the instrumentation.

Keith Urban - Generally if you ask me, I'll say I don't really care for country that much, but I think it's starting to grow on me.

Hinder - Decent power ballad. Not exceptional.

Empire of the Sun - Not wild about it, but don't hate it either.

Waiting on Soxolas I guess.

Not as futile as waiting on Mister Godot or...that chick I met in a Hamptons bar back in the day, who said she'd be right back...

So, not wanting to be either of them...sorry for the wait --- I'm on it now!

which Hamptons bar, Mad Hatter, OBI...?

O.K., now that I've done some listening, gotta say none in this group knocked my sox off.

That said...

1. Keith Urban
2. Hinder
3. Ayo
4. Empire of the Sun

Thanks for keeping a light on for me...

China Club.

II never went to the China Club in the Hamptons, but I did go to the one on South Beach back in the late 80s. It was pre-wife and I was there with a very pretty Spanish lady. Made everyone turn their heads.