'call Me' Is Not An Exceptional Al

'let's Get It On' Is A Classic Motown Single, Endlessly Repeatable And Always Enjoyable.

Elton John Can Be A Master Of The Sleight Of Hand. The Arrangements Make It Seem Like There Are Substantial Melodies Underneath The Tracks - But Almost Nothing Demands Repeated Listenings. Similarly, He Always Sounds Like He's Singing Up A Storm, But His Voice Glosses Over The Material, Reducing Most Things To An Uninteresting Sameness.

The Title Song Of David Bowie's 'young Americans' Is One Of His Handful Of Classics, A Bizarre Mixture Of Social Comment, Run-on Lyric Style, English Pop And American Soul.

In The End, The Sign Of Aretha Franklin's Artistry Is That She Always Leaves Her Mark - First, On The Music, Then On Us.

There Is Something Complete About Stevie Wonder, And One Senses That He Is Not Only Exceptionally Important Today, But Will Continue To Be For As Long As He Chooses.