Taylor Swift’s <em>Red</em> answers Toby Keith’s boisterous <em>Hope on the Rocks</em>
Four new or recent albums reviewed
Good singers, it's time to capture Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
Meat Loaf and Kid Rock are Republicans of a sort
Five Christmas albums
New or recent classical releases
Enough performers produced enough good songs to make a decent holiday music season
Five new or recent pop-rock releases
