Ten CD's I Keep On Hand At All Times

Written by Chris Cotner
Published November 07, 2002

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7. Sister Sweetly, Big Head Todd and The Monsters. This is my midnight radio CD, when it's dark and you are facing the demons.

8. Strait Out of the Box, George Strait. Yeah, yeah, it is a box set. You know what? It also makes Baby Girl happy, so whatever makes her happy right now, makes me happy. Worth owning just for the song (and no this is not the real title, just the chorus), "I know she still loves me, but I don't think she likes me anymore."

9. Viva Hate, Morrissey. I've hung on to this one since I was an angst-ridden sophomore in high school. The Smiths stuff doesn't always stand up, and Morrissey's later solo efforts are . . . well . . . an extended pity party. And, for the most part, Viva Hate is an extended pity party. It's the beginning of the party though and doesn't drag on. Worth owning for "I Don't Mind if You Forget Me" and "Every Day is Like Sunday."

10. Performance and Cocktails, Stereophonics. The second CD from the blue collar band from Welsh. I got a chance to see them while on my honeymoon in Dublin, Ireland at the Olympia Theater. The show was sold out, but I told the theater manager I was an A&R Rep for Maverick Records, the division of Interscope Records owned by Madonna. He took my (then new) wife and me in the side door and told us to enjoy the show. I think he knew I was lying, but was impressed with my brazenness and decided to reward it

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Pearl Jam
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Ask the Fish
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This Time
Dwight Yoakam
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For the Record: The First 10 Years
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American Recordings
Johnny Cash
Music,

Sister Sweetly
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Music,

The Joshua Tree
U2
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Strait Out of the Box
George Strait
Music,

Performance and Cocktails
Stereophonics
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
Music,

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#1 — November 7, 2002 @ 16:01PM — Eric Olsen

Very interesting combo of alt-country and alt-rock. You're a AAA programmer's dream.

#2 — November 7, 2002 @ 16:59PM — C hris [URL]

Too bad there isn't a AAA station in OKC, or Tulsa, for that matter. Most of the time, at work I either listen to CD's, Sports Talk, or The Range, which is an alt-country radio station out of Dallas.

#3 — November 7, 2002 @ 17:10PM — cdoug

I think its "Aint that Lonely Yet" which was written about Sharon Stone"...once there was this spider in my bed, got caught up in her web..." - regardless, the album is great.

#4 — November 7, 2002 @ 17:16PM — Eric Olsen

I've always liked the "Western" part of "Country and Western" best - I love Dwight and Buck on "Streets of Bakersfield"

#5 — November 7, 2002 @ 19:44PM — Sigivald

Can't beat Johnny singin' Glenn Danzig songs.

#6 — November 8, 2002 @ 01:56AM — Bobby A-G [URL]

Best part of Strait Out of the Box is it's the only place you can get "Check Yes or No."

#7 — November 8, 2002 @ 09:02AM — George Partington [URL]

Can't beat Jonny singing Loudon Wainwright songs either.

Nice list; nice and eclectic, with a country bent. The poor sods who dismiss country out of hand miss a lot.

I agree with Eric on Streets of Bakersfield -- killer.

#8 — November 10, 2002 @ 17:13PM — Travis Lee [URL]

No Fugazi?! oh boo :(

#9 — March 20, 2004 @ 13:52PM — Yeah

LEFTOVER!