Music for "Tough Times"

Jeff Beck's "Final Peace" on There and Back
Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Riviera Paradise" on In Step

I play William Hung Inspiration, rejected American Idol.

Portishead - Dummy; once aptly described on a "best of the 90's" list as 'the musical sound of one heart breaking'.

Nick Cave - The Boatman's Call; finally picking this album up off of Ebay. I know several songs already, so it's already a favorite. It's arguably Nick's best work and much of it was inspired from his bad break-up with PJ Harvey a few years back.

Waterboys - 'This is the Sea' was a good choice too, as were many others previously mentioned.. now, if we started listing individual songs, this site would need a whole new server!

Somebody with too much time on their hands needs to compile all these suggestions to a printer-friendly list. Any volunteers?? :P

"Cause We've Ended As Lovers" by Jeff Beck off of "Blow by Blow". Phenomenal.

Joni Mitchell--"Both Sides Now"--especially the first version from "Clouds" (1969)and her whole first album "Song to a Seagull."

Bob Dylan--"Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" from Blonde on Blonde and the whole album.

Bach-Goldberg Variations especially by Rosalyn Turek or, secondly, Murray Perahia.

Beethoven--String Quartet in F Major op 135 (he was totally deaf). Ninth Symphony--Roger Norrington--how could you not be moved.

Any Mozart piano sonata by Daniel Barenboim, but Andras
Schiff is very lyrical and Mitsuko Uchida is feminine and precise.

Debussy--String Quartet in G minor--one of the great lesser known quartets, Guarneri or Budapest.

Katie Webster--"Swamp Boogie Queen"--great Delta blues singer and piano player!

Jon