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Music for "Tough Times"

When you're feeling lousy, or maybe just had a tough day, what one LP, CD, tape, etc. do you play to make you feel better? In my case it's Cowboy Junkies CD "The Caution Horses". Margo Timmins voice is at once soft and soothing, but also haunting and immediate. This is music that I can get lost in. What music do others use on occasions like this?
garfish
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rja
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Vivaldi-Gloria!, Van Morison-Gloria!
bozzy
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SRV could Stand the Weather always picks me up. For bad time PF Animals
philnyc
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Jeff Beck's "Final Peace" on There and Back
Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Riviera Paradise" on In Step
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jayctoy
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I play William Hung Inspiration, rejected American Idol.
gen7
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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
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