I flat out love to listen to Steve Earle. His song "Billy Austin" is one of the best anti-death penalty songs I have ever heard. The last part..."Could you take that long walk with me/knowing hell is waitin' there/Could you pull the switch yourself sir/With a sure and steady hand/Could you still tell yourself sir/That you're better than I am..." slays me everytime. Right up there with that Elvis Costello song that I can't remember the title of right now... (Oh--it's "Let 'em Dangle")

The first time my husband heard "Nothing But a Child" he thought it was an otherworldly experience, the way it is just sort of tagged on there, and it is so sparse and beautiful, quite brilliant.

I must admit that I could care less how (or why) music is categorized. What matters to me is the heart and soul of the music, (both lyrics and tune) and that can be found in every style and every category.