Music for the American mania

Well, it ain't world-shattering, but here's an entry: I recently replaced a favorite old cassette tape with its CD version. The tape in question was one of my favorite car albums, back when I had the coolest ride in PA--an '89 flat red Toyota pickup with a dent in the back fender and a tape player in the tiny, tiny cab. I called it my little red sled. Anyway, in the spirit of "High Fidelity," it got me thinking about my favorite riding music. So here's a list, heavily influenced by the time in my life when I was spending a lot of time driving between the Poconos and Coffeetown and Bethlehem, i.e., the late '90s. 1. "El Corazon" by Steve Earle (the one I just replaced) 2. "Colossal Head" by Los Lobos 3. "Satellite Rides" by the Old 97s 4. "straightaways" by Son Volt 5. "Let's Cut the Crap and Hook Up Later On Tonight" by Marah 6. "Bethlehem" by the Original Sins 7. "It Ain't Easy" by Chris Smither 8. "Utopia Parkway" by Fountains of Wayne 9. "Storm Windows" and "The Missing Years" by John Prine 10. "Yes" by Morphine; "My Aim Is True" (with extra tracks from the time) by Elvis Costello; "Minstrel In the Gallery" by Jethro Tull; "Muswell Hillbillies" by the Kinks; "Mirror Blue" by Richard Thompson; and a handful of mix tapes made by and for me, usually blues, jazz and zydeco There. Add your own, but don't whine to me about mine. I've noticed that since I have a CD player in my new wheels, I don't have favorite car music. It has now become an extension of my home listening, which I'm not sure is a good thing. How much more often can I listen to Frog Holler, after all?