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Steve Poltz

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"Answering Machine" CD

The leader of the Rugburns and Jewel collaborator is a very gifted songwriter who can write up a song on the spot. This lo-fi CD contains 60 songs he has written when he's most personal and open: when he's recording his answering machine messages. Just a word of warning here: this was recorded over the telephone using a Sony Walkman. $10 ppd.

Track listing:

  1. Ken Follet Stole My Wallet
  2. Earwigs In My Ear
  3. She Was The Best
  4. Happy Bitter Valentine's Day
  5. No Dog Food 4 U (with apologies to Country Dick Montana)
  6. Kill Your Neighbors
  7. Perfumed Letters From Death Row
  8. The Microphone Is Broken
  9. Things I Have To Do Today
  10. No Fear
  11. The Boy With The Wasp On His Head
  12. God Bless
  13. Geetar Plucking
  14. Shopping For A Hangover
  15. A Slow One
  16. Gonna Eat
  17. Steve Ain't Home But He Ain't Alone (Mojo Nixon guest vocal & guitar)
  18. If You're Sick (Stuffed Nose, Farmer's Hanky)
  19. Shiny Stars
  20. Shoe Shopping With Me
  21. When You're Moving Up
  22. Hippie!
  23. Yo, What's Up?
  24. Aluminum Tube (American Airlines)
  25. Happy Halloween
  26. You're Never Gonna Get My Chili Dog
  27. Thanksgiving
  28. Freebasin' Celery (Safe Sex Tonight)
  29. Cough Syrup
  30. I Love You So Much It Hurts Me Inside
  31. Run You Over (Christmas Present)
  32. Sugar Boogars
  33. Just Call Me Up (For Julie Daley)
  34. Gonna See A Heart Specialist
  35. They Want My Barbeque
  36. Tortured Artist
  37. The Prophet Kahill
  38. The Hargrove Situation (Win Win)
  39. Girl Of My Dreams
  40. Skiing Accident (Tuning Problems)
  41. Sad Sad Sad Sad Situation
  42. The Dog Doo Blues (Take #48)
  43. I'll Supply The Love, You Supply The Gangrene
  44. Valentine's Day Sheep (Still Bitter One Year Later)
  45. Where's The Beaver?
  46. A Pretty Interlude To A Circus
  47. Gone To Piss
  48. You Bastard
  49. Super Taco Dilemma
  50. Trouble In Toronto
  51. I Play Jazz
  52. Stuck Here In Chicago
  53. Me Not Got No Slow Metabolism
  54. Flowers Are So Pretty
  55. Dahmer's Song
  56. You're So Sweet

plus four bonus tracks!