From Adam to After the Flood

I think I'll stick around and show a little faith in this weary town …

"Adam Raised a Cain," Bruce Springsteen
"Addicted to Love," Ciccone Youth
"Adia," Sarah McLachlan
"Adore," Prince
"Adrian," Jewel
"Adventure Rocket Ship," Robyn Hitchcock
"Aeroplane," The Everybodyfields
"An Affair to Remember," Soundtrack
"African Shadow Man," Johnny Clegg & Savuka
"After the Flood," Lone Justice

Kind of a narrow alphabetical range, but I couldn't resist.

I've been seeing lots of ads lately for some new wonder-drug to treat "Shift-Work Syndrome." Here I thought I just had lousy hours, but it turns out it's a medical condition. Not sure what drug they're selling, but I doubt it's as good as what I heard from James Maddock as I drove home Friday morning just after sunrise. (The live version here is a bit more piano-and-mandolin heavy than the album version, which hits some kind of sweet spot halfway between the Replacements and Bon Jovi.)

So here's my prescription for Shift Work Syndrome: