Airwaves top ten

by Brian Goslow

1. LUCINDA WILLIAMS -- CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD (MERCURY)

2. Elliott Smith -- XO (Dreamworks)

3. Liz Phair -- whitechocolatespaceegg (Matador/Capitol)

4. Joni Mitchell -- Taming the Tiger (Reprise)

5. Patty Griffin -- Flaming Red (A&M)

6. Lyle Lovett -- Step Inside This House (Curb/MCA)

7. Cracker -- Gentleman's Blues (Virgin)

8. Golden Smog -- Weird Tales (Rykodisc)

9. The Scaffold -- At Abbey Road 1966 to 1971 (EMI)

10. Bob Dylan -- Live 1966 (Columbia/Legacy)

Submitted by Nick DiBiasio, host of Against the Grain, heard Saturdays from 8 p.m. to midnight on WICN (90.5 FM).

Your top ten

1. Bad Lands -- Bad Lands (Atlantic)

2. Björk -- Homogenic (WEA/Elektra)

3. Black Sabbath -- Never Say Die (Warner Bros.)

4. Deep Purple -- In Rock (Warner Bros.)

5. Jimi Hendrix -- As Bold as Love (Warner Bros.)

6. Lenny Kravitz -- Let Love Rule (EMD/Virgin)

7. Metallica -- Ride the Lightning (Elektra)

8. Morcheeba -- Big Calm (WEA/Sire)

9. Radiohead -- The Bends (EMD/Capitol)

10. Raging Slab -- Dynomite Monster Boogie Concert (Def American)

Submitted in alphabetical order by Eric Welsh, who plays the Hammond Organ and Fender Rhodes electric piano for the Boston-based MDM, who appear at Ralph's on November 13.

Submit your current Top 10 faves for publication to bgoslow[a]phx.com.

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