You'll be surprised by what's NOT here as well.

But to celebrate the release of the remastered and expanded Darkness on the Edge of Town, we take a closer look at the last good rock star to get a decent shake from the record industry.

Now, I've been on record as being a bit critical of the Boss. I didn't care for his Superbowl performance. I once took apart Born in the U.S.A. for a book called Kill Your Idols, and it seems like everytime WNYC needs someone to be the "anti-Springsteen" guy, they give me a call.

Which isn't entirely fair or accurate.

The fact is, I LIKE Bruce Springsteen. In fact, I LOVE many of his songs. It's just not always what I hear other people choosing. (And I think Elvis Costello and Warren Zevon, for obvious starters, deserve the same amount of critical respect, even if Costello records too much music these days).

For example, I would rather work one of those dead-end jobs Springsteen sings about than hear "Rosalita," "Glory Days" or "The Rising" ever again

Oh, well, let's put together a list of performers who have at some point made our Halloween's better. People who play the kind of music that demands you drink red Kool-Aid from a Skull. My crazy computer once again suggested Jackson Browne! If only more people had died at Jackson Browne concerts, I could've slipped him in. As it stands, the likelihood at expiring at a Jackson Browne concert is shockingly remote. I guess not everyone feels as "on the edge" when they hear "For a Dancer" as yours truly.

Enough of my babbling, let's get this over with!

10) The Misfits: I listened to the new Glenn Danzig album and it sounded pretty good. Real raw. It reminded me that he used to be pretty good. The Misfits, as has been argued on at least one Facebook wall, were a damn fine pop group. I can still hum most of "Walk Among Us" when asked and "Where Eagles Dare" was good enough for me to quote in my high school yearbook, where they altered it ever so slightly. Yes, you can't have Halloween

I love it when people give me suggestions for music. Who cares if it's stuff I'll never listen to? It's fun just to read about it. So much music can't possibly live up to the hype. The music that is good makes you wish there was more of it.

These days everyone uses technology to make themselves happier. Never am I more satisfied than when I'm trying to figure out why my computer isn't working. What better waste of three days than the chance to learn more about your capacity for anger and frustration?

What I really love is when the computer takes your information and makes decisions for you based on that information. Listed below are twenty-five suggestions of music you would like if you are a fan of the first artist listed.

This should be easy!

25) Ice Cube--Ice-T: This makes complete sense. If you like one act with "Ice" in the title, you'll like another. I assume if you press your luck, it will also tell you, you will like Vanilla Ice. Sounds good from here.

24) Marillion--Phil

I swear to you I wasn't drunk when I compiled this third list from 1970. To think after three installments I've still left off anything by Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Van Morrison and Randy Newman just goes to show how much better things were before we had this little Internet thing to discuss this crap on.  I liked you all better back when I didn't know how many cups of coffee you drank.

Chances are, you'd rather own a Toe Fat album anyway.

25) Merle Haggard--The Fightin' Side Of Me: Okie From Muskogee turned out to be such a great hit that Merle decided to write another song slamming hippies (squirrelly guys) and put it on another live album. This album isn't nearly as good, but the title track is awesome. I can't blame someone for hating pacifists. What fun is it if they won't fight back?

24) Joni Mitchell--Ladies Of The Canyon: The first nine Joni Mitchell albums are all pretty great. This is the one where she settles into Southern California and realizes she's been