I tried to put a list together that wouldn't be your usual "Halloween" favorites. I've compiled those lists in the past and faithful readers know how much I hate to repeat myself. (But just to keep people happy, I've made a few lists that violate my own principles!) I always focus on having new ideas. For example, I'm planning on eventually writing about music that hasn't happened yet.  This way I can be ahead of everyone. I'm filling out my Top Ten List for 2014 this weekend. It's so good.

For now, how about 10 tracks that will cause nightmares? The only rule is no rule. Let's go to hell! Now! While it's still half-price admission and kids get in free!

10) Soundtracks to Psycho, Vertigo, North By Northwest--Bernard Herrmann: This is kind of obvious, but I've never given Bernard Hermann much space in my column and I really should. He didn't exactly fit that list of Best Heavy Metal Bands or even Songs About Delaware, but his soundtracks to such fine movies as Psycho, Vertigo and North

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

VH-1 may count down the most sexiest rockers--and that's a hard job, considering the fact that most rockers were about the sex--but List Of The Day considers it far more important to remember the Unsexy Rockers.

This doesn't mean that the rockers in question aren't sexy to someone. It also isn't an insult, sometimes. Some music is deliberately based on something other than the libidinous howl of someone like Jim Morrison or Madonna. See? In this paragraph, some things add up to more than their somes!

Anyhow.

Here they are!

25) Jam Bands: I've been told by several women I quizzed--after all, women are a much better judge of sexiness than me--that jam bands, for the most part, feature the most amount of lame looking dudes. They look like they'd rather be living up in the mountains making love to moose. Or writing this blog. For the record, the only men I'm sure are good looking are: George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.

24) They Might Be Giants: Dorky cleverness is appealing to

Jimi Hendrix's studio is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, so you KNOW what that means around here!

When I first started this list, I figured I'd settle on 10. Then 15. Eventually 25. Yes, I've still got a few more. Never mind the idea that many big studios had studios on both coasts. The major label studios are the trickiest, since often the credits go to something generic like "Recorded at Columbia Studios in New York City."

In the end, I've settled for letting Memphis stand in for many of the smaller markets where great music has been recorded--and I STILL had to cut Stax. After all, I've got to attempt some version of balance. I didn't include any recording studios in the rest of the world, except England, since they once owned us and I can't pronounce French or German.

Feel my pain as I try to make sense of who recorded in these places. Sometimes the studios lay claim to artists who only had their records mixed there. Therefore, any room "magic" is done for.

You could even make