Home-made Uppers & Downers

Just like there are drugs for uppers and downers, there is music:

Favorite Upper Albums (Stimulants):

• KT Tunstall: Drastic Fantastic - Energetic, fun, happy - great for cleaning or getting ready to go out because you can sing along.

• Bonnie Raitt: Fundamental - Positive, upbeat - a fantastic album to play while cooking or during the cocktail hour.
  

Favorite Downer Albums (Depressants):

• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand - Honest, feel-good, moving - perfect for lounging around the house in your bathrobe.
  

• Coldplay: X &Y - Rich, soothing, sad - great for reading, napping, or wallowing in self-pity

• Adele: 19 - Calming, crisp, bluesy - great for organizing or drinking wine with friends.