What if you still have the blues after a moment of satori? Are you blues different when you bounce off the bottom? When you transcend your demons are there new ones waiting? Or are blues still the blues?In chasing the answers to questions such as those, Steve Earle crafted one of his finest albums in "Transcendental Blues," a collection that teeters on the edge, drawing both from his country rebel roots and his traditionalist leanings. He distills the heartbreak and essence of loneliness, then turns the tables and celebrates the urges and desires of living with equal aplomb. Mr. Earle melds genres here, while weaving vivid tales.This is one of those CDs I listen to intently, put aside, then invaribly put back at the top of the stack.