the first cd i owned was alphaville's, forever young, bought the weekend i ran away from home in 11th grade. i don't think i'll ever be able to get over the trumpets trumping its majestic sounds at the end of forever young. it's brilliant.

the second one was the lightning seed's, cloud cuckoo land. one of the singles, pure, was so great to listen to back then. kinda jolly, happy, brighten-your-day type of song.

most recent purchase? the best of kool and the gang (the 20th century greats version). yeah. it's shameful, but not so much.