Various Artists -- Christmas with the Rat Pack

• Artist: Various Artists
• Title: Christmas with the Rat Pack
• Year: 2002
• Format: CD
• Rating (1-10): 9
• Owner: Tracy
• Acquired: 2002 – ?
• Keeper: Yes

I don’t like to be at any social function, no matter how casual, without music. Good music. It’s a little obnoxious to bring your own tunes when someone else is hosting, but I gotta do what I gotta do. For the annual Christmas Eve get-down at my folks’ I have packed Christmas with the Rat Pack. And this ain’t the first time. If you have to listen to Christmas music you can’t do better than some classics performed by Dean, Sammy and Frank. And who among your family and friends isn’t going to dig it? Even the packaging on this album is top notch. From the notes:

Forget about Ho Ho Ho and bells that jingle. This Christmas will be strictly… Ring-A-Ding Ding!

I’m Tracy Sigler and I approved this album.

• Artist: Gorillaz
• Title: G Sides
• Year: 2002
• Format: CD
• Rating (1-10): 10
• Owner: Mars
• Acquired: July 2006 – with his allowance from the local Barnes and Noble
• Keeper: Yes

This is the first CD I bought with my own money. It was a lot of money but the Gorillaz are my favorite band and I didn’t wanna wait another minute to listen to it. I play it so much that my parents get bored of hearing it.

If you’re looking for a good beat this is the album for you. My favorite songs are “The Sounder”, which is mostly rap, and “Faust”, a slower song with good female and male vocals at the end. I also like “Ghost Train”, which has a strong beat.

I think the Gorillaz are the best band ever.