This is supposed to be My Last Five Songs but I’m one of those folks the music industry loves.  Rather than just buy the song, I tend to buy the whole album the song is on, so I’ve generalized it to My Last Five Music Purchaces. Bring up iTunes, the best computer jukebox there is, and sort by “Date Added.” Here ya go:

Bruce Springsteen – Magic. See my letter below. I’m glad I bought it at mp3sugar.com instead of paying full price through iTunes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Once More With Feeling. I’ve become a huge BTVS fan. Joss Whedon and his crew might be the smartest, funniest and most entertaining people on the planet. “Spike’s” Rest in Peace is perfect this time of year with Halloween approaching. The Billy Idol thing comes full circle. All of the internal dialogue gets revealed in some seriously entertaining numbers that had my ribs hurting. The musical episode of Buffy is pure cheese and it’s warm and tasty.

Elvis Costello – Rock and Roll Music. For the folks who say that EC never did punk, there’s this compilation from when that was all he did. His version of Nick Lowe’s “Girls Talk” is the one that gets stuck in my head. “I Don’t Want to Go to Chelsea” may be my favorite Costello song.

Joe Satriani – Strange Beautiful Music. I’m sure somewhere here turned me on to this album…Radar? Joe? Sleep Walk makes me want to dance with my wife.

Lacuna Coil – Karmacode. Again, I have the folks who respond to this blog for turning me on to this band after I wrote a piece on Evenescence a couple years ago. This download completed my collection. Basically if you like Evenescnece, you’ll love Lacuna Coil.