So I can’t deny that the move to digital music is great for being able to store and access a large library of music quickly, but as my iTunes library continues to grow some things are becoming forgotten.
Lets start with a few stats. My iTunes library currently is home to some 4373 songs that would last 12 days played end to end. While this is a significant amount of music, I would not consider this collection anywhere near complete, there are are some stark absentees that I just haven’t gotten around to adding yet.
Now I love being able to just flip through and listen to whatever I’m in the mood for, or just throwing on shuffle and seeing what comes up. You should note that shuffling my library can result in anything from Cool Jazz to Metal to Country, musical whiplash often occurs. The problem that comes around is sometimes I will add something and then lose it in the vast list of songs. It’s not always a sign that the CD is bad either, just me having the memory of a goldfish.
Today for example, while scrolling into the J’s to find a John Mayer CD, the name Joss Stone caught my eye and I realized that I had only listened to her latest album “Colour Me Free!” once. I had completely forgotten that the CD existed even though the quality of music is superb. Sure it is nice to rediscover artists every once in a while, but as I scroll through my library I am finding more and more things I have forgotten about.
All of this has lead me to wonder how I might better organize my iTunes library to prevent me from losing these gems. I try and use the “Recently Added” playlist more often now, but I’m sure some of you out there have some more suggestions, so lay it on me!
get an 8-track player?
Name 1 Metal album you have.
I hear ya! I actually do my best to listen to my CDs when I’m at home, but it’s amazing how often I stumble onto something forgotten in my iTunes!