by Pokeycat » Sat May 02, 2009 4:53 pm
Oh, I'm a heathen.
My opinion (no offense):
Screw albums. If you made a crappy album with two good tracks (Rolling Stones) the rest of them are hitting the trashcan.
If Louie Armstrong put the same friggin song on 10 albums, I'm keeping one, only one. Live, alternate take? If it sounds different and it's good OK both can stay, otherwise you're out. But it has to sound different.
Intro's, skits, hidden horrible track cacophonies (Beck) you are gone. Good riddance.
Out of 100,000+ tracks I have kept 32,000. The rest were crap. This took years to whittle down and clean up.
800 ~Acoustic, New Age (4.2GB 62 hours) {yes I mix my stuff together: Ottmar Leibert, Andreas Vollenweider}
2644 ~Blues (11.7GB 163 hours) {Chicago, Electric, Delta, all Blues}
168 ~Classical, Opera (1.1GB 14 hours) {still in progress, besides most opera blows}
764 ~Club (4.7GB 67 hours) {if it dances, it's in here DJ, Industrial, etc.}
193 ~Dark (1.1GB 15 hours) {Bright Eyes to Nine Inch Nails, all most depressing}
977 ~Electronic, Ambient (5.8GB 85 hours) {if it's electronic and it's not rock, it's here: Autechre, Plaid}
1049 ~Folk (4.1GB 58 hours) {Earl Scruggs, Hank Williams Sr., Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson}
194 ~Funk (1.1GB 15 hours) {James Brown, Parliment, Ohio}
152 ~Gangsta Rap (.8GB 10 hours) {nasty "N" word F the police music}
611 ~Hip Hop (3GB 41 hours) {socially acceptable B-Boy and Old School HipHop}
2599 ~Jazz (14.4GB 200 hours) {all traditional and modern jazz: Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Bill Evans}
712 ~Jazz, Acid (4.5GB 61 hours) {jazz mixed with electronics: Jaga Jazzist, Herbie Hancock}
2143 ~Rock, Hard (9.1GB 112 hours) {socially unacceptable: Zao, Blood Brothers, Dwarves}
5506 ~Rock, Medium (25.3GB 346 hours {Iggy Pop, Pixies, Devo, Circle Jerks, The Fall, Sonic Youth}
5563 ~Rock, Light (27.5GB 387 hours) {still a drum beat but not abrasive: Stone Roses, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow}
4319 ~Soft (20.3GB 289 hours) {softer yet: Annie Lennox, Portishead, Jimmy Buffett, Tori Amos}
526 ~Soma (3.3GB 50 hours) {so boring you fall asleep: Kitaro, Enya, Tuxedo Moon, Sigur Ros}
606 ~Soul (2.7GB 38 hours) {motown: Sam Cooke, Al Greene, Marvin Gaye
112 ~World, African (.5GB 8 hours) {traditional african: Babatunde Olatunji, Ladysmith Black Mambazo}
71 ~World, Cajun (.3GB 4 hours) {Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis}
171 ~World, Celtic (.7GB 11 hours) {Authentic celtic, not new age tripe: Maire Brennan, Duck Baker}
123 ~World, Indian (1.6GB 26 hours) {classical persian to modern: L. Subramaniam to Ravi Shankar}
350 ~World, Latin (1.8GB 25 hours) {cuban to peruvian to mexican: Cesaria Evora, Ruben Blades, Strunz&Farah}
231 ~World, Middle East (1.3GB 23 hours) {afghan, iranian, egyptian:Yair Dalal, Chemiranis, Rabih Abou Khalil}
1390 ~World, Reggae (5.8GB 81 hours) {Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Eek A Mouse, King Tubby}
245 ~World, Various (1.2GB 17 hours) {French, German, etc or worldmix AfroCuban}
204 ~xAvantgarde (1GB 13 hours) {too cool for school: Arthur Brown, Captain Beefheart}
This is also the way my folders are named. But only so friends can pick what genre they want. Otherwise there is NO POINT in folder names at all or in filenames, only in tagging correctly. I don't use rating either (except to cherry-pick for friends). It's either a good track or it's trashed.
Oh, and I always have 3 copies (dedicated music drive and 2 portable backup drives in different locations in case of fire)
Oh, I'm a heathen.
My opinion (no offense):
Screw albums. If you made a crappy album with two good tracks (Rolling Stones) the rest of them are hitting the trashcan.
If Louie Armstrong put the same friggin song on 10 albums, I'm keeping one, only one. Live, alternate take? If it sounds different and it's good OK both can stay, otherwise you're out. But it has to sound different.
Intro's, skits, hidden horrible track cacophonies (Beck) you are gone. Good riddance.
Out of 100,000+ tracks I have kept 32,000. The rest were crap. This took years to whittle down and clean up.
800 ~Acoustic, New Age (4.2GB 62 hours) {yes I mix my stuff together: Ottmar Leibert, Andreas Vollenweider}
2644 ~Blues (11.7GB 163 hours) {Chicago, Electric, Delta, all Blues}
168 ~Classical, Opera (1.1GB 14 hours) {still in progress, besides most opera blows}
764 ~Club (4.7GB 67 hours) {if it dances, it's in here DJ, Industrial, etc.}
193 ~Dark (1.1GB 15 hours) {Bright Eyes to Nine Inch Nails, all most depressing}
977 ~Electronic, Ambient (5.8GB 85 hours) {if it's electronic and it's not rock, it's here: Autechre, Plaid}
1049 ~Folk (4.1GB 58 hours) {Earl Scruggs, Hank Williams Sr., Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson}
194 ~Funk (1.1GB 15 hours) {James Brown, Parliment, Ohio}
152 ~Gangsta Rap (.8GB 10 hours) {nasty "N" word F the police music}
611 ~Hip Hop (3GB 41 hours) {socially acceptable B-Boy and Old School HipHop}
2599 ~Jazz (14.4GB 200 hours) {all traditional and modern jazz: Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Bill Evans}
712 ~Jazz, Acid (4.5GB 61 hours) {jazz mixed with electronics: Jaga Jazzist, Herbie Hancock}
2143 ~Rock, Hard (9.1GB 112 hours) {socially unacceptable: Zao, Blood Brothers, Dwarves}
5506 ~Rock, Medium (25.3GB 346 hours {Iggy Pop, Pixies, Devo, Circle Jerks, The Fall, Sonic Youth}
5563 ~Rock, Light (27.5GB 387 hours) {still a drum beat but not abrasive: Stone Roses, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow}
4319 ~Soft (20.3GB 289 hours) {softer yet: Annie Lennox, Portishead, Jimmy Buffett, Tori Amos}
526 ~Soma (3.3GB 50 hours) {so boring you fall asleep: Kitaro, Enya, Tuxedo Moon, Sigur Ros}
606 ~Soul (2.7GB 38 hours) {motown: Sam Cooke, Al Greene, Marvin Gaye
112 ~World, African (.5GB 8 hours) {traditional african: Babatunde Olatunji, Ladysmith Black Mambazo}
71 ~World, Cajun (.3GB 4 hours) {Buckwheat Zydeco, Boozoo Chavis}
171 ~World, Celtic (.7GB 11 hours) {Authentic celtic, not new age tripe: Maire Brennan, Duck Baker}
123 ~World, Indian (1.6GB 26 hours) {classical persian to modern: L. Subramaniam to Ravi Shankar}
350 ~World, Latin (1.8GB 25 hours) {cuban to peruvian to mexican: Cesaria Evora, Ruben Blades, Strunz&Farah}
231 ~World, Middle East (1.3GB 23 hours) {afghan, iranian, egyptian:Yair Dalal, Chemiranis, Rabih Abou Khalil}
1390 ~World, Reggae (5.8GB 81 hours) {Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Eek A Mouse, King Tubby}
245 ~World, Various (1.2GB 17 hours) {French, German, etc or worldmix AfroCuban}
204 ~xAvantgarde (1GB 13 hours) {too cool for school: Arthur Brown, Captain Beefheart}
This is also the way my folders are named. But only so friends can pick what genre they want. Otherwise there is NO POINT in folder names at all or in filenames, only in tagging correctly. I don't use rating either (except to cherry-pick for friends). It's either a good track or it's trashed.
Oh, and I always have 3 copies (dedicated music drive and 2 portable backup drives in different locations in case of fire)