Music Ramblings

[reldnahkram]

I don't believe in excessive categorization of music. I currently have the following genres on my MP3 player (number of artists in the category):

Bluegrass (8)
Celtic (2)
Classical (5)
Country (13)
Folk (25)
Jazz (26)
Rock (32)
Soundtrack (2)
World (1)

I feel like I could combine Celtic and World into World. The Soundtracks are FotR and TTT from LotR, but I'm not inclined to merge them into Classical, though I could. The question is, do I need to create a Pop group to take a few things out of Rock and Folk. I have definitions of both Rock and Folk that I understand and I think are fairly consistant, but I'm open to change. Thoughts?

What is my collection missing?

List of everything on my MP3 Player

Actually, it's a list of everything in two directories on my linux box, but they're functionally identical, except for the Bach CD I'm currently ripping. There's also a pile of things I've stolen borrowed from my Dad - mostly classical, but also Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, and Joni Mitchell.

Oh, and sorry about the lack of spaces - Linux doesn't like them.

ActionFigureParty - ActionFigureParty
ActualTigers - Gravelled&Green
AdrienneYoung - PlowtotheEndoftheRow
AdrienneYoung - TheArtOfVirtue
AlisonKrauss - NewFavorite
AmyCorreia - CarnivalLove
AmyCorreia - Lakeville
BelaFleck - GreatestHitsOfThe20thCentury
BelaFleck - PerpetualMotion
BelaFleck - TalesfromtheAcousticPlanet
BillMonroe - LiveattheOpry
BlueManGroup - Audio
BobSchneider - Lonelyland
BoDeans - Resolution
BradMehldau - Largo
BruceCockburn - You'veNeverSeenEverything
BruceHornsby - HalcyonDays
BruceKaminskyKlezmerJazzEnsemble - AndTheAngelsSwing
BruceSpringsteen - TheRising
Cake - ComfortEagle
Cake - PressureChief
CanadianBrass - TakeThe"A"Train
Chieftains - TheLongBlackVeil
ChrisSmither - TrainHome
ChrisThile - NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
ChuckProphet - AgeOfMiracles
CliffordBrown - CompactJazz-CliffordBrown
CliffordBrown - StudyInBrown
CliffordBrown - TheBestofCliffordBrown
Cousteau - Cousteau
DarWilliams - OutThereLive
DaveCarterandTracyGrammer - DrumHatBuddha
DaveCarterandTracyGrammer - TanglewoodTree
DavidGray - WhiteLadder
DavidPoe - TheLateAlbum
DeadCanDance - Aion
DeadCanDance - APassageinTime
DireStraits - LiveAtTheBBC
DocCheatham - The87YearsofDocCheatham
DocCheathamandNicholasPayton - DocCheathamandNicholasPayton
DocWatson,EarlScruggs,&RickyScaggs - TheThreePickers
DollyParton - LittleSparrow
DukeEllington - BeyondCategoryDisc1
DukeEllington - BeyondCategoryDisc2
DukeEllington - SuitefromTheRiver
Eastmountainsouth - Eastmountainsouth
EddieFromOhio - LookingOuttheFishbowl
EddieFromOhio - Quick
EddieFromOhio - ThisisMe
EddieFromOhio - ThreeRooms-Disk1
EddieFromOhio - ThreeRooms-Disk2
EddieFromOhio - WolfTrapEP
EllaFitzgerald&DukeEllington - Ella&DukeatTheCoteD'AzurDiscI
EllaFitzgerald&DukeEllington - Ella&DukeatTheCoteD'AzurDiscII
EmmylouHarris - RedDirtGirl
ErinMcKeown - Distillation
ErinMcKeown - Grand
ErinMcKeown - WeWillBecomeLikeBirds
FiveforFighting - AmericaTown
FiveforFighting - MessageforAlbert
Gabrielli - AVenetianCoronation1595
GillianWelch - SoulJourney
Grandaddy - Sumday
HoraceSilver - TheBestofHoraceSilver
IAmSam - Soundtrack
JackJohnson - BrushfireFairytales
JackJohnson - InBetweenDreams
JackJohnson - OnandOn
JasonMraz - WaitingForMyRocketToCome
JebLoyNichols - JustWhatTimeItIs
JerryGarcia,DavidGrisman,&TonyRice - ThePizzaTapes
JessKlein - DrawThemNear
JessKlein - StrawberryLover
JohnColtrane - ALoveSupreme
JohnHiatt - BeneathThisGruffExterior
JohnHiatt - BeneathThisGruffExteriorDemos
JohnHiatt - TheTikiBarIsOpen
JohnMayer - InsideWantsOut
JohnMayer - RoomForSquares
JohnnyCash - IWalkTheLine
JohnnyCash - TheCompleteLiveAtSanQuentin
JohnnyCash - TheConcertCollection
JonathaBrooke - SteadyPull
JoshJoplinGroup - CameraOne+2
JoshJoplinGroup - TheFutureThatWas
JoshJoplinGroup - UsefulMusic
KaseyChambers - Barricades&Brickwalls
KaseyChambers - TheCaptain
KathleenEdwards - BackToMe
KathleenEdwards - Failer
LeeMorgan - Cornbread
LiveattheWorldCafe - 10thAnniversary,Disc1
LiveattheWorldCafe - 10thAnniversary,Disc2
LiveattheWorldCafe - Volume12
LosLonelyBoys - LosLonelyBoys
LouisArmstrong - LouisArmstrongmeetsOscarPeterson
LouisArmstrong - TheRevueCollection
LouisArmstrong - WhatAWonderfulWorld
LouisArmstrong&DukeEllington - TheGreatSummit-TheMaster
LouisArmstrong&DukeEllington - TheMakingOfTheGreatSummit
LouisArmstrong&EllaFitzgerald - BestofEllaFitzgerald&LouisArmstrong
LucindaWilliams - CarWheelsOnAGravelRoad
LucindaWilliams - Essence
LucindaWilliams - Worldwithouttears
LyleLovett - AndHisLargeBand
LyleLovett - Pontiac
MarkErelli - Compass&Companion
MarkErelli - HillbillyPilgrim
MarkKnopfler - OneTakeRadioSessions
MarkKnopfler - SailingToPhiladelphia
MarkKnopfler - Shangri-La
MarkKnopfler - TheRagpicker'sDream
MarkO'Connor - Heroes
MaynardFerguson - Chameleon
MichaelMcDermott - Ashes
MilesDavis - KindofBlue
MilesDavis - Walkin'
MindySmith - OneMomentMore
Minibar - RoadMovies
ModestMouse - GoodNewsForPeopleWhoLoveBadNews
ModestMoussorgsky - PicturesatanExhibition
NellieMcKay - GetAwayFromMe
NellieMcKay - GetAwayFromMeDisc2
NicholasPayton - DearLouis
NicholasPayton - FromThisMoment...
NicholasPayton - GumboNouveau
NicholasPayton - Payton'sPlace
NickelCreek - ThisSide
NorahJones - ComeAwayWithMe
Old97's - DragItUp
Old97's - FightSongs
Old97's - SatelliteRides
Old97's - SatelliteRides[BonusDisc]
OldCrowMedicineShow - O.C.M.S.
OscarPeterson - Jam
OscarPeterson,RayBrown,MiltJackson - TheVeryTallBand
Palestrina - MissaAssumptaEstMaria
Palestrina - MissaPapaeMarcelli
PaulSimon - Graceland
PeteYorn - DayIForgot
PeteYorn - musicforthemorningafter
R.E.MReveal
RhettMiller - TheInstigator
RichardThompson - RumorandSigh
RiloKiley - MoreAdventurous
RoyHargrove - Habana
RyanAdams - Demolition
SarahHarmer - AllOfOurNames
SarahVaughanwithCliffordBrown - SarahVaughanwithCliffordBrown
StGermain - Tourist
TheFellowshipoftheRing - Soundtrack
TheI-10Chronicles - Vol2-OneMoreForTheRoad
TheJayhawks - RainyDayMusic
ThePaperboys - Molinos
ThePaperboys - Postcards
TheThrills - SoMuchForTheCity
TheTwoTowers - Soundtrack
TheWallflowers - BringingDownTheHorse
TimEaston - BreakYourMother'sHeart
ToddSnider - EastNashvilleSkyline
TomHarrell - Labyrinth
TomHarrell - TheArtofRhythm
TomHarrell - Time'sMirror
TracyGrammer - FlowerofAvalon
VariousArtists - BlueTrailofSorrow
VariousArtists - OBrother,WhereArtThou?
VariousArtists - OSister!(TheWomen'sBluegrassCollection)
VoicesontheVerge - LiveInPhiladelphia
WyntonMarsalis - MarsalisStandardTimeVol.1

Did you read all the way through? I'm impressed.

By my reckoning, that's 169 albums, with more on the way.

Here's a histogram - how many artists have how many CDs in my collection. Note this isn't entirely accurate, as it counts double albums twice.