Ok, like many out there, I was getting super fed up with ITunes. Not only was incorrectly ripping cds, but it also had many counter intuitive features. This caused me to go back to my old standby, Winamp. Of course, Winamp was never intended to be used as a direct port into my IPod. Thankfully, they have tons of useful plugins that will do just that.
After browsing for a bit, I found one that was perfect for me, ml_ipod (alternatively, you can read reviews on the Winamp Plugin Site). It specifially had the feature I was dying to use: sorting playlists by album titles. That’s what really drove me from ITunes in the first place.
I had just created a playlist based on The Source 5 Mic list. However, all the songs were alphabetized by the artist name. That’s no good. I don’t want to hear A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory, 1991 before LL Cool J’s Radio, 1985. It was a shame. All my album titles were appropriately tagged [year] – [album title] but ITunes wouldn’t allow me to take advantage of this.
Thankfully, ml_ipod came in and saved the day. Now Eric B. and Rakim come after N.W.A. Ah, life is good.