@TRUE BLUE exactly..i need my ipod for mobile uses. You know anytime im out But when i'm at home i'd much rather just listen the cd..alot of times i read the booklets over and over (lol) if what the artist is saying strikes something in me..i just wish other people would realize the beauty in albums as a whole [including artists, some of them just throw things together] I mean albums are a form of creative expression..it's just sad that people just don't care about those things.