Problem:
On import into library, artists appear to be assigned genres by the scraper. Some of these genres are sensible (“Alternative rock”), some are clearly the same thing (Alt’ rock, alternative rock), some are a bit esoteric (Avant/Art rock, Elektro rock) and some are just plain odd (does anyone else share the view that Gil Scott Heron deserves the genre “funky beats”!?)
This all creates a mess. Smart playlists become hard to filter sensibly by genre, particularly with large collections. Browsing by genre is more than a little frustrating.
Potential alternatives:
– Allow manual reassignment of genres post-scraping.
– Default the scraper genre assignment to ‘off’, or at ask user prior to scraping.
Thoughts?