[Jorge]

I'm going back through all my many hundreds of CDs and making playlists of my favorite songs. They're really enjoyable and their new compilation context gives them a whole different sound.

Exactly. Being able to arrange my favorite cuts in the order I choose, has revived my interest in music.
I got tired of putting on CD's for one or two singles I like, and having to hit the stop button to avoid the crap I didn't like. I got so I rarely listened to them.
But now that I can burn CDs I listen to music more than I ever have.

[ganesha]

Rearranging and compiling music by different artists in a new order is a form of value added in itself. By doing this you are creating intellectual property, which is why there is supposed to be fair use.

[Illbay]

Honestly, I don't know why people like you even bother buying music (well, that's assuming you do; you may well just be pirating stuff off your friends to make your "wonderful" compilations).

Myself, I like many, many different kinds of music. In fact, my problem has never been the "boredom factor," but rather that I could never afford to indulge my love of music through buying all the CDs I'd like to have. I have about 300 right now, but it's still just a tiny fraction of what I like.

So I don't understand ANYONE who'd buy a CD because they like one or two songs. You like the act, and what he/she/it has to say, or you don't. Period.

BTW, my "music jones" problem is now all but solved, since I began subscribing to Rhapsody at Listen.Com. I now have a "collection" of music in my library that's going to keep me listening happily for a long time to come.