'Bug 2638' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2638) explains the rationale for using TRACKARTIST by default when ALBUMARTIST is set: trivial contributors (artists not attached to a full album) should not appear in the browse Artist index. This makes sense.
However, prolific studio musicians (Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris to name several) appear on countless albums as important contributors. Clicking Ry Cooder ought to bring up Talking Timbuktu (Ali Farka Toure) and Buena Vista Social Club in addition to his solo work if the user has tagged him as ARTIST on those records. Ditto for Emmylou. 'Home / Artists / Emmylou Harris' should really list I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (ALBUMARTIST=Bright Eyes, ARTIST=Bright Eyes, ARTIST=Emmylou Harris) and Desire (ALBUMARTIST=Bob Dylan...)--not just Blue Kentucky Girl (ALBUMARTIST=Emmylou Harris). Conclusion: with the exception of being omitted from the browse Artists index, shouldn't Track Artists be handled in the same way as other contributors? Any opinions on this? I've read discussions about this which suggest Track Artists _shouldn't_ be searchable. In what context is that desirable? -- windowshade ------------------------------------------------------------------------ windowshade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25865 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
