History of my relationship with iTunes(ish)

Spotify went offline so I had to resort to my iTunes. Whilst this isn't a bad thing, it is a bit annoying as it's not the most up-to-date music library. I've had this iTunes (on various computers) for probably about 7 years. Obviously before I had my iPod Mini (wahey!) I had Windows Media Player, which was obviously pink and had those pretty visuals. Oh how I miss you simple, non-fucky-uppy WMP (not the pink though, I really don't miss the pink).

As much at I loved my iPod Mini people would ask to borrow it to use in lessons and saying 'no' would also have meant saying 'no' to people who would probably bully me. I hate girls in High School. I didn't want to be deprived of the musical delights of Good Charlotte (Yeah, I know. Just don't). However, they can swivel because I got the best coursework grade in the year for that class, so booo-yaaaahhh. Either way, I won in the end...and I saw Good Charlotte at Manchester Apollo in 2006. (I don't want any other definitions of 'won', thankyouverymuch, sarcy bastards).

Anyway, this was meant to be a blog about iTunes. So yes, I hate iTunes. I don't know if this is because I lack a Mac, or because I'm just doing it wrong; but I'm pretty sure it is just shit. When I first got it it was fine, we were friends, it was pretty simple and I liked having all the cover art on that pretty slide thing. It was definitely an improvement on the pink WMP (visually, anyway). Now it's 2011 it wants me to update it ALL.THE.TIME, it crashes more, it has so many stupid things in the sidebar that my play-lists are half-way down the side (I just want the option to 'hide' the other menus you give me, iTunes, that's not that hard). Also, it's always trying to take me to the fucking iTunes Store, leave me alooonnneeee. When I buy music online I am not buying it from your shop of hell *hmph*

Please file this blog under First-World Problems and White Whine and leave me with my collection of The Cribs albums I've rediscovered (from before Johnny Marr joined and they suddenly got awful).