i've moved on to my third shelf of cds in my cd-ripping quest. 85 artists, 168 albums, 2242 songs, 8.5 gigs.

this includes the brand-new album from marillion, anoraknaphobia. i've only listened to it once, so it is early to render a verdict, but nothing really grabbed me on that first listen, except for a few bits of songs here and there (particular some of the bass lines). because i pre-ordered the album (along with 12,000 others -- providing the funding for the band to record it), i got the special packaging and bonus disc. (but i didn't order early enough to get listed in the credits.)