I think it's a really cool starting point for something that can be improved in a big way. At the moment I think it is somewhat obsolete although I like the way it works. I think the presentation is genuinely beautiful - clicking on an Artist to see their albums, then seeing the tracks on that album, all on one screen and without "losing" your view when clicking - but I don't understand how or why these particular artists or albums are chosen.
Right now there are four elements:
- Collection browser
Suggsted artists
Suggsted albums
Pinned list
- Recently added albums
Random albums never listened to
Random albums never finished (ie some tracks have zero plays)
Random albums with 5* tracks
Random albums from specific genres (use case example, you can't be bothered to search through your Electronica genre to find an album to play)
Top played tracks from a random year
A random artist from the library/specific genre/year/etc is selected and it shows their biography, and the music you have of theirs
Files/folders in a particular directory/playlist/etc - maybe your "to organise" or "to listen to" list etc
I can see it being a great starting page for when you open Mediamonkey, a bit like when you open Spotify and you are presented with the home page.
Appreciate this is probably quite a big request, but the ability for MM to have a proper home page would be awesome.