Adam - deepest sympathies. I lost my hard drive last year (almost exactly the same amount of music, gonzo...) and about 9 months later I'm still only about 2/3 of where I was. It's just bloody boring downloading stuff 24/7.

The Mountain Goats record from last year somewhat escaped my notice - like other very prolific bands, they end up being overlooked by yours truly on an individual-release basis (think Bob Pollard) - though I do enjoy the music. I recall a song - Genesis I believe, with it's catchy refrain "I used to live here" so I guess I (or one of you lot) picked up a song or two, but I'll go back to it; given, after all, that it's the first record of the rest of your life.