iPod Anyone else want a "Random Album" feature?

I'm still a big fan of the "album experience", so I don't make much use of the "shuffle all songs" functionality built into iPod and iTunes. I would, however, make extensive use of a feature that would select a random (or pseudo-random) album and play it in its entirety. I'd like to see this playback feature extended to the iPod, as well.

Being able to rate entire albums (rather than individual songs) would be nice, too.

For example ... Dark Side of the Moon could be rated as a 5-star album, but I might rate one of the songs as a 3- or 4-star song. I could use that 5-star album rating in a smart playlist to use with a smart playlist for "Random Albums" and, by extension, sync only my favorite albums to my iPod.

If there's any way I can help clarify, guide, or test this request, please let me know.

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Blue Velvet said:

iTunes>Preferences>Playback>Shuffle (songs, albums, groupings). That kind of thing?

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fredsherbet said:

or from the 'now playing' screen hit the centre button three times and select 'album'

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Mal said:

Rating albums is possible too, just put iTunes into album display mode and a rating appears below the album art on the left.

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