I don't think albums should go away. In the interest of full disclosure, I still buy vinyl records (I'm 25 y/o) I download music from iTunes, Amazon, and Rhapsody. I still love having a CD or Record with album art. I love buying a CD from a store going to my car and rocking it out on the way...
It seems to be noticeably faster on my PC. Running XP, I'll have to give it a shot on Vista tomorrow when I get to work. Only odd thing is, I cannot scroll while holding down the middle mouse button.
Wow, from what I have read on the RTS boards not many people will have a whole lot to do with many of the members from BUM. I think I am starting to see why.