Need an uncomplicated Music Program

[02bin3]

I don't know if it is me or not, but I am finding Windows Media to be not as user friendly as it had been prior to its "improvements".  I would like a free music program that does pretty much the basics of organizing albums, and will rip and burn without going through a lot of drop down menus to find what you want, and does it in language you can understand.  I finally got Windows Media to rip an album but it didn't give me a choice as to which songs I wanted ripped and then when I tried to get it to burn that album to a CD, it kept telling me to put in a CD which I did, about 10 times before I finally gave up.
                Thanks in advance

[Geek-9pm]

An old favorite is Winamp. You can make it as cool or plain as you want. 
As for me, I like it plain.

Winamp Media Player - MP3, Video, and Music Player - Winamp
 Aug 9, 2010 ... The free customizable Winamp media player that plays mp3 + other audio files, syncs your iPod, subscribes to Podcasts and more.
http://www.winamp.com/

[02bin3]

Thank you.  I downloaded Winamp and will now try and figure out how it all works.