Meh, if you don't like all the bells and whistles of other players, then I suppose VLC is fine for you. You're just limited.
I use it as a utility, to play videos or music quickly, or when other programs don't recognize the format.
what other media players do you suggest?
I'm not much a fan of winamp if that's what you mean.
Currently stuck using iTunes because of my iTouch, though the genius feature is nice I suppose.