When it was done, some of the funkey genres, track names, and artists had been removed, but some still remained.

I believe Mtempsch pinpointed your problem when he directed you to this FAQ entry.

Assuming that you really had cleared off the player completely (nothing shows in the "all tracks" view after the synch is done), then the only way Emplode is going to get funky track names is if there's still some garbage in the original files on your PC's hard disk.

Please read that FAQ entry carefully.

Question: The files giving you trouble. Were they downloaded from the internet, or did you create them yourself? If you created them yourself, what package did you use to create them?