Smart playlists - where is "or"?

How do I say something like 'match genre->rock -or- genre->blues'?

"All" = AND
"Any" = OR
Unfortunately you can't combine logic within the same smart playlist.
In other words, you can't define one with criteria such as: +Songs rated 5 stars+ - AND - ( +Genre is R&B+ - OR - Reggae ). That is because you'd be using both logic types in one definition, which isn't possible.
To do this, you have to break this into two seperate playlists, i.e.:
_Playlist #1: R&B and Reggae_:
Genre is R&B - OR - Reggae
_Playlist #2: Top R&B and Reggae_:
Playlist is "+R&B and Reggae+" - AND - +Rating is 5 stars+
Combinational logic in smart playlists would be fantastic, but just isn't available at this time

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