Do you use i-tunes?

I think there is a good chance that you can get the music off the ipod, but i-tunes can be a b-tch. I stopped using it a year ago cause it was...being mean

I use Winamp (it's free), which took some getting used to, but it doesn't mess with the digital protection BS that i-tunes does. If you can't get the music off with i-tunes (and i don't think you can...), you may want to try Winamp (or similar media player).

If i remember correctly, I had to completely uninstall i-tunes from my laptop because it wanted to be in control ALWAYS thus wouldn't let Winamp do it's thing. But after that, I was able to get all my music off my ipod. HOWEVER, all the music that I BOUGHT from i-tunes will no longer play on my computer, nor can i burn them to CDs. They will still play on my ipod though

So this might be worth a try if your HD can't be recovered.