FO3. NV was better for the environment, what with all the cowboys, but Fo3 was better as a stand-alone, and was still not at all bad with relation to the setting. Maybe that's not the point of the soundtrack, but i lifted most of FO3's soundtrack because their songs were songs i could listen to anytime, not just in that specific setting. With NV, i could only lift a couple of songs and add them to my library because it seemed odd listening to big iron on the way to class when class has nothing to do with rangers.
I think that's because when i think of the east coast i think of a mash-up of the rest of the country. a melting pot within a melting pot so to speak. Therefore, a soundtrack that covers more of the generic hits and mood of the 50s would be more appropriate as compared to NV, where the culture is decided more western, and so a western soundtrack would be more appropriate.
New Vegas. (It includes tracks from the originals.)
maybe it's because i'm not as big a fan of FO1 as the new ones, but despite playing all three, but i don't feel as though NV should be considered better JUST because it contains music from the originals unless i'm interpreting your response wrong.
also, three dog i don't consider to be part of the soundtrack, nor do i consider Mr. Vegas to be part of the soundtrack. i judge the soundtrack based solely on the songs themselves, not the DJ.
in terms of DJ, Mr. Vegas was the better DJ even if i initially enjoyed three dog's personality more. If only he wouldn't keep repeating evergreen mills and oasis all the time...