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- sophiaperennis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+48DRM-free is the way to go, regardless if the RIAA likes it or not. Clearly eMusic shows that it can be a success for all parties involved.
- dtd00d, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42In other news, the torrent network just hit the ten billionth DRM-free download mark...
- HFrankenstein, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21@ttntyler: There is a HUGE selection on eMusic, just nothing from the major RIAA labels. It's almost all independent artists.
Odds are, if you heard it on MTV, you won't find it on eMusic. All this means is that you actually have to do a little exploring to find music that you like, rather than wait for MTV to tell you what to like. Fine by me. I find at least two or three new groups to like listening to every time my downloads refresh on there.
There is, however, the risk of being perceived as an indie snob. Eh. I can live with that. I kinda like the stigma, actually. :P - mathmanjeffy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19http://www.emusic.com/browse/all.html
It's a lot of non-mainstream groups but... mainstream music is mostly ***** nowadays anyway. - rockforever, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21...about what you think.
If you have nothing to add please don't spam the comments with that kind of crap. ( i realize the irony) - whorelock, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19I'm very glad to see emusic get the press it deserves, by far the best music service out there!
- slasherx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18So what was the 100 millionth song?
- blapierre, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16All that talk about eMusic.com and there isn't a single link to the site on the page. Isn't that that whole point of Hyper Text?
- Taikun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15A couple weeks ago I used eMusic to download a CD that I couldn't get anywhere else. That was the first time I'd ever purchased music off the internet. I have to say the process was very smooth and I love the fact that it's DRM free. I burned 2 CDs, put it on my MP3 player and my computer at work. I simply cannot fathom buying something I can't have total free use of.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15I've been using emusic for half a year, and I haven't been disappointed yet. If I want a popular album that's not on emusic, I just go out and buy the cd. In my part of the world, it's still cheaper than buying the whole album on iTunes (CD's in asia cost about the equivalent of $10).
And I discovered a whole lotta great music I wouldn't have otherwise. - redwire, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Amen.
Cracking it is fine in the short term but thats a hard legalily ambugious method, this is simple and it works and its where I tell my friends and family to buy from for that reason.
THIS is how we stop DRM. - randomboy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Appreciate it, but I'd like to see what music is available and at what prices before I waste 5 minutes of my life registering, so they lost me at their frontpage.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Expensive? I'm not sure I get what you mean. For 10 bucks you can download 30 tracks - that's about the price of 3 albums on iTunes.
- DrivinWest, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Here's a tip: This month's Relix magazine (the one with Les Claypool on the cover) includes a card for 25 free downloads from eMusic plus the free monthly sampler CD. I downloaded my 25 songs and was thoroughly impressed with the eclectic range of music in their inventory.
- frostedflakes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9The only problem for the RIAA is that a lot the labels on eMusic are indie labels that aren't a part of the association. Double whammy.
- RedZeppelin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"Odds are, if you heard it on MTV, you won't find it on eMusic."
And for someone who has any musical taste, that's a good thing.
eMusic is fantastic! - MStiles, on 10/12/2007, -13/+21Here's a press release for ya:
"CD stores sell their 500 trillionth DRM-free song." - tokyopimp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I just thought about something.
In a few years I'm going to talk to a young person about music and mention CDs and they probably will never have used one, or even have a player. I feel freaking old now. - itisme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7When people buy 100 million old pixies albums the Recording Industry better wake up.
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I know that itunes is out selling the independents but I wonder for how long?
I also wonder how many low cost music sites will spring up once the 50years is up on copyright in the UK for the beatles and the stones.
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http://www.vorbis.com/music_links/
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your Roman empires crumbling... - apotropaic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6http://www.emusic.com/dltv
Support our old TechTV friends Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, Robert Chang and crew by using that link and plus you get 50 DRM free songs in the 14 day trial instead of the usual 25! - Hegemony, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8eMusic is great. They have a lot of obscure Scandinavian metal. You just can't beat DRM free. Get with it RIAA!
- cypherz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I don't believe that P2P supports the artists... Are you sending the artists cash directly or something?
- ConceptJunkie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7The labels won't do business with them. Don't blame eMusic. They are #2 in the U.S. with 11% of the market.
I've been a member for a year and I blow through my 90 monthly downloads often the day they are refreshed. If you have any concept of music outside of the utter swill force-fed to you by Mass Media, you will find eMusic to be a nearly endless source of new and interesting material. - cypherz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6 I'm happy with eMusic's quality recording wise. Most of the tracks I've purchased are > 165 kbs VBR mp3's. It kinda sucks that iTMS's mp3's are only 128 kbs. :-/
- zjbird, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6In responce to what HFrankenstein wrote near the top...right on dude
- cypherz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You can always purchase a larger subscription or a "booster pack" which adds more downloads. I'm not sure what you mean by "or get to pick from a large selection each month". There's no limitation regarding what you can buy per month other than the number allowed by your subscription.
I'm always surprised by what artists are on indie labels. eMusic has pretty much the entire Tom Waits oeuvre for example. They don't have the latest big-label pop trash though - if you're looking for that crap, you'll have to pay a premium at iTMS etc. - fowleryo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6go to the bottom, click "Watch Our TV Commercial".. that lets you in.
- wolfkeeper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5We had punched cards for player pianos when I was a boy, and glad of it! You tell the kids of today that and they don't believe you!
;-) - Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, I'm pretty pissed at the price changes too. I didn't know if I was going to want the year-long subscription and didn't have the cash at the time, so I'm never going to change my plan because I'll get less value for my money. But I'll stick by eMusic because I like what they stand for and there's plenty for me to download.
- tokyopimp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5eMusic is really cool, I used it's free trial and got 25 songs a couple of months ago. But I don't think I would use it that often.
I buy a few CDs of great music I enjoy, I'm just used to buying CDs and have always had high quality CD players in my house. I'll keep buying CDs until they stop pressing them.
Plus I rip the CDs with my own computer at the quality I want, DRM free. - Homunculiheaded, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Also aside from the 'indie' factor supporting non-RIAA artists is the BEST way to stick it to the RIAA. When you prove that there is a business model outside of RIAA mob tactics and that there is a viable option between RIAA fascism and 'I should get whatever I want for free' p2p anarchy, you make it possible for more and more artists to stray away from the RIAA. If you've been with Emusic for a while (heck even a few months) you've seen how fast they grow, a few years ago that had a very limited selection and now there number of 'mainstream' artists is growing considerably.
Supporting independent labels that treat you with respect is the only real way to fight the RIAA - MrKobie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I've used eMusic for years, but will probably stop when my current yearly subscription runs out. It used to be unlimited downloads for $9.99 a month, then they switched to 40 downloads for $9.99 which was understandable. But now they've dropped that to 30 downloads for $9.99 and if you happen to be European they'll charge you almost double that for a basic 40 song subscription.
I also made a mistake and chose the wrong subscription package last time around - and their customer support refused to even listen to me.
So, screw em. - mecharory, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I've had an eMusic account for over a year and I love it. When I first signed up it was so so and I was even going to cancel my account at one point, but as time passed the catalog got better and better. When they got Om and Ninjatune artists on there, I knew I wasn't going anywhere. The selection gets better all the time and they don't screw you with DRM. It's not perfect though; you will not be able to find some of the more mainstream stuff out there. What they do have is impressive though, especially if you have a more independent and eclectic taste in music.
- neftaly, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I've also found eMusic to be pretty decent, though it lacks a number of popular songs. Unfortunately, in New Zealand, the price of a CD is comparable to that of a kidney.
The good news is that you can just send a support ticket to eMusic - half of the time they add your requested album/band within a week. The pricing ain't bad, either (though I recently canceled my subscription). - greyfade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Indeed, eMusic is a wonerful site. They have millions of wonderfully entertaining songs at a very affordable flat rate.
I have only one complaint: some albums are only 128kbps MP3s and most of the rest are 160-220kbps VBR MP3s. I'd personally really rather have Q5 Ogg Vorbis tracks. (About the same size as what they sell now, but they sound worlds better.) - DigiMaso, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4DRM is a joke. If you use Napster or any other service to buy DRM riddled songs do a Google search for FairUse4WM. This tool strips the DRM and allows you to use/play/burn the MP3 any way you'd like, as it should be.
- phronko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Just a note that there IS a lot of mainstream music on there too. It's not all artists you've never heard of. For example: Arcade Fire, Tom Waits, Bjork, Transplants, Black Flag, etc etc. You'd be surprised what you can find by searching for a mainstream artist...if you don't find the exact album you want, you can at least find artists similar to the one you're looking for, and will discover something new.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Expensive! What! The Beatles new "Love" album. New Zealand £7.17... the UK £8.95 and that's web prices. The UK consumer is still the most ripped off in the world.
- Toupee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I signed up for eMusic originally in 2001 when they had a super cool deal with They Might Be Giants. Every month TMBG would post around a dozen (sometimes less, sometimes much more) experimental tracks, things that they were working on for their new album, live shows - all kinds of neat stuff. And you got a nifty fleece shirt and a signed copy of their Mink Car album when it came out later in the year.
That was back when you could download an unlimited number of tracks. (Shame I was on dial-up at the time.) I came back to the service around April this year and found it blooming like a flower in the morning. Although it isn't unlimited anymore, the selection of artists is downright incredible. Sure, I can't count on the site having every album I can think of, but that's not the point. What I get is immense pleasure in finding new artists that I've never even heard of before. I've found so many great albums on eMusic, with no DRM *****, and at a price you can't beat, to boot. - ericnmu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'm still trying to figure out how to get past the free trial. I want to see the site damnit...
- imakecomments, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Here's another one. It's new and just sells guitar instrumentals, but it's DRM free and they also sell FLAC files.
http://www.frettunes.com/
It's all independent artists, so there's probably nobody on there you've ever heard of. - MikeFromAmerica, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2-- http://www.emusic.com/browse/all.html
Why isn't THAT their homepage?
They must lose so many potential customers simply because you can't see what is available until you sign up. That's like if Radio Shack asked you for your name & address before they even let you walk into the store. - BionicBeefpile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm pretty sure that the rates for current subscribers won't change, as long as your account remains active.
Does sort of stink for those who aren't signed up already - greyfade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It'd be orgasmically pleasureable if they'd use Q5 Ogg Vorbis. That's my only complaint about eMusic's quality.
- October, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was actually impressed by their (emusic.com) library... I mean it's really NOT all "indie"! Ok, I don't exactly listen to mainstream pop-40 crap either but there is stuff in emusic's library that I have seen and/or purchased in a regular old fashioned record store!
My current favorite online for "indie"? http://www.magnature.com
No DRM, set your price AND your file format! (Screw mp3s!!! I'll take mine in FLAC, thanks!) - werewolves, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The only reason I continue to use AllOfMP3 is that I can choose the bitrate. 192 from emusic just isn't enough for me. I honestly don't understand why the AllOfMP3 model is so hard to mimic on a legal indie music site. I don't want to pay $10 per month if I don't use it, and I want 320 DRM free MP3. I'd gladly pay .99 per song if I could just get that. Anyone know of a "legal" site that uses the AllOfMP3 model?
- astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes, you have to have a deverse taste in music to appreciate what eMusic has to offer. But the great thing is no DRM crap. I am able to take my music I purchased, and put it on
older Mp3 players that do not handle the crazy DRM crap that is bundled with the competitors tunes.
If you like WPXN (88.5 in Philadelphia) this is your one-stop shopping for on-line, unprotected music.
And I think the 100 Million song was 'Star Wars Theme' by Meco ... ;) - webgodjj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Plenty of other choices out there... some free some not...
http://www.epitonic.com/
http://www.soundclick.com/
http://www.jamendo.com
http://www.purevolume.com/
http://www.soundlift.com/
http://www.mp3.com/
http://www.altsounds.com/
http://www.besonic.com - Jerky1312, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.magnatune.com/ You provided the wrong link, but its a great site as well.
- Jerky1312, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's a nice list. Thanks.
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