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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: hugman on June 13, 2009, 05:17:02 PM
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I got four downloads left this month on emusic. What are some hot hot tracks I should check out?
THANKS!
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I think the Wooden Shjips and Sunn O))))) releases on there have 4-5 tracks apiece.
What do people think about the new eMusic TOS? I download a lot of records with more than 12 tracks, so it'll probably even out in the end, plus I download too much music anyway. But still.
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What do people think about the new eMusic TOS?
I gave my account the heave ho last week. In attempting to cancel, they did give me a booster pack of 25 downloads to reconsider - but the verdict remained the same.
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What do people think about the new eMusic TOS?
I gave my account the heave ho last week. In attempting to cancel, they did give me a booster pack of 25 downloads to reconsider - but the verdict remained the same.
Don't bite.
Last time they got me back it was 75 free downloads. Hold out; be strong.
Hugman see if they have Firesign Theater.
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You should get a Helen Love ep!
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I gave eMusic the proverbial heave-ho in September of last year. I don't plan on going back either. I remember when one would be able to get 75 downloads for $14.99. You could even get 30 downloads for $9.99. They were very reasonable. Now however, they've raised the prices on all of their plans, but in most cases you get the same amount of downloads as before. Now that they're adding the Sony back catalog, I would imagine the prices will go up even further. People on the eMusic message boards have been complaining quite a bit.
There was a time when I loved eMusic. I can't tell you how much great music I discovered there. But I don't think that the service has changed for the better in recent years. That's why I left.
Here's a recommendation:
Fela Kuti-No Agreement (2 tracks)
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You should get a Helen Love ep!
long live the uk music scene!
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I'm so bored with the UUUUUUUUUUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY.
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(http://images.emusic.com/music/images/album/277/113/056/11305682/300x300.jpg)
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I'm so bored with the UUUUUUUUUUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY.
Doesn't have quite the same ring as "I'm So Bored With The U.S.A." I think it's the syllables.
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I hh'd emusic in 2004 when they dropped infinite downloads. Then it was that Russian mafia site for me.
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how bout recommendations for some of your favorite recent songs? i'm just looking to cherrypick a few individual songs.
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"Papering Fix" by All The Saints
or "Goods" by Mates of State
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MOTO. My favorite is "Deliver, Deliver, Deliver."
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Radiation Blues by Dax Riggs
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I just downloaded the Big Star Tribute.
Plenty of cherries to pick there.
Idle Wilds the biggest surprise.
Just a good song:
The Supersuckers' "Paid".
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Grizzly Bear-"Two Weeks" or "Southern Point"
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Also, I forgot to say that I cherry-pick songs from the Sympathy for the Record Industry comps, lots of good stuff there.
Hm, should I cancel in the hopes that they'll offer me a big booster pack? Or just continue my current policy of getting bands I want to support on eMusic (or, if I can't find it there, Amazon) and trolling music blogs for the rest? There is still a lot of stuff on there that I want.
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Cancel and see what they will offer you. They will probably offer you some enticement to stay on.
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If I can find two albums I want per month, then it's worth it. Still way cheaper than itunes and you're supporting the artists. Two albums per month is the hard part.
Think the Condo Fucks will be my first pick when the month turns over.
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And you don't even need to go through with the actual canceling anyway. They dangle out the booster pack offer before the deed is even completed.
My big problem wasn't the whole "twice the price for half of the downloads" aspect for some of the subscription packages, which probably would/should have led to me canceling anyway, but the way they went back on their word and would no longer be honoring the "guaranteed" subscription rates they had assured their earliest customers (of which I wasn't - I had had my just-recently-canceled account 3-4 years). In order to get the Sony back catalog, I'm sure they must have had to agree to do something about those generous packages, but disregarding the most loyal segment of their customer base left me feeling uneasy.
Whatever. Things change. We move on. There's still a ton of great stuff on the site but it made me realize that it was no longer the place for me. It allowed me to reconsider how i go about getting a hold of my music and for that I am grateful - there's an excellent record store which had always served me well just three blocks from here which I had been neglecting little by little over those 3-4 years.
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I like the lead track from the new Akron/Family if it's available. Also, Vessel (I get a dollar for every 4000 downloads.)
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have you made yer choice yet, hugman?
I have one download left for this month. I think I will use this thread as a factoring too in my own choosing.
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Peter Brötzmann Octet-Machine Gun (Second Take)
One of the heaviest and most hilarious songs ever committed to tape.
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Man TerG you are a man after my own heart and funny bone. Excellent recommendation.
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i grabbed slack motherfucker by superchunk because i don't currently own any form of it (well, I do know) and I grabbed the pharcyde b-side "Pork" which i had on a cassette single back in the day. So I have two more. I'm checking out every suggestion tho.
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dammit, the Future of the Left album isn't on there. Also, I can't believe unused downloads don't rollover. Woulda been nice to know, fucks at emusic.
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This is a bit off topic, but I've loved using Amie Street for the last year or so. They've got some of my fav bands on there (GBV, Yo La Tengo, Preston School of Industry,etc), even if they might not carry every single album. And I've found a lot of cool new stuff, too. They have this pricing scale based on popularity so that the more obscure a song/album, the cheaper it is. They seem to have relationships with some better labels (Matador, Delicious Vinyl, Beggars Banquet, 4AD, to name a few). But I'm not sure how they partner with artists.
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dammit, the Future of the Left album isn't on there. Also, I can't believe unused downloads don't rollover. Woulda been nice to know, fucks at emusic.
Give it a few days/weeks, there have been a few "new" released that, for whatever reason, are put up a bit after their official release date.
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dammit, the Future of the Left album isn't on there. Also, I can't believe unused downloads don't rollover. Woulda been nice to know, fucks at emusic.
Give it a few days/weeks, there have been a few "new" released that, for whatever reason, are put up a bit after their official release date.
I bought it on vinyls (sic) today. they had "curses" used for 4.99 on cd so i grabbed that as well. not really that impressed by that (sounds too much like rage against the machine at moments for my taste) but I will crack the new lp tomorrow and see what's what.
I'm gonna get the condo fudges album this month and something else as well as check out all suggested tracks from this thread. thanks, guys.
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I just bought new Ida Maria, Gallows, and Doves. I will probably listen to them in 2017.