Comments on: eMusic: first impressions

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:29:58 +0000

Thanks for this. I found your page while trying to figure out how to download my free trial music in MP3 format and it worked.

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:10:33 +0000

This review in no way gives you a true picture of what the average user will conclude after using eMusic, for a short time.

You state that eMusic is the second most popular download service after Apple’s iTunes. I’m amazed by that.

Here are my findings after using it. Firstly, I have used the following services before using eMusic, iTunes, HMV, Virgin and Napster. I am UK based so I use the UK version of those services.

I used eMusic simply because I took up the offer of 50 free tunes. BUT, I struggled to find 50 tunes ! Not because I don’t have wide tastes. I have a massive music collection and work in radio.

Forget the claims of numbers of songs available for download. There are massive holes in their coverage of mainstream artists. I would say they offer about 15% of the coverage of the other major players.

They are very much a second or third division player in the market. Read the user reviews of albums, you’ll find countless unhappy customers, who had downloaded awful re-recordings of Greatest Hits etc by some third generation version of the band in question.

So, in summary, the choice of songs from the cores artists is a fraction of the other alternatives, there are lots of non-original version of songs and thousands and thousands of totally obscure tracks. A lot of people consider me an expert on pop/rock from the 60’s to today. So, I feel I am able to comment fairly on what’s obscure and what’s not.

I say forget eMusic, or better still, try it for free with the free offer from WinAmp. But, please don’t subscribe till you’ve tried the others.

Mark

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:18:29 +0000

Russell, since you admit being a BnL fan; have you already heard of their Remix project where you can buy original studio tracks and remix for your self and reupload your creation for the public to hear?
http://stems.barenakedladies.com/

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By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:09:51 +0000

there are lots of people out there – and i’m one – who have heard about it but never tried it. thanks russell.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:23:31 +0000

I’m a Free/Libre and Open Source person. Releasing an article with what I know at the moment is part of my ongoing research.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:20:16 +0000

First impressions? A bit late. Man eMusic is around for more than 8 years!

Themp3’s are high quality lame encoded with the alt preset standard switch. You cannot hear the diffence between the original cd and the mp3.

Never trust audiophiles they listen to audio. I prefer listening to music.

Do more resarch before you write an article.