Blogcritics: Comments on Oh Yeah, EMusic

Comment by Eric Olsen

Thu, 1 May 2003 11:44:42 EDT

thanks for the update!

Comment by Aaron

Thu, 1 May 2003 11:34:48 EDT

Comment by Bryan

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:42:06 EDT

I also have eMusic, but I find that the catalog is so spotty, it's not worth the hassle a lot of times, unless I want the entire catalogue of Jello Biafra spoken word (WOO-freakin'-HOO!) I find one to three albums a month that are worth the download. Apple's strength is in the number of songs from hi-profile artists and not-so-hi-profile artists (three Replacements albums!) I can mix-and-match them. Would I like to see the apple service drop to 9.99 a month? sure. but I think it's going to work out to be a good thing ultimately.

Comment by Jim Carruthers

Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:02:55 EDT

A major recommendation from the Ministry of Consequences for Emusic.com. I've been using them since they first started before their subscription service. Since then, I've gotten a TMBG fleece pullover, rare and unavailable tracks, and more music than I have time to listen to. Their customer service is great. When Universal fenced off their back-catalogue titles to USAians only, though I pay in U$, Emusic gave me a make good. It's convenient, rationally priced, and eclectic. All it really needs is a good XML setup for recommendations and info (since most titles don't have any information or credits).