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05-16-2003, 01:49 PM

The convenience of the iTunes Music Store kills me.

So I'm sitting here thinking "You know, I really want to hear 'There Goes The Neighborhood'", which is a relatively obscure track by Ice T's rock band Body Count from back in the early 90's. I do a search and, sure enough, they have the entire album. Two clicks (I have that 1-click shit turned off, just in case I have an accident) and ten seconds later, I have a digital copy of the six minute song on my PowerBook hard drive. Less than a second after that, it's done copying to my iPod. Now I've got it whenever I want to listen to it.

And such has been the case with 41 other tracks now (though 26 of them were bought as an album). I love it. I want a song, I search, I click, and it's mine. No hassle whatsoever, and it costs me a buck a song. One less bottle of Diet Pepsi.

I've also found some rather interesting stuff I've never heard of before. I did a search for "Just What I Needed" by the Cars, which, unfortunately, they didn't have yet. But I saw a cover of it by a band called Ghoti Hook. The album is a cover album titled "Songs We Didn't Write". I bought the song, along with their covers of "Earth Angel" and "Where Is My Mind". They're kinda punky and I definitely think they did a good job on 'em.

Apple is adding music as fast as they can rip it, verify it and add the album art. Every day, something new pops up - including exclusives from some rather big-name artists. They added some 4,300 songs on Tuesday, including a pretty big section of the Doors.

Jenni is looking for some Fleetwood Mac, and since their CDs are always in the $15 range (around here, anyway - $13.49 at Amazon) and don't always have songs on 'em that she likes, I'll probably let her pick-and-choose 15 or so tracks to buy and then burn on a CD. Is $1/track worth it for a mix CD of your favorite tracks when you didn't have to buy the original CDs? For me, I think it probably is.

The more I use it, the more I like it. It's got me excited in music again. There are a number of artists where I'll always buy the physical CDs and rip (Tool, Nine Inch Nails), but for stuff like Body Count, this is perfect.

05-16-2003, 01:49 PM	#5
dave Guest Posts: n/a	The convenience of the iTunes Music Store kills me. So I'm sitting here thinking "You know, I really want to hear 'There Goes The Neighborhood'", which is a relatively obscure track by Ice T's rock band Body Count from back in the early 90's. I do a search and, sure enough, they have the entire album. Two clicks (I have that 1-click shit turned off, just in case I have an accident) and ten seconds later, I have a digital copy of the six minute song on my PowerBook hard drive. Less than a second after that, it's done copying to my iPod. Now I've got it whenever I want to listen to it. And such has been the case with 41 other tracks now (though 26 of them were bought as an album). I love it. I want a song, I search, I click, and it's mine. No hassle whatsoever, and it costs me a buck a song. One less bottle of Diet Pepsi. I've also found some rather interesting stuff I've never heard of before. I did a search for "Just What I Needed" by the Cars, which, unfortunately, they didn't have yet. But I saw a cover of it by a band called Ghoti Hook. The album is a cover album titled "Songs We Didn't Write". I bought the song, along with their covers of "Earth Angel" and "Where Is My Mind". They're kinda punky and I definitely think they did a good job on 'em. Apple is adding music as fast as they can rip it, verify it and add the album art. Every day, something new pops up - including exclusives from some rather big-name artists. They added some 4,300 songs on Tuesday, including a pretty big section of the Doors. Jenni is looking for some Fleetwood Mac, and since their CDs are always in the $15 range (around here, anyway - $13.49 at Amazon) and don't always have songs on 'em that she likes, I'll probably let her pick-and-choose 15 or so tracks to buy and then burn on a CD. Is $1/track worth it for a mix CD of your favorite tracks when you didn't have to buy the original CDs? For me, I think it probably is. The more I use it, the more I like it. It's got me excited in music again. There are a number of artists where I'll always buy the physical CDs and rip (Tool, Nine Inch Nails), but for stuff like Body Count, this is perfect.