iTune, uTune, We All Tune?
Yeah, that?s right?I?ve become a part of the next generation of paying a buck for a song. Why? There is really only one reason?I?m lazy. If you?ve ever participated in the acquisition of music online, it?s a rough process; even more so these days given the influx of viruses running rampant on file sharing communities. You never know if you?re getting a quality file, so paying .99 cents for ease of use and guaranteed quality is definitely worth it to me.
When online file sharing became popular, my position was quite mixed about the legality and morality of such a process. Metallica came out strong against file sharing and considering I have quite the respect for my childhood heroes, I understood, if not adopted, the same frame of mind. That didn?t last long. The more I thought about how many times I had to purchase the same album time and again, the more I was less inclined to agree with them.
I bought ?Master of Puppets? the day it came out in 1986. I was 13, had very little pocket money and played that tape until the print wore off. I still have the tape, but it?s in a sad, sad state. (I kept it for old time?s sake, not for practical use). When CDs flooded the market, I bought the CD. I?m currently on my second set of Metallica CDs and fuck, I?m sick of paying for the same damn songs over and over!
So far, the purchasing mixture goes like so:
Stevie Wonder to Korn
Peoples & Yarbrough to Social Distortion
Earth, Wind & Fire to Megadeth
The Beach Boys to TLC
Etta James to Screaming Trees
Mudhoney to Norah Jones
Whoosh!
There goes my hard earned IT dollars.
Comments
There's only one solution - more poker :)
Posted by: Groby | February 28, 2004 3:27 PM
Now, you didn't actually download any illegally shared music files did you? If so, please admit it now and we'll go easy on you.
Posted by: FBI | February 28, 2004 7:46 PM
Last time I checked, iTunes had a horrible selection. That was my main knock on it.
Posted by: vince | February 28, 2004 9:06 PM
It's up to you to change it - let them know what you'd like to see. Heck, try to strike a deal with Thermis. They indeed don't have that many indies on board - but neither does any of the other services.
Posted by: groby | February 29, 2004 10:48 AM