I met eMusic about two years ago but it was not until about a year ago before we became close. eMusic and I met as strangers through an internet advertisement and from her front page I felt like she was trying to be more of an exclusive club, a fortress gate. I could not figure out what she had to offer and it seemed she wanted to know a lot more about me, financially, than I was usually willing to disclose to someone I had just met.
I ultimately gave it a try and found out quickly that we had very few in common when I looked for topics like: Nick cave; Tom Waits; Death Cab for Cutie; and a host of other standbys I was used to searching for with other music sites. So I left.
The iPhone I purchased a year ago had the intended effect of making me desiring music again. remj grabbed tickets and essentially treated me to a Mike Doughty concert at the Triple Door. ElizaGirl talked about her love of The National. And for the first time in a long time I found myself in a music store again looking at music. I bought Sigur Ros latest offering. Bexi posted a video about Bat for Lashes. I was beginning to get caught up in a few musical purchases before I remembered dear eMusic.
Seeking her out this time, I found a much more expansive catalog. I thought for a second she had changed, but really I had changed. I signed up for a month and then another and then another...
She offered me a 100 tracks at $25 ($0.25/track) with no DRM. When I ran out of ideas of what to purchase for the month, I relied on suggestions of the editor's picks and charts coupled with the traditional 30 second samples and attached YouTube videos. The charts seemed more truthful as they were free of the mass-market offerings and more importantly the price was at a point where I felt comfortable being adventurous. I picked up artists like Devotchka, Bon Iver, Explosions in the Sky, Cats in Paris, Passion Pit.... I was content. Each month I would look forward to giving new things a try.
And then it happen, quicker than I had hoped, everything changed. I was sent an e-mail describing a new era for what eMusic had to offer. She was going to offer the Sony music catalog...oh, AND my price plan was ending. I would now pay $21 for 50 tracks ($.42/track).
It was over. I packed up my last tracks, grabbed the free ones they threw me when I was leaving out the door and I declared us finished. The emusic (really the price point) that I had grown to appreciate was dead.
But now; now that it is over I can feel the absence of her. I need to move on, or come to realize she is still the best thing for me. But to do this, I need your help. I need to know what are my choices.
I ultimately gave it a try and found out quickly that we had very few in common when I looked for topics like: Nick cave; Tom Waits; Death Cab for Cutie; and a host of other standbys I was used to searching for with other music sites. So I left.
The iPhone I purchased a year ago had the intended effect of making me desiring music again. remj grabbed tickets and essentially treated me to a Mike Doughty concert at the Triple Door. ElizaGirl talked about her love of The National. And for the first time in a long time I found myself in a music store again looking at music. I bought Sigur Ros latest offering. Bexi posted a video about Bat for Lashes. I was beginning to get caught up in a few musical purchases before I remembered dear eMusic.
Seeking her out this time, I found a much more expansive catalog. I thought for a second she had changed, but really I had changed. I signed up for a month and then another and then another...
She offered me a 100 tracks at $25 ($0.25/track) with no DRM. When I ran out of ideas of what to purchase for the month, I relied on suggestions of the editor's picks and charts coupled with the traditional 30 second samples and attached YouTube videos. The charts seemed more truthful as they were free of the mass-market offerings and more importantly the price was at a point where I felt comfortable being adventurous. I picked up artists like Devotchka, Bon Iver, Explosions in the Sky, Cats in Paris, Passion Pit.... I was content. Each month I would look forward to giving new things a try.
And then it happen, quicker than I had hoped, everything changed. I was sent an e-mail describing a new era for what eMusic had to offer. She was going to offer the Sony music catalog...oh, AND my price plan was ending. I would now pay $21 for 50 tracks ($.42/track).
It was over. I packed up my last tracks, grabbed the free ones they threw me when I was leaving out the door and I declared us finished. The emusic (really the price point) that I had grown to appreciate was dead.
But now; now that it is over I can feel the absence of her. I need to move on, or come to realize she is still the best thing for me. But to do this, I need your help. I need to know what are my choices.
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do/did you like the National?
Sorry you broke up with your music provider. It sounds like it was for the best, but I know it's hard.
I can't offer a new alternative, but I will say, when you find someone new....listen to the Dirty Projectors, and Beirut.