It's my understanding that eMusic only carries certain labels. They don't have the Beatles in their catalog, so the lack of any other particular act doesn't surprise me.
Well, no one has The Beatles so that's a pretty high bar to set. Yes, these things are depressingly segregated by label. Instead, does emusic carry The Trucks? They're a much, uh...naughtier group in the same general style.
Also, I hear a personal fave, Dain Estes, late of the band Shaking Tree (inexplicable that they never sold 10 million albums) is going to peddle his new solo work through emusic in a couple of weeks.
Well, no one has The Beatles so that's a pretty high bar to set.
True. I probably shouldn't have elided two separate points in my last comment. Namely, (a) they don't have someone as popular as the Beatles, so it's not surprising they don't have [fill in the band you think they should have] and (b) the reason certain acts appear and others don't is because eMusic's catalog is based on whatever labels they have agreements in place with.
True, and your basic point stands. It would be nice if there was one store that had EVERYTHING. The other annoying thing is it's not easy to figure out what deals each site has in place with what record companies. For instance, what #@$#@$ing labels does emusic carry? What about itunes? Which labels don't they carry? And why does no one carry The Beatles?
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Pela - tried to hate them but can't. Just too good
This is a business model that particularly bothers me: Offer stuff for sale but don't allow browsing of the catalog until *after* you've joined (usually for a free trial).
eMusic, Netflix and others do this. I'm not terribly worried about handing over my credit card info to join except that (1) it's a pointless additional step and (2) if you don't have a big red X on your calendar reminding you to quit the membership at the right time, they hit you with a monthly bill.
eMusic has to make separate licensing agreements with each individual label they carry, so there are some weird holes in their catalog. But they add new labels all the time, so odds are that [insert any indie band here] will be available sometime soon. For example, a bunch of old Mountain Goats recordings from the old label were just recently released on emusic, presumably after they struck a new deal.
Offer stuff for sale but don't allow browsing of the catalog until *after* you've joined
eMusic doesn't actually do that. They send you to their signup page at first if you aren't a member, but you can bypass that by clicking on "log in", and then just clicking through to the catalog. It's all there.
Thanks, I don't know why I didn't see that before. Got to browse through and there are definitely several subscription months worth of stuff there for the taking. New Beirut next month, Nomo, Devotchka, Vampire Weekend, Pela, Bottom of the Hudson, some early Cloud Cult as well as some more obscure gems like Ettison Clio's "This is for the Blue Collars".
It's becoming hard to find a reason not to sign up...oh hell, where's my wallet.
Because they're a myth invented by the Turks.
Well, okay, that's my stock answer to anything, but it might be accurate in this case.
It's my understanding that eMusic only carries certain labels. They don't have the Beatles in their catalog, so the lack of any other particular act doesn't surprise me.
Well, no one has The Beatles so that's a pretty high bar to set. Yes, these things are depressingly segregated by label. Instead, does emusic carry The Trucks? They're a much, uh...naughtier group in the same general style.
Also, I hear a personal fave, Dain Estes, late of the band Shaking Tree (inexplicable that they never sold 10 million albums) is going to peddle his new solo work through emusic in a couple of weeks.
Well, no one has The Beatles so that's a pretty high bar to set.
True. I probably shouldn't have elided two separate points in my last comment. Namely, (a) they don't have someone as popular as the Beatles, so it's not surprising they don't have [fill in the band you think they should have] and (b) the reason certain acts appear and others don't is because eMusic's catalog is based on whatever labels they have agreements in place with.
Mike,
True, and your basic point stands. It would be nice if there was one store that had EVERYTHING. The other annoying thing is it's not easy to figure out what deals each site has in place with what record companies. For instance, what #@$#@$ing labels does emusic carry? What about itunes? Which labels don't they carry? And why does no one carry The Beatles?
Other recommendations...
Trespassers William - Moody Shoegazer
Pela - tried to hate them but can't. Just too good
This is a business model that particularly bothers me: Offer stuff for sale but don't allow browsing of the catalog until *after* you've joined (usually for a free trial).
eMusic, Netflix and others do this. I'm not terribly worried about handing over my credit card info to join except that (1) it's a pointless additional step and (2) if you don't have a big red X on your calendar reminding you to quit the membership at the right time, they hit you with a monthly bill.
Just let me see the damn catalog!
eMusic has to make separate licensing agreements with each individual label they carry, so there are some weird holes in their catalog. But they add new labels all the time, so odds are that [insert any indie band here] will be available sometime soon. For example, a bunch of old Mountain Goats recordings from the old label were just recently released on emusic, presumably after they struck a new deal.
MattB,
go to emusic.com, click on login, scroll to the top and click browse. This has been my good deed for the day.
Offer stuff for sale but don't allow browsing of the catalog until *after* you've joined
eMusic doesn't actually do that. They send you to their signup page at first if you aren't a member, but you can bypass that by clicking on "log in", and then just clicking through to the catalog. It's all there.
You're right about netflix, though.
Ooops. Sorry for the slander on eMusic. I haven't checked it out lately. Maybe they used to, or just had a frustrating interface?
Matt and Jason,
Thanks, I don't know why I didn't see that before. Got to browse through and there are definitely several subscription months worth of stuff there for the taking. New Beirut next month, Nomo, Devotchka, Vampire Weekend, Pela, Bottom of the Hudson, some early Cloud Cult as well as some more obscure gems like Ettison Clio's "This is for the Blue Collars".
It's becoming hard to find a reason not to sign up...oh hell, where's my wallet.
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