Rhapsody? Rhapsody!

[goodolmike]

So, Rhapsody, right?

My dear friend sluggobear and I were talking about music last night. Specifically, we were talking about the latest stuff. I brought up the new Kanye West album, which I'm obsessed with, and also the new My Chemical Romance album (also great).

He told me he had a whole list of albums he needed to check out. He doesn't have any of them, he listens to them through Rhapsody.

"Rhapsody? You keep bringing that up. Why don't you just use iTunes?"

Here's the deal. $10 a month, all the music you want, on you computer or iPhone. Apparently, they have a huge catalog.

I thought about it for a minute. On Monday, I decided I wanted to hear the new album by Best Coast. $10 on iTunes. I listened to it twice. It's ok. That $10 would have paid for this month's Rhapsody. Last week, in the middle of the night, I spontaniously wanted to listen to a Tortoise album. I own it, but I couldn't find it. $10 on iTunes. That would have paid for last month's Rhapsody.

I'm going to give it a shot!

UPDATE: My friend animbear is totes adorbz.

Comments

[bigsabu.livejournal.com]

That's exactly how I feel about it. There are a lot of albums that I love to listen to, but I don't want to actually own. Maybe there's only one song on it I want to hear or I don't listen to it often enough to warrant a purchase. Sometimes a new album comes out and I want to give it a quick listen before I decide to buy it. That's what I use Rhapsody for. I've had a subscription for - jeez, I don't remember - 10 years? I still use it all the time.

Totally worth the money paid.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Yay.
My main use for it so far is for listening to albums I already own that aren't on my iPhone. And Rihanna. :)

10 years? Yeah, I can see myself sticking with this for a long time, too.

[bigsabu.livejournal.com]

Hahaha... I love a man who will admit to the music he listens to. That's sexy ;)

It has been one of the best subscriptions I've ever had. I plan on using them for as long as they exist.