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

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

For me, it's short-term vs. long-term. Do I lease it, or own it? What happens when Rhaposdy stops doing business? Sure, I got to listen to all that music, but now I have to go out and spend more money to buy a copy so I can listen again. If I'd purchased it the first time, it would be there on the wall in all its lossless glory.

For someone who is such a voracious music consumer, it doesn't make sense.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't get me wrong. This is purely supplemental. I will very much continue to voraciously buy physical CDs, iTunes LPs and records!