Napster in relation to prog
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Topic: Napster in relation to prog
Posted By: Batman
Subject: Napster in relation to prog
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 15:05
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This Napster sounds like a pretty good deal. Ten bucks a month, unlimited downloads...I'm in! Well, not yet. I'm apprehensive. Does it have a very good selection of prog? Is it about as good as RealRhapsody? Better? Worse? ------------- 
you can never have too much Phil Collins! |
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 15:25
Why pay for something that sounds worse than illegal copies? 
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Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:02
| Words of wisdom, goose, for the unwise... |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:13
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As far as prog goes, there's only a few king Crimson albums. There's only the really commercialy successful stuff available (ELP, floyd, Yes, Tull, rush, ect.). -------------  
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:16
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Limewire have a good selection of prog, including Zappa, Dream Theater, Shadow Gallery, Van Der Graaf Generator and even some Magellan. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:31
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One acronym says it all: DC++ |
Posted By: Batman
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 22:04
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Is Limewire still free? -------------
you can never have too much Phil Collins! |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 22:11
Yes it is though it isn't legal. The selection isn't that wide of variety either. The more rare bands have a select amount of songs. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Batman wrote:Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 23:04
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There's nothing as the almost sexual pleasure of opening the plastic cover or the box of a new legal CD, even the smell is sensual. Nothing downloaded can remotely compare to that. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 23:06
I agree completely. There's few things I enjoy more than opening a new CD, popping it in and reading the lyrics with the music. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: Progfans
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 23:41
I'm VERY AGREE with the 2 last post  Yes i have download mp3 on this site and i was using that for listen new group but i will never pay to download music or buy my music 1$ each song on itune or others like it.  Buy music is important specially in progressive beacause the market it s small ( not too big like Hip Hop or Pop Music etc...)  That s my opinion ------------- La cuisine c,est comme l,amour, il faut y croire pour que ca marche |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 23:55
I love to sniff the smell of a new cd booklet ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
I know, I'm a sick man...my wife always laughs at me when I do this....Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 00:55
do not pay for downloads. if you are going to download, use eMule and get it for free (excellent selection of prog). if you are going to pay, buy the damn CD. reasons: - napster is a raw deal. you pay the 10 bucks a month and get unlimited downloads, but as soon as you stop paying the monthly fee, your downloaded files disappear if you dont back them up (i.e. burn to CD), so you might as well buy the thing. - There is something nice about holding a new CD in your hand ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: November 28 2005 at 01:21
Agreed, don't pay for downloads. The only thing better than a new CD is a new vinyl. ------------- My recent purchases: 
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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: November 29 2005 at 03:06
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I get my kicks from the dusty ol' vinyls! |
Posted By: harm s.
Date Posted: November 29 2005 at 03:19
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If you want to pay for your downloads, you could try http://www.emusic.com - www.emusic.com . They focus on small labels and lesser known bands. They do have some prog, like Frank Zappa and Henry Cow, and recently they added some Gentle Giant (sadly those albums are not yet available for download in the Netherlands |
). Their MP3's have a good soundquality and remain on your computer when your subscription has ended. And they are relatively cheap: 40 MP3's for $9,99. If you want to try them out, you can get a free trial with 50 MP3's. If you decide not to get a subscription, they still let you keep those 50 MP3's.