MP3.com Hastily Re-launches -- But Will It Fly? 127
macdaddypunk writes "Today CNET Networks unveiled the service that has taken them five months to build: the new (but not-necessarily-improved) MP3.com. The site offers free downloads and a place to upload music, but it lacks the extra features of the original MP3.com, and it has a meager selection of barely 2,000 artists. The best part: their charts are literally random (songs are sorted by number of downloads, currently zero for all songs!). Smells like a hasty launch, perhaps rushed by last week's news that the original MP3.com archive (1.7 million songs) has been resurrected by another free MP3 download site, GarageBand.com."
w00t (Score:3, Funny)
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Changed the name then... (Score:5, Interesting)
WTF? (Score:1)
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Re:WTF? (Score:5, Informative)
The color scheme may not be great, but the use of CSS is above average (though that is no use at all often).
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If something doesn't, make sure you email them to let them know...
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Works in firebird 0.8 (Score:2)
Excellent live music site... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Excellent live music site... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Excellent live music site... (Score:2)
But for downloading music legally, I recommend iTunes. I'm just a huge fan of Apple and Pepsi, and iTunes is a really good program.
Mp3.com's archive (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Mp3.com's archive (Score:3, Informative)
99 dollars to resurrect the account then 3 songs recovered for free then after that 7 odd dollars every song recovered.
One of my friends was a top selling mp3.com artist and he had hundreds of songs on mp3.com and it would literally cost him thousands of dollars to get them on there again.....
Are you sure? (Score:5, Informative)
Or, alternatively, you can simply pay a one-time fee of $99 to get all your songs back, no ads on your band's page, and unlimited hosting for all your songs for life.
Well, so says the site, anyway. Can anyone verify if it's true?
Dlugar
Re:Are you sure? (Score:4, Informative)
Will it be the same thing at garageband? Why should I pay them money so they can make money selling my songs? I was signing up with garageband and said, "ah screw this". Dang kids these days.
As Sykes said in Wild Bunch, "Caught you didn't they? Tied a tin can to your tail. Led you in and waltzed you out again. Oh my what a bunch. Big tough ones huh? Here you are with a hand full of holes, a thumb up your ass, and a big grin to pass the time of day with."
I've put the songs on my server with a donation box (not that I'm expecting donations). So if you're looking for free generic punk rock Star Trek songs....
Re:Are you sure? (Score:1)
Re:Mp3.com's archive (Score:2)
Are you sure they have all the old songs? (Score:2)
Perhaps I was one of the few (out of millions of plays) who liked some Trance music bands like Lagoona but I don't see them there on www.garageband.com [garageband.com] or several others I tried. PPK [garageband.com] was the only one I found (sounds like Faithless and Scooter? I don't think so...). Is it there yet or ComingSoon(TM)?
Depends on whether they Opted Out (Score:3, Funny)
Garageband.com doesn't have songs by those bands that opted out of Trusonic's commercial background music stream service.
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MP3.com hasn't relaunched (Score:5, Informative)
Re:MP3.com hasn't relaunched (Score:2)
From music.download.com's FAQ
Q: What is the difference between MP3.com and Download.com Music?
A: Download.com Music will be a free artist upload and download site that is part of Download.com. We are currently accepting submissions for this forthcoming site, which is launching in mid-April. MP3.com will evolve into a comprehensive information and discovery site for music fans, helping them enjoy the exciting world of digital music to the fullest.
Is it me only or do both the sites
Re:MP3.com hasn't relaunched (Score:2, Interesting)
GarageBand.com? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:GarageBand.com? (Score:2, Informative)
Nah, he's cool. GarageBand.com and Apple signed an agreement to share the name back in '03.
Re:GarageBand.com? (Score:3, Informative)
Apple is paying for the use of the name "GarageBand" for their music compostion software included with iLife [apple.com]. The agreement was signed in April 2003, according to GarageBand.
So, Apple was working on GarageBand in early 2003?
Indies (Score:3, Interesting)
BTW (Score:1)
Re:launch again? (Score:2)
This might be a good thing. (Score:5, Interesting)
Can't fly, all artst material is at garageband (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Can't fly, all artst material is at garageband (Score:1)
We all 'just pitch in' on the monthly bills, and since we know each other pretty well, whenever someone gets a hit and their bandwidth usage goes up, we all know about it!
There's really no 'technological' reason these days for small bands of like-minded souls not to continue aimlessly roaming the plains, together
oops ... (Score:1)
Re:Can't fly, all artst material is at garageband (Score:1)
There are better alternatives (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:There are better alternatives (Score:2)
Re:There are better alternatives (Score:1, Informative)
And if you think mp3.com should have been a collection of mainly American music, fuck you too!
Re:There are better alternatives (Score:1)
I'm not going to fight a bunch of AC posters on something I don't make money from. But if you're going to attack me, at least have proof. I'm happy with what I've found, and so is the only other non-AC to post here.
Re:There are better alternatives (Score:1)
PS: one half of the site staff isn't in/from the USA.
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2000+ artists (Score:5, Informative)
Re:2000+ artists (Score:1)
newsflash: get away from your computer and get a girl and stop picking on me
Re:2000+ artists (Score:1, Flamebait)
The Free Alternative (Score:5, Informative)
New format available: all albums are now available for download as highest-quality Apple Macintosh AAC files, compressed into a Mac-native Stuffit archive. All the meta-information (song name, artist, year, album) is stored in the AAC file so that you can just drop the files into iTunes and they're perfectly recognized. And unlike AAC files bought from the iTunes shop, these AAC files are as unemcumbered by DRM (digital rights management).
If anyone here hasn't yet checked out magnatune, you should. There are some great acts and you can get exactly what most of us have been screaming for: un-DRM files of the highest possible quality and YOU set the price.
The Crackdown on P2P vs. Digital Distribution (Score:5, Interesting)
Being a musician in my own right, I've been considering the idea of using a P2P client for distribution of my music. Since *I* would be the copyright holder, it would be completely legitimate and get my music heard. In the effort to destroy the RIAA's stranglehold over the music business, I would encourage any of you with a creative bent to distribute your works via P2P. After all, fame is worth a lot more than money because fame can get you places that money can't. I have been experimenting with P2P clients like MUTE [sourceforge.net] and the interesting new file sharing pardigm Konspire [sourceforge.net]. Konspire has the interesting side effect of turning P2P around into something like what Usenet used to be, only it's a LOT cooler.
My suggestions:
-Try out MUTE
-Try out Konspire
-If you are creative, focus on getting your name known via P2P
-Once you have an established reputation, you can keep your fans happy with some free tracks/videos/writing and some exclusive stuff that they would happily pay for. It's the best of both worlds.
Re:The Crackdown on P2P vs. Digital Distribution (Score:1)
Quick.. (Score:2)
Alternatives (Score:2)
new mp3.com not yet launched (Score:4, Informative)
There is a banner on that page for music.download.com, which has been there for a long time. music.download.com is another one of CNET's services, but it is not the new mp3.com! mp3.com will be relaunched soon by CNET.
The story is incorrect!
meh.. (Score:3, Informative)
Soundclick (Score:4, Informative)
Warmest Regards,
--Jack
Re:Soundclick, er CDGoRound (Score:1)
perhaps (Score:2)
The short answer (Score:2)
No.
We only accept 192Kbps MP3 files in stereo with 44 (Score:2, Informative)
But what about the quality of the music? (Score:3, Informative)
so now mp3.com relaunches. yawn. is this 1996 all over again? how long before they assemble a mountain of crap that makes the true gems even harder to find?
i'm using http://www.mp3jackpot.com and http://www.mp34u.com these days to save time finding the "quality" free mp3's from those artists smart enough to give away a track or two in order to compete.
and hey, i'm also helping to find songs for mp34u.com - and it has been pretty fun so far.
Very alpha! (Score:2)
Have experimentally uploaded a track by MEME vs XAN [download.com] to see how it works but at the moment it seems the link is screwed. Maybe it'll work later.
Not sure where they are going with t
Given their previous quality ratio... (Score:4, Funny)
purevolume.com (Score:1)
One humble musician's take: (Score:2, Interesting)
.. But Will It Fly? (Score:3, Funny)
GarageBand is not an MP3 download site (Score:2)
comments about mp3.com (Score:3, Interesting)
* Too much crap. Free uploading means that anyone who thought they were an artist could upload music. No business model can support this. MP3 really needed to charge artists a few dollars a month. That wouldn't limit a real artist, but it might limit the guys that churned out crap.
* No way to find good music. There were "top 100" charts, but that's about it. How about Amazon-style relevance? Michael Robertson hated anything that forced a listener to listen to something- why wouldn't people want to choose each and every track? Well, some people don't care, or don't want to take the time. Give me a stream and leave me alone.
* No business model. Can't make money giving free uploads and free downloads. Subscriptions were ineffective, artist subscriptions pissed off the artists, and giving away hundreds of thousands per month was just silly.
* CEOs that didn't care. Michael Robertson had some vision and enthusiasm, but couldn't save it.
On the other hand, there were some great people and ideas at MP3.com. Trusonic is one of those- I'm sure they will continue to be successful.
Has nobody heard of.... (Score:1)
Patience! (Score:2)
*sigh*
Well, doh, the few days after opening, a site *will* have lots of "zero down
site design (Score:2)
It is always nice to see a site change when I hit my 0){var cs=!document.styleSheets[0].disabled;for(i=0;iTogg le CSS bookmarklet. Too bad Slashdot uses shitty fat HTML. I guess Slashdot doesn allow links that start with the javascript: pseudo protocol
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In The Defense of MyGlobalSound.com (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In The Defense of MyGlobalSound.com (Score:2)
Ok!
If anyone out there is willing to give me $5,000 (USD), then me and a friend (I mostly code, he goes mostly graphics with a little code) will build you a customized LAMP clone of the site mentioned by the parent! I'd recommend a slightly less "sharp" design.. it really does kinda burn the eyes..
E-mail krypt at mountaincable dot net
Re:In The Defense of MyGlobalSound.com (Score:1)
garageband.com (Score:1)
www.OGG.net ?? (Score:1)
Re:www.OGG.net ?? (Score:2)
Anything that ends with
I'll Pass (Score:2)
What MP3.com promised initially was very encouraging as a songwriter, independent producer of music, but got subjugated by processes very similar to how M$ has garnered it's software inventory: they made it somewhat successful and sold out, leaving the artists who'd invested tremendous time and effort into a project with no potential to gain any benefit from what they contributed.
I'm sure the next model will be much less viable since these artists have been once bitten. There's always the potential for
GarageBand.com (Score:2, Insightful)
I call bullshit (Score:1)
Mperia.com (Score:1)
Unlike C|Net, we don't have limits on the number of songs artists c
Re:in a word (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:in a word (Score:2)
Re:in a word (Score:2)
Or form an opinion on a piece of software without even using it? Oh, sorry, forgot where I was for a moment.
Re:in a word (Score:2)
No, the typical Slashdotter would probably write the review based on the excerpts on the dust jackets of other books on the surrounding shelves.
Not MP3.com! It's CNET's music.download.com (Score:1, Redundant)
Re:It might fly for awhile. (Score:2)
But then, what should one expect in a forum where someone touting the real world possibilities for self employment in today's job market is modded "troll?"
Harrumph.
Re:It might fly for awhile. (Score:2)
example1 [magnatune.com], example 2 [magnatune.com], and example 3 [thecreatures.com] of why this is a supremely antiquated notion...
Yes, I replied to a troll... hype knows no boundaries.