On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Jeff Muller <<a href="mailto:jmuller38@mchsi.com">jmuller38@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm not disputing that it might be useful in certain situations and I'm<br>
not against it at all. It just struck me as an odd "feature" given that<br>
it is 180º from one of the fundamental aspects (and marketed as such)<br>
of the whole iTunes system! Irony will never die, especially if there's<br>
a buck to be made from it. :-)<br>
</blockquote></div><br>Well, I've tended to use iTunes music store for low-risk musical experimentation. There are a number of times I've tried something new and then gone out and bought the whole album.<br><br>Try this - <br>
A masterful twist on some of our favourite classics<br> Cuban Dance (Brahms, Hungarian Dance) by Klazz Brothers and Cuba Percussion or<br> Mambozart (Mozart, Symphony No. 40) by Klazz Brothers and Cuba Percussion<br clear="all">
<br> A high-energy metal-ish, industrial track that defies classification<br> Switchback by Celldweller<br><br>Just two examples where I bought one track then bought the whole album.<br><br>Then there's those stupid albums that have only one track that anyone wants and Apple or the label refuses to sell only the track you want, you have to buy the whole album (what's that song from the movie Madagascar? "We like to move it move it...").<br>
<br>For the record, I'm boycotting Apple's iTunes and the iTunes store because of Apple's anti-competitive monopoly like sales tactics. They're no different than MS and only open up when their hand is forced. I buy my music at the used CD store on Merle Hay Rd a block south of Douglas (can't remember the name).<br>
<br>-- <br>Matthew Nuzum<br>newz2000 on freenode