# I have 26 free eMusic downloads **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951 "2007-06-22T03:04:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/1 "2007-06-22T03:04:17Z")
Inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=425750): I signed up for eMusic the other day (inspired by another thread, actually) and have been poking around looking for stuff to download, but I realize that I have so little knowledge about current music that i have no idea where to even look. So I will download the next two dozen recommendations available from eMusic, no questions asked. Except, no rap. I hate rap. So what should I get? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/2 "2007-06-22T03:18:17Z")
[Hey - The Pixies Live](http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Pixies-Hey-Live-Pixies-MP3-Download/10889232.html) or some of their studio stuff on Surfa Rosa or Doolittle [The Wind - Warren Zevon](http://www.emusic.com/album/Warren-Zevon-The-Wind-MP3-Download/10810807.html) his last album [John Mayall’s 70th Birthday party with friends](http://www.emusic.com/album/John-Mayall-70th-Birthday-Concert-MP3-Download/10891019.html) And for some more recent stuff: [Anything by the Be Good Tanyas](http://www.emusic.com/artist/The-Be-Good-Tanyas-MP3-Download/11598652.html) [Shout Bama Lama and other rockin’ tunes from the Detroit Cobras](http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Detroit-Cobras-Life-Love-And-Leaving-MP3-Download/10713950.html) That’s a start ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/3 "2007-06-22T03:20:55Z")
One song per recommendation, please. Sorry I wasn’t clearer about that. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/4 "2007-06-22T03:25:07Z")
Superchunk’s cover of David Bowie’s “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)” from their _Cup of Sand_ compilation. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/5 "2007-06-22T03:29:51Z")
I don’t know what your tastes lean toward (since I haven’t heard of the artist you recommended in the linked thread), but I’ll recommend … **Goldfrapp** “Ride a White Horse” Great dance song. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/6 "2007-06-22T03:41:45Z")
[QUOTE=interface2x] **Goldfrapp** “Ride a White Horse” [/QUOTE] Not finding it on eMusic. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/7 "2007-06-22T03:58:04Z")
Debaser by the Pixies Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat) by the Detroit Cobras Keep Me in Your Heart by Warren Zevon Rain and Snow by the Be Good Tanyas Take your choice. The Live Pixies stuff is only available on eMusic and it’s amazing, that would be my one choice if I had only one. ---
**Author:** ![lexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/8 "2007-06-22T04:09:19Z")
If you like punk rock, check out The Oblivians; most of their stuff is available on eMusic. I’d suggest “Bad Man” as a good song to sample. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/9 "2007-06-22T04:15:14Z")
I’ll give you my most-listened-to non-rap song of the past three months as measured by last.fm. [checks last.fm page] Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives Ooh, that’s a good one. Catchy as hell pop-rock. If you don’t like it, you have no soul. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/10 "2007-06-22T04:20:57Z")
[Only Love](http://www.emusic.com/album/Harlan-T-Bobo-too-much-love-MP3-Download/10884443.html) (the first song on that album) by Harlan T. Bobo. I predict you’ll choose to download the rest of the album after hearing that; I did. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/11 "2007-06-22T04:28:02Z")
Neko Case - “Deep Red Bells”, from the album Blacklisted. It’s gorgeous. Kind of a country-folky-gospel hybrid. And what a voice! ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/12 "2007-06-22T12:21:45Z")
I kind of burned my 25 free tracks unceremoniously (used it as an opportunity to give a cheap, quirky gift to **El Perro Fumando** by grabbing the entire _Charlie Brown Christmas_ album), and didn’t really care enough to continue on with emusic as a paid member. But I did get a few decent tracks in the trial: Nina Simone “Sinnerman” - Found it on the _Thomas Crowne Affair_ soundtrack. A great track, such soul, great energy, and at over ten minutes, you get your money worth (so to speak). Ryan Adams “Monday Night” and “Goodbye Honey” from various Bloodshot Records compilations. That’s assuming alt-country does anything for you. London Symphony Orchestra “Le Sacre Du Printemps” (Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”). Some classical/orchestral music on the site is split up into what comes to many dozens of small tracks, and some is in unwieldy large single files. This was the second. So I got a decent (not the best I’ve heard, but not by a bunch of hobbyists in a local orchestra by a long shot) version of the entire ballet score in one go. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/13 "2007-06-22T12:49:07Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Not finding it on eMusic. [/QUOTE] Really?? It’s major label, it should be available anywhere. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/14 "2007-06-22T13:19:34Z")
[QUOTE=interface2x] Really?? It’s major label, it should be available anywhere. Oh well. [/QUOTE] That’s the trick with eMusic. There are no major labels. They offer just minor and independent labels, and do so at a much lower price break. I think, depending on your subscription level, it can work out to be between $0.25 and $0.40 per song. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/15 "2007-06-22T17:19:37Z")
Downloaded so far: Scary Monsters by Superchunk Debaser by the Pixies Bad Man by The Oblivians Only Love by Harlan T. Bobo Deep Red Bells by Neco Case Sinnerman by Nina Simone Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives by Voxtrot ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/16 "2007-06-22T17:21:00Z")
Editors - Munich ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/17 "2007-06-22T18:39:18Z")
The new Paul McCartney album is on there. ---
**Author:** ![Senior\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Senior\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senior_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/18 "2007-06-22T19:27:20Z")
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go ---
**Author:** ![\_x0HOLLiSTER0x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/839c29/32.png) [@\_x0HOLLiSTER0x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_x0HOLLiSTER0x)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/19 "2007-06-22T19:35:13Z")
If you’re in the mood for something well-written try “Breathe (2 AM)” By Anna Nalick. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/20 "2007-06-22T19:59:29Z")
[QUOTE=❤x0HOLLiSTER0x​❤] If you’re in the mood for something well-written try “Breathe (2 AM)” By Anna Nalick. [/QUOTE] …which is, Survey Says: A major label release (Sony). From their own site: > [@](#): > > eMusic offers more than 2 million tracks from the world’s leading **independent labels**. Unlike the other digital music services, we are **100% focused on independent music**. Best of all, new artists, albums and labels are added every week. (bolding mine) So no Sony BMG, EMI, Universal Music Group, or Warner Group. Which is nearly everything you’ll hear on the radio. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951.md?page=2)