# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![\_x0HOLLiSTER0x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/839c29/32.png) [@\_x0HOLLiSTER0x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_x0HOLLiSTER0x)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/21 "2007-06-22T20:10:55Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] …which is, Survey Says: A major label release (Sony). From their own site:(bolding mine) So no Sony BMG, EMI, Universal Music Group, or Warner Group. Which is nearly everything you’ll hear on the radio. [/QUOTE] Oh…I see. I’d never heard of eMusic before… :smack: ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/22 "2007-06-22T21:27:26Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] 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. [/QUOTE] Well, I’ll be damned. I was going to look through to see what kind of music they had, but it wouldn’t let me do that without doing my own trial. Ignorance fought. ---
**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, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/23 "2007-06-22T21:32:27Z")
[QUOTE=interface2x] Well, I’ll be damned. I was going to look through to see what kind of music they had, but it wouldn’t let me do that without doing my own trial. Ignorance fought. [/QUOTE] Easy workaround. Just go down to the bottom of that front page, and you’ll see “About eMusic” as the first little text link. Then you get 1) a quick FAQ on the site, and 2) the search toolbar at the top of your screen. Alternatively: [http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html](http://www.emusic.com/about/index.html) ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/24 "2007-06-22T21:35:00Z")
[QUOTE=interface2x] Well, I’ll be damned. I was going to look through to see what kind of music they had, but it wouldn’t let me do that without doing my own trial. Ignorance fought. [/QUOTE] Follow some of the links above. Once you’re in their music browser I think you can review their catalog without logging in. ---
**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, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/25 "2007-06-22T21:46:59Z")
Don’t forget to check out the free tracks, both daily and the long term stuff. [http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-eMusic-2007-Pitchfork-Music-Festival-Sampler-MP3-Download/11054191.html](http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-eMusic-2007-Pitchfork-Music-Festival-Sampler-MP3-Download/11054191.html) [http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Curve-Music-Curve-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11046393.html](http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Curve-Music-Curve-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11046393.html) [http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Real-Music-Real-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11051331.html](http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Real-Music-Real-Music-Sampler-MP3-Download/11051331.html) [http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Frochot-Music-AFRICAN-SALSA-MP3-Download/11052752.html](http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Frochot-Music-AFRICAN-SALSA-MP3-Download/11052752.html) Not all is great, or even good, but there are always some hidden gems in there and it 's a great way to find new artists. ---
**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, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/26 "2007-06-22T21:54:51Z")
For a genre suggestion: A lot of really good Irish Rock/Punk is on indie labels: Flogging Molly Dead Kennedys Dropkick Murphys Anti-Flag Black Flag The Exploited Kind of hurts when I discovered that just now. Had spent $10 each on physical copies of Molly’s _Drunken Lullabies_ and _Within a Mile of Home_ just last month. At the most expensive subscription rate ($0.33 per song), _Home_ is only about $4.95, and _Lullabies_ is about $3.96. I like a physical copy without burning from lower bitrate MP3, and I like liner notes, but maybe not $5-$6 worth. ---
**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, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/27 "2007-06-22T21:55:04Z")
My biggest problem with my subscription is that I usually end up in this position at the end of every month. I download an album or so, and get my money’s worth, but I still have the rest of the 40 to go. ---
**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, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/28 "2007-06-22T22:19:22Z")
[QUOTE=Telemark] Don’t forget to check out the free tracks, both daily and the long term stuff. [/quote] Yup, the free music was my first stop. Haven’t had a chance to plow through it yet, but just the volume of it beats iTunes’ 2-3 free tracks a week all to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/29 "2007-06-22T22:40:06Z")
**theSTART** - Shakedown! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/30 "2007-06-22T22:59:06Z")
eMusic is great. I’ve been a subscriber since last November, and it always seems like there’s something there I’m interested in. They have an absolutely massive library covering almost every conceivable genre. Granted, they don’t have any of the big label releases, but oftentimes you can find some major artists who have had releases on indie labels. It’s cheap, too, given the number of monthly downloads you get. I’ve still got 40 or so downloads I have to burn off before my monthly subscription renews though. (Sadly, your download allotment doesn’t roll over, so you use 'em or lose 'em) Anyway, if you’re in the mood for some trance beats, then try _Psycraft - Feel the Vibe_, or for an interesting fusion of rock and downtempo trance, the first track off the same album, _Dirtbag_, is pretty awesome, too. Oh, and check out eMusic’s [free tracks section](http://www.emusic.com/browse/0/b/-dbm/a/0-0/847/0.html). They have about 4 pages of free _full albums_ you can download. ---
**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, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/31 "2007-06-22T23:05:17Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Oh, and check out eMusic’s [free tracks section](http://www.emusic.com/browse/0/b/-dbm/a/0-0/847/0.html). They have about 4 pages of free _full albums_ you can download. [/QUOTE] That is an excellent idea. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/32 "2007-06-23T17:10:41Z")
Joshua Radin: Winter ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/33 "2007-06-23T19:09:23Z")
There’s some really good Warren Zevon tracks on there. From “My Ride’s Here”: Genius You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared From “Life’ll Kill Ya”: Back in the High Life Again (great Steve Winwood Cover) Ourselves to Know Porcelain Monkey For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer Don’t Let Us Get Sick My Sh_t’s F_cked Up (assuming you don’t mind the profanity - hilarious yet sad song) From “The Wind” (Grammy Award Winning Album) Disorder in the House (great raucus guitar work from Bruce Springsteen) She’s too Good For Me Prison Grove Keep My In Your Heart (most poignant song ever - recorded from his bed as he was dying from cancer) To give you an idea of how well he was regarded as a musician, these are the people who came from all over to play on his last album, probably for little or no money: Emmylou Harris Dwight Yoakam Jackson Browne Ry Cooder Don Henley David Lindley Tom Petty Bruce Springsteen John Waite Joe Walsh Jorge Calderon Tommy Shaw Jim Keltner T-Bone Burnett Luis Conte Timothy B. Schmit Billy Bob Thornton You just can’t go wrong with Zevon. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/34 "2007-06-24T22:55:40Z")
Apparently the Plain White T’s are on there, so you can get “Hey There, Delilah”. It’s a very simple but addictive tune. ETA: I haven’t liked much of their other stuff, but YMMV. I’ve read reviews that say the same thing. ---
**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 25, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/35 "2007-06-25T00:59:15Z")
[QUOTE=Rucksinator] Apparently the Plain White T’s are on there, so you can get “Hey There, Delilah”. It’s a very simple but addictive tune. ETA: I haven’t liked much of their other stuff, but YMMV. I’ve read reviews that say the same thing. [/QUOTE] Curse you and that damnable earworm! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951/36 "2007-06-25T03:27:27Z")
Snails - The Format Who Taught You to Live Like That - Sloan Sing Me Spanish Techno - New Pornographers 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists Come Dancing - The Kinks Mostly, though, just start downloading all the Neko Case you can. Even if you don’t care for it, you will. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-26-free-emusic-downloads/408951.md?page=1)