Emusic - It's Not What You Think It Is!

Hi all you blog fans out there. I’m going to take a little break from my passion for gaming posts and tell you about something I think you should know. It concerns a music download site which give away free downloads but unfortunately, their output is not to everyone’s taste. I’ll start at the beginning. I recently bought a new television and was offered a range of free things. One of these free things was a trial with Emusic, which is a download site similar to Itunes and Napster. Actually, it would seem this way from first glance but I was wrong. I got on there and it was basically a breeding ground for old recordings and unknown artists.

I personally don’t mind this as I listen to a lot of non-mainstream stuff. I was thrilled at the amount of Show of Hands material which was available to me, and cheaper than any other download site to my knowledge. I was offered some free downloads and I took them. In doing so, I had to sign up and choose a payment plan. I was told I could just cancel quite easily once my free downloads had been done. Unfortunately, I didn’t cancel quickly enough and sure enough £25 had been taken out. My answer to this is just to use up all that credit, because in my opinion it is good to discover non mainstream stuff, and then try and cancel.

I would beware that a lot of the older recordings of 60s artists appear to be rerecorded. These are sometimes inferior to the original and as some would say, not worth the money you spend. I think part of the attraction of the site is that downloads are only 42p, as opposed to 79p on some sites. This was great for me to get those older songs that have been stuck in my head for ages. Songs by Chuck Berry and the like are easily accessible, with most of his known recordings on there for all to download. If you’re looking for DJ Wotsit or MC Mammy featuring Miss Warble, you’re not going to find it here. I wouldn’t say it was suitable for the teen market unless they have a very eclectic taste in music. I would recommend this site strictly for people who prefer non mainstream or music from the mid 20^th century. I was interested to see an album by Inkspots on there, certainly not to everyone’s taste but I’m sure someone out there appreciates it.

So there you go, they are a non mainstream music provider. I was even shocked to see my own song on there. Just type in Jamie Dyer and up it comes, I Gave You My Lovin’. Shameless piece of advertising but I was thrilled to see my own recording up on this site, I wasn’t sad enough to download it from the site though!

Thanks all for reading and please leave any comments or stories of experience you may have on the subject below!