Jim wrote:

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I have scored some decent stuff there tho, so it's still worth it, I
believe.....

Jim

Me:

A more enthusiastic reply <smile>: I LOVE Emusic! With my limited
resources for buying new music, it's a godsend. In only the last three
months I've downloaded these albums in their entirety:

Jill Sobule, Underdog Victorious
Grip Weeds, Giant on the Beach
The High Dials, A New Devotion
Matthew Sweet, Living Things
The Wondermints, Mind If We Make Love to You
Marah, 20K Streets Under the Sky
Outrageous Cherry
Elliot Smith, Basement On a Hill

There's one more that I can't think of right now (umm ...). I've also
grabbed a few single's as well (mostly cherry-picking from indie bands
greatest "hits" albums). Anyway, I find that the variable bitrate mp3's
unencode nicely into .wav and then .cda files. The CD-R's I make sound
good to me on my pc, in my car and in my living room. Of course, you get
ZERO liner notes and artwork from Emusic, a major limitation for many
folks, no doubt, and as I've said before, I wish I had 'em. But at
(right now), roughly 3 bucks an album, I'll take what I can get and
happily. You can also find some of the liner notes and artwork online if
you want, at different off-site locations.

I enjoy Emusic nearly as much as I do Paste Magazine (the free DVD's in
each of the last 3 issues have been absolute KEEPERS). Along with
recommendations from Auditeers, reviews from Fufkin and the like, I can
nearly keep up! :-)

Jeff T.
Del.