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Amazon Hits iTunes Again With $0.99 Lady Gaga Album, Qualifies for Cloud Drive Storage Upgrade
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Too many Gaga and MP3 haters
There sure are a lot of Gaga haters on here. Reminds me of how my naggy old mum treats my kids. Disgusting.
And, for all the MP3 haters, you should hate AAC too by your own arguments... My entire song library is in MP3 at 192kbps to 256kbps rates and it sounds perfectly fine on a $5k Bose home system. Amazon delivers 256kbps MP3s, and AAC is a lossy format at 320kb contrary to some statements on this board.
I don't hear anyone complaining about MPEG4 and "lossy" video formats. There's nothing wrong with MP3 at 192kb+ rates.
There sure are a lot of Gaga haters on here. Reminds me of how my naggy old mum treats my kids. Disgusting.
And, for all the MP3 haters, you should hate AAC too by your own arguments... My entire song library is in MP3 at 192kbps to 256kbps rates and it sounds perfectly fine on a $5k Bose home system. Amazon delivers 256kbps MP3s, and AAC is a lossy format at 320kb contrary to some statements on this board.
I don't hear anyone complaining about MPEG4 and "lossy" video formats. There's nothing wrong with MP3 at 192kb+ rates.
You speak wise words.
I would be a very good idea for anyone who likes the idea of putting their data on some 3rd party cloud system to have it in two places with two companies.
That way, when one system get's hacked, explodes, or just has a major system crash, then you will have the other to fall back on.
That is so not true. I just bought Gaga's album from Amazon and got 256kb MP3 files for my $.99. Last week I had bought two Gaga singles from Apple and I just checked them - they are 256kb AAC files.
You probably voted for Ron Paul, too, and you'd vote for Newt for POTUS.
Maybe you should check out the duet with Elton at the 2010 Grammys. THAT was a most excellent performance.
That'll do, pig.
I'll let you know when I restart Safari and check my downloaded songs.
Yep! 256 kbps songs. Sounds great through my headphones using either the Amazon MP3 Player or the downloaded iTunes versions..
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This album is epic. I'm a huge fan, and I can say without a doubt that this is her best work yet. It really shows off her talent. It's absolutely worth the download.
Get over the whole weird/freak/whore/puppet thing. YOU are exactly what she is speaking out against. Accept people for who they are.
Get over the whole weird/freak/whore/puppet thing. YOU are exactly what she is speaking out against. Accept people for who they are.
For 99 cents, you betcha I bought it. My girls love her.
One reason I am choosing amazon at this point, mp3 without restrictions.
Prices have been pretty fantastic so far as well. I also like that it allows me to download and import into iTunes. Best of both worlds.
One reason I am choosing amazon at this point, mp3 without restrictions.
Prices have been pretty fantastic so far as well. I also like that it allows me to download and import into iTunes. Best of both worlds.
LOL@ Mp3 inferior comments, there is no difference between MP3 and AAC @ 256kbps...the only difference is MP3 is a much MORE compatible format for other players on the market.
I thought it was a good deal: 99 cents for the whole album, this month's most anticipated release...plus an upgrade to 20GB of Amazon cloud storage. So I splurged and blew all the change in my pocket.
Then I saw the order confirmation in the email from Amazon. Surprise, surprise.
Total purchase price, $0.00.
I seems that I bought something a while back that came with a free mp3 song download that I never realized. But Amazon remembered, and credited the full cost of the album.
Now if Amazon would sell gasoline...
Then I saw the order confirmation in the email from Amazon. Surprise, surprise.
Total purchase price, $0.00.
I seems that I bought something a while back that came with a free mp3 song download that I never realized. But Amazon remembered, and credited the full cost of the album.
Now if Amazon would sell gasoline...
They did post a notice that traffic was bogging down the process. However, I had no problems at 6:15 PM EDT.
i wouldnt pay a penny for anything from lady gaga. i wouldnt even except all of her "music" for free. id take a cd or vinyl over a crappy mp3 any day. death to digital media and pointless garbage pop music.
+1. I don't know why people complain so much when it's lo-Fi pop music and audiophiles use 256Kbps VBR MP3 too. Maybe they should complain about the mixing/mastering instead.
i ordered around an hour ago if that, zero issues here.
It was in my account that second. I was also able to download it to my computer and have it auto import into iTunes.
It was in my account that second. I was also able to download it to my computer and have it auto import into iTunes.
I am experiencing a similar problem. I can play 4 of the songs, but the others are grayed-out on the cloud player, and when I try to download, there are only 4 available. Hopefully they'll get this sorted out soon. Buying in iTunes is much smoother.
No.
Chopin, Mingus, Dylan, Rachmaninov, Willie Dixon, D. Reinhardt, Odetta, Brahms, T.Monk, Ledbelly, Ravel, N. Drake, Howlin Wolf, Copland, Pastorius, Callas, Renbourn/Graham/Jansch, freaking Beethoven...
You could spend your entire lifetime listening to popular music actually done WELL, by musicians with above-average skill AND talent, without hearing any of it twice, and still not make it though it all or even into the really stuffy highbrow stuff. To ignore all that quality in favor of albums full of mindless dance floor filler written at a fifth grade level is...
Okay, no one, well, except possibly that freak of nature Mozart, was born knowing good music. We all started being inspired by crude junk, it's really okay. We all bought albums based on how trendy it was, or hot the girl on the cover is, or what zany antics the "entertainer" got up to for press. And you know, if you listen to the worst album in the world enough times, you'll start to like it. So that's fine. But recognize it for what it is, a product. This is not music for musics sake, or timeless art. This is trendy, consumable, disposable product that you bought because everyone else bought it, and going into it thinking it's going to be great, combined with enough repetition, will make you think it truly is wonderful. There are thousands of better songwriters and performers than this woman in every empty coffee shop with a rug on the floor. Are you going to run out and give their sweet words an equally open listen?
Assuming it's the detractors that are misinformed or narrow minded or "musically immature" is nothing more than self serving. It isn't about "taste", it's about marketing vs music. We've all been where you are. Some of us just learned the difference and decided we prefer music. But it's not for everybody.
Chopin, Mingus, Dylan, Rachmaninov, Willie Dixon, D. Reinhardt, Odetta, Brahms, T.Monk, Ledbelly, Ravel, N. Drake, Howlin Wolf, Copland, Pastorius, Callas, Renbourn/Graham/Jansch, freaking Beethoven...
You could spend your entire lifetime listening to popular music actually done WELL, by musicians with above-average skill AND talent, without hearing any of it twice, and still not make it though it all or even into the really stuffy highbrow stuff. To ignore all that quality in favor of albums full of mindless dance floor filler written at a fifth grade level is...
Okay, no one, well, except possibly that freak of nature Mozart, was born knowing good music. We all started being inspired by crude junk, it's really okay. We all bought albums based on how trendy it was, or hot the girl on the cover is, or what zany antics the "entertainer" got up to for press. And you know, if you listen to the worst album in the world enough times, you'll start to like it. So that's fine. But recognize it for what it is, a product. This is not music for musics sake, or timeless art. This is trendy, consumable, disposable product that you bought because everyone else bought it, and going into it thinking it's going to be great, combined with enough repetition, will make you think it truly is wonderful. There are thousands of better songwriters and performers than this woman in every empty coffee shop with a rug on the floor. Are you going to run out and give their sweet words an equally open listen?
Assuming it's the detractors that are misinformed or narrow minded or "musically immature" is nothing more than self serving. It isn't about "taste", it's about marketing vs music. We've all been where you are. Some of us just learned the difference and decided we prefer music. But it's not for everybody.
well looks like Amazon is expecting Apple to come out with something awesome! Too bad you'll never see sales like this on iTunes..
I agree ... not even if they gave me 1$ to download ... I just don't see anything in Gagag