written by yorkielass4skye on 22/11/2011
I was originally introduced to e-music by cashing in Kelloggs Cornflakes vouchers! What with the initial 25 tunes free and then 100 free tracks when I signed up to 1 year with them, it worked out I paid 23p per track, for a total of 413 tracks. I must admit I'm not fond of the new pricing structure they introduced mid-way through 2010 (42p per track, rather than simply offering 24 unpriced tracks for £9.99), where £9.99 doesn't strictly speaking get that 24th track each month, but it still beats iTunes for price (and I'm such a huge Apple/Mac Head, it almost pains me to say that!). I've discovered musicians and singers I had never heard of & now love, and the details provided on artists, reviews of the albums and links to similar artists are all very handy, for discovering more within a specific genre. I agree more modern mainstream stuff is not there, but then that's pretty obvious after only being on the site for 1 month, which is normally the discounted/free period anyway! Yes, I agree you have to read through the various plans, but it really isn't that complicated and aslong as you remember to purchase your 23 tracks every month (if you're on the £9.99 package), then there really can be no problem. You can cancel whenever you want - I did after my first year - to see if another special offer would be forthcoming - and lo and behold - re-join for 99p, to get £5.99 worth of tracks and then you can cancel at any point after that, although e-music will automatically re-new on the £5.99 monthly package unless you tell them otherwise. I've had an investigation today of what's still on there that is of interest to me and if I sign up to another year (equivalent of £9.99 a month, but only costing me £6.99 per month), it works out at less than 30p per track if you include the free ones in the 1st month! Roughly £4 per album if you average approx. 14 tracks per album! That's roughly the same cost as play.com and in some cases a lot cheaper! I think you need to be aware of the types of music on offer and do some research during the first month into whether they have enough music in the genres you like, but if you do and they have, then you should be well satisfied - it's been an enjoyable and surprising voyage of discovery - thank you e-music!!
written by on 11/07/2010
I really don't understand the negative reviews of Emusic here. The only thing I can think is that people don't understand that this music service excludes all music from the top 4 labels (but they do now carry Sony) which means it excludes most of the worst music around at the moment. This is how they keep the costs down.
There is a staggering number of tracks available with all the best releases available as soon as they are released and they are nearly all available as individual track downloads if that is your preference. This is quality music too, you won't find a lot of the dross that stinks out the Top 40 every week.
The best thing about Emusic is the quality reviews by people who really know about music, plus comments from other emusic users. It will really help you discover quality music.
If you are serious about music you should seriously consider Emusic. Be warned though, it can be very addictive.
written by on 04/07/2008
For a true music fan, E-Music is fantastic. I'm in the camp that thinks most of today's popular music is terrible. If you're willing to browse, there is a virtually limitless range of quality music particularly in genres like blues, folk, etc. If you are looking for Britney, Hannah Montana, and the other radio fare, this isn't for you. If you're a hard core music fan, it's wonderful. I've had no problems with the billing in three years, but the interface to make changes seems a bit confusing.
written by on 26/01/2008
I recommend eMusic because of what they have done for me, I have been in foster care all my life in i just won to be able to put songs on my mp3 player.
written by 68stationwagon on 11/01/2008
eMusic is a long haul value - meaning that if you get it, you'll subscribe for a long term and appreciate the depth of independent artists that are offered over time. You cannot possible appreciate the site or service in 20 minutes so don't go to the boards and act all harsh if you don't see major label (RIAA) artists in your first 20 minutes... The short-coming to all this in my opinion is that eMusic doesn't have the same brand identity as itunes - as far as I am aware some folks think that eMusic should have britney spears, U2 and limpbiscuit - those are RIAA label "acts" - go to itunes and pay a buck a track for them - but I dont personally think that is not a good value and limits your music enjoyment.
written by frogboy on 07/08/2006
I love the eMusic website. Someone gave me a tip about it three years ago and it was like winning the lottery. The range of music if you're not into mainstream stuff is amazing. Some of the tracks aren't downloadable in the UK, but www.emusic.com is an amazing site. I always manage to use my 40 downloads a month in about 2 hours of them refreshing. From electronica, free jazz, indie, soul and downbeat, this site has it all, and keeps adding all the time.
written by philajoe56 on 31/01/2006
I have been a member of eMusic since 2001, and I am still finding new music to listen to. eMusic reminds me of going to a record store and looking through the bins until I see something I might like.
written by 68stationwagon on 31/01/2006
The CD store is going to be bellies-up in 5 years. Meanwhile, you have a computer with a decent connection, a credit card, and a passion for music exploration. You also have a sense of decency, and feel that artists ought to be compensated for their efforts. From time to time you may even want to ask questions from an intelligent user community regarding a particular recording or artist. You may even want to have a bit of assurance that your music will be available to you, even if that inevitable event in life known as a hard drive crash obliterates every other digital aspect of your existence. eMusic is for you. Try it and find your way to the message board; life will really kick in then.
written by frogkopf on 17/11/2005
Without a doubt e music is the best digital music site on the web for all the reasons stated above and more.
There is also a passionate knowledgable community that inhabit the message boards, and who are eager and willing to share their discoveries with other members.
For those who want to expand their horizons beyond the prefab derivative pap the the big companies foist on you, eMusic is a gold mine
written by paulkilledthepope on 15/08/2005
Very good. Emusic is populated by people who love music, and the mood is infectious. Certain very well known artists may be hard to find - but that is more than made up for in my opinion, by the quality of the service, lack of DRM and value for money. I have found loads of music on this service that I love, and was previously unaware of. Every subscriber to services to eMusic makes it clear to the big 4 record companies that a Non-restrictive Non-DRM download service, can work as a reliable business model.
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Written on: 13/07/2012
Well my review wasn't about quality or anything and i do understand the sign up now after they keep taking money from my account yet i never signed up with them EVER. The first i heard about it was on my bank statement. Yeah i don't download music from the internet. And have only ever bought from Amazon (but my card on there expired years ago). So they have either stolen my bank details or someone else has.