Hey, I have four of those. And three are from the iTunes Store.

Posted by Dan Bruno on 31 May 02007 @ 6pm

“The Scientist” was one of the best music videos that I’ve seen in the past 8 years…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNwQeedQfZE

Posted by Kevin on 31 May 02007 @ 6pm

We are the zeitgeist.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 31 May 02007 @ 6pm

DRM’d or iTunes Plus?

Posted by MB on 31 May 02007 @ 10pm

Only one was available w/o DRM, “The Scientist,” so I had to settle for getting the rest in an encumbered format. I actually bought a six track today, Colin Hay’s “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You,” which was also DRMd AAC.

Incidentally, I just checked out the contents of the actual file of “The Scientist” (using the *nix utility “strings”) and discovered a line with my name and another with my e-mail address. Here’s hoping somebody develops a tool to strip that sort of thing out.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 31 May 02007 @ 11pm

The Shins. Awesome. My favorite song of theirs is “We Will Become Silhouettes.”

Posted by TheGreenMiles on 1 June 02007 @ 9am

I’m old, help me out. Why wouldn’t you just buy the spectacularly good “A Rush of Blood to the Head” and convert to that IPod thingy? Less the intro track, that albumn is an aural classic. And Etta James “At Last” is a meal full of music.

I’m having a hard time understanding the allure of buying the downloaded single. But then, I thought the CD was the new sliced bread.

Posted by Bubby on 1 June 02007 @ 10am

Because I really, really don’t like Coldplay. I held off for a couple of years before buying “The Scientist” for that very reasons. And I’m just not that familiar with Etta James. I’d rather buy one song, see if I really like and, if I do, then I’ll buy the album.

CDs are expensive. I’m not going to invest $15 in an artist that I may not like. I’d much rather spend $1-$2 and, six months later, then I might buy the whole thing. It’s been many years since artists have made albums, in the sense of Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds. If they’re not going to create a monolithic work, I’ll feel free to cherry-pick the bits I like.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 1 June 02007 @ 10am

Speaking of $15 CDs…check out http://www.yourmusic.com. CD’s are $6.99 with a commitment to buy one/month. Get out at any time. They have a decent selection, which I use primarily to buy older jazz or classical albums.

CD’s on this website used to be $4.99 about a year or so ago, but have gone up. I suppose I’ll get out at around $8.99, but until then, it’s a pretty good deal.

Posted by Jesse on 1 June 02007 @ 12pm

I still go to Plan 9. I like the atmosphere of a local record store (before this it was Town & Campus in Harrisonburg). Whenever I travel to new cities, I always try to find the local record stores. It’s the only kind of shopping I really like.

I suppose it’s also because I see the writing on the walls for record stores, and I’m in denial. I don’t want them to go the way of the video arcades. Plan 9 should have gotten on board with concert promotion when they had the chance. Now, it’s just a matter of years before the inevitable end…

Posted by finnegan on 4 June 02007 @ 10am

1. Jason Aldean- “Johnny Cash”
2. Jason Aldean- “Amarillo Sky”
3. Montgomery Gentry- “My Town”
4. Brad Paisley- “I’m Gonna Miss Her”
5. Sugarland- “Down in Mississippi”

Posted by Ghost of A.L. Philpott on 5 June 02007 @ 12pm

Zero 7, “In the Waiting Line” is a fantastic bolero to dance to…

Posted by Scott Nolan on 7 June 02007 @ 7am