Download music?

**Monarch** · 07-17-2006, 15:07

Hey,

Basically I used to get my music really cheap, it was leagal IIRC...but because it was Russian or something it was then found to be illegal. Anyway, fact of the matter is I need a new place to get music from. I don't want any of that file sharing crap...tbh its not so much the illeglness but the fact you get rubbish quality songs. When you pay, you know you're getting decent songs, plus usually fast downloads.

From what I can see the standard price is around 79p...which is quite expensive IMO. If thats the same with all download places then I'll just use iTunes Music Store. But obviously I'm looknig for the best, free and legal choice.

Any suggestions?

**Reverend Joe** · 07-18-2006, 03:55

http://www.mp3sugar.com/

I am quite sure it is legal, and the songs are 10 cents apiece, with all whole albums (that I have seen so far) at 99 cents maximum. Good deal.

Just found it recently, when I was searching for "Candy and a Currant Bun."

**Blodrast** · 07-18-2006, 17:10

wow, just wow. That IS a damn good deal !!
99 cents/song or whatever it is iTunes gives you isn't very appealing to me, considering I prefer whole albums - then most albums would end up around 12-18 bucks, not _that_ much cheaper than I can buy it somewhere else in a store.
But 99 cents (or less) per album is really impressive, and very much worth it, imho, and from a quick check they seem to be better stocked than lots of stores (at least for the not-so-mainstream stuff that I'm usually interested in).

Cool find, thanks for the heads-up, Zorba!

**Banquo's Ghost** · 07-18-2006, 21:28

Originally Posted by Zorba

http://www.mp3sugar.com/

I am quite sure it is legal, and the songs are 10 cents apiece, with all whole albums (that I have seen so far) at 99 cents maximum. Good deal.

Just found it recently, when I was searching for "Candy and a Currant Bun."

I'm pretty sure that that's the Russian site that is in trouble and which caused Monarch to post. The reason songs are so cheap is that they are not paying the artists and using some Russian legal gobbledegook to defend themselves.

I'd be wary if I were you, though no-one has yet said they will chase down purchasers in other countries who acted in good faith. That may change now the balloon has gone up.

I don't hold much of a candle for the music pigopolists, but artists getting short-changed worries me.

EDIT: Oh, and Blodrast, albums are cheaper on iTunes if you buy the album entire - $9.99 I think in the US.

**Masy** · 07-18-2006, 21:33

Seeing as your also from the UK i would recommend Tesco.com (though it is 79p a track) but you are given a code which means you can download the same track as often as you want (in case you delete it i guess). Also, if you have a clubcard you can get points etc

**Reverend Joe** · 07-19-2006, 03:26

Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost

I'm pretty sure that that's the Russian site that is in trouble and which caused Monarch to post. The reason songs are so cheap is that they are not paying the artists and using some Russian legal gobbledegook to defend themselves.

I'd be wary if I were you, though no-one has yet said they will chase down purchasers in other countries who acted in good faith. That may change now the balloon has gone up.

I don't hold much of a candle for the music pigopolists, but artists getting short-changed worries me.

EDIT: Oh, and Blodrast, albums are cheaper on iTunes if you buy the album entire - $9.99 I think in the US.

Well, I'll be damned... I think you're right. There was a link to a Russian website, rather suspiciously positioned.

I'm asking for a refund of my remaining monies and a removal from the website as we speak. I would strongly advise noone else to go there.