Archive for August 2008

Listen before you buy

I would always recommend listening to a CD before you buy it to make sure that the new song that you heard on the radio isn’t the only good track on the album. I have been burned by this many times and now actively try to avoid it.

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Used verses new

Lately, most of the CDs that I have purchased have been used; this is a fairly major changing in my purchasing habits since I have not regularly purchased used CDs since highschool. It has also been a learning experience as places like Amazon did not exist in the early 1990’s.

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Jamendo review

I have recently started to listen to music on Jamendo through a plug-in for Rhythmbox and am discovering many new groups.

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Last.fm review

I have recently started using Last.fm to keep track of what I am listening to most often and to get recommendations for new music (or at least new to me) based upon my listening habits.

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Potential albums for review

I have been buying about 3 or 4 albums every month for review and have been reviewing about 1 or 2 albums per month. The following albums, in no particular order, are the next on my list to purchase so expect to see some of them reviewed in the coming months.

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