i periodically browse music blogs, such as stereogum.com. many offer links to songs, expect that you will use the site as you would a library, and remove the links if asked to. sometimes they point you to other places with good music you never would have heard otherwise.
case in point: fiona apple, "extraordinary machine" is something i probably would have glanced past at the record store. however, after downloading it, burning it, and listening to it about five times straight, i will now make a point to purchase it. when it comes out, that is. that's the twist of this, because the line (for me) is taking the music when you could pay for it, but in this case i actually can't. there is much drama about this on the web if you care to look for it, but the general consensus is that sony is dumb.
anyway, what i am trying to say is that this situation is somewhat like the experience you get at a fancy car dealership, when they give you the sweet car to drive over the weekend, and by monday you are ready to shell out the cash.
in short, i never really had an opinion on fiona, and i was not expecting to like this. i suppose that begs the question "why did you download it in the first place?" to which i have no answer. but it is undeniably good.
until next month...
