Andy Laub

Something I (never) used to do all the time when I (never) used Napster and similar programs was just go on a total artist binge and double click every single search listing available for a particular query. This was back before it got all corrupted with half-songs and loops, or at least it was less corrupted with half-songs and loops (not that I would know, having never illicitly acquired music in my life).

Furthermore, I (never) did this on dial-up for quite awhile until we got DSL, meaning I could let my 800 assorted Shirley Bassey tracks all continue to download while I was off galavanting (not that I ever did, even though I could have (download songs I mean, not galavant; I did that all the time)).

iTunes sort of gives you that freedom, though it requires money, meaning you should probably be a little more sure if you want to buy a song and not just add every single Dolly Parton track to your cart on a whim. I suppose you could use Limewire or the like (but you shouldn’t; I don’t and never have and never will), but like I mentioned before you’ve also got to worry about misnamed, incomplete or flat-out broken files. Torrents are also (not) an option, but they don’t seem to work well on a track-by-track basis (based on third-person research that I’ve done).

I guess I’d better go spend some money.