Whither imeem?
December 10, 2009 6:38 AM
Since imeem got acquired by myspace (and is offline, for now at least), is there any functional equivalent?
Imeem basically allowed you to listen to whatever music you wanted, when you wanted, for free. So, not a "radio station" like Pandora, and no blocking of listening to things over again, like Lala.
Not interested in anything illegal. It's just that imeem was great for listening to music a few times before deciding to purchase.
Imeem basically allowed you to listen to whatever music you wanted, when you wanted, for free. So, not a "radio station" like Pandora, and no blocking of listening to things over again, like Lala.
Not interested in anything illegal. It's just that imeem was great for listening to music a few times before deciding to purchase.
I think its: {Legal, Free, Comprehensive} pick any two.
posted by shothotbot at 6:49 AM on December 10, 2009
posted by shothotbot at 6:49 AM on December 10, 2009
i did not use imeem but it sounds similar to grooveshark.
posted by phil at 6:57 AM on December 10, 2009
posted by phil at 6:57 AM on December 10, 2009
I think you can register direct for Spotify from https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/ without needing an invitation. (Although I have a suspicion that URL might not work when requested from some countries). If that doesn't work I have some invites going and would gladly send you one... mefi mail me (although mefi mail isn't something I check very often!)
posted by Hartham's Hugging Robots at 7:09 AM on December 10, 2009
posted by Hartham's Hugging Robots at 7:09 AM on December 10, 2009
It's just that imeem was great for listening to music a few times before deciding to purchase.
If you want to listen to an album by X, Google [myspace X] and go to X's MySpace page (which is usually the first result in Google). In addition to the mini-player in the upper-right-hand part of the screen, there's also an inconspicuous link at the bottom of the mini-player that says "Albums" followed by a number in parentheses. If the number in parens is more than zero, there are complete albums available to listen to as many times as you want, for free, on demand. Some artists seem to have every single thing they've ever released (Beyonce, for instance, has 30+ "albums" available), while others have selected albums (for instance, I believe there's one Rilo Kiley album - The Execution of All Things).
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:35 AM on December 10, 2009
If you want to listen to an album by X, Google [myspace X] and go to X's MySpace page (which is usually the first result in Google). In addition to the mini-player in the upper-right-hand part of the screen, there's also an inconspicuous link at the bottom of the mini-player that says "Albums" followed by a number in parentheses. If the number in parens is more than zero, there are complete albums available to listen to as many times as you want, for free, on demand. Some artists seem to have every single thing they've ever released (Beyonce, for instance, has 30+ "albums" available), while others have selected albums (for instance, I believe there's one Rilo Kiley album - The Execution of All Things).
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:35 AM on December 10, 2009
Spotify isn't available in the US. When it launches, it won't be free and ad-supported either, according to the company.
Rhapsody may work if you're just sampling. I think you can listen to 25 songs a month for free. And there's always Youtube.
posted by cmgonzalez at 9:44 AM on December 10, 2009
Rhapsody may work if you're just sampling. I think you can listen to 25 songs a month for free. And there's always Youtube.
posted by cmgonzalez at 9:44 AM on December 10, 2009
songza
It's not as well-designed for listening to a whole bunch of songs, but if you are looking for a particular song, it's not bad.
posted by jckll at 10:54 AM on December 10, 2009
It's not as well-designed for listening to a whole bunch of songs, but if you are looking for a particular song, it's not bad.
posted by jckll at 10:54 AM on December 10, 2009
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posted by Orchestra at 6:45 AM on December 10, 2009