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Great, now just get Tool and iTunes will be in business.

-good things

I got all the Metallica I wanted (not a lot, they suck IMO apart from a few songs) from P2P networks, because they didn't sign up to iTunes. Sorry Metallica, too little too late.

Oh what???? you can make money with this digital thing??? welcome to the 21st century morons!

Cool…

Hmm, I guess "Zune" lost another artist. Someone ought to tell Enderle as he believes that all artists hate Apple and iTunes and will be flocking to MS soon-to-be-released, upcoming failure number 3 (see: Vista, MS Office 2007).

Enderle - wrong again, wrong as usual, just plain wrong.

It's like the guy who STILL won't order with his credit card on the internet because he's just not sure about it yet.

MDN may suggest buying Metallica...I suggest ignoring them completely!

Jim, you suck. They didn't move quick enough for your tastes so you steal their music? I guess is someone else is successful and you want what they have - just take it! Try that at a store the next time you go to the mall ...

Who gives a crap. Now that they suck and no one cares they decide to sell online.

Smells of desperation.

Such hypocrites! They pretend it's about the music and want to keep the album format and NOW they find out they can make more money. It's not about the music, it's about buying a bigger house. I used to LOVE Metallica...now I'm deleting their songs off my iPod.

off topic… but as of today 20 inch iMacs have a 5-7 day shipping time throughout Europe. Was 24 hrs.

stock running low? something in the pipeline?

Metallica.... BFD....

MW: Should have been "Yesterday". The magic is gone

Too bad they've sucked since the black album. Don't Tread On Me? OK, redneck.

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Steal their music???

You couldn't pay me enough to soil my hard drives with their crap!

A couple years ago, I saw an interview with Metallica's frontman. When the interviewer asked how he feels about iTunes-style services which allow fans to buy only the songs they want, he responded along the lines of "If the fans only buy one or two songs, what's the point of making a whole album".

At the time I thought he was an idiot, but had to respect him sticking to his ideals, even if they were greedy and stupid.

Napster bad. Money good.

interestingly, thom yorke's solo album is on itunes (and doing very well), but radiohead's stuff isn't, due to them not wanting people to buy songs individually, but listen to the albums as a whole. I wonder when that'll change now that thom has put his stuff up?

now howzabout Led Zep

So Lars ... Who runs Bartertown?

I still wouldn't recommend buying Metallica songs.

http://www.cafepress.com/stenar/513891

MDN word: yet. I wouldn't recommend Metallica, YET.

Well, all I have to say is this:
Money talks, and it is loud.

Since the also-rans are not able to compete with iTunes, Metallica must join in -- regardless of their stance towards Apple.

It was never about DRM. It was always about $$$.

Greedy labels? How about greedy artists?

dear Metallica -- Just wanted to let you know that we still find you relevant even if no one else does.

Hugs ... xoxoxo
1993

Won't publish on iTunes? Fine, I'll just get it for free then

Resistance is futile.

AC/DC already! hmmm thats what you get for being with sony.

I'm with Bones... let's get some Led Zep!

BTW... I'm not related to Jim, he just started using my handle a few months back and I had to adjust mine to prevent confusion. Seems he's also got issues about "using" music online he didn't pay for.

It's too late you bunch of drunkards, you suck. And this, "iTunes Music Store, a Cupertino, CA based upstart outfit, who we feel may very well have a bright future," shows that you're very, very slow, too.

Actually, the more that I think about it, Led Zeppelin's alright ... but what we really need is some Donny & Marie.

That'd be the bees knees.

Uhm, effwerd, I think that was an attempt at humor on their part. Classy? No, but I don't expect much from James & co. anymore.

Like them or not, this is good news for iTMS. They are one of the biggest rock bands in history so the addition of their music is a good thing.

Metallica was one of my favorite bands but I already own most of their early CDs so I probably won't download any tracks unless they they are live performances or unreleased tracks.

So what's with everyone wishing for Beatles, Led Zepplin and other extinct bands on iTunes? If you like them so much you already OWN their CDs or at least their greatest hits. So what's the point in adding them?

They should be added, but not for any type of premium because everyone already owns their music and they're not making any new music. Unless it is NEW CONTENT or UNRELEASED OR LIVE RECORDINGS, why all the fuss?

As they say in the vernacular, "Whatev."

@Jim - the independent tool

Donny and Marie? so you're a nerd AND a theif?

before the spelling police attact

theif should be thief

"a thief by any other name..."

lol.. ok.. no more late night margaritas for me!
attact should be attacq, er... atak, aw fergit it

Actually, Jim - the independent voter, that Jim above is not me. I'm afraid my views are not that ignorant. Henceforth, I will be posting as Jimithy.

I lyke to spel alot of things, no seereously, I due.

seems I have fans...

No, you see, I am the Jim that started using your name a few months ago. Not that asshat that steals simply because iTunes doesn't have it yet.

After the Napster thing, I will NEVER give metallica money. EVER.

I'm sorry, they're slime. If I'm listening to the radio and they come on, I turn the station. And it's not because of their music.

Jimithy... keep using Jim bro.... in my original post I didn't put a emoticon sticking out my tongue, it was meant as a friendly dig, or as my NY friends say, I was "bustin ya balls"

as far as my impersonating friend goes..... ah well. There are some cowards on MDN that won't post under their real names. It happend to Thorin the other day, guess it's my turn.

ac/dc and jethro tull are nowhere to be seen either

Come on guys, my wife is a real

bitch, and if I don't get her a

new Aston Martin DB9 soon, everything

will go to shit. So belly up to the

iTunes bar and start downloading our

stuff, please. Let's forget the past.

LOL,

Thorin

"doesn't it bother you when people think that Jethro Tull is someone in the band?"

"who's Jethro Tull"

All they need now is zeppelin and the beatles

were gettin there

I always thought that the hair bands of the 80's were the apex of musical and wardrobe achievement.

Them, and Dolly Parton.

"Metallica begins offering music on Apple’s iTunes Music Store"

NOW life has meaning! <whew>


(Jethro Tull was an 18th-century agriculturist who invented the seed drill. See the connection? Robert Plant did!)

(Jethro Tull was an 18th-century agriculturist who invented the seed drill. See the connection? Robert Plant did!)*

*Said with deep sympathy for millions of seeded groupies.

Uhm, effwerd, I think that was an attempt at humor on their part.

Have you ever talked to these guys? I think you overestimate their mental abilities.

"And iTunes For All!"

Screw Majollica

@Jim - the ignorant slut

lol.... ok little one. If it makes you happy flame away. I'm actually enjoying this.

I bet your parents are SO proud.

Matt...

I don't think the Beatles will ever happen. It'd be nice, but Apple Corp won't do it. It would be the smart thing to do, and why start doing that now?

Not that I really have anything better to do, mind you.

The bong haze cleared and several of the band members were finding out about iTunes for the first time. They were more impressed upon learning that Britney had kissed Madonna.


There's cutting edge and then there's a lifeless, smooth slab of lead.