mp3.com goes under

JimmySkinny · Post by **JimmySkinny** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 11:27 pm

as of dec 2nd, mp3.com will be no more, as of now nobody knows if they plan on having ANY service after the 2nd, as of now it seems as if they are pulling the plug on everything, so no more audio hosting or cd sales, as of nov 18th all cds that bands had on mp3.com will no longer be available.

quite a tragedy for music makers worldwide

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 7:13 am

This is a major disappointment. I for one, have downloaded lots of music and discovered lots of great bands from there.

Punkinhead · Post by **Punkinhead** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:37 pm

yeah, this is bad for all music scenes in general...mp3.com not only left bands with access to a ton of people but, it opened up people to new genres and all kinds of stuff....

too bad nothing can be done about this...

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 8:12 pm

Yeah, maybe it was to much of a good thing. Even with paying memberships to upload more songs and advertisements, it probaly didn't cover a whole lot of the cost. I can't even fathom how much bandwidth the site probaly uses.

Well, guess I should start downloading what I want to download.

JimmySkinny · Post by **JimmySkinny** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 8:29 pm

the rumors that i heard is that they got bought out by a major record label and they decided to shut the site down, i honestly cant think of a reason to shut it down, they were helping bands/song writers all over the globe and we all know they were making money on it.

it just sucks that they didnt even notify anyone about it, i found out from word of mouth.

Skate Toad · Post by **Skate Toad** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:36 pm

Hey just incase you don't know about it.... www.garageband.com
a pretty good site that is alot like mp3.com. With a whole voting feature too. Check it out might be a good alternative.
Todd
Silver Sunday

facingwest · Post by **facingwest** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 7:20 am

I'm not exactly sure how mp3.com worked, but here's a URL someone recently gave me to promote an independant CD. http://www.cdbaby.com/ Check it out.

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 7:50 am

Yep CDBABY rox! Weve sold about 50 of our first release The Feeling from there site. All over the world. They package themselves with Garageband.com. Well worth it!

tonefight · Post by **tonefight** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:26 am

Lets see why would a major record label by a site where people get to listen to music they want to and shut it down? Maybe so your options are limited and you have to go pay $15 buck for a CD with a pretty face on the cover.

JimmySkinny · Post by **JimmySkinny** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 9:13 pm

maybe also to keep unsigned bands from getting exposure, so it forces ppl to only buy major label garbage.

thats just my opinion. why give small bands exposure when they are trying to rape ppl into buying their $17.99 trash.

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