Official (Legal) Releases Available for Download

das Monkey · 03-19-03, 08:53 PM

I'm not sure if there's a website currently dedicated to this sort of thing, but I've noticed that many artists are putting tracks from new albums or live performances or whatever up on their official web sites for download. Since we all represent a fairly diverse collection of musical interests, I thought it would be nice to build a list of downloadable audio/video that we have run across on the official web sites of our favorite (or least favorite) artists or concert sets available from the web sites of local radio stations or anything else that qualifies as LEGAL.

I cannot stress enough the importance of keeping this thread clean. Please, no wink-wink posts of questionable content.

I'd like to think I have a pretty wide range of musical taste, but in our Clear Channel dominated radio culture (or Road Rules vs. Real World on TV), it's difficult to find new and interesting tunes. I often read the "Introduce Some Music to Everybody" type threads, but as I'm a lazy git, I don't end up following through without a link. So this thread's for links. New bands, new singles, old classics, whatever ... just so long as it's legal. It should be noted that the point of this isn't to create some massive database of all the music in the world, but simply to organize some of the favorites of forum members.

If there's enough interest, I'll try to keep an updated list at the top of the thread.

To get the ball rolling, I'll start with some random stuff I ran across in some recent recommendation/discussion threads around here.

das

PS. Here's a list of legit onlline muisc services where you can purchase music tracks legally:

Music Match
Napster.
RealOne Rhapsody
Apple iTunes
BuyMusic.com

Pillowhead · 03-20-03, 12:59 AM

For pearl jam

www.theskyiscrape.com

they host a slew of newly remastered Pearl Jam releases. These were once released on bootleg cds a while back but these guys get a hold of some pristine audio sources and remaster them. Go check it out. So far they've had Atlanta 4/3/94, Wash. DC 9/19/1998, Red Rocks, CO 6/20/1995, some acoustic stuff from the bridge school.

You have to download bittorrent to get these. Great stuff!

Celtic Bob · 03-29-03, 10:08 AM

the "Brides Of Destruction" have 9 full length songs up on their site. That is Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) and Tracii Guns (LA Guns) new band.The tunes are excellant.Very raw and punkish.
www.bridesofdestruction.com

stevevt · 03-31-03, 07:24 PM

Bands

Essex Green

Okkervil River (don't miss the 4 files in the left frame)

Yo La Tengo

At the Close of Every Day

Decemberists

Labels

Matador Records

Super XX Man

Kill Rock Stars

Badman Recording Co

Double Agent Records

Magic Marker Records (mp3s at most or all of the band pages linked on this page)

Tiger Style Records (warning: music plays when you open this link; mp3s are found on individual band pages)

Monitor Records

Hush Records

Looking back at this list, it seems like a whole lotta twee madness. So be it. Consider this a warning, I guess.

benedict · 04-01-03, 10:30 AM

.... proof positive that "sticky" threads tend to become invisible!

das Monkey · 04-01-03, 02:55 PM

• Quoth benedict •
.... proof positive that "sticky" threads tend to become invisible!

I didn't want to say anything ...

Hell, when you first made it sticky I thought to myself, "Holy carp! Off the first page in Music? ... now that's bad!"

Thanks to everyone who's playing along so far! I plan to check out some of these tunes when I get home from work.

das

Bust · 04-05-03, 08:58 PM

Live Music Archive thread

Live Music Archive

I suggest downloading and learning how to use SmartFTP. If you already have an FTP program you are familiar with and comfortable with, that's just as good, but SmartFTP was really easy for me to setup and figure out. Along with the emergence of Bittorrent, it has made downloading shows incredibly simple.

This is an amazing world we live in today.

benedict · 04-24-03, 09:36 AM

A link to MC5's "Motor City is Burning" can be found (close to the top middle-left) on the linked site.

BadlyDrawnBoy · 04-24-03, 07:18 PM

Irish band the frames 1st album from 1991 on the official page.

The Frames - Another Love Song

stevevt · 04-24-03, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BadlyDrawnBoy
Irish band the frames 1st album from 1991 on the official page.

The Frames - Another Love Song

Thanks. I have For the Birds, and that's it.

Of all the strange places to find (legal, listenable) MP3s, I'd be surprised if anyone can top Abercrombie and Fitch's liefestyle page. I recommend the tracks by the Salteens and Flare.

benedict · 04-29-03, 06:46 PM

If a recording is not clearly available with the consent of those who have the legal rights to it then it must not be posted here or anywhere on these forums.

No correspondence will be entered into and any (further) flouting will result in some form of administrative action.

Benedict
Moderator, Music Talk

Bust · 04-29-03, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by benedict
If a recording is not clearly available with the consent of those who have the legal rights to it then it must not be posted here or anywhere on these forums.

No correspondence will be entered into and any (further) flouting will result in some form of administrative action.

Benedict
Moderator, Music Talk

What is "flouting"?

stevevt · 04-29-03, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bust
What is "flouting"?

Flout

Bust · 04-29-03, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by benedict
...any (further) flouting will result in some form of administrative action.

Now that I understand what you're saying, I really hope that isn't directed at me. If it is, I really don't understand why. Maybe you misinterpreted something.

cactusoly · 04-30-03, 08:24 AM

At the official HALFORD page http://www.robhalford.com/ he has two complete Judas Priest concerts plus tons of unrealeased and live MP3s from his other bands Two, Fight, and Halford. A must for any Judas Priest or Halford fan.

Eeyore · 05-06-03, 09:56 PM

Faust and Shortee have some good mixtapes and live sessions up. My favorites on that page are the latin set shortee did at the playboy mansion and the mixtape urban assault.

benedict · 05-11-03, 12:35 PM

Two Blue Oyster Cult live tracks at this page: http://www.blueoystercult.com/Studio-main.html

And a rotating selection of tracks from an OOP Tony Martin (ex-Sabbath) album if you click the "music" link here: http://www.tonymartin.net/

Heat · 05-15-03, 12:06 PM

The String Cheese Incident has a new lineup of free MP3 downloads on their site at this page:

http://www.stringcheeseincident.com/soundaudio.htm

The String Cheese Incident is a jam band. There are 12 songs on the above page, which is ~ 140 minutes worth of music.

When you list bands and their MP3 links here, please note what type of band (what kind of music) they are.

I’m kind of surprised to see that Blue Oyster Cult is still around. They sound a little worse for the wear. Is that a different singer than they used thirty years ago, when Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll was first released? BOC was my favorite band throughout most of the 80s when others were listening to the big hair stuff.

I also downloaded some Judas Priest (from their early 80s concerts, mp3s at the link a few posts above), and a couple Yo La Tengo's mp3s. They are two very different bands. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I like Yo La Tengo.

I checked out the official phish site, I didn't see any free downloads, but they sell concert downloads for $10 for whole concerts (3 disks worth) on mp3s. This is an interesting concept, I hope it catches on with other bands. They also provide free art if you have a CD label maker.

DodgingCars · 05-22-03, 02:09 PM

Amazon.com offers a lot of free tracks:

Free Downloads

Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords always have free downloads.

stevevt · 06-06-03, 09:44 PM

30 or so full MP3s by 20 or so bands at Playing in Fog.

Heat · 06-12-03, 10:49 AM

Norah Jones has a bunch of free mp3s at:

http://www.norahjones.com/av/default.htm

If you don't know any of her songs and are just curious to see what she sounds like, download "Don't Know Why" and "Cold Cold Heart".

There is also streaming audio and live video at the same site.

SmackDaddy · 06-24-03, 05:42 PM

If you put the new Liz Phair CD in your 'puter, it will link you to a 5 song EP called Comenandgetit. It's in asf. format and downloads all 5 songs as a single file.

Pretty good stuff though. Plus it has CD cover art/inlays for the EP.

DodgingCars · 06-30-03, 12:31 PM

Oh, and though they charge a membership fee ($10-15/mo) Emusic offers unlimited downloads from bands on Indie labels. There are about 900 Indie labels working with their site.

Jason Northrup · 07-28-03, 05:19 PM

Smashing Pumpkins release from a couple years ago that they had people put out on the net for them. MACHINA II / the Friends and Enemies of Modern Music

hellmutt · 07-30-03, 02:28 PM

It's not exactly free, but if you bought the Metallica St. Anger CD it comes with a CD Code to log into metallicavault.com for free - they have 3 complete live concerts available for download as mp3s.

03-19-03, 08:53 PM	#1
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	Official (Legal) Releases Available for Download I'm not sure if there's a website currently dedicated to this sort of thing, but I've noticed that many artists are putting tracks from new albums or live performances or whatever up on their official web sites for download. Since we all represent a fairly diverse collection of musical interests, I thought it would be nice to build a list of downloadable audio/video that we have run across on the official web sites of our favorite (or least favorite) artists or concert sets available from the web sites of local radio stations or anything else that qualifies as LEGAL. I cannot stress enough the importance of keeping this thread clean. Please, no wink-wink posts of questionable content. I'd like to think I have a pretty wide range of musical taste, but in our Clear Channel dominated radio culture (or Road Rules vs. Real World on TV), it's difficult to find new and interesting tunes. I often read the "Introduce Some Music to Everybody" type threads, but as I'm a lazy git, I don't end up following through without a link. So this thread's for links. New bands, new singles, old classics, whatever ... just so long as it's legal. It should be noted that the point of this isn't to create some massive database of all the music in the world, but simply to organize some of the favorites of forum members. If there's enough interest, I'll try to keep an updated list at the top of the thread. To get the ball rolling, I'll start with some random stuff I ran across in some recent recommendation/discussion threads around here. das PS. Here's a list of legit onlline muisc services where you can purchase music tracks legally: Music Match Napster. RealOne Rhapsody Apple iTunes BuyMusic.com __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

03-20-03, 12:59 AM	#2
Pillowhead DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,840	For pearl jam www.theskyiscrape.com they host a slew of newly remastered Pearl Jam releases. These were once released on bootleg cds a while back but these guys get a hold of some pristine audio sources and remaster them. Go check it out. So far they've had Atlanta 4/3/94, Wash. DC 9/19/1998, Red Rocks, CO 6/20/1995, some acoustic stuff from the bridge school. You have to download bittorrent to get these. Great stuff! __________________ "Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense" - Pearl Jam Spotify

03-31-03, 07:24 PM	#4
stevevt DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Vermont Posts: 9,499	here's a thread where I post links to legal mp3s of music I recommend Bands Essex Green Okkervil River (don't miss the 4 files in the left frame) Yo La Tengo At the Close of Every Day Decemberists Labels Matador Records Super XX Man Kill Rock Stars Badman Recording Co Double Agent Records Magic Marker Records (mp3s at most or all of the band pages linked on this page) Tiger Style Records (warning: music plays when you open this link; mp3s are found on individual band pages) Monitor Records Hush Records Looking back at this list, it seems like a whole lotta twee madness. So be it. Consider this a warning, I guess. Last edited by stevevt; 04-01-03 at 06:24 PM.

04-01-03, 10:30 AM	#5
benedict Administrator Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Outside of the U.S.A. Posts: 9,966	If proof were needed.... .... proof positive that "sticky" threads tend to become invisible!

04-01-03, 02:55 PM	#6
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	Re: If proof were needed.... • Quoth benedict • .... proof positive that "sticky" threads tend to become invisible! I didn't want to say anything ... Hell, when you first made it sticky I thought to myself, "Holy carp! Off the first page in Music? ... now that's bad!" Thanks to everyone who's playing along so far! I plan to check out some of these tunes when I get home from work. das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

03-29-03, 10:08 AM	#3
Celtic Bob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Rock Posts: 561	the "Brides Of Destruction" have 9 full length songs up on their site. That is Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) and Tracii Guns (LA Guns) new band.The tunes are excellant.Very raw and punkish. www.bridesofdestruction.com

04-05-03, 08:58 PM	#7
Bust Banned Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Steel City Posts: 5,347	Live Music Archive thread Live Music Archive I suggest downloading and learning how to use SmartFTP. If you already have an FTP program you are familiar with and comfortable with, that's just as good, but SmartFTP was really easy for me to setup and figure out. Along with the emergence of Bittorrent, it has made downloading shows incredibly simple. This is an amazing world we live in today.

04-24-03, 09:36 AM	#8
benedict Administrator Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Outside of the U.S.A. Posts: 9,966	Back on topic A link to MC5's "Motor City is Burning" can be found (close to the top middle-left) on the linked site.

04-24-03, 07:18 PM	#9
BadlyDrawnBoy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Egoiste Posts: 17,117	Irish band the frames 1st album from 1991 on the official page. The Frames - Another Love Song __________________ She likes the black one He likes the the posh one Cute ones are usually gay

04-29-03, 06:46 PM	#11
benedict Administrator Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Outside of the U.S.A. Posts: 9,966	If a recording is not clearly available with the consent of those who have the legal rights to it then it must not be posted here or anywhere on these forums. No correspondence will be entered into and any (further) flouting will result in some form of administrative action. Benedict Moderator, Music Talk

04-30-03, 08:24 AM	#15
cactusoly DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Up State NY Posts: 1,884	At the official HALFORD page http://www.robhalford.com/ he has two complete Judas Priest concerts plus tons of unrealeased and live MP3s from his other bands Two, Fight, and Halford. A must for any Judas Priest or Halford fan.

05-06-03, 09:56 PM	#16
Eeyore DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: WashingtonDC Posts: 1,182	Faust and Shortee have some good mixtapes and live sessions up. My favorites on that page are the latin set shortee did at the playboy mansion and the mixtape urban assault.

05-11-03, 12:35 PM	#17
benedict Administrator Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Outside of the U.S.A. Posts: 9,966	Two Blue Oyster Cult live tracks at this page: http://www.blueoystercult.com/Studio-main.html And a rotating selection of tracks from an OOP Tony Martin (ex-Sabbath) album if you click the "music" link here: http://www.tonymartin.net/

05-15-03, 12:06 PM	#18
Heat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 16,434	The String Cheese Incident has a new lineup of free MP3 downloads on their site at this page: http://www.stringcheeseincident.com/soundaudio.htm The String Cheese Incident is a jam band. There are 12 songs on the above page, which is ~ 140 minutes worth of music. When you list bands and their MP3 links here, please note what type of band (what kind of music) they are. I’m kind of surprised to see that Blue Oyster Cult is still around. They sound a little worse for the wear. Is that a different singer than they used thirty years ago, when Cities on Flame with Rock & Roll was first released? BOC was my favorite band throughout most of the 80s when others were listening to the big hair stuff. I also downloaded some Judas Priest (from their early 80s concerts, mp3s at the link a few posts above), and a couple Yo La Tengo's mp3s. They are two very different bands. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I like Yo La Tengo. I checked out the official phish site, I didn't see any free downloads, but they sell concert downloads for $10 for whole concerts (3 disks worth) on mp3s. This is an interesting concept, I hope it catches on with other bands. They also provide free art if you have a CD label maker. Last edited by Heat; 05-16-03 at 03:22 PM.

05-22-03, 02:09 PM	#19
DodgingCars DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The L.A. Posts: 18,120	Amazon.com offers a lot of free tracks: Free Downloads Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords always have free downloads. __________________ My DVDs My Games

06-06-03, 09:44 PM	#20
stevevt DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Vermont Posts: 9,499	30 or so full MP3s by 20 or so bands at Playing in Fog.

06-12-03, 10:49 AM	#21
Heat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 16,434	Norah Jones has a bunch of free mp3s at: http://www.norahjones.com/av/default.htm If you don't know any of her songs and are just curious to see what she sounds like, download "Don't Know Why" and "Cold Cold Heart". There is also streaming audio and live video at the same site. Last edited by Heat; 06-12-03 at 10:52 AM.

06-24-03, 05:42 PM	#22
SmackDaddy DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 2,379	If you put the new Liz Phair CD in your 'puter, it will link you to a 5 song EP called Comenandgetit. It's in asf. format and downloads all 5 songs as a single file. Pretty good stuff though. Plus it has CD cover art/inlays for the EP. __________________ Ruler of all that I survey...and that ain't much! WiiU ID: ButrzRulz PSN ID: ButrzRulz

06-30-03, 12:31 PM	#23
DodgingCars DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The L.A. Posts: 18,120	Oh, and though they charge a membership fee ($10-15/mo) Emusic offers unlimited downloads from bands on Indie labels. There are about 900 Indie labels working with their site. __________________ My DVDs My Games

07-28-03, 05:19 PM	#24
Jason Northrup Mod Emeritus Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 3,883	Smashing Pumpkins release from a couple years ago that they had people put out on the net for them. MACHINA II / the Friends and Enemies of Modern Music __________________ Recent switcher. Are you telling me you built a time machine, out of a DeLorean? Last edited by Jason Northrup; 07-28-03 at 05:42 PM.

07-30-03, 02:28 PM	#25
hellmutt DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 1999 Location: Pleasanton, Ca Posts: 3,017	It's not exactly free, but if you bought the Metallica St. Anger CD it comes with a CD Code to log into metallicavault.com for free - they have 3 complete live concerts available for download as mp3s.