The Beatles On iTunes 551
Yesterday Apple put a big old teaser up on their homepage for an unknown
announcement to occur today. Speculation ran rampant from the delayed
iOS 4.2, to iTunes Streaming to a release of the Beatles catalog on the iTunes
store. Well, it was the latter. They have 13 albums on the store now, and a $150
box set. So here's hoping that we get that iPad multitasking yet this November.
White Album (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, so now I've got to buy the White Album *again*?
Re:White Album (Score:2, Funny)
Just the Beatles?
But this is was a world changing announcement. They've made us wait for several days and pundits have been speculating on this for all that time.
It's a big deal.
Really big.
I know, since Apple said it would change my world.
It's not like it's something trivial that won't effect most iPod or iPhone or iMac users, is it?
Re:If you don't already.... (Score:5, Funny)
That's not really true, though. Every generation has its superstars.
The Beatles are just your grandpa's Justin Bieber.
Wait... (Score:2, Funny)
Who are the Beatles (Score:2, Funny)
Are they some new Boy band? Sorry if I'm out of the loop, Since I got to college I haven't had time for pop music since way before Cold Play hit the scene. $150 seems like a lot for such a new band, how much music could there be?
Re:Who are the Beatles (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Cheaper to buy CDs (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not a Mozart guy at all. I'm under 250 years old.
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This affects nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Yay! Wow, the Beatles are finally available on iTunes! Thank goodness, because nobody has ever been able to listen to Beatles music on their computers. Their refusal to sell their music in one specific outlet has completely prevented all computer users from enjoying MP3 recordings of Beatles songs. Finally, a Beatles song will appear on an iPod for the first time. Finally!
Re:White Album (Score:5, Funny)
Back in the USSR, the White Album buys YOU!
Re:White Album (Score:3, Funny)
Or sample it from the LP like everyone else over 40.
Re:Who are the Beatles (Score:4, Funny)
Holy Lennon! They must be more popular than Jesus Christ!
Re:Why is this news? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good, but overrated products (Score:2, Funny)
The singlemost influential album and artist of the past 50 years? The one that not only changed the direction of music for decades but changed the culture of much of America and many other countries around the world?
1992: Dr. Dre's The Chronic.
End of story.
Well, it would be a world-changing annoucement (Score:3, Funny)
If the year was 1965, and we were undercover detectives on the hot rod circuit.
Re:If you don't already.... (Score:5, Funny)
That's because you're too young to be able to see what an effect the Beatles had on music and indeed, society (actually, societies) in general.
Yeah. Now get the fuck off his lawn!
Re:Re-buyers already have it on CD, so why bother? (Score:3, Funny)
Seriously, if you already had something on CD, why would you re-buy it on iTunes?
It's digitally remastered, of course.
Down to a lower level of quality, obviously, but nonetheless digitally remastered.
Re:If you don't already.... (Score:5, Funny)
Be that that as it may, and maybe I'm A Loser, I just don't Dig It. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party but I Want To Tell You, From Me To You, how I feel. You'd have to be a Madman to deny their impact and they certainly caused something of a Revolution but I've listened to them, Not A Second Time, but a hundredth time, and I'm So Tired of their sound I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry. Maybe When I Get Home I'll have another listen and I'll Get Back to liking them. From A Beginning to The End they certainly wrote a lot of songs but that was a Long, Long, Long time ago. But We Can Work It Out. Everyone has their own tastes. You just have to Think For Yourself and Let It Be. The Things We Said Today may not be true in a few years. I could be wrong but, hey, That'll Be The Day!
Anyway, I'll Be On My Way.
Re:If you don't already.... (Score:2, Funny)
"The thing about 'Run For Your Life' is, I always hated that song..." - John Lennon
Re:Cheaper to buy CDs (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not a Mozart guy at all. I'm under 250 years old.
I knew Wolfgang Mozart. Wolfgang Mozart was a friend of mine. Beatle, you're no Mozart.