KVR Audio

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:26 am

only catch is you have to have iTunes ...

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:44 am

I had an Itunes gift card once, you had to install stuff just to get anything, so I'll pass on this.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:51 am

arkmabat wrote:only catch is you have to have iTunes ...

and it's U2.

Seriously, this made me laugh: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29157217

making it sound like a virus most people will want to get rid of.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:24 pm

GaryG wrote:making it sound like a virus most people will want to get rid of.

That's the problem you end up in when you give away something for free.

There will always be somebody who find this very annoying, and have to be very vocal about that.

I'm a little sad that U2 give away their stuff so cheaply.

I dunno how I would have felt if it had been Depeche Mode who had done it.

ZenPunkHippy · Post by **ZenPunkHippy** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:26 pm

It's spam ... I don't really care how good the album is or isn't, I just don't like U2 and don't want them stuffed in my iTunes account.

So yes, it is a virus that I want get rid of.

Pretty poor form from Apple and U2 IMO.

valerian_777 · Post by **valerian_777** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:29 pm

So lame. Bunch of Idi*ts.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:37 pm

But you don't have to listen to it in iTunes?

I mean, I can log onto my old iTunes account, download the album, and then put it on my android phone right?

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:52 am

How does this album compare to Eazy-E, or Skrillex?

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:01 pm

My ex told me she really liked it, had never been a U2 fan and would check out their other recordings. It's in my
account too, but haven't listened yet.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:08 pm

So I logged into my old iTunes account that I haven't used for years, downloaded the album, and promptly logged out again

Then I loaded it up in Winamp instead, plays fine, no DRM.

There is also a big "CD-booklet" (29 pages) included, which is a nice bonus too.

I'm not the biggest U2 fan, I like their first albums, in particular October, but drifted away from them over the years.

This is a nice enough collection of tracks, for mellower listening

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:41 pm

I liked Actung Baby , a whole lot as an album , its the only U2 album I own or purchased , I have a Rattle and hum HD DVD that I got free and didn't care for them much and I do like some singles from there older stuff . Some of there songs after that album (Actung Baby) were not bad either . I think its cool they are giving it away free , I have iTunes but I use amazon and Google play for music , I downloaded the free iTunes album but just previewed quickly . I'm not into it . If I liked it I'd import it to my Google music from iTunes . Thumbs up to U2 .... Maybe I'll give you another listen ? Who knows ?

Gamma-UT · Post by **Gamma-UT** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:49 pm

ZenPunkHippy wrote:It's spam ... I don't really care how good the album is or isn't, I just don't like U2 and don't want them stuffed in my iTunes account.

So yes, it is a virus that I want get rid of.

Pretty poor form from Apple and U2 IMO.

Fair point. I hadn't really thought of it as spam but I've got a bunch of older U2 albums so didn't think of it as an intrusion.

They have gone about it a funny way – it could have just been made free to purchase temporarily on the iTMS, much like earlier music and app promotions, rather than stuffed into accounts.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:09 pm

RunBeerRun wrote:How does this album compare to Eazy-E, or Skrillex?

Its cheaper

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:13 pm

Numanoid wrote: I'm a little sad that U2 give away their stuff so cheaply.

Dont be so sad, they got a fuckin great wad from Apple to compensate them, and its not like they need the money

Numanoid wrote: I dunno how I would have felt if it had been Depeche Mode who had done it.

Im more than happy to have free music from bands i like. I cant see the problem

(i dont agree with shoving it into ppls accounts, you should decide for yourself if you want it or not)

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:18 pm

Kriminal wrote:Im more than happy to have free music from bands i like. I cant see the problem

Me neither, but it's a case of pearls before swine (Matthew 7:6)

Free U2 album at iTunes