Listen To Free Online Music Right Here

With the controversy of the decision against Free Online Music websites has brought on a call for reformation from the music industry while the fans want to hear the music of their favorite artist. Many musicians including the metal giants Metallica stood firm in their stance again free online music sites.



Though it is still illegal to download free music without paying royalties to the artists and music labels, there are up-and-coming bands and artists who allow you to listen to free online music. The catch there is they provide their own the music and of course, they give consent to websites to play their music for free. Why do you think they give permission while others are erring about it? For the independent musician it's great free advertising and free image building. And this is especially true for new independent bands and artists. Think about the free advertising these artists get when consumers like you get to enjoy their music for free! It's like a "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" type of deal.

So there you go with new artist trends. In my case, I have finally discovered a site, Bandcamp,  that allows for both free listening and paid downloading with as little fuss as possible. The soundplayer that you see here allows you to play the album "Mean Business" as often as you wish with no obligation to purchase. There is, however, the option to purchase the album with a 50% discount if you enter the word thistle at checkout. Many sites offer free listening but in order to purchase, the listener is generally sent of to Amazon and so forth. Some 'distributors' only allow people to listen to 30-second soundclips. This is particularly frustrating for the independent musician who want all of their music heard in a manner that gives the listener the 'big picture' of what the musician is really about.

If you are a consumer who has been stuck listening to one genre of music, you can actually browse for free online music and target other music genre. Usually, music artists have their own promotional releases that's made available online for you to listen. With such promotional material, independent musicians get to be recognized and get paid at the same time when advertising companies or websites promote their music. So it actually works out for both consumers and artists in the end....a win-win situation.

Now what if an artist scores a hit song and the public is clamoring for more of this artist's work? For sure this artist keeps his or her own websites where you could browse through and listen to the artist's music. You also have the option to purchase the artist's CDs in the same site. If there is a downloadable music option, go ahead and take advantage of it.


Another perk of listening to free online music is that you get to enjoy some of the promotions associated with your listening time. Most often than not, new artists promoting their new releases are being advertised in most music websites with your chance of winning tickets for free concert. So just imagine a gathering of thousand people to listen to the new artist's music during the concert. At least, this is the ideal situation that both artists and music labels hope will happen.


Listening to free online music is also a way of recognizing the new independent artists as well as already favoured independent musicians. Regardless of the perks associated with it, free online music for the public just create positive commendation to the artist. Further, free online music helps artists and music labels test the waters before taking the bigger risks that come as part and parcel of the music business

Improved Access To Independent Music

It is very easy to buy rock music nowadays. This does not pertain to purchasing CDs, for this is all about buying rock music online. The Internet has definitely become one of the most reliable sources when it comes to searching for all sorts of products, even music.

As much as the professionals in the music industry hate to admit, it actually makes sense to buy rock music online. In any music CD, there are times when there would be just two or three songs that you like on the record. Getting the whole record would just incur more expenses on your part. Thus, it would be so much better to just buy the songs that you want from websites that offer this service.

It is not difficult to find websites offering such a service at all. In fact, you can just perform a search for these websites on any search engine, and you will surely find a plethora of websites for your listening pleasure.
Case in point....my own website My site is free join and I offer my music in varying formats. My personal favourite is Bandcamp. Releases via Bandcamp are offered in an variety of sound-file formats, downloading is a seamless affair, it accepts PayPal, individual tracks can be purchased and purchased cheaper than the major distributors whilst maintaining the highest quality sound-files.

If you note the player to your left, you can listen to the album "Mean Business" in its entirety....as often as you like. Bandcamp allows the musician to offer discounts. I believe in utilising this fantastic tool to the hilt. Simply enter the word thistle at checkout to view the discount. You are under no obligation to purchase, even at this point.

If you do not find the idea of buying music online as a new one, then you surely must be tired of the racket of buying songs for 99 cents. This service did garner much popularity; however, the same degree of popularity just does not exist today. With the advent of MP3s and such, this option no longer holds well with music fans all over the world. 

This brings me to latest racket in purchasing rock music, which are the paid band membership sites.

These are the websites that allow you to download their music to your heart's content. However, you would have to pay an annual membership fee to have unlimited access to their vast collection of music files. 

What's more, these paid membership sites are legally affiliated with major record labels all over the world. Thus, when you buy rock music from them, you are not giving the rock musicians the money that they deserve to get from you.

Custom Search