Every now and again something completely indispensable and completely right without error enters this weary world for the advancement of our joy. It happened when Jack in the Box and Sonic decided to offer their whole menus all-day. It also occurred when movie theatres decided to have matinee prices for every showing on Tuesdays. New music releases, if you didn’t know, are also released on Tuesday. Over the intricate network of the world-wide-web, another phenomenal event occurred that would make lives infinitely happy. Readers, may I present to you Allmusic.
Imagine for a moment that you have a song (and perhaps the title) rattling away in your head, but you just cannot pin down the artist’s name. How are you ever going to put the proper crescendo on that mix CD for your intended if you can’t track down that song on one of your torrent sites?
Fear not, witty thrift store t-shirt buddy! Allmusic has the skinny on (just about) every song, artist, and record in history. I am not kidding when I say this. If they don’t have it, it (probably) does not exist.
Their blogs, if you’re into listening to other people’s opinions (you’re still reading this, right?), are a great resource for new music and gems that might have gotten swept under the rug throughout the course of time. You would be doing yourself a disservice as an advocate of rhythm and notes if you didn’t visit this magical place.
There are very few drawbacks to this site. There’s the lack of any pertinent information to anything that is hyper obscure. Though, if you’re into those kinds of jams, you probably know about ten other music websites that will more than satiate your needs. Allmusic also tends to time out fairly quickly. Do you really care? It is free!
Park your mouses here post-haste. Of course, this doesn’t apply to the three and a half people who attend this university who don’t really fancy music.