14 DAY TRIAL // As if Apple news today (and I mean this specific day) weren't all connected to video games in one way or another, iTunes is now offering all of the songs featured in Harmonix' music video game, Rock Band. Must-have songs are priced the same as with the downloadable packs for the video game (99 cents), but if you want to download the whole list... Well, hold your breath:
$73.26, according to tuaw.com, which still brings each song to 99 cents, but hey, just as the unofficial weblog notes, at least you have the chance to get the whole lot and in one place at that. Still, a nice bundle-purchase discount would have been a nice touch.
Other Apple news today say that, as a Mac owner, you're bound to be a bit of a snob, not to mention stupid for actually buying your music. In a piece debating this arguable opinion about Mac users, I was proud to state that buying music instead of illegally downloading it via P2P (peer to peer) file sharing services was a nice way to compensate artists for their efforts... BUT $73.26 FOR ALL THE ROCK BAND TRACKS?! Come on... no one is that desperate.
First of all, if there's even one person willing to spend this much money at once for tunes, that person would rather do the spending on one particular artist's album, not a dozen few songs scattered around. What I'm trying to say is you can't be a fan of that many groups! If you are, that means you have a very complex brain capable to understand and appreciate the phonetical beauty of every note. BUT, having such a complex brain, you will most likely reach the logical conclusion that buying the whole pack is not exactly a priority.
The tracks also don't exactly match up to the game either, according to the same source. For example, some of the tracks are live performances, so if you've fallen in love with the studio-recorded version of any Rock Band track, browse carefully through the list up on iTunes.