No thanks. The gist of the site is you get to download 1 song at a time, requires an install manager, you are encouraged to view advertisements which is how the site makes money and then they turn around and give a major portion to the record labels/artists. I mean it sounds like a great idea, but with all the alternative methods to grab music, I don’t see this place taking off and being the next big thing.
So feel free to check out Spiral Frog for yourself and if you aren’t use to downloading a “butt” load of music for free, faster and easier. Then you may actually enjoy it. Currently they boast 700,000 songs and downloads them in WMA format. I was actually thinking of signing up and thoroughly checking the site out until I saw this.
“Please remember that our music files only play if you continue to renew your monthly membership at SpiralFrog. If you renew every 30 days, all the music you download from SpiralFrog is good to go – however, you need to sync your portable devices every month as well in order to update the licenses on the songs you’ve transferred so they’ll play as well.” -FAQ Section
So needless to say, its probably extremely intrusive, then right below that section, what do you know.
” You’re not compatible with Apple’s iPod, or the new Microsoft Zune player, right? We’re not compatible with these devices. However, the songs and videos you download from SpiralFrog will play on any computer platform capable of running Windows XP or Windows Vista, as well as all portable devices or cell phones that play WMA music files and have implemented the Windows DRM support. ” -FAQ Section
Ouch, with so many drawbacks, I don’t see this site catching on like wildfire. People will see the free music site, get excited or curious, then actually figure out how things work and its bye bye potential user.