So as ever, most of the music I am buying recently is stimulated by what I see on TV shows and movies. James Blunt made an appearance on Las Vegas (don’t ask), which prompted me to buy his latest album. The fact that I am going to see him in concert in a few weeks, I guess was also in the back of my mind.
So a few clicks later I am in the Walmart download store for Windows Media Player, which I have been using for the past few years as its good value (88c) a track, and a good service. To my shock James Blunt’s new album was not available, in fact non of his albums were. This was the 1st time in over two years of using the service that I was not able to locate what I was looking for. I know iTunes has gotten into the game of launching some exclusive tracks, but maybe they are now doing this with major artist albums, or maybe Walmart dropped the ball here.
So, I could not believe I was doing this, but I walked up my high street, went into my local Best Buy, and purchased the physical album – my first in 2 years for $13.99. Its now been burnt in MP3 format and I am ready to rock and roll!
I am not sure who was more shocked when I purchased the CD, me, or the sales clerk who look shocked that someone my age was buying a CD, and clearly had that look in his eye…”haven’t you ever heard of iTunes?”
Anyway, album sounds great, and I am looking forward to the gig on feb 29th!
