December 2008
allmusic | music reviews, new releases, artists biography
by garret & 50 othersAllmusic.com offers discographies and biographical information for both artists and
composers, and gives ratings and reviews of recordings, past and current. Very useful for
weeding. Also lists recently released CDs. [icpl.org]
Mac users (Safari):
In order to play audio samples, you will need to install a free plug-in called Flip4Mac, available at www.telestream.net/telestream-products/desktop-products.htm.
February 2008
Listal | music (ratings)
by garretListal is a social community that lets you rate things like books or...music.
Discogs | a community-built database of music information
by garret & 1 other"Imagine a site with discographies of all labels, all artists, all cross-referenced. It's getting closer every day."
June 2007
Rate Your Music | Find/Research Music
by garretRate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles, videos, and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. This data is then used to generate music recommendations for users and to create rated lists of music albums. Weighted averages are used to calculate the ordering for these lists; regular members who write reviews and rate more albums have a greater weight applied to their ratings. It is a wiki in the sense that users can add, edit and remove content; however, the majority of new, edited content must be approved by a moderator. [Wikipedia]
May 2006
all music | comprehensive music reference
by garret & 3 othersOverviews of music artists, discography's, and recommended recordings. New release information.
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