Apple streams entire Red Hot Chili Peppers album in iTunes
The iTunes Music Store has achieved another first (for the iTunes Music Store): streaming a full album to listeners. Beginning yesterday, users can stream Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album I'm With You in its entirety for free. The album doesn't go on sale until August 30th, but one song is available for sale now and users can also pre-order the entire album.
It's cool that Apple (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers) are allowing users to stream the album in full, but as I write this I can see why Apple might not think iTunes music streaming is ready for prime time. I'm getting a ton of buffering errors. That of course could be due to everyone trying to stream the only album you can from iTunes. Also the stream is one long stream of the entire album -- you can't skips around to individual songs, which is kind of limiting. But then again, it is free music. No word on how long the stream will be up, but it's reasonable to assume that it will be taken down once the album goes on sale on August 30th.
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i don't see the streaming anywhere on the rhcp itunes preview page.
http://i.imgur.com/H0bYb.jpg
Yeah, I'm getting the same...wtf. Teasers
August 23 2011 at 10:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just loaded up iTunes and I can only preview one song. Looks like they removed full album streaming.
August 23 2011 at 3:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNo, I'm listening as we speak. Don't go to the album page; try the RHCP main page on iTunes, and it's near the top, next to a photo of the album cover, there's an iTunes "play" icon next to "Stream Album Now" under a giant heading that says STREAM ENTIRE ALBUM FOR FREE" http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/red-hot-chili-peppers/id889780
August 23 2011 at 3:13 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyNice! Thanks man. First song rocks.
August 23 2011 at 11:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate downI haven't liked music from the Chili Peppers this much since Californication. This album is seriously good. I gave it a run through yesterday and I'm halfway through it again today. I haven't had any stream/buffer errors, but it is a little annoying that it's one long stream and no ability to skip around tracks or see track names. I probably would have overlooked this album, but since this caught my eye, I've actually ordered it already. I guess that's kind of the point here though, huh? Well, worked for me. Good job, iTunes and RHCP!
August 23 2011 at 2:44 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI agree with you, I have always enjoyed them but this is by far one of their best sound albums since Californication. Thanks again for the tip on accessing the right album on iTunes.
August 23 2011 at 11:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHey no problem - glad you found it! To the others still having problems: it's STILL available, I'm not sure what problems you're having. Are you outside the US? Maybe it's a US-iTMS only thing...? Anyway, follow the directions in my reply to Fini's comment above and you should be able to find it. Or just wait til next Monday I guess.
August 24 2011 at 8:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate downActually, The Book of Mormon soundtrack was available for free streaming through Facebook. And I'm sure even that wasn't the first....
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