Lady Gaga: Born This Way (Full Album) - Amazon MP3 - $0.99

[bloodthirster]

Compressed music. Yuk!

 

[Pheran]

Compressed music. Yuk!

🙄

Yeah, 256K MP3 is real compressed. I'd bet you money you couldn't tell the difference in a blind listening test.

Thanks for the deal OP, my wife appreciated it.

 

[batmanuel]

I bought it, but the main reason was to get upgraded to the 20GB music cloud storage tier. Her music isn't bad, I can listen to it. She's freaking nuts though, watched a couple interviews and dang, she is bat-shit crazy.

I actually wonder about that. I have a gut feeling that "Lady GaGa" is a character for her, and a piece of performance art. I can see her completely reinventing herself down the line when she gets tired of the character.

 

[Udgnim]

I actually wonder about that. I have a gut feeling that "Lady GaGa" is a character for her, and a piece of performance art. I can see her completely reinventing herself down the line when she gets tired of the character.

she's been reinventing herself with each new album (Fame, Fame Monster, Born This Way)

each album/concerts/performances have different themes/concepts, but I guess the common thread between them all is that Lady Gaga likes to play dress up. I don't think she is ever going to stop doing that.

 

[wirednuts]

crazy.. no.... i think shes just riding the high, and good for her

 

[Zap]

I have a gut feeling that "Lady GaGa" is a character for her, and a piece of performance art.

That is exactly how she sees it.

 

[MagickMan]

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Yeah, 256K MP3 is real compressed. I'd bet you money you couldn't tell the difference in a blind listening test.

Thanks for the deal OP, my wife appreciated it.

128K and some 192K I can distinguish from uncompressed in pop and rock. 256K? No way.

 

[edro]

In other words, you're going to steal it.

Yes. I would download a sandwich if I could.

 

[Udgnim]

I actually wonder about that. I have a gut feeling that "Lady GaGa" is a character for her, and a piece of performance art. I can see her completely reinventing herself down the line when she gets tired of the character.

Jazzy Gaga

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wHNySlNyuM&feature=related&#t=2m20s

 

[AMDZen]

Shows as 6.99 for me

 

[Pheran]

Shows as 6.99 for me

That's because the deal is dead.

 

[exar333]

Got in before the deal closed; $0.99 is a great deal for a new album.

 

[SAmalathion]

128K and some 192K I can distinguish from uncompressed in pop and rock. 256K? No way.

Amazon uses the LAME mp3 encoder with a variable bitrate preset. It is completely transparent on any equipment and with any actual music, as verified by multiple double-blind tests. No one will be able to hear the difference.

The advantages of having a lossless format for archiving is that it avoids the copy-of-a-copy problem in case you want to (a) burn the music to CD and later re-rip it or (B) convert to another file format if something overtakes mp3 in the future.

 

[Macgyversite]

I doubt that your double blind tests were conducted with MP3 vs 44.1 or equivilent bit rate and levels matched within .1db. An Old Ganny can here the difference between "CD" quality and MP3 256kb with levels matched within .1db.

 

[bloodthirster]

🙄

Yeah, 256K MP3 is real compressed. I'd bet you money you couldn't tell the difference in a blind listening test.

Thanks for the deal OP, my wife appreciated it.

Yes I can. Golden ear. And I dont use shit equipment to listen to shitty compressed audio.

 

[killster1]

i wouldnt get if you paid me 10$ hehe take her off the tv please