MP3skull - safe to download?

[Ari]

I normally buy a music track or album I want from Amazon, but they don't have the one I currently want which is 'Miami' by Bob Seger.

I've been trying to find somewhere else reputable that sells it with no luck, but it appears to be available for free to download from mp3skull. Quite apart from the fact that I'd rather pay for it (seems only fair), I can't help thinking you don't get something for nothing, so what's the catch?

Anyone got any advice (or a reputable source that I can buy it from)?

[davepoth]

The song is on the album "Like a Rock" which appears to be out of print both as a CD and online (I'm not sure how that works).

You can always listen to it on Youtube though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-uAg0LwLfk

[maxdb]

Have you tried itunes? If you downloadnit for free use a virus scanner to be on the safe side.

[Vaud]

Matt1977 said:

If you're willing to download for free (and presumably make a donation on the artists own site) then you don't need to download any risky software. I've got a Firefox addon which will download audio from youtube in two clicks. And there are loads of websites which will translate a youtube video link into an MP3 for you.

^^^This

Just use firefox, go to extensions and add a youtube downloader. 2 mins...

[Ari]

maxdb said:

Have you tried itunes? If you downloadnit for free use a virus scanner to be on the safe side.

Yeah, tried itunes - no go.

[Ari]

Matt1977 said:

If you're willing to download for free (and presumably make a donation on the artists own site) then you don't need to download any risky software. I've got a Firefox addon which will download audio from youtube in two clicks. And there are loads of websites which will translate a youtube video link into an MP3 for you.

Sounds intriguing, thanks. What's the quality like?

[Police State]

Ari said:

maxdb said:

Have you tried itunes? If you downloadnit for free use a virus scanner to be on the safe side.

Yeah, tried itunes - no go.

Bob Seger is one of those artists that will not allow his music to be available on iTunes or streaming services.

(If you ever read this Bob; get yourself over here for a few gigs. It's been too long...)

[LDN]

This is fine if you don't mind poor quality audio.

[Adam B]

Ari said:

Sounds intriguing, thanks. What's the quality like?

crap IME - it often says its 256 or 320 but it never is, usually much worse than sound via YT