amazon mp3 > iTunes

I got the .. ahem .. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Motion Picture Soundtrack (gasp for breath) from Amazon (in DRM-free mp3 format) for the same price as iTunes’s DRM-crippled copy.

Furthermore, the Amazon copy was several dollars cheaper — yes, less expensive — than the CD version. Hopefully Amazon is wildly successful with their digital content distribution and sets an example to be followed by others. I don’t care about packaging any longer. I don’t have space for jewel cases or tray liners. I don’t want to throw away more boxes and wrappers. All I want is the music, fast, and inexpensive. Amazon mp3 delivers this.

My only complaint is that once you download something, I don’t believe there is a way to re-download it (which should be possible considering that you’ve already paid for it.) I don’t believe this is possible with iTunes either, which is equally as silly.

Edit:
Another good reason to go with Amazon over iTunes — DRM-free iTunes mp3s rat you out by having your name encoded within the mp3 file. Fuck that. On a side note, the following quote from the comments of the link just above is hilarious:

anthony.picciano said…
Just think of it like the free laser etching. Now you name can be etched onto each song as well as your iPod. For free!