User Reviews and Votes for Rhapsody

Summary: Could be better, but I use it an awful lot

Details: I use it primarily for checking out new bands that I haven't heard before before I shell out cash for their cd. It gets used about 70 percent of the time. The other 30 I use Windows Media Player 10 for stuff I already own.

Pros: Listen to almost any cd at any time as many times as I want

Cons: Interface is a little clunky

Period used: July 2004-present

Other products used: WinAMP, Windows Media Player, iTunes

Submitted by James Thomas on 18-Sep-2004 15:01:43

Submitted by Chris Anderson on 20-Sep-2004 08:45:04

Submitted by Steven Silvers on 25-Sep-2004 00:45:46

Pros: Many many songs, updated daily.

Cons: Not every song from every album

Period used: 4 months

Submitted by Chris on 26-Sep-2004 20:52:04

Submitted by Hammer on 02-Oct-2004 17:46:29

Summary: Great selection for 9$/month

Details: Great selection, esp. for Jazz / classical. Has decent techno and rock library. Unlimited playing for 9$/month. Well worth it if you otherwise buy >1 CD a month. Love to see support for it in FoxyTunes.

Pros: Selection, good quality

Cons: Cost money. Only play in player, while subscriber.

Period used: 4 months

Other products used: foobar is best general purpose player.

Submitted by dustin on 03-Oct-2004 14:56:26

Summary: I think it's the best subscription service.

Details: I thought the concept of a subscription service was stupid at first, but now it's all I listen to.

Pros: instant, unlimited access to > 700,000 tracks

Cons: doesn't play local files...yet.

Period used: 1.5 years

Other products used: RealPlayer, Windows Media, WinAmp, Sonique, XMMS, iTunes

Submitted by Evan Stoner on 13-Oct-2004 17:09:14

Submitted by Steven on 25-Oct-2004 04:54:11

Pros: huge catalogue at fingertips! great sound quality, legal.

Cons: foxytunes support :-(

Period used: 5 months

Other products used: itunes, winamp, napster

Submitted by Matthew on 04-Nov-2004 17:19:52

Summary: Love the selection

Pros: Great selection

Cons: Not on foxy tunes

Period used: everyday

Other products used: Winamp, WMP, itunes, Musicmatch

Submitted by Donald John Biszek, Jr. on 10-Nov-2004 15:20:09

Summary: Stream music and burn for .79 a song. Lots of music available.

Details: Rhapsody's Mini-Player doesn't always work, so there is often no way to change music without switching to the Rhapsody window. Otherwise, I love it.

Pros: Great audio quality, good playlist setup, etc.

Cons: MiniPlayer is grumpy, doesn't play mp3s

Period used: Almost a year now.

Other products used: Winamp (awesome for mp3s), WMP (eh, better than it used to be but I like winamp better)

Submitted by Bill on 10-Nov-2004 21:18:00

Submitted by Dave Niesman on 12-Nov-2004 09:59:53

Summary: subscription player

Details: The Rhapsody player desperately needs updating with smarter library handling features, but the catalogue is great, and the streaming albums wonderful to explore if you have it hooked up to a good home stereo.

Pros: Great for people who always want to listen to something new.

Cons: 10$ a month, plus poor library handling.

Period used: 1 year

Other products used: I Tunes, Windamp, Real Player, Jet Audio

Submitted by John Krumm on 12-Nov-2004 14:00:24

Submitted by Anthony Griffiths on 13-Nov-2004 07:52:37

Submitted by Ben on 13-Nov-2004 12:26:16

Summary: Rhapsody: the best streaming music provider out there

Pros: Massive collection, instantly accessible

Cons: Must burn tunes to buy them, only useful when you're connected to the Internet

Submitted by Brian on 15-Nov-2004 13:54:05

Summary: Only player I use

Details: I use the subscription service

Period used: 4 months

Other products used: none

Submitted by Donald Evey on 16-Nov-2004 08:58:32

Submitted by Robert Kublawi on 16-Nov-2004 13:58:33

Summary: Streaming-only subscription audio player

Details: Rhapsody is a streaming-only audio service that costs USD $9.95/mo. It is an excellent place to listen to music that you don't necessarily want to buy (yet). Entire albums are available for on-demand listening. Overall a very cool player and service alike.

Pros: Excellent Audio quality over broadband, only $9.95/mo

Cons: Broadband a must for worthwhile operation.

Period used: 1.5 years

Submitted by Jason on 17-Nov-2004 13:02:29

Summary: Best streaming service and player

Details: By far the best streaming or on demand listneing service and software.

Pros: great selection and usability

Cons: always want more tracks to stream

Period used: 2 years?

Other products used: napster, virgin, MM on demand, sony, etc.....

Submitted by charles gillespie on 17-Nov-2004 19:43:05

Submitted by sn on 25-Nov-2004 11:15:17

Summary: How can you not support Rhapsody?

Details: This is the gold standard in subscription music services. Only iTunes has more members.

Pros: Subscription service, not download

Cons: none

Period used: One year

Other products used: various, but no other subscription options out there

Submitted by Jeff on 27-Nov-2004 15:52:28

Summary: Please add Rhapsody support

Details: Please add support for the Rhapsody player/service. Love FoxyTunes, keep up the good work!

Submitted by Ross on 29-Nov-2004 09:22:22

Submitted by Jessica on 01-Dec-2004 22:00:21

Summary: Awesome On The Fly Music Box

Details: I really like Rhapsody, its about the only thing that has ever made me want to pay for music. I have it on every single one of my computers, its just great.

Pros: Web based playlists(no need to rebuild for different boxes), Huge database, Advanced Searches .. ect

Cons: Is basically a web browser, so when you are searching through this massive db you have to wait for pages to load and whatnot

Period used: 6+ months

Other products used: iTunes, MusicMatch

Submitted by Anthony on 02-Dec-2004 14:37:06

Summary: Great service for streaming!

Details: I use this primarily for streaming radio, and would really like the ability to skip songs via my browser, which is why I installed FoxyTunes. Great plugin but it does not support my media player!

Pros: Everything

Cons: Doesn't work with FoxyTunes

Period used: 6 months

Other products used: The usual

Submitted by Joshua Doss on 09-Dec-2004 17:02:59

Submitted by Jerry Gerard on 14-Dec-2004 10:39:10

Submitted by Michael on 18-Dec-2004 01:04:49

Summary: better than iTunes for sure

Details: Rhapsody lets you FIND music - SHARE music - not just buy it. Even if you never burn a single track ... it's like having a music store WHERE ALL THE DISCS HAVE BEEN OPENED. Being able to listen to so much music, find threads, share it with friends - that's what music mostly always has been about and what Rhapsody returns it to. That makes it my choice.

Pros: a music store where you can listen to anything

Cons: the screen needs to be more open, see where you've been easier

Period used: 2 months

Other products used: iTunes

Submitted by CD's Listening Now on 20-Dec-2004 15:26:54

Submitted by Bob Williams on 22-Dec-2004 20:40:41

Summary: Please add this this great streaming player

Submitted by Adam on 24-Dec-2004 12:07:08

Summary: Great online streaming service.

Details: Mainly use to evaluate albums before purchase.

Pros: Huge catalog

Cons: No foxytunes, can't proxy streams to my TiVo.

Period used: 4 months

Other products used: iTunes, WinAmp

Submitted by Crazy Monkey on 01-Jan-2005 23:08:18

Details: Unlimited access for $9.95/mo; can burn full albums or custom mix CDs

Pros: can create and save your own online playlists

Period used: since Jul '03

Other products used: RealPlayer, Launch, MusicMatch, Window Media Player, Sonic Stage

Submitted by DK Whorley on 08-Jan-2005 12:03:33

Summary: I love Rhapsody!

Details: Your plugin would soooo rock my socks if it only supported Real Rhapsody. That's all I ever use.

Submitted by Bonnie Davis on 16-Apr-2005 17:12:29

Submitted by Mark Biggs on 16-Apr-2005 17:06:13

Submitted by Tony on 28-Jan-2005 17:41:14

Summary: Rhapsody rules the online music world

Details: Rhapsody has a great, easy to use interface and flawless performance. It also lets you drill down to track level and create custom playlists.

Pros: Great interface, huge song library, etc.

Cons: None

Period used: 18 months

Other products used: Yahoo Launch, Spinner, MusicMatch, and more

Submitted by Steve on 31-Jan-2005 18:45:03

Submitted by Dan T on 02-Feb-2005 13:18:36

Submitted by Joe Frank on 04-Feb-2005 16:42:42

Summary: Monthly fees never felt so good.

Details: This is an amazing player. All the tracks are CD quality, and in some cases, sound better than on the CDs that I have of the band I'm listening to. Don't ask me how this is possible. It's a really low price too, but burning is a bit pricey.

Pros: Sound Quality

Cons: Burn Prices

Period used: Since August 2004

Other products used: iTunes, Winamp

Submitted by ben on 05-Feb-2005 16:02:09

Pros: Gigantic catalog of music and radio stations

Cons: Monthly subscription fee

Period used: Current

Submitted by Ryan Cook on 10-Feb-2005 07:55:34

Submitted by David Cox on 11-Feb-2005 20:18:55

Submitted by David Cox on 11-Feb-2005 20:18:55

Submitted by DGemeavidGG Cox on 10-Feb-2005 21:09:49

Summary: Great Player

Details: This player and service is very good. I use it all the time and they have an extensive collection and add more eveyday.

Pros: Ease of Use, Extensive Library

Cons: Skins are limited

Period used: Almost 1 year

Other products used: MS

Submitted by David Dodd on 14-Feb-2005 14:14:00

Submitted by Don on 18-Feb-2005 17:23:18

Pros: great quality, large library

Cons: 9.95 per month

Period used: years

Other products used: various

Submitted by Terry Locke on 24-Feb-2005 11:45:32

Details: Would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Period used: 1 year

Submitted by Eric on 27-Feb-2005 14:34:18

Details: Please add rhapsody!!

Submitted by J on 02-Mar-2005 19:13:23

Period used: 2+ years

Submitted by Rose on 02-Mar-2005 19:42:56

Submitted by Brad Stowers on 10-Apr-2005 15:22:38

Submitted by Keith Melton on 12-Apr-2005 13:27:35

Submitted by Danna on 19-Apr-2005 15:06:11

Submitted by Juston on 26-Apr-2005 03:26:39

Summary: Please do rhapsody!

Details: Rhapsody is awesome, and i want this extention to be able to control it!

Pros: everything

Cons: none

Period used: 3 years

Other products used: all of em

Submitted by TOdd MEyer on 26-Apr-2005 20:14:46

Summary: WOW!

Details: The new Rhapsody 3.0 is amazing! You can upload songs to your MP3 players for free and even download songs for free. Can't wait for FoxyTunes to be able to work with this new version!

Pros: Everything!

Cons: None!

Other products used: You name it...

Submitted by Mark on 28-Apr-2005 00:23:59

Submitted by Gwenn on 28-Apr-2005 10:09:56

Submitted by Mark Baker on 04-May-2005 22:42:00

Pros: lots of good music and features

Cons: no equalizer, busy interface

Period used: about 2 years now

Other products used: would also like to see Radio 365 added

Submitted by L Cunning on 05-May-2005 07:08:09

Summary: Great Player, Lousy with Large Libraries

Details: Terrible at interfacing with a large mp3 collection. AmaroK in Linux blows it away. Rhapsody feature set is great. Love playing anything I want at any time for not much money.

Pros: Play anthing anytime, awesome sound quality

Cons: Terrible at handling large music collection

Period used: May 2004 -- Present

Other products used: Winamp, Real, WMP,Creative,amaroK,xine,kaffeine,noatun

Submitted by Rhapsody on 07-May-2005 02:55:26

Submitted by Mohammad Al-Ubaydli on 08-May-2005 13:29:50

Summary: Rhapsody Is Legal and Great

Details: Rhapsody is a Legal service that allows payers to listen to a music collection larger than one can imagine.

Pros: Great Variety, Shuffle, Repeat

Cons: Can only Burn songs on CD, no Downloading on computer

Period used: May 2003 - Today

Other products used: WMP (still use)

Submitted by Aaron on 09-May-2005 12:34:17

Submitted by Donald John Biszek, Jr. on 10-Nov-2004 15:20:09

Submitted by Tyler on 22-May-2005 02:05:28

Summary: I love it!

Pros: Access to almost every song you could desire

Cons: The newer 3.0 interface is not as good as the 2.0 interface. 3.0 version has "30 sec" clips, which are aggravating

Period used: 10 months

Other products used: winamp, realplayer, quintessential Player

Submitted by Victoira Bennett on 25-May-2005 01:53:50

Summary: I love it!

Pros: Access to almost every song you could desire

Cons: The newer 3.0 interface is not as good as the 2.0 interface. 3.0 version has "30 sec" clips, which are aggravating

Period used: 10 months

Other products used: winamp, realplayer, quintessential Player

Submitted by Victoira Bennett on 25-May-2005 01:53:50

Summary: Please provide this in your list of supported players

Details: Please provide the Rhapsody interface for your foxytunes extension.

Submitted by Scott Voiers on 27-May-2005 17:58:40

Pros: reviews all over the web

Cons: reviews all over the web

Period used: Over a year

Other products used: ITunes, WMP, etc

Submitted by eric on 02-Jun-2005 11:52:16

Submitted by Brian Knopp on 02-Jun-2005 21:04:10

Summary: It's not super impresive, but it does it's job well.

Details: There aren't any advanced features (like an equalizer), but it does an admirable job at keeping a constant music stream going- even over a *very* poor dial-up connection. Their music selection is lacking in a few areas, but for the most part, when I want to find a specific track, I can.

Pros: Respectable music collection; excellent streaming capabilities; burn purchased tracks to CD without annoying DRM systems.

Cons: Lack of an equalizer; unable to download purchased tracks to hard drive directly.

Period used: 3 weeks

Submitted by Jason Brown on 03-Jun-2005 07:23:51

Summary: great one

Submitted by Justin Mordon on 05-Jun-2005 02:11:15

Summary: Great Program

Submitted by Rhapsody on 14-Jun-2005 13:57:51

Summary: Great player

Details: I commonly find myself using RR more then Winamp now... and i used to use winamp almost 24/7. I'd really like to be able to use RR with Foxytunes.

Pros: Over 1,000,000 songs and loads of artists to choose from

Cons: Costs $10 a month

Period used: 5 months now

Other products used: Winamp

Submitted by Dave Bracken on 27-Jun-2005 23:45:14

Submitted by Aaron Benage on 06-Jul-2005 13:16:36

Summary: I think it would probably make my life allitle easier!

Details: I use rhapsody and winamp i already use foxytunes for winamp and i love this service that you have given to us! So if you could pleas figure a way to control rhapsody from foxytunes it would be greatly appreciated!

Pros: Rhapsody has a quickly growing fan base.

Cons: it does tend to run itself into the ground all the time.

Period used: 1 month

Other products used: winamp, i-tunes, windows media player, and sonic stage

Submitted by Zach Hoffman on 18-Jul-2005 02:39:49

Submitted by Diego Lucero on 22-Jul-2005 11:06:12

Details: best combination of purchase and on-computer playing I've seen, with access to way more music than anyone.

Pros: all the music in the world!

Cons: @^#%^@%$! having to pay for it.

Period used: 1 year

Other products used: real player, winamp, musicmatch jukebox, windows media player

Submitted by Rabbit on 25-Jul-2005 13:26:50

Summary: Pleae provide Rhapsody support!!!

Submitted by pete on 28-Jul-2005 17:03:52

Other products used: windows media player, itunes

Submitted by Luciana on 04-Aug-2005 15:52:28

Pros: Cleaner interface than MusicMatch

Cons: Limited music

Period used: 3 months

Other products used: MusicMatch

Submitted by George Hayduke on 08-Aug-2005 11:44:10

Details: I hope that you can add this to your list of supported players.

Submitted by Phil Scoville on 11-Aug-2005 18:50:16

Submitted by Jeff Johnson on 27-Aug-2005 16:55:59

Pros: works with online music service

Period used: two months

Other products used: Windows Media Pl; Winamp; Musicmatch, et al

Submitted by Raymond Donovan on 01-Sep-2005 15:01:23

Summary: Easy-to-use player

Pros: subscription-based service, eye-candy skin

Cons: playlist is a bit unorganized

Submitted by Anonymous on 18-Aug-2004 10:17:15

Period used: 1 year

Submitted by Judy McMenimen on 21-Sep-2005 13:31:57

Details: i cant get foxyplayer to control Real Rhapsody. ?

Submitted by Nutso on 15-Oct-2005 08:42:26

Summary: Great player

Details: I use Rhapsody ToGo to fill my mp3 player, and it works great.

Cons: Some artist don't allow downloads or access

Period used: May 2005 to present

Submitted by Frank Taldone on 15-Oct-2005 22:34:29

Submitted by Aaron on 31-Oct-2005 08:09:31

Submitted by david on 02-Nov-2005 03:35:26

Submitted by John Peters on 04-Nov-2005 21:26:57

Submitted by chuck lafean on 28-Nov-2005 16:21:21

Submitted by Anonymous on 18-Aug-2004 10:17:15

Submitted by Anonymous on 18-Aug-2004 10:17:15

Pros: quick, great commercial free radio

Other products used: itunes, microsoft media player

Submitted by jjj on 03-Dec-2005 16:53:39

Cons: none

Period used: a year and a half

Submitted by PapaDunes on 03-Dec-2005 23:47:24

Summary: rhapsody is cool

Details: i use the unlimited listen plan, so it's pretty much constantly playing anything i want (usually their prebuilt radio stations, which are great).

Pros: prebuilt radio stations, can download songs

Cons: not free

Period used: a year or so

Other products used: yahoo music - not as good in my opinion, although cheaper

Submitted by James Leslie on 04-Dec-2005 09:42:55

Summary: Rhapsody

Details: Allows You To Stream Music Free (Also Allows You To Make Playlists Out Of The Streamed Music)

Pros: Lotsa Music

Cons: Only 25 Plays A Day If You Are Free User

Period used: A Few Days

Other products used: iTunes, Shareaza, Sonicstage

Submitted by Patrick Flynn on 04-Dec-2005 16:00:41

Other products used: winamp, realplayer, jetaudio

Submitted by Stacey on 07-Dec-2005 05:16:14

Summary: Rhapsody has a huge selection of music

Details: Rhapsody is so much better than the other subscription-based music services I've tried. I just wish FoxyTunes could control it. There are so many songs available, even from small labels and solo people. I've found songs from people in my own neighborhood on Rhapsody. Plus I can transfer all the music I want to my Palm Treo 650 to take with me on the go. If FoxyTunes would support it, I would be good as good. I'll just not use FoxyTunes until it supports my music player.

Pros: Tons of music

Cons: Apparently can't be controlled by FoxyTunes

Period used: 3 years

Other products used: WMP, Winamp, RealPlayer, Yahoo! Music Engine, Napster, Virgin Digital

Submitted by Dusty Wilson on 20-Dec-2005 13:19:45

Pros: choice of streaming music is best-on demand

Other products used: Music Match, Real Player, Win Amp

Submitted by Curt D on 21-Dec-2005 21:35:00