Myspacer Musicians please realize that not everybody needs to be barraged by your music, music video, and extensive background all at once. A song becomes a song mixed with a live video mixed with a page slowly putting itself together. Myspace is slow. I support it. It's libertarian for people to broadcast art for the world. But just because it's free to use, Myspace Musicians need not throw their art at the screen and through audio systems. It comes off amateur and more like an attack rather than an experience of music.
I personally thank all myspace artists who've transmogrified themselves into their own advertisements.
Optional loading of music video is available, and a busy background can be all too billboard when actually reading what myspace artists are like. When I go to a musician's web site I enjoy clarity, not a random barrage of noise I can't decipher. I enjoy pushing play, rather than a song playing without my saying so. That way it's truly my decision to explore somebody's music. Myspace Musicians may experience a decrease in hits, but I know that hits are shit in the long run. It's free internet, not platinum records, or even a record deal.
I'm not saying that I don't want music on Myspace. Quite the opposite. I peruse Myspace Music for about an hour on most Sundays. I think Myspace is an improvement on Mp3.com, which was killer back in the day. What I'm saying is I don't want a website, any website, coming at me like three conversations at once. One with music, one with music video, and one with needlessly complex background. Often a Myspace Music page sounds like a desperate plea for attention, rather than what I prefer: A professional package delivered for an enjoyable inspection.