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Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by FredPret »

marricks wrote: post #50
beowulfey wrote: post #29

I've gone to ultimate-guitar since the early 2000s. Some of my tabs are still on there. Visiting it today is a god-damn tragedy. What a mess of a site. I'll definitely be trying this.

The only things from that era that didn’t get outright worse stayed the same (Craigslist). What was beautiful about the internet then was there were so many corners were monetization either wasn’t easy or wasn’t chased so things could just exist. Not so anymore!

Sites need to monetize because how else will they pay for Amazon ElasticLambda to serve their users’ click X-Y coordinates to T5 FireAnt, their distributed backend, on a planetary scale?

Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by immibis »

BowBun wrote: post #63

This is pretty nice, and there's already a lot of tools out there. I've built some of my own tools to scrape their tabs and store all my own stuff since I expect they will continue locking tabs down more like they already have. I'm a lifetime UG pro member but they keep pushing the envelope too far to monetize more. There's no path for OSS in this domain unfortunately because tabs are often licensed and owned by the…

There are spaces where free copies of licensed content are widespread. Of course, I don't know anything about them, but I'm sure they provide a valuable force against capitalism.

Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by Kaibeezy »

eyeundersand wrote: post #83
Kaibeezy wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Polyphia, though

I never really got into their stuff. Frankly, it's just too much. I definitely see why people like them- especially those who play music themselves. It's hard not to marvel at the technical skill on display. But imo from the music-as-a-tool-to-stir-some-emotion standpoint, they have some of the most sterile popular music I've ever heard. Wonder how the music-oriented HN crowd feels about this. There definitely is ama…

There’s a video where they are watching fans cover their stuff. Guitars, but also a harmonica, trumpet, etc. The quality of the submissions was mind-boggling, and the interpretations helped illustrate the intention of the original songs. That plus the supportive reactions of the band really changed my perspective on exactly what you’re describing. So heartwarming.

Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by doakes »

BowBun wrote: post #63

This is pretty nice, and there's already a lot of tools out there. I've built some of my own tools to scrape their tabs and store all my own stuff since I expect they will continue locking tabs down more like they already have. I'm a lifetime UG pro member but they keep pushing the envelope too far to monetize more. There's no path for OSS in this domain unfortunately because tabs are often licensed and owned by the…

Artists and/or their publisher own all tabs made for their song? How does that work?

Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by whoisthemachine »

marricks wrote: post #50
beowulfey wrote: post #29

I've gone to ultimate-guitar since the early 2000s. Some of my tabs are still on there. Visiting it today is a god-damn tragedy. What a mess of a site. I'll definitely be trying this.

The only things from that era that didn’t get outright worse stayed the same (Craigslist). What was beautiful about the internet then was there were so many corners were monetization either wasn’t easy or wasn’t chased so things could just exist. Not so anymore!

You have forgotten Bonzi Buddy.

Re: Freetar – an alternative front end for ultimate-guitar.com

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Post by lamp_book »

beowulfey wrote: post #29

I've gone to ultimate-guitar since the early 2000s. Some of my tabs are still on there. Visiting it today is a god-damn tragedy. What a mess of a site. I'll definitely be trying this.

Rest in peace, mxtabs.

I guess the upside to UG is that it encouraged me to learn by ear.

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