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Silicon Valley’s new online music service, Lala, is pretty cool. Here, you can listen to streaming music at the touch of a button. I’m listening to United Abominations by Megadeth right now. If I change my mind and decide to listen to something else, I just browse for another genre or artist. How cool is that?

You can listen to full albums, free.

What’s also cool is that you can also watch videos from the artists as there is a youtube video box at the bottom of the page. Also, if you hover over an album after a search, it will pop up a listing of the songs from that album. You can listen to the songs there, too. Just click the little play button next to the song and you’re on your way.

They are offering all of these albums free to listen to and you can buy the ones that you like.

What I don’t like is that some of the songs start off in the middle of the track. So, if you’re going to plunk down some change for an album, it’ll be best to wonder if you’re getting the whole thing. Some of the albums are complete, like Slayer’s “Reign In Blood”, but some aren’t, like Def Leppard’s “X”.

If you clicked on a band that you’d like to listen to, at the top of the screen, you are given a brief biographical history of the band (via Wikipedia). Underneath that, you’ll see all of the albums that they’ve made. Next to it are “Recommended” selections, so if you like Def Leppard, chances are you’ll like Poison or Bon Jovi.

Take a look around and you might find that you’re gonna wanna stay a while. I know this will make reviewing music a little easier.