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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Yeah, I didn't use it for a long time and I'm still a bit dubious about how it will pan out for artists however it was becoming impractical to keep changing CDs in my car. Likewise at the gym I'd sometimes want to listen to something different but I wouldn't have it available on my phone yet.
As a service I find it good, there's pretty much anything I'd listen to available.
There's the odd album spotify doesn't have, but it's not many.
Their algorithm based generated playlists are great and are mostly what I listen to.
FWIW, I also find the Spotify app pretty un-intuitive to use, but that's probably just me.
I have Amazon Music through Prime and it's pretty good. It's a bit annoying when you search for an artist and discover that they are only available through Amazon Music Unlimited.
Having said that, I recently signed up to Spotify again for a mere £9.99 for 3 months as part of a re-engagement deal. I had forgotten how good it is and they have absolutely loads of stuff, including some obscure stuff. There are loads of good community playlists too, especially if you go on rateyourmusic.com and look for RYM Boxed Set.
At the moment I use Spotify Free & Amazon Music. Spotify Free gives me the ability to listen to music at home with adverts, but means that I cannot download music on my phone for listening to when I’m out and about.
Amazon Music comes free with Amazon Prime & is fairly good, although doesn’t have such a huge selection of music available as Spotify. But definitely worth using as it’s a free service with something I’m already paying for.
GooglePlayMusic wasn’t as good as Spotify imo, as it doesn’t have such a huge selection of music available...although it has more available than Amazon Music.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I use Spotify and pay the £9.99 a month. I mostly listen to whole albums - their selection is vast, although there are some surprising omissions, presumably for licensing reasons.
I find the recommendations an absolute treasure trove - they used to be called "related artists" but recently it's changed to "fans also love", or something like that.
I don't often listen to the playlists they provide for me, but I have been listening to this week's and it's excellent, perhaps because I listen to a fairly narrow range of music but whatever the reason their algorithms work very well.
I also have Amazon Music through Prime membership but I never use it.
I've got Apple Family membership, we're all on Macs/iphones so it made most sense.
Got rid of all my CDs three years ago, haven't missed one yet!
Still have tons of cds but never play them. occasionally we will watch a dvd as a family so the surround sound system still gets used. I used to play my cds through this also.
It comes in handy for music dvds so for now it stays.
so i dont use any streaming service unless you count youtube.
i've got a sansa clip plus which has 4gb + 8gb micro card memory. 12gb is a lot of music. if i want to add something or get bored of something, i just usb link it to my pc & swap files like a usb key.
it's tiny (the size of a picture stamp & 1cm deep). & a charged battery lasts ages.
also has a decent graphic equaliser & a deep bass boost, so great sound. that's important to me.
so if i'm in bed or out walking or on the crosstrainer or shopping or in the bath or on a train, wherever & whenever, i have music always.
i don't need a signal, i don't need a subscription, i don't need a power supply. totally easy.
& if i leave it anywhere, or drop it, or someone tries to grab it, £20 new, not hundreds like fancy phones. i live in an area where you can't flash fancy things (not that i have any!). but even if i did, i would only use them in shops, not on the street or late night train platforms etc. too risky.
anyway, maybe i'm missing some huge important reason why i should be doing things differently but this way really suits me. so just putting it out there for consideration.