Interesting how the reasoning is on the UI/algo side when it should be about how artists are treated. I "quit" Spotify or any other streaming service without even subscribing to them.
That's not quitting, that's boycotting perhaps?
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#32We (as a family) moved from Spotify to Apple Music, but it was entirely down to cost. As our kids have grown and gained their own devices we've had to find apps/services that we can share with them. The most successful has been Apple One, having Arcade for them, TV and News for us, the storage, and extras like Fitness, it made sense to get Apple One. At that point we had Apple Music for "free" so decided to migrate a…
> decision was entirely down to cost > Whole family uses Apple products I cannot prove it but I feel a contradiction
> At that point we had Apple Music for "free"
The cost decision is "given we have purchased x, which service costs more?"
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#33I also quit Spotify about 6 months ago and went back to Pandora. I’ve been super happy with that decision. Spotify kept me in a weird bubble of sorts always playing the same songs and artists. When I went back to Pandora I rediscovered that their music recommendation engine is amazing! I’m now listening to more new artists than ever and have found way more new music.
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#34sensible move. shitification thats spotify. I would like to see a HN inspired web site that lists all of the bands and musicians where we can click on a link and go directly to the band or musicians web site and buy or download the music directly from them. No middle man earning a small fortune off the backs of those talented musicians.
Here you go
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#35Don't get me wrong, I've started moving away from Spotify, but not entirely for these reasons. Music to me is mostly one big playlist and a few smaller playlists from the same library of my music. And where my music doesn't get randomly yanked because the artist had a fit with Spotify or license issues came up I never understood people's fetishization of albums and "enjoying" an album and all the music app interfaces…
I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but this is peak plebeian. I means to me you don't know how to appreciate music on a deep level, that you solely listen to "greatest hits" or genres/artists too base to be able to (or too commercial to even want to) create an album with an overarching aesthetic vision; not even talking about concept album, just having purpose in differences between tracks while still cultivati…
As far as flak, I think your point about album appreciation could be interesting if presented in a more constructive way. The tone of your comment comes across as somewhat condescending, which can make it harder for others to engage with the idea.
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#36Don't get me wrong, I've started moving away from Spotify, but not entirely for these reasons. Music to me is mostly one big playlist and a few smaller playlists from the same library of my music. And where my music doesn't get randomly yanked because the artist had a fit with Spotify or license issues came up I never understood people's fetishization of albums and "enjoying" an album and all the music app interfaces…
I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but this is peak plebeian. I means to me you don't know how to appreciate music on a deep level, that you solely listen to "greatest hits" or genres/artists too base to be able to (or too commercial to even want to) create an album with an overarching aesthetic vision; not even talking about concept album, just having purpose in differences between tracks while still cultivati…
I don't think calling them a pleb is right, it's just that not everyone cares as much about music. I could probably come up with 5 different things I'm sure you don't think as deep about and call you a "plebeian". This is why you'll get the flak, not because you're presenting some novel idea. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is a well known album that you can't just listen to in parts.
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#37The problem is that Spotify has to pay huge royalties to the studios instead of being able to make a large margin as other tech companies do. So they get squeezed from both ends, on one side the customer who doesn't want to pay more and on the other side the music industry.
What problems? The articles says "profit margins are hitting new highs, up to thirty per cent."
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#38Perhaps I’m old but I never got into this at all. I have a very carefully curated collection of music which is combination of CD rips, stuff from bandcamp and bootlegs and piracy. I can’t possibly replicate this with any online music service.
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#39I too am sick of Spotify. They make it harder and harder for me to access my own library and keep shoving 'recommendations' down my throat. If I want recommendations, I'll ask various meat-suit friends and family members whose musical tastes I respect.
Does anyone here have experience with Tidal? I have heard good things about them.
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#40sensible move. shitification thats spotify. I would like to see a HN inspired web site that lists all of the bands and musicians where we can click on a link and go directly to the band or musicians web site and buy or download the music directly from them. No middle man earning a small fortune off the backs of those talented musicians.
Bandcamp is close to this. Unfortunately the website is kind of dated IMO and even core flows like exploring, buying and downloading music feel somewhat painful compared to rivals, and there’s no real recommendation system.
I would love to see a Bandcamp streaming service which fairly compensates artists and has a more discovery focussed UI, but they don’t seem that interested in evolving the product for whatever reason (they have had a fairly rough sounding series of acquisitions)