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Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by deng »

PSA for people with kids: Parental controls and QA in Spotify are a bad joke.

I found out the hard way that Spotify features tons of videos and that you cannot disable them. See for instance

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KS759AlVGVj34OHPbcx1p

There's also ton of dubious stuff in the "ASMR" category you probably wouldn't want your kid have access to and that is not caught by the "Explicit" filter, see for instance (NSFW!)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AxgfSNuDgYnz54lT4jkmT

Needless to say, I immediately canceled the Spotify family account.

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by rckt »

lazyasciiart wrote: post #31
rckt wrote: post #27

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?

Hm, if my personal decision to not use streaming services can be perceived as boycott, then ok. But looks like too big of a word in this case :)

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by the_third_wave »

wyager wrote: post #6

I'm looking for a music app (streaming or otherwise) that supports what seems to me like a basic feature, but which seems to be unsupported in anything I've tried. I want the ability to shuffle my library/play the latest releases/whatever while leaving albums intact . I want to play the entirety of one album in order, then play another album in order, and so on. Anyone know of an app that does this? I'll drop spotify…

Airsonic [1] and all the other Subsonic forks do this, either use the web interface or one of the many client apps. I use DSub [1] for this, it works as intended and does not try to get you to do anything you don't want.

[1] https://github.com/airsonic-advanced/airsonic-advanced

[2] https://github.com/daneren2005/Subsonic

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by adamhorne »

I totally recommend Radio FIP (France Inter Paris) for anyone a little frustrated with Spotify. I listen to this for hours each day. I love every one of those hours.

Unlike Spotify, expert DJs select a wide range of music from genres that span the globe. Throughout the day, FIP curates an eclectic mix of genres—from jazz to rock, world music to classical—ensuring that I'm constantly exposed to various musical worlds without needing to curate or chase playlists myself.

FIP's programming is uninterrupted by DJs or ads, allowing for a seamless, immersive listening experience. The station's French commentary, when it occurs, adds a touch of charm without becoming a distraction, making it easy to "set it and forget it."

Do yourself a favour...

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by Maakuth »

With Spotify subcription hikes, one could buy a lot of music. Does a decent MP3 or FLAC store exists nowadays? For some specific albums it's nice to have the physical object of a CD, but in general I'd rather not buy the plastic discs just to rip and store indefinitely.

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by batiudrami »

sydbarrett74 wrote: post #39

I 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.

I found Apple Music is a big improvement over Spotify. The artist and browse pages are still full of algorithmic playlists unfortunately, but on your “Library” tab it functions just like an iPod with only music you’ve added to your library.

The biggest issue I have library-wise is with bad release year metadata often being incorrect for rereleases and remasters, and deluxe versions being the default. Irritating but small quarrels in the big scheme of things.

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by leokennis »

In 10 (5? 25?) years I'd be very interested to read an "insider story" book about Spotify, similar in scope as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Plex or something.

Spotify used to be cool and within the industry, the big example of engineering culture, agile with "the Spotify model" with squads and tribes etc. being able to adapt and ship stuff quickly.

But now somehow it seems they regressed into an organization that cannot ship basic features (stuff like lossless audio) for years, and that is more interested in pursuing legal action than in pursuing customers. Reading a book about why would be a good lesson for many people in IT.

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by a-french-anon »

hbs18 wrote: post #36
a-french-anon wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

The "pleb" part is specifically about consuming music like one does McDonald's. And the problem isn't eating McDonald's, it's eating only McDonald's.

I've always found strange that judging musical taste (or lack of it) is so controversial compared to other forms of art. If you say that people who only watch MCU movies or haven't read more than Harry Potter/Twilight are "plebeians" (or whatever less offensive word you want to use... philistine?), you'll get way less outrage than by stating something similar about music.

In the end, I think the disagreement may stem from two points: "plebeian" is automatically seen as an insult, not a possibly accurate (if condescending) descriptor and the usual extreme relativism that caring about music is should as universal as caring about tractors.

Re: I Quit Spotify

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Post by JeanMarcS »

hbs18 wrote: post #36
a-french-anon wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

And yet Money is aired alone on radio :-)
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