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Post by Sovereign on Oct 17, 2014 21:35:52 GMT
I'm a real fussy bugger when it comes to music. I just can't listen to mediocre music. Before Spotify I used to buy one or two albums a week, play a couple of songs then shelve the album to never to be listened to again. I used to get so frustrated as I had this great HIFI but I would hate listening to it as it was so difficult finding music I could listen to again and again.
I signed up to Spotify I guess about two and a half years ago and it really has brought back my love for music and hifi to a certain extent. I listen to artists I know and there are links to other musicians albums that they have featured on, or just links to albums that I may also like. For a measly £10 pcm I have a shed load of music for me to try and explore, I feel totally refreshed by it. The quality is on the whole superb, sure there are variations to this but on the whole I'm impressed. If I like what I hear I save it to my play list, if I find I play it a lot then I buy it, if I play it every so often then I keep it in my Spotify play list.
I must be saving myself £50 pcm but more than that I can find the good musicians I have trolled the music shops for years to find.
Thank goodness for modern technology !
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Post by Tim on Oct 17, 2014 21:42:31 GMT
I don't know what I would do without it now, but it has the opposite effect as I now buy more music, even though I apply the same rules, i.e. if I play it more than a few times I buy it. As a discovery tool it's hard to beat. I have never enjoyed my music so much since using Spotify, last.fm and going file based for my music library. My music knowledge has also improved immeasurably. Oh, can't forget my Harbeth speakers either - I luuurves those  |
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 17, 2014 22:34:29 GMT
The Spod is brilliant!
I hate how they present themselves nowadays, I hate the way they want you to use the site. BUT. But the range of material available is fantastic. I've found a lot....and....I really mean a lot....of new music through Spotify. And over all the years that I've been using it, I've never paid a single penny for it.
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Post by John on Oct 18, 2014 5:12:52 GMT
Its great to discover new music and takes away the buying in the dark element of the past for a member of AA (Album Anon) it saved me a small fortune
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Post by John on Oct 18, 2014 8:38:11 GMT
One of the best ways to discover new music is to use the radio feature from artists you like, you never know what is going to come up but sometimes discover new gems and its good background listening
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Post by alaska on Oct 18, 2014 8:56:05 GMT
Very interesting comment from the Black Keys drummer on Spotify...
"My whole thing about music is: if somebody’s making money then the artist should be getting a fair cut of it," said Carney. "The owner of Spotify is worth something like 3 billion dollars…he's richer than Paul McCartney and he's 30 and he’s never written a song."
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Post by John on Oct 18, 2014 9:28:59 GMT
Yes agree with that but at least if I like something I will buy the music
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Post by jrh101 on Oct 18, 2014 9:47:41 GMT
It has definitely broadened what I listen to, because I am constrained on space and money I would tend to only buy discs from specific artists genres etc., with Spotify I listen to a wider variety of artists and dip my toes into music I perhaps wouldn't have listened to in the past.
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Post by Tim on Oct 18, 2014 11:35:02 GMT
Very interesting comment from the Black Keys drummer on Spotify... "My whole thing about music is: if somebody’s making money then the artist should be getting a fair cut of it," said Carney. "The owner of Spotify is worth something like 3 billion dollars…he's richer than Paul McCartney and he's 30 and he’s never written a song." I would like to see the likes of Spotify and especially iTunes put something back in, people often bemoan record companies but at least they have an A&R department and support new bands. There are also some very good record labels out there, that are in it because they love music. iTunes take 30% and give jack shit back and they don't write songs either. They could both do so much for the industry from their dominant position's, but no, let's just count the money. |
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Post by Paul Barker on Oct 18, 2014 20:09:20 GMT
It has it's uses. For me free version not enough quality. Horses for courses.
My equivalent is buying vinyl from charity shops in posh towns. Might have to pay a £5 for a record but get to try at not too much expense.
No good in Scarborough unless you enjoy Black and White Minstrals or Tijuana Brass.
Got some nice vinyl from Beverley. And some great clothes too.
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Post by Paul Barker on Oct 18, 2014 20:15:08 GMT
I think the difference is what type of person you are. I can't stand background music. spotify is perfect for people who like music on when they are not giving it their full attention.
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Post by Tim on Oct 18, 2014 21:07:17 GMT
I think the difference is what type of person you are. I can't stand background music. spotify is perfect for people who like music on when they are not giving it their full attention. That's a rather elitist and derogatory statement Paul - so what does that make me for enjoying Spotify, less of an 'audiophile' . . . if it does thank god for that, as I'm music fan. I have music on all the time, whether I'm sat in front of it and concentrating, or cooking in the kitchen or reading a book, music is part of my life. But then some people it seems listen to their Hi-Fi's playing music, whereas other's just listen to the music. |
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Post by Paul Barker on Oct 18, 2014 21:16:24 GMT
I don't intend it as derogatory.
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Post by Tim on Oct 18, 2014 21:34:58 GMT
Okie dokie then, I'm going to sit and concentrate on my music now, so I must be two types of people I'll take it anyway I can get it, live first, headphones, sat in front of the main system and concentrating, in the office, on the radio, whatever. I would prefer to be sat there concentrating all the time, be we can't spend 100% of our waking moments listening can we? Or maybe we can . . . . |
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Post by Paul Barker on Oct 18, 2014 21:45:30 GMT
I hardly ever listen to music. I prefer not to when I am doing something else, and would far rather all places I go to chil out for a refreshment when I am working my rocks off all day didn't insist on music playing. Usually not to my taste aswell.
So many public places these days pollute the air with sound.
I am quite comfortable with silence or nature.
That doesn't mean I don't love music. Nor does it mean that I think ill of people who can tolerate background music. I am different to them.
As regards serious listening. The occasional Sunday I put vinyl on for a couple of hours, and that's my lot. Not very week by any means. But I really enjoy that time. |
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Post by Tim on Oct 19, 2014 14:24:32 GMT
I hardly ever listen to music.
Haha, you do know this is a music based forum Paul? Folk here tend to talk about things like VFM, setting up tonearms/cartridges/cables and what music they like to listen to! |
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Post by Paul Barker on Oct 19, 2014 16:38:34 GMT
I don't think there is a time criteria to membership.
My involvement in the diy valve amplification world speaks for itself if you would care to research it..
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Post by MartinT on Oct 21, 2014 7:39:40 GMT
I use Spotify Premium every day, especially at work. It has helped me to be more selective and, like Tim, I probably buy more music on its account as a result. I always buy music I like on media so have no qualms about the royalties. It's an excellent resource although I don't like the client interface very much.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 21, 2014 8:36:06 GMT
I ue Spotty when I have to.
Still not that impressed. Something about it turns me off. Perhaps the interface
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Post by Chris on Oct 31, 2014 13:18:35 GMT
Great thing Spotify. Good vfm and downloadable playlists mean I can carry a big music library with me.
Delighted with it.
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