What's become of Geir? Hasn't posted for months unless I'm mistaken.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 24 December 2012 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
McCartney and Wings = BACK! it happened at the start of December supposedly, only just noticed.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 24 December 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
I went and created a music forum on Facebook (in Norwegian) including many of the features I like about this place. Just don't find the time to post here as often, but I haven't abandoned ILX completely.
Read now that Led Zeppelin will be on Spotify shortly as well. Elton John has largely disappeared, but probably just albums disappearing because of some reissue program, I guess.
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 01:27 (eleven years ago) link
Regarding Paul McCartney/Wings, it seems the middle part of his solo career is still absent. Everything from "At The Speed Of Sound" through "Tug Of War" missing. I believe they have yet to be reissued on CD as well though, so I guess just a matter of time.
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
Besides those, "Red Rose Speedway" is absent as well.
g'day Geir.
― charlie h, Tuesday, 5 February 2013 01:32 (eleven years ago) link
The Oasis thing seems strange to me, as obviously their albums are only absent in the US.
On the other hand, Material Issue are unavailable in Europe.
― The GeirBot (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
no OM apparently unless i ain't looking hard enough. that kinda sucks.
― charlie h, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 10:35 (eleven years ago) link
nope I think I've looked for them too and no dice. "Ea" exists but its very hard to find them as you might imagine.
― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Thursday, 7 February 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
Southern Lord and Profound Lore Records dont appear to be on Spotify outside of the USA.OM's latest is on Drag City who are not on Spotify at all.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 7 February 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Thompson
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 22 February 2013 09:30 (eleven years ago) link
Pretty much everything he's done up to 'Electric' is available in the UK, must be one of those territitorial things. On a less crucial note, no Hootie and the Blowfish.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 22 February 2013 12:32 (eleven years ago) link
I'm seeing lots of Richard Thompson stuff and I'm in the US.
― Moodles, Friday, 22 February 2013 13:59 (eleven years ago) link
weird, now he is suddenly on it, i swear there wasn't even his name on spotify this morning. or maybe i misspelled his name...
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 22 February 2013 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
Hall & Oates. Weirdly there are over a dozen cheap fake compilations of the stuff they were doing separately in the late 60s, but none of the real deal.
― riverrun, past Steve and Adam's (ledge), Monday, 1 April 2013 08:22 (eleven years ago) link
That's odd - I can see loads of thir stuff, including 70s albums. Try searching for "Daryl Hall & John Oates" instead of "Hall & Oates".... weirdly, this made a difference on the iPad app.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 1 April 2013 09:16 (eleven years ago) link
Ok looks to me like Dary Hall & John Oates has all those fakey compilations, a couple of their 70s albums, and one best of with the 80s singles - but if you look under just Daryl Hall, all their 80s stuff is there. Stupid Spotify.
― riverrun, past Steve and Adam's (ledge), Monday, 1 April 2013 09:24 (eleven years ago) link
Search under just "Daryl Hall" and a lot of their 80s stuff comes up
― gentle german fatherly voice (President Keyes), Monday, 1 April 2013 09:26 (eleven years ago) link
Poor Oates.
― riverrun, past Steve and Adam's (ledge), Monday, 1 April 2013 09:28 (eleven years ago) link
Oddly enough this is not the case in MOG, where everything is properly under Hall & Oates.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 1 April 2013 10:46 (eleven years ago) link
Before i deleted my account, they didn't have any Ben & Bruno
― suspecterrain, Monday, 1 April 2013 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
xp PROPERLY would put it under Daryl Hall & John Oates. Hall & Oates is informal shorthand.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 1 April 2013 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
Hey, Spotify. If I happen to make a playlist which contains artists you don't feature, you're not going to hurt my feelings if you just leave that slot blank.
In fact, I would prefer it. I don't know who this is singing "I'm Losing You" from a John Lennon tribute album, but perhaps there is a reason why I didn't have that version in my playlist.
― pplains, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
"What Is Life" and possibly 1 or 2 other George songs were recently removed.
Those same 3 or 4 Lennon songs are still streaming however.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 16 April 2013 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
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― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 17 June 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
The first one I'm playing is Momentary Lapse because fuiud it's got some of Gilmour's most awesome solos.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 17 June 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
pplains, are you saying the original track was later replaced by a cover version or something?
― cheeseburger, Monday, 17 June 2013 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
Here are a dozen albums from 2013 that I'd like to hear but haven't gotten around to, since I listen to pretty much everything via Spotify these days and they're not on there:
Bitchin' Bajas, Bitchitronics (Drag City)Blondes, Swisher (RVNG)Boards of Canada, Tomorrow's Harvest (Warp)Bill Callahan, Dream River (Drag City)Cassie, RockaByeBaby (Bad Boy)Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap (mixtape)El-P/Killer Mike, Run the Jewels (Fool's Gold)The Field, Cupid's Head (Kompakt)David Grubbs, The Plain Where the Palace Stood (Drag City)Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Your Turn (Northern Spy)Thundercat, Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Saturday, 5 October 2013 18:32 (ten years ago) link
(I guess not *quite* a dozen, but almost.)
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Saturday, 5 October 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
RockaByeBaby is showing up for me, I don't know if this is a UK/US thing
― it was discovered that there's no rule that a dog cannot play basketball (bends), Saturday, 5 October 2013 18:36 (ten years ago) link
Hmmm, yeah, the only 2013 release for Cassie that I'm seeing is the "Summer of Love" single.
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Saturday, 5 October 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
Run the Jewels was a free mixtape, probably some sample clearance issues keeps it off Spotty.
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 6 October 2013 01:36 (ten years ago) link
not sure if any Drag City stuff is on Spotify
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 6 October 2013 01:37 (ten years ago) link
Cassie's is also a mixtape, check Datpiff
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 6 October 2013 01:38 (ten years ago) link
ditto Chance- Acid Rap
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 6 October 2013 01:39 (ten years ago) link
wonder why The Beatles are dragging their heels?
― piscesx, Sunday, 6 October 2013 01:42 (ten years ago) link
Oh, I know I *can* get some of this stuff elsewhere. But Spotify has become so convenient for me as a one-stop shop, and there's a million things I'd like to hear that *are* on there, that I end up just not bothering with the stuff that's not.
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:05 (ten years ago) link
yea none of the drag city stuff is on spotify. i did find most of smog/bill callahan's stuff on grooveshark, which you don't need to sign up for. it's a clunky site but i appreciated being able to stream the older smog albums.
― marcos, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
Spotify is the act of pretend forgetfulness
― Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
2 Beatles songs have been on Spotify for a while, "Misery" and "Besame Mucho."
― billstevejim, Friday, 11 October 2013 03:23 (ten years ago) link
Hm. Never come across anything actually performed by the Beatles. Usually it is just tributes and covers.
― Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 11 October 2013 03:44 (ten years ago) link
But yeah, those two are there. I hear music divine.
― Gallucci Time (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 11 October 2013 04:16 (ten years ago) link
I love Drag City, they are good folks who've released tons of great records over the years, but I can't say I understand the way they seem to be dragging their feet with the digital thing. I mean, fine, you don't really believe Spotify is a good way to get your artists paid fair enough, but I kinda can't believe they are still holding out against mp3 downloads with their vinyl.
― JACK SQUAT about these Charlie Nobodies (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 11 October 2013 04:35 (ten years ago) link
Spotify's rates are really shitty.
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 04:40 (ten years ago) link
Like, it isnt even worth it. With the vinyl they probably at least break even for most of their acts.
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 04:42 (ten years ago) link
It's better than receiving $0.00 from mp3 pirates.
― billstevejim, Friday, 11 October 2013 04:46 (ten years ago) link
If Spotify is still at the half penny per stream payment rate, the equivalent of a million selling, ten-track album at ten average plays per album would mean $500,000 in income with zero overhead.
― timellison, Friday, 11 October 2013 05:05 (ten years ago) link
I mean, I realize that's only 50 cents per album, but maybe the rates will go up if Spotify is able to generate more revenue. Or maybe they won't - maybe that's just a new model.
― timellison, Friday, 11 October 2013 05:08 (ten years ago) link
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Friday, 11 October 2013 05:09 (ten years ago) link
If you're more likely to buy music if you pirate music (which seems to be the case, right?) and its also true that if you listen to Spotify then you're less likely to buy music (is that true? I'm sure I read somewhere it was) then maybe Drag City have made the call that its better for the bottom line to stay away.
― he had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up (NotEnough), Friday, 11 October 2013 11:00 (ten years ago) link