Spotify - anyone heard of it?

basically if you want the "bugs" to go away, give them $5/month!

can ppl REALLY not afford $5/month, cancelable at any time

otfm

yup the unlimited option is basically bug free, instead it's all about complaining about what albums they don't have

they got rid of all the arthur russell reissues apart from that love is overtaking me compilation

:'( wahhh

bummer.

so, do the albums they offer drop off and come back sometimes a la netflix instant watch?

I think its still too early to tell, but honestly that is one reason I'm hesitant to pay for it still. I've created a couple different rolling playlists that keep getting shorter and shorter due to albums being removed. I get hesitant to pay for it when I keep logging in and seeing my playlists getting shorter and shorter.

yeh shitty having to pay for music eh, and i mean $5 for access to more music than you could listen to in a lifetime, pffff. that's what? the price of a beer?

Dude, stop being willfully obtuse about this. I have no problem paying for music, I but a lot more music every week than I probably should. I don't think its that ridiculous to want to make sure the labels and artists I care about remain on the service before I pay for it. There is a lot of stuff still up in the air about Spotify (i.e. labels pulling their catalogs) that I want to see where it goes before I commit. Don't make me out to be some freeloading asshole though, because thats not at all what I'm saying.

"I buy" not "but"

I just pay for premium and I have zero complaints

it's not like you subscribe for the whole year, you can cancel your subscription whenever it turns to shit.

its not a 'commitment' dude

Sorry guys didn't realize it was so important to you all that I immediately buy a premium subscription.

i dont have one bcuz i wouldnt use it but your excuses were bizarre

Its bizarre that they don't have a lot of what I want to hear?

Basically its this, I'm not yet impressed enough with the selection of some of the genres I'm most interested in. I'm sure as they move forward, they'll add more, and I'll happily pay at that point. I don't get why thats such a bizarre approach.

Do you guys subscribe to magazines in the hopes that someday they'll write articles you might be interested in reading?

I opted for the $5 plan after suffering through an hour of the ads. Yeah, it's imperfect (come on Drag City) but worth it. I just hope they don't get us hooked on the low price and then change things.

Haven't noticed songs disappearing from my playlists.

pony up ffs jon it might get better!

lol @ "pony up, it might get better"

Oh, and don't compare it to Netflix Instant. That is an abomination.

so, do the albums they offer drop off and come back sometimes a la netflix instant watch?

― (⊙_⊙?) (Alan N), Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:42 PM (52 minutes ago) Bookmark

Albums do come back as randomly as they vanish...most Kate Bush albums were gone for a long time but came back recently.

xp - I only have a vague idea of what Netflix Instant is

I mean, here's the thing. I love the functionality of Spotify and I think its on the way to being a great thing. Personally, as to my tastes and the music I'd be using it for, I just don't think its there yet. I sat down last week with a list of like 45 bands (mostly metal) that I wanted to use it to check out. Spotify had 6 of those bands. I created a separate playlist that had fifteen albums on it. As of today when I log in, only eight of those albums are available right now.

I'm sure it works great for you guys, I can 100% see the benefit. Its just not living up to my expectations yet. When its there, I'll pay with a smile. I don't think this a bizarre approach at all.

That's weird. Were all those albums on the same label? That would piss me off too.

So far, the only benefit of Netflix Instant is that I've seen about 50 Japanese and South Korean horror movies.

i was like you jon for ages but over a year ago i decided to pony up and never regretted it.

I mean, here's the thing. I love the functionality of Spotify and I think its on the way to being a great thing. Personally, as to my tastes and the music I'd be using it for, I just don't think its there yet. I sat down last week with a list of like 45 bands (mostly metal) that I wanted to use it to check out. Spotify had 6 of those bands. I created a separate playlist that had fifteen albums on it. As of today when I log in, only eight of those albums are available right now.

I'm sure it works great for you guys, I can 100% see the benefit. Its just not living up to my expectations yet. When its there, I'll pay with a smile. I don't think this a bizarre approach at all.

This is fair but the most recent thing you said was "I'm not paying money for something this buggy, I want them to fix it first"; I don't think "the 'bugs' you're talking about don't exist if you pay" is an unreasonable or irrational response!

I've found it VERY difficult to listen to ambient/improv stuff on spotify because of the ads. totally kills the vibe.
gah SO super duper otm
-- especially if it's Cody Simpson or whatever that stupid blonde boy is named. He is awful. Maybe he has been replaced by Tinie Tempeh or whatever. I might pony up if it means getting rid of them tbrr.

I just paid the $5 to get rid of the ads. Will see if it's worth it over the next month.

I pay £5/month (way more than $5!) and couldn't imagine going back to the ads. Plus in the UK (and eventually in the US) your usage is capped on the free version.

It's already capped at 10 hours/mo. on the free version in the US.

hah REALLY? that is... nothing

:0 -- did not know this. But I'm sure I've listened to more than 10 hrs this month -- hell, this week. xp

Aha? I thought it only kicked in after 6 months once people are hooked.

Oh, maybe it just keeps the 10hr slider up there but then doesn't stop you once you pass it. I never got that far...I just decided to pay the $5.

You'd notice pretty quickly: 10 hours per month actually means you get 2.5 hours' credit every week.

Well, I just tried to give them money for an upgrade and their payment processor kept timing out. Good work, Spotify.

I started paying for Premium last year when my listening started to be interrupted with Vote Conservative ads featuring David Cameron.

Actually the real reason to pay for Premium is for access to the best iPhone/Android app there is. By a mile.

The iPhone app drives me crazy for a few reasons. Not fault of spotify though, most of these are because of apple's limitations. Still, they restrict my joy of using the app.

-Can't use voice controls. I use these all time the time to tell me what song is playing so I don't have to take my phone out of my pocked.

-Since I do have to take my phone out of my pocket to see what is playing, I still can't see it from the lock screen. So I have to unlock the phone, pull up spotify if it isn't already just to see what is playing. Then I fall down the stairs while doing this or get hit by a car.

-Spotify doesn't always remember what playlist I'm playing. I'll start it up and then it will just be back at the listings of playlists.

-I wish playlists could be grouped by album. Not by album all in a list, but grouped where you would just see the album title and then tap to see the songs that lie within.

I just want everything.

anyone try the droid app? looks like i'm getting a droid phone at work.

I still can't see it from the lock screen. So I have to unlock the phone, pull up spotify if it isn't already just to see what is playing.

Looks like the missing 10 minute + song problem is finally getting sorted. I see that The Orb's 'Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' is now complete, but 'U.F.Orb' and a few others are still missing tracks.

http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/long_songs_are_missing#reply_6567132

We're working with Universal to get the tracks back, hopefully you'll see more and more of them coming online. If you still see ones that are missing please let us know and we'll highlight them to get solved (we're aware of Rush and the others posted already)

Poor tortured rush fans.

1) I hate when you can't buy something you heard on Spotify. Like, anywhere. Doesn't happen often, but it is frustrating.

2) Just noticed they have a "similar artists" option, making shopping easier. Why didn't I notice this before.

The similar artists option is very useful, except in cases where the entire list is filled up with various solo projects by the band's members etc.

It's helping me with electronic music, because there is no way I have the time to sample everything on emusic. It's made shopping lightning quick!

See, I don't think its all that great when it comes to electronic music. Often when I read someone enthusing about an electronic act on ILM, I bring up Spotify to check it out and its most often not even on there.

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Poor tortured rush fans.
--Jeff