Spotify - anyone heard of it?

This Spotify invites thing is so 2009.

ø snap

Seems to me the invites thing is about as much creating a buzz as managing the take up by new users.

Got one dayo if you want. DM if you still need one. Got a few in fact, if anyone else wants one.

There's a Spotify playlist for the ilx all-time jazz albums nominations.

It doesn't look like Spotify will be sending out free ones anytime soon, I see now on their website that you can start "winning" invites next week.

Thanks for the invite sonderangerbot!

thanks gamaliel!

argh, no gapless playback. annoying

i'm a free rider only in it for ppl's playlists

and the ads they insert after every few tracks are alarming/hilarious

I'm in. Wow, this really does look fantastic for basic research and taste development! They've got that Country Mice album I was curious about.

Thanks for the Spotify invite, GamalielRatsey. (I assume it was you that sent me the invite.) Played with it a little bit so far. A lot to explore here.

Interesting comparison between USand UK versions ..

http://pansentient.com/2011/07/spotify-usa-vs-spotify-uk/

:( Canada.

anyone having this problem where you'll double click on a song to play and it just sits there? skipping to the next track usually works, but dammit i wanna hear that song!!

can someone explain the point of the iphone app if you don't have the premium subscription? i synced some playlists but when i try and click them it says that it's for premium members only

from what i gather it lets you do an (hopefully ota) sync of your own music that youve added to the desktop player but not access spotify library. this would be a cool enough feature actually but i haven't tried it. been waiting for mediamonkey to come up with wireless sync option for awhile, most of the android apps that do it only work with itunes.

having fun imagining frank grimes style meltdowns at rhapsody headquarters right now. this is so unfarrrr!!!

Is there a plug in or something that will produce a radio station like Pandora?

decided to put my emusic account on hold and try the $5 version of this. i feel bad because for years i was like "rhapsody? what a terrible idea" but now the idea of non-committal browsing seems great.

i think having an emusic balance of 58 cents finally broke me, like i'm sure there was a perfect single for 49 cents out there but damned if i was going to spend another ten minutes looking for it.

anyone who has used MOG able to make an apt comparison between the two?

“Companies with tremendous resources have come and gone, but Rhapsody’s focus on building long-term value is what has set us apart and contributed to our longevity. Consumers love the ability to listen to any song, as often as they like, in any order, anywhere on any device. The more they embrace a true on-demand experience, the more they will become aware of the shackles of free music services.”

...or they'll pay for spotify premium and be able to access a larger library...on 3 mobiles instead of one...for less money. not really rhapsody's fault as far as the contracts they're stuck in but dude...

could be rhapsody's fault wth do i know. refreshing the desktop client after 10 yrs would have garnered some loyalty maybe i dunno

apparently this works http://www.spotify.com/us/coca-cola/

so why do some tracks on spotify not work at all? i double click and nothing plays!

todd terje's "eurodans" and prince's "why you wanna treat me so bad" both don't work in case someone else in the US wants to check their spotify

also how do i get an invitation? do i have to use spotify a lot or something

think you have to pay for it a lot at least

I know Rhapsody is $5 more, but are there any other differences? I've found about 98% of what I was searching for on Rhapsody, so having a bigger library's not that big a deal for me. I would be interested to listen to see if their droid app streams the songs better; Rhapsody's droid app, at least on my phone, sounds flat.

anyone who has used MOG able to make an apt comparison between the two?

I would also like to know this.I put my emusic account on hold a few months ago and signed up for the $10/month MOG plan with unlimited downloads to a mobile device. Every so often the MOG android app can be a little buggy, but the new desktop player has a really good interface. The library is large as well. Can anybody give me a reason to switch to Spotify? The plans seem pretty much the same on a cursory glance.

todd terje's "eurodans" and prince's "why you wanna treat me so bad" both don't work in case someone else in the US wants to check their spotify

― max, Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:21 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

both of these work for me

I figured out that the songs in dark gray are from your own library

this is so much better than finding songs on youtube

Friend has MOG and likes their radio station option based on artists you like. Selection is supposed to be similar though Spoitfy reportedly has the edge at the moment and will probably increase its dominance as there seems to be minimal buzz about MOG, which has already been out for awhile now.

I suppose you US users don't get to hear Universal tracks longer than 10 minutes either?

Just noticed that. Do you know why that is?

It's annoying when you're trying to listen to Jack Kerouac!

Does that 10 minute limit go away if you pay for it? That might be a strike against coughing up the money if not.

It doesn't, but I think Geir was suggesting it's only UMG stuff?

i just joined

really enjoying spotify

So does the offline mode let you download tracks off of spotify to your phone even if you don't own those tracks?

Yes, but only if you have a premium sub. If you stop the sub, you'll lose the ability to listen offline.

Apparently the 10 minute track thing is a licensing issue with Universal Music group, but has been ongoing for several months. Is it the same in the US. Not great if you want to listen to The Orb for example.

UMG people claim it is a technical bug, but don't seem to hurry correcting it.

And, not it's not only UMG, but when Mike Oldfield only allows Spotify customers to listen to the short bonus tracks from his reissues 70s albums, that is more a matter of actually will from the artist side than a technical bug.

And, not it's not only UMG, but when Mike Oldfield only allows Spotify customers to listen to the short bonus tracks from his reissues 70s albums, that is more a matter of actually will from the artist side than a technical bug mercy.

lol

I added a bunch of playlists from other people to Spotify on my laptop at home. I'm logged in on my work computer now and I don't see any of the playlists I subscribed to. Anybody know why or what I can do to get those playlists on this computer?

i can see on mine that youre subscribed to loads via your public profile

mr pitchfork 500 fan

For the people asking how this compares to Mog, Rdio, Rhapsody, etc. I'd say that if you are using one of those services and you like it, there aren't any massive reasons that I have found to switch to Spotify Paid.

I've used them all and have liked Rdio best due to the excellent web interface and related music discovery tools, but I've also been frequently annoyed by gaps in the library. From what I can remember the Mog, Rhapsody, and Spotify libraries are comparable, but I personally hated the UI on both Rhapsody and Mog (the Mog iPhone app is actually quite nice, and maybe they've improved the desktop). I'm sure that I'm a small minority, but the fact that Rhapsody doesn't scrobble natively (Rdio, Mog, and Spotify all do) was a major con.

For the immediate future I think I'll pay for Rdio and use Spotify Free to handle the library gaps, but Spotify improves more rapidly (and this seems likely to me) I'll eventually switch.

Facebook integration and library/playlist sync on Spotify are good ideas, but I'm not in love with them in terms of execution. Playlist sharing on Spotify is also awesome, but this is more due to the number of users than superior execution.

when I interviewed at MOG two years ago they said they had arranged some incredibly cheap deal with all the major labels. MOG is a really small company so I think their margin is very small which probably bodes well for their continued existence. It's kind of weird how much PR Spotify has gotten since MOG has been here doing essentially the same thing.