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I've only really looked at Spotify and Tidal, but Spotify is really good. There's more to streaming than content. Makes me curious about how good Google's reco

by tormeh 11y ago

I've only really looked at Spotify and Tidal, but Spotify is really good. There's more to streaming than content. Makes me curious about how good Google's recommendation engine is.

vinkelhake 11y ago
As a long time Spotify user who switched to Google a few months ago: I really like the playlists and I've found a lot of new music that I like. The recommendations have worked really well. I'm not looking back.
- pgm8705 11y ago
  I've also found that Google's radio stations are more diverse and less repetitive.
  - tormeh 11y ago
    Just checked out Google Music on Wikipedia. No native desktop clients. Not even for Windows, and I use Linux. They can't be serious. Total dealbreaker.
    - kyrra 11y ago
      I tend to always have a browser open so a desktop client doesn't matter to me. I keep Play Music open in a tab. Then I use an extension[0] to add the other controls I normally use. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prime-player-for-google-p/npngaakpdgeaajbnidkkginekmnaejbi https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prime-player-for-g...
gtaylor 11y ago
I like it more than Spotify's. I found the repetition was much higher with Spotify, and never felt that it was "learning" what I liked. I don't know how many Mumford & Sons songs I thumbed down, but it would find progressively more obscure songs from them to slip into my Alt playlists. Even when Spotify wasn't repeating individual songs, it repeated artists a good deal. With Google Play Music, it throws a lot of different things at me in their generated playlists. I've had great success with the "I'm feeling lucky Radio", as well. I don't want to stop and think about what to listen to during a work day, so it's valuable to me to be able to start it in the morning and just listen in.
gtaylor 11y ago
I like it more than Spotify's. I found the repetition was much higher with Spotify, and never felt that it was "learning" what I liked. I don't know how many Mumford & Sons songs I thumbed down, but it would find progressively more obscure songs from them to slip into my Alt playlists. Even when Spotify wasn't repeating individual songs, it repeated artists a good deal. This was over a period of six months until I got frustrated and switched to Google Play Music (what a clumsy name this is, though!). With Google Play Music (GPM?), it throws a lot of different things at me in their generated playlists. I've had great success with the "I'm feeling lucky Radio", as well. I don't want to stop and think about what to listen to during a work day, so it's valuable to me to be able to start it in the morning and just listen in.

by tormeh 11y ago

I've only really looked at Spotify and Tidal, but Spotify is really good. There's more to streaming than content. Makes me curious about how good Google's recommendation engine is.

vinkelhake 11y ago

As a long time Spotify user who switched to Google a few months ago: I really like the playlists and I've found a lot of new music that I like. The recommendations have worked really well. I'm not looking back.

pgm8705 11y ago
I've also found that Google's radio stations are more diverse and less repetitive.
- tormeh 11y ago
  Just checked out Google Music on Wikipedia. No native desktop clients. Not even for Windows, and I use Linux. They can't be serious. Total dealbreaker.
  - kyrra 11y ago
    I tend to always have a browser open so a desktop client doesn't matter to me. I keep Play Music open in a tab. Then I use an extension[0] to add the other controls I normally use. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prime-player-for-google-p/npngaakpdgeaajbnidkkginekmnaejbi https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/prime-player-for-g...

gtaylor 11y ago

I like it more than Spotify's. I found the repetition was much higher with Spotify, and never felt that it was "learning" what I liked. I don't know how many Mumford & Sons songs I thumbed down, but it would find progressively more obscure songs from them to slip into my Alt playlists. Even when Spotify wasn't repeating individual songs, it repeated artists a good deal. With Google Play Music, it throws a lot of different things at me in their generated playlists. I've had great success with the "I'm feeling lucky Radio", as well. I don't want to stop and think about what to listen to during a work day, so it's valuable to me to be able to start it in the morning and just listen in.

gtaylor 11y ago

I like it more than Spotify's. I found the repetition was much higher with Spotify, and never felt that it was "learning" what I liked. I don't know how many Mumford & Sons songs I thumbed down, but it would find progressively more obscure songs from them to slip into my Alt playlists. Even when Spotify wasn't repeating individual songs, it repeated artists a good deal. This was over a period of six months until I got frustrated and switched to Google Play Music (what a clumsy name this is, though!). With Google Play Music (GPM?), it throws a lot of different things at me in their generated playlists. I've had great success with the "I'm feeling lucky Radio", as well. I don't want to stop and think about what to listen to during a work day, so it's valuable to me to be able to start it in the morning and just listen in.