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> minus a few (single digits?) popular artists Not even close. Of course it depends on what kind of music you're listening to, but as someone who still maintai
by thirdsun 10y ago
> minus a few (single digits?) popular artists
Not even close. Of course it depends on what kind of music you're listening to, but as someone who still maintains nad grows a collection of bought lossless, digital music I'd guess that about 20% to 30% of my library isn't available via streaming. I understand that my collection may be way more obscure and niche than most, but my point is that there is a lot of music you're missing if you only use streaming. Furthermore, whatever is available now might not be tomorrow - licensing deals end and music disappears on Spotify and Co.
- Veratyr 10y agoI'm in the same boat as a very small portion of the music I listen to is western made and hence available on western services. But I think your average non-HN-reader is usually going to have fairly conventional tastes and if you look at the most popular music in Western countries going by the Billboard charts, pretty much all of it is streamable.
- shmerl 10y agoTastes differ, and in music especially. So I'd avoid generalizations here. Most of the "mass market" music today is garbage anyway.
- thirdsun 10y agoI understand - however the gaps in the streaming catalog will be different for everyone, depending on taste, which in total results in a vast selection of music not available via streaming, even in western music. No doubt, however, that most people will be fine with that. For me it isn't - I really care about my music and missing certain releases or the risk of losing it at some point isn't an option for me.