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Sort of, but the experience isn't the same. Theres something about the shuffle in Spotify/Apple Music/etc that just doesn't feel the same as having a radio stat
by somehnguy 7y ago
Sort of, but the experience isn't the same. Theres something about the shuffle in Spotify/Apple Music/etc that just doesn't feel the same as having a radio station select the music for you. Partly because I still have to manage it. I will think if I like the song, want to save the song, skip the song, etc. The radio completely removes that control so you don't think about it at all.
Also, I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. But internet streaming just feels so sterile to me, while radio feels more alive.
- derekp7 7y agoThere is actually a lot of art that goes into programming a radio station. One of the radio formats that was out a few years ago had a slogan "We play what we want". They purposefully crafted the playlist to create "train wrecks", where one song was periodically followed by another that didn't feel like it belonged there. The same thing with a live DJ -- their job is to watch the crowd, and the dance floor, and if the crowd looks like it is losing interest they alter the selection that makes everyone wake up and start moving. Or if it is getting too crowed, they put a song that has less appeal which causes a lot of people to leave the dance floor and head to the bar.
- mark-r 7y agoYou're talking about Jack FM, right? They have a ton of stations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_FM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_FM I suspect their playlists are generated at HQ and shared between all the stations. That's one benefit of not accepting requests.