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The third dot point here makes absolutely no sense to me. Apple music and Bandcamp are essentially the same thing, I personally use Spotify and I don't have to
by NoPicklez 5y ago
The third dot point here makes absolutely no sense to me.
Apple music and Bandcamp are essentially the same thing, I personally use Spotify and I don't have to listen to "mind numbing" music. You can choose to let the applications play music for you, or you can choose your own music.
Spotify 10 years ago was exactly how I discovered old/new bands and artists that were not mainstream.
I don't see this persons logic in that regard at all.
- hammyhavoc 5y agoThe author is stating that not all music sees distribution on Spotify et al, instead it is distributed via Bandcamp or other sources. A lot of older material isn't available through Spotify et al due to licensing issues, or labels that have gone bust.
- NoPicklez 5y agoIt's their tone, there is a difference between "a lot of older material isn't available on Spotify" vs saying that Spotify has mind numbing music. Spotify to my knowledge and experience has an enormous amount of older music. Enough to make it the main source of music for my parents. I think this guy needs to realise that they don't need to listen to the curated playlists...