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When I was younger, my parents got me a dual cassette/radio thing. Every Saturday, there was a show on a Romanian Radio 3, called Top 100. They would play 100 s
by pbalau 5y ago
When I was younger, my parents got me a dual cassette/radio thing. Every Saturday, there was a show on a Romanian Radio 3, called Top 100. They would play 100 songs, in reverse order, from about 10pm all the way to early hours. I spent many Saturday evenings changing tapes to record as much as possible so I can listen to later. And get really happy when Prodigy was on.
Later, i got a PC and a friend of mine was letting me his CDs with mp3s so I can pick songs. I did not have lots of space and he was gone for 6 months at a time to uni, getting new stuff was quite an event and all of it was prefiltered by his taste.
Fwd to today, i can listen to my metal or to Two Steps From Hell and get recommended Mecina by an algorithm. I can listen to some old Romanian songs, or some crap i would never understand. I can listen to those nice lads that drink in the same pub as I do or to these other guys from Mongolia. And the best part is that all of this takes 1 click and if I don't like what is currently playing, i can skip because there are so many other options. The music lover in me is very very happy.
- jmcgough 5y agoSpotify has exposed me to some really good bands or musicals that I love now - it even put on an anime OST that got me hooked on the show. It's almost creepy how well it's figured me out, but it certainly lets me enjoy new music without having it be a part-time job to discover it.