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On one hand, I’m stoked because I only listen to instrumentals, so this seems great for me. On the other… Why not just fix the UI of Apple Music? It drives me b

by jmondi 4y ago

On one hand, I’m stoked because I only listen to instrumentals, so this seems great for me. On the other… Why not just fix the UI of Apple Music? It drives me bonkers that when I go to the browse section, it is 99% crap that I would NEVER listen to. Everything I listen to is instrumentals and sleep music. Ambient noise, etc. Why are you recommending The Beach Boys to me??? No, I do not want to listen to Cardi B. When the have I ever listened to country music? Never! Why is country one of the top categories under browse? I want to browse for music that I actually listen to! Why is there no option for me to remove categories that I will never listen to.

giraffe_lady 4y ago
"I am hostile to the very idea of my taste changing" is hopefully a minority stance and one I'm glad they don't encourage.
- sowbug 4y ago
  I don't detect hostility in the desire to keep search and discovery features separate. Have you ever repeated a Google search with quotes to exclude their adorable notion of synonyms, especially for tech terms?
- Zealotux 4y ago
  Speaking for myself, I have my ways of discovering new music, and none of them is about recommendations in my music app; when I use Deezer: I expect the music I deliberately choose to have there to be playing; anything else is a distraction.
- elzbardico 4y ago
  If this stance keeps people away from Cardi B, I would surely hope it becomes more popular.
  - giraffe_lady 4y ago
    Cardi B is legitimately one of the most skilled rappers of her era lol I think you're letting something prejudice you against her music maybe.
    - elzbardico 4y ago
      Yeah. I studied classical guitar for years; this is probably the source of my prejudice, along with the fact that I was raised in a home where people read.
- pwinnski 4y ago
  I have very expansive taste in music, and enjoy Cardi B as well as Stravinsky (though not usually back-to-back). In a given week I might listen to rock, hip-hop, blues, classical, folk, world music, more hip-hop, and even Cantonese pop songs (when my partner is in the car), but I still get the frustration! Apple Music's weekly customized playlist for me was consistently including 2-3 songs of modern country, which is the only genre I don't listen to. It was maddening, and I had to reset and clear my entire multi-year history to get it to stop.
tehnub 4y ago
>Why are you recommending The Beach Boys to me??? Maybe they were recommending this https://music.apple.com/us/album/instrumental-hits-remastered/1561241696 https://music.apple.com/us/album/instrumental-hits-remastere...

by jmondi 4y ago

giraffe_lady 4y ago

"I am hostile to the very idea of my taste changing" is hopefully a minority stance and one I'm glad they don't encourage.

sowbug 4y ago
I don't detect hostility in the desire to keep search and discovery features separate. Have you ever repeated a Google search with quotes to exclude their adorable notion of synonyms, especially for tech terms?
Zealotux 4y ago
Speaking for myself, I have my ways of discovering new music, and none of them is about recommendations in my music app; when I use Deezer: I expect the music I deliberately choose to have there to be playing; anything else is a distraction.
elzbardico 4y ago
If this stance keeps people away from Cardi B, I would surely hope it becomes more popular.
- giraffe_lady 4y ago
  Cardi B is legitimately one of the most skilled rappers of her era lol I think you're letting something prejudice you against her music maybe.
  - elzbardico 4y ago
    Yeah. I studied classical guitar for years; this is probably the source of my prejudice, along with the fact that I was raised in a home where people read.
pwinnski 4y ago
I have very expansive taste in music, and enjoy Cardi B as well as Stravinsky (though not usually back-to-back). In a given week I might listen to rock, hip-hop, blues, classical, folk, world music, more hip-hop, and even Cantonese pop songs (when my partner is in the car), but I still get the frustration! Apple Music's weekly customized playlist for me was consistently including 2-3 songs of modern country, which is the only genre I don't listen to. It was maddening, and I had to reset and clear my entire multi-year history to get it to stop.

tehnub 4y ago

>Why are you recommending The Beach Boys to me??? Maybe they were recommending this https://music.apple.com/us/album/instrumental-hits-remastered/1561241696 https://music.apple.com/us/album/instrumental-hits-remastere...