Spotify - anyone use it?

JOEJOEJOE
JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
edited July 2011 in Other Music
It is brand new in the U.S. so I am still trying to get the hang of it.

Some on the songs seem to "skip" as if they were from a defective cd. Is this common?
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Used it for ages over here in the UK, it is pretty damn cool. Not sure I know what you mean about the skipping, occasionaly if my pc is being slow or my internet cuts out there might be a blip in the sound for a second or so.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
    facepollution wrote:
    Used it for ages over here in the UK, it is pretty damn cool. Not sure I know what you mean about the skipping, occasionaly if my pc is being slow or my internet cuts out there might be a blip in the sound for a second or so.


    For example, when I was playing some Replacements songs, there were blips in every song, but now that I am listening, to Wall of Voodoo, there are no problems.
  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Yeah, I was having problems earlier today with some of the streaming tracks. Haven't tried in a few hours though.

    On the whole, the service is really good. I find myself going down a rabbit hole with all the related artists and adding songs to playlists.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    can someone give me a crash course? is it like Pandora, last.fm, etc? Free service? Thanks
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    can someone give me a crash course? is it like Pandora, last.fm, etc? Free service? Thanks

    It's really like having a huge itunes virtual library in my mind. Unlike some of the streaming radio sites, you can pick and choose the songs you want to listen to, create and share playlists, etc. Or even collaborate on playlists. Free w/ ads (but you have to have an invite) and after 6 months I think you only get to stream 10 hours a month. Although, after a few days I've already cancelled my emusic subscription and am going to sign up for the premium version of spotify. The premium lets you download a set number of tracks for offline listening too.

    Actually, just read this. He puts it pretty well (and he's a good music read across the board).

    http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/ ... spotify-3/

    Looks like he (Bob Lefsetz) had some spotify codes to give away, not sure if there are any left:

    http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/ ... s-for-you/

    If you get on, my spotify user name is in my sig. I'm curious to see how the social (shared playlist) features work.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    merkinball wrote:
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    can someone give me a crash course? is it like Pandora, last.fm, etc? Free service? Thanks

    It's really like having a huge itunes virtual library in my mind. Unlike some of the streaming radio sites, you can pick and choose the songs you want to listen to, create and share playlists, etc. Or even collaborate on playlists. Free w/ ads (but you have to have an invite) and after 6 months I think you only get to stream 10 hours a month. Although, after a few days I've already cancelled my emusic subscription and am going to sign up for the premium version of spotify. The premium lets you download a set number of tracks for offline listening too.

    Actually, just read this. He puts it pretty well (and he's a good music read across the board).

    http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/ ... spotify-3/

    Looks like he (Bob Lefsetz) had some spotify codes to give away, not sure if there are any left:

    http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/ ... s-for-you/

    If you get on, my spotify user name is in my sig. I'm curious to see how the social (shared playlist) features work.
    Thanks Merkin! defintely sounds pretty cool. I'm pretty happy with Pandora. I usually exceed my listening time each month and end up paying $0.99 for unlimited but I still have the occational ads which dont really bother me as they're pretty minimal. I'll have to check this out.
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Ok, this shit is fuckin awesome. Finally got my invite and I'm downloaded and ready to rock. Anybody that's been using this already give a few pointers? When you search for an artist, is there a way to 'star' all or do you have to click one at a time? Is there a real difference between your library and what you have starred? Also, do you have to have a premium membership to send invites?
    Thanks!
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    I don't really like it. I would rather use my Itunes and if I don't have the music I would use Grooveshark.
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    thefixer9 wrote:
    I don't really like it. I would rather use my Itunes and if I don't have the music I would use Grooveshark.
    really???? well it's pretty much just like itunes but completely free. I guess the big thing is not being able to convert to an ipod or CDs. But to simply use on the computer I think it's fantastic.
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  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    I've been using it a lot over the last week or so. I really like it. Sometimes the ads really get on my nerves though. I'll be rocking an album and then after a song ends it plays a commercial for another song and ruins my groove haha. I wish I didn't have to pay the $10 a month for the premium so that I could use it on my phone as well. But, I wouldn't use it enough to make it worth that much.
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    I don't really like it. I would rather use my Itunes and if I don't have the music I would use Grooveshark.
    really???? well it's pretty much just like itunes but completely free. I guess the big thing is not being able to convert to an ipod or CDs. But to simply use on the computer I think it's fantastic.

    It's free to get Itunes and it's free to hold my music on my itunes..... :roll:
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    thefixer9 wrote:
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    I don't really like it. I would rather use my Itunes and if I don't have the music I would use Grooveshark.
    really???? well it's pretty much just like itunes but completely free. I guess the big thing is not being able to convert to an ipod or CDs. But to simply use on the computer I think it's fantastic.

    It's free to get Itunes and it's free to hold my music on my itunes..... :roll:

    But then you have to either pay for stuff from iTunes or import your own music into it. So much easier to just click and play something.
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Yea, that was my point...you dont have to pay for songs or waste time uploading music you already have.
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    And dont roll your eyes at me Rico! ;)
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    And dont roll your eyes at me Rico! ;)

    :lol: I'm just saying that I use Grooveshark for my other music.....I just prefer it! :mrgreen:
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    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    :lol: yea, I'm not familiar with Grooveshark so cant really comment. I'm just currently enamored with Spotify...ok, I'll shut up about it :P
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    :lol: yea, I'm not familiar with Grooveshark so cant really comment. I'm just currently enamored with Spotify...ok, I'll shut up about it :P

    It a website where you can type in a song, album, artist and hear any song you want to for free, and you can sign up for free and make playlists!!! :mrgreen:
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    I got my invite today. Been using it for a couple hours now and I really like it.
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