Phil McCracken wrote:
immessedup17 wrote:
We need a shirtless driver sighting.
Put the Vampire Weekend symbol into the sky
I'm not sure if he checks everyday but he'll definitely see this thread and respond.
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
When you get older you just don't understand how this new technology works. It happens. |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
immessedup17 wrote: Can someone who has made a lot of use of this program explain it to me...Spotify's website and the Wiki don't do much to explain how it differs from Last.FM and Pandora and what additional benefits it has. I'm sorry you are using outdated technology |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
Judging from his posts Shirtless Driver has used this program a number of times. I have never tried it before personally. |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
immessedup17 wrote: We need a shirtless driver sighting. Put the Vampire Weekend symbol into the sky |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
Phil McCracken wrote: immessedup17 wrote: We need a shirtless driver sighting. Put the Vampire Weekend symbol into the sky I'm not sure if he checks everyday but he'll definitely see this thread and respond.
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
| It really as simple as going here: http://www.spotify.com/us/start/?utm_so ... aign=start Click the download button. If it asks you to run an .exe, do it. Voila. The interface is very similar to iTunes so if you use iTunes, you'll have no problem with this. No virus, no spyware, no problem. It magically imports your iTunes library too, so there really is no reason to use it anymore. You don't need Spotify Premium. At first, I found myself asking "how is this legal?", but like Pandora, you're just streaming, not downloading. And YOU get to pick the songs, unlike Pandora. If you have any questions, feel free. You're gonna love it. |
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| Author: | Houston Homer [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
shirtless driver wrote: :lol: It really as simple as going here: http://www.spotify.com/us/start/?utm_so ... aign=start Click the download button. If it asks you to run an .exe, do it. Voila. The interface is very similar to iTunes so if you use iTunes, you'll have no problem with this. No virus, no spyware, no problem. It magically imports your iTunes library too, so there really is no reason to use it anymore. You don't need Spotify Premium. At first, I found myself asking "how is this legal?", but like Pandora, you're just streaming, not downloading. And YOU get to pick the songs, unlike Pandora. If you have any questions, feel free. You're gonna love it. So, if you're not downloading , can you actually load these tunes onto your ipod and listen to them? |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
I don't believe so, but I haven't looked into it either. I know that there is a Spotify app for Droid (and probably iPhone), but I have no use for that, so I really can't help but my friend uses it all the time on his phone when he's driving around or whatever. I think it takes up a lot of battery juice though. I just use it at home at my desk. |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
immessedup17 wrote: Houston Homer wrote: So, if you're not downloading , can you actually load these tunes onto your ipod and listen to them? Definitely not. Last.FM and Pandora both cultivate playlists based on what you listen to...and Last.FM has an excellent system of using that info to suggest new songs / bands you might want to try. It "listens" to the music I play via my iPod / iTunes, Winamp, and Last.FM's music streaming service itself to then add new songs and bands from those same and similar genres. Would I be losing this feature? I don't know why I'd use Spotify to pick songs to listen to when I just use my iPod or Winamp to do that? Here's my deal. When my daughter was about to be born, I decided to import my cd collection, (over 1200) onto an external hard drive and store the physical cds so they wouldn't get destroyed and to save room. My cd tower was massive. So I have my entire collection at my fingertips on iTunes. The process took a while, but it was worth it. I'd rather make a compilation playlist or mix cd than have a program "suggest" stuff. I didn't really care much for pandora for that reason. the cool thing about Spotify is that you can connect it to your Facebook account, and see what your friends are listening to and vice versa. You can also send songs to a FB friend's inbox to share it. But here's the best thing about Spotify. If I don't have 12.99 or whatever to get the new Wilco record, I don't have to settle for 30 seconds on itunes. the whole record is there. Or if I want to listen to Van Halen II, it's right there. |
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| Author: | Houston Homer [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
shirtless driver wrote: immessedup17 wrote: Houston Homer wrote: So, if you're not downloading , can you actually load these tunes onto your ipod and listen to them? Definitely not. Last.FM and Pandora both cultivate playlists based on what you listen to...and Last.FM has an excellent system of using that info to suggest new songs / bands you might want to try. It "listens" to the music I play via my iPod / iTunes, Winamp, and Last.FM's music streaming service itself to then add new songs and bands from those same and similar genres. Would I be losing this feature? I don't know why I'd use Spotify to pick songs to listen to when I just use my iPod or Winamp to do that? Here's my deal. When my daughter was about to be born, I decided to import my cd collection, (over 1200) onto an external hard drive and store the physical cds so they wouldn't get destroyed and to save room. My cd tower was massive. So I have my entire collection at my fingertips on iTunes. The process took a while, but it was worth it. I'd rather make a compilation playlist or mix cd than have a program "suggest" stuff. I didn't really care much for pandora for that reason. the cool thing about Spotify is that you can connect it to your Facebook account, and see what your friends are listening to and vice versa. You can also send songs to a FB friend's inbox to share it. But here's the best thing about Spotify. If I don't have 12.99 or whatever to get the new Wilco record, I don't have to settle for 30 seconds on itunes. the whole record is there. Or if I want to listen to Van Halen II, it's right there. Thanks for the info shirtless drive and imu...i appreciate it! |
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| Author: | ZephMarshack [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
If you get the premium service you can access the tracks you stream in an offline mode on your computer and mobile. Also, one other nice thing about the program is you can create and share your own playlists and play those of others with sites like this: http://sharemyplaylists.com/ |
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
Thanks for the info guys... good software this spotify is |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
immessedup17 wrote: It sounds like Spotify is really only useful then if you know what music you like, but don't actually have that music in CD or MP3 form already. You make that sound like it's a bad thing.  I used to have a bunch of 80's shit on cassette that I just never got around to buying on CD, stuff like INXS, Violent Femmes, The Cult, Fishbone, etc. It's all there on Spot. And it's free. Not sure why anyone would have a problem with that. 
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
immessedup17 wrote: It sounds like Spotify is really only useful then if you know what music you like, but don't actually have that music in CD or MP3 form already. Or if you want to check out/explore an entire album without buying it. I would never buy a Ryan Adams album, but it was released a week ago and I can listen to the entire thing as much as I want to. If there was a service like this before, I was unaware. |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
crosscheck wrote: immessedup17 wrote: It sounds like Spotify is really only useful then if you know what music you like, but don't actually have that music in CD or MP3 form already. Or if you want to check out/explore an entire album without buying it. I would never buy a Ryan Adams album, but it was released a week ago and I can listen to the entire thing as much as I want to. If there was a service like this before, I was unaware. Ryan Adams is very prolific, so a lot of his stuff can be hit or miss, kinda like Guided by Voices, but i'm kinda surprised as a fellow Wilco fan that you would "never" buy one his records. But it's cool. with spotify, you don't have to. 
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| Author: | newper [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
Seems like it would be easy enough to record your wav out feed with all other wav out feeds disabled in order to make your own MP3s off this service if you can honestly choose the songs you want to hear. I am guessing for starters that the sound quality probably isn't the greatest (but still probably passable if people are using this) and I am also guessing I'm not the first to think of that, so how are they getting around that? I'll hang up and listen for your answer. --- Well I downloaded it, and it is nice that you can just type in the song and hear it. I would like a little bit of the Pandora type suggesting though if I don't want to list every song I want to hear. But this is pretty cool. And very deep collection. Stone Cold by Rainbow is there (Pandora always suggests that one for me and nobody has ever heard of it... probably for decent reason.) |
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spotify |
shirtless driver wrote: Ryan Adams is very prolific, so a lot of his stuff can be hit or miss, kinda like Guided by Voices, but i'm kinda surprised as a fellow Wilco fan that you would "never" buy one his records. But it's cool. with spotify, you don't have to. I probably phrased it wrong... I never thought that I would have listened to one of his records, for whatever reason, probably because his name is so close to Bryan Adams that it always scared me a little. But what I listened to yesterday was pretty good... |
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