Best Ever Albums

Re: Best Online Music Services

RoundTheBend — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:54:32 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 11/23/2017 01:54

wooolf wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

I don't think DEEZER is in America yet? Last I looked into it, it wasn't at least.

Reports say it has entered the US market end-of-year 2014:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6244190/deezer-expanding-united-states
https://www.cnet.com/news/deezer-entering-us-will-sound-like-spotify-act-like-netflix/

Amazing how it became 2nd biggest streaming service without even touching the US market..

They now also have a PC app. Haven't tested it yet, but the site based streaming works (reasonably) well.
Their music suggestion algorithm (Flow) is also good.

Thanks - had been a while (I thought it was end of 2014 when I last checked... I only know that cause when I released music through musickickup, they said it would release on DEEZER and I was like... hmmm... I like Weezer, what's this DEEZER.

Good to know. I'll have to see if it is better priced than tidal since $19.99 for a monthly streaming service seems a bit ridiculous.

Re: Best Online Music Services

wooolf — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:24:04 GMT

Author: wooolf

Posted: 11/22/2017 10:24

sethmadsen wrote:

I don't think DEEZER is in America yet? Last I looked into it, it wasn't at least.

Re: Best Online Music Services

RoundTheBend — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:38:45 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 11/22/2017 02:38

wooolf wrote:

First Deezer vote!

It's the one I use and have a subscription for..
Mainly because it worked with adBlocker filtering the ads before I had a subscription 😄 The Spotify ads drove me nuts.. (And I also got put off because at the start you needed Facebook account for signing in..)

No King Crimson, Tool or Fishmans on Deezer sadly (or very little), but still a very extensive catalog.

I don't think DEEZER is in America yet? Last I looked into it, it wasn't at least.

Re: Best Online Music Services

SleepDealer — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:56:53 GMT

Author: SleepDealer

Posted: 11/21/2017 21:56

I'll put in a case for YouTube - I've discovered so much great (typically obscure) Japanese and other music via YouTube recommendations in the last year. Unfortunately it has hit my bank balance hard (via Discogs) since I have a predilection for owning physical copies of albums.

I'm not signed up to a streaming service in large part because I can use YouTube to verify whether I want to buy something or not.

Re: Best Online Music Services

HoldenM — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:03:49 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 11/21/2017 21:03

For sheer accessibility, Apple, no question. I like Spotify, and I use Bandcamp as an artist, and as someone who just wants to dive for music no one else is talking about. Still, I use Apple way more often. I can download any album at any time. And as a student, it's only $5 a month. Totally worth it.

Also, Apple has most of Spacemen 3, while Spotify and Bandcamp have virtually none.

Soundcloud is to music streaming what Plenty of Fish is to dating sites, in the worst way possible.

Re: Best Online Music Services

craola — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:43:37 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 11/21/2017 16:43

Tilly wrote:

craola wrote:

def not Tidal or Youtube. YT is cool for music videos, and sometimes you can find rare stuff you'd never find elsewhere, but they're the worst at getting the artists their paycheck. Tidal are thieves.

BC, Spotify and SC are all really tight.

Elaborate. I just started a trail subscription of their Hi Fi service since I can no longer afford to buy albums. It sounds really good. Playing Bert Jansch's debut as my first album. And it sounds pretty good.

Anyone else have any opinions on Tidal? Has anyone else checked it out. I thought I was a spotify loyalist, but I'm digging the embedded all music reviews and the sound.

I canceled my account, and about a year later, a charge from Tidal showed up. I called them up, and they apologized, giving me a new free trial. Problem is, it wasn't an accident. They lost a bunch of customers, and this was their marketing campaign to get them back - steal from them and then give them free memberships. It was scummy.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/18/10786198/tidal-charging-ex-customers
http://fortune.com/2016/01/19/tidal-charges-old-customers/

etc.

They've also been sued by Prince's label for illegally streaming his music

and for generally failing to pay artists:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter...04676.html

Re: Best Online Music Services

wooolf — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:45:21 GMT

Author: wooolf

Posted: 11/21/2017 15:45

First Deezer vote!

It's the one I use and have a subscription for..
Mainly because it worked with adBlocker filtering the ads before I had a subscription 😄 The Spotify ads drove me nuts.. (And I also got put off because at the start you needed Facebook account for signing in..)

No King Crimson, Tool or Fishmans on Deezer sadly (or very little), but still a very extensive catalog.

Re: Best Online Music Services

Repo — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:17:51 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 11/21/2017 15:17

craola wrote:

Re: Best Online Music Services

RoundTheBend — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:08:00 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 11/11/2017 06:08

This discussion as well as the revisited use of playing my old record collection through Google Music at better quality than Spotify has lead me to evaluate Google Music (YouTube Red comes with) vs Spotify vs Apple Music vs Amazon Music vs Tidal

Re: Best Online Music Services

Dankel — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:32:30 GMT

Author: Dankel

Posted: 11/10/2017 16:32

I subscribe to Spotify premium and it is how I listen to most of my music now, although I do use Youtube as well for videos.

Re: Best Online Music Services

jhuik — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:17:17 GMT

Author: jhuik

Posted: 11/10/2017 15:17

Youtube was my vote. Don't like Spotify free, especially on my phone, because of the restrictions. Youtube has helped me find a lot of random music. Bandcamp seems to be more useful for finding unsigned artists etc., if that's your thing. To each his or her own I always say.

Re: Best Online Music Services

Tap — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:35:25 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 11/10/2017 06:35

Noir Et Blanc by Zazou / Bikaye / CY1

this is bandcamp's album of the day
http://zazoubikaye.bandcamp.com/album/noir-et-blanc
this is why they are the best

Re: Best Online Music Services

Anti — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 22:58:37 GMT

Author: Anti

Posted: 11/10/2017 03:58

Gotta hop on the Bandcamp train on this one, homie. But if Yeezy actually makes a streaming service it's gonna be that.

Re: Best Online Music Services

bobbyb5 — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 21:22:19 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/10/2017 02:22

Bandcamp was the early leader, but it's been overtaken by Spotify. Can't say I'm surprised. But I am surprised by how many didn't get a single vote.

Re: Best Online Music Services

RoundTheBend — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 00:11:41 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 11/09/2017 05:11

one big reason I was privy to Spotify was all the playlists...

Then I found this:
https://freeyourmusic.com/move-from-spotify-to-google-play-music.html

I'm just now trying it out... we'll see how it plays out for me.

Re: Best Online Music Services

JOSweetHeart — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 12:54:54 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 11/08/2017 17:54

Awesome! A place for me to talk about my hatred for You Tube! I hate that website so much because of their deleting a whole bunch of clips that I loved to watch while the clips were still there!!! 🫵 🫵 🫵

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Re: Best Online Music Services

rkm — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 05:13:54 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/07/2017 10:13

As far as streaming services, I've tried Spotify, YouTube Red, and Apple Music.

I chose to stick with Apple Music out of those three. I like the interface better.

I'd like to try Tidal, but I'm too cheap.

Re: Best Online Music Services

bobbyb5 — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 00:43:19 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/07/2017 05:43

And of course, sometimes they send you something that says " Hey, do ya want three free months for a dollar?" And I say "Sure". 😕

Re: Best Online Music Services

bobbyb5 — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 00:39:16 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/07/2017 05:39

To be honest, I use most of them. They're all good for different things. Bandcamp is good for Unknown music, SoundCloud I use because I listen to a lot of DJ sets, sometimes Pandora and Spotify when I just want to let it play and play. I think I've used almost all at one time or another.

Re: Best Online Music Services

craola — Mon, 6 Nov 2017 22:59:16 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 11/07/2017 03:59

def not Tidal or Youtube. YT is cool for music videos, and sometimes you can find rare stuff you'd never find elsewhere, but they're the worst at getting the artists their paycheck. Tidal are thieves.

BC, Spotify and SC are all really tight.