Topic: Spotify for ya Yanks? (Read 2997 times)

Kryzec · « **on:** July 14, 2011, 11:47:13 AM »

Launch day today? How does it work with the free accounts for you Americans? Need invitations to get in or? I might be able to conjure up a few to the good old HN Crew if needed.

ivan · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2011, 12:04:39 PM »

Well, look who's here!

I had to look up Spotify. Wikipedia has a good article.

Kryzec · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2011, 12:06:51 PM »

Heya Ivan! Good to see ya still alive and kicking! To those who don't know what Spotify is and are lazy;
https://www.spotify.com/uk/hello-america/

ivan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2011, 12:12:15 PM »

Hang around, Dude. I know a few people will be glad to see you, like ~~Demosthenes~~ Mr_Shifty, ~~Detta~~ Min, ~~pbSaurus~~ pbSaurus, just to name three.

Kryzec · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2011, 12:22:44 PM »

I'll try. I always promise I'll stay around but I really suck at it. Got stuff to do ya know.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2011, 01:16:51 PM »

Dude!

Kryzec · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2011, 02:24:50 PM »

Dude!

Socrates · « **Reply #7 on:** July 15, 2011, 07:40:51 AM »

Kry! How's it hanging?

Still have condiments in tubes?

Kryzec · « **Reply #8 on:** July 15, 2011, 07:47:52 AM »

Hey Socrates! I cant complain. Doing good. How about you? And of course we still have condiments in tubes. Cant live without it. Well, at least there is a little less dishes to do that way.

Socrates · « **Reply #9 on:** July 15, 2011, 02:58:13 PM »

Quote from: Kryzec on July 15, 2011, 07:47:52 AM

Hey Socrates! I cant complain. Doing good. How about you? And of course we still have condiments in tubes. Cant live without it. Well, at least there is a little less dishes to do that way.

No complaints really, older.

Min · « **Reply #10 on:** July 15, 2011, 03:27:12 PM »

Hey Kryzec, good to see you!

Kryzec · « **Reply #11 on:** July 15, 2011, 04:47:31 PM »

Socrates: Same here. Older and more graceful

Good to see ya too De... Min! Hows things with you?

Min · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2011, 05:39:27 PM »

Life's great. Just had a baby two weeks ago. So that makes 2 kids a great husband.

How about you?

Kryzec · « **Reply #13 on:** July 16, 2011, 04:06:50 AM »

Awesome! Congratulations!

No kids and not married. Doing just fine without tying the knot. Currently juggling 2 jobs and waiting to hear from a third. It's a long story. The short version is that I got tired of my old job about a year ago and quit without having a new job lined up. I don't complain though. For some reason things seem to go alright for me in the end.

Kryzec · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2011, 01:11:52 AM »

I still have a bunch of invites to Spotify Free if anyone is interested.

Drop me a PM with your email and I'll send the invite.

https://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/

CornNerd · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2011, 05:15:28 PM »

I got Spotify not too long ago, but I'm not sure if I'm using it to its full potential. Right now I just have a huge playlist of songs that I like. From the hype, I'm guessing Spotify is good for more than that.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #16 on:** August 03, 2011, 05:33:48 PM »

I'm skeptical of Spotify premium because I don't like the idea of my money going to RIAA-affiliated music labels, period. Plus, does it work with Linux, Kryzec?

Kryzec · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2011, 12:07:48 AM »

To be honest, I dont think I use it to its full potential either. I dont use Facebook so I dont share my playlists through there or so. I use it on my phone, 2 computers at home and 2 at work and I always have the same playlists. All I have to do is to manually decide what playlists I want available offline on each device. Me, my sister and my brother have a shared playlist at the moment. It's our "Suomi Perkele Road Trip Mix" for when go do a quick trip trip to Finland in a few weeks. We 3 assign tunes to the list, my sister will make the list available offline on her phone, and we will send the tracks to the cars radio so we all can enjoy / suffer. Thats what I use it for and its good for me. Note, I use Premium.

Sadly no, there is no add supported Linux version that I know of. I think I read something about having issues with the adds. There is a Premium version though. And I can understand your hesitation when RIAA is involved. I was a bit off to that as well. But as I understand it, not all labels represented on Spotify are RIAA, some are independent. It's actually the RIAA labels that has fought Spotify most, not having their stuff available. I though feel a bit good when the labels cant dictate on what device I'm allowed to play it, if I buy the CD. I dont have problems with backups of purchased music and so on.

In the end. Spotify has worked for me and still works. I pay a monthly fee and I have access to everything they have, for as much as I want, whenever I want, as long as I have a device that can run the software. It might not work for everyone and thats cool, but for me, its worth the few bucks.

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