sclitheroe
08-09-2011, 05:08 PM
It's got to be sure sign I'm getting older, but there's something bugging me about Rdio that I can't get my head wrapped around, and I'm sure one of the fans of the service here can help me out.
Right now I like XM streaming on my iOS devices because I can flip on BB King's Blues station, for example, and get a varied blues playlist handed to me with no thinking.
How does one do this with rdio? I get that people have created playlists, because i can find them when I search on blues, but almost invariably, I find playlists that have tracks that are preview only, or have songs that are unavailable in rdio.
So what exactly is the sense in people sharing playlists on a service that can't play those tracks?
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Flipping around the question, I notice in Rdio you can search for a song and get an "artists" playlist that will sorta meander along the genre the selected song is in. Is there any other way to get a generic Blues playlist without having to think of an artist and song to start?
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What I'm looking for is the depth of Rdio for investigating artists and tracks, but also the "flip on and tune out" mentality of XM - there's tons of times where I don't want to be actively guiding the Rdio client on my Mac or iOS device - i need it to simply "go" like an XM channel does, essentially uninterrupted for long periods of time (like driving, coding, etc)
Can Rdio be a suitable XM replacement for me? Why can't I get my head wrapped around this server?
Thoughts, suggestions, and prayers appreciated.
Thanks!
Right now I like XM streaming on my iOS devices because I can flip on BB King's Blues station, for example, and get a varied blues playlist handed to me with no thinking.
How does one do this with rdio? I get that people have created playlists, because i can find them when I search on blues, but almost invariably, I find playlists that have tracks that are preview only, or have songs that are unavailable in rdio.
So what exactly is the sense in people sharing playlists on a service that can't play those tracks?
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Flipping around the question, I notice in Rdio you can search for a song and get an "artists" playlist that will sorta meander along the genre the selected song is in. Is there any other way to get a generic Blues playlist without having to think of an artist and song to start?
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What I'm looking for is the depth of Rdio for investigating artists and tracks, but also the "flip on and tune out" mentality of XM - there's tons of times where I don't want to be actively guiding the Rdio client on my Mac or iOS device - i need it to simply "go" like an XM channel does, essentially uninterrupted for long periods of time (like driving, coding, etc)
Can Rdio be a suitable XM replacement for me? Why can't I get my head wrapped around this server?
Thoughts, suggestions, and prayers appreciated.
Thanks!