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gottabekd · 11-14-2018, 05:14 PM

I used to use Google Play Music, but it did two things that infuriated me:
1. My uploaded tracks that I ripped from CDs would occasionally be duplicated when matched on Google's server. So I hit "play" on an album, and it plays the 5th track twice.
2. Also in album play, there was a noticeable gap between tracks. For albums that flow from one track to the other, this was really noticeable.

So recently I've been using Apple Music. There is a 3 month free trial: https://www.apple.com/ca/music/

Some pain points with Apple Music too, but mostly it has been OK. They have slowly fixed some of my bigger complaints. The one differentiating feature for Apple Music is they have some radio shows by some known people in the industry. A lot of hip hop and electronic, which I don't care for, but a few gems for rock lovers. My favs:

Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig Ezra from Vampire Weekend and his buddy Jake talk about snack foods, the tasteful palette of 70s rock, Seinfeld, and compare the current top 5 songs to the top 5 songs from the same week from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s.
Alligator Hour with Joshua Homme Josh from Queens of the Stone Age plays a random mix of songs, and sometimes has guests hang out.
St. Vincent's Mixtape Delivery Service Annie Clark talks to someone on the phone about a big life event they are going through, and creates a mixtape that is themed for them.

11-14-2018, 05:14 PM	#7
gottabekd Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I used to use Google Play Music, but it did two things that infuriated me: 1. My uploaded tracks that I ripped from CDs would occasionally be duplicated when matched on Google's server. So I hit "play" on an album, and it plays the 5th track twice. 2. Also in album play, there was a noticeable gap between tracks. For albums that flow from one track to the other, this was really noticeable. So recently I've been using Apple Music. There is a 3 month free trial: https://www.apple.com/ca/music/ Some pain points with Apple Music too, but mostly it has been OK. They have slowly fixed some of my bigger complaints. The one differentiating feature for Apple Music is they have some radio shows by some known people in the industry. A lot of hip hop and electronic, which I don't care for, but a few gems for rock lovers. My favs: Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig Ezra from Vampire Weekend and his buddy Jake talk about snack foods, the tasteful palette of 70s rock, Seinfeld, and compare the current top 5 songs to the top 5 songs from the same week from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. Alligator Hour with Joshua Homme Josh from Queens of the Stone Age plays a random mix of songs, and sometimes has guests hang out. St. Vincent's Mixtape Delivery Service Annie Clark talks to someone on the phone about a big life event they are going through, and creates a mixtape that is themed for them.