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How do you listen to music?

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OverthinkingOlive · 21/02/2025 19:51

I literally just type songs into YouTube or switch on the radio at home. But if I'm on a plane or in the car, it's no good so I don't bother.

I'm literally a dinosaur and would still use a walkman if I had my tapes. I don't know anything about Spotify etc or iTunes if that's still a thing.

How do you listen to music whilst out and about... and how much does it cost?!

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StupidBacteria · 22/02/2025 21:59

Apple Music here. It's very easy.

EmeraldRoulette · 22/02/2025 22:00

@Judystilldreamsofhorses that made me smile re the cat, how cute!

@OverthinkingOlive Spotify. I have kept CDs but live in a small space. Spotify is easier in terms of playlists anyway.

SwanFlight · 22/02/2025 22:20

My brother seems to swear by using Shazam and Apple Music. If he hears something he likes he gets Shazam to listen/identify it, and then that song gets pinged to his Apple Music playlist. From there he can get further recommendations.

If you are the kind of person who already knows what you like, you can choose a streaming service (spotify, deezer, quboz, tidal, apple music, youtube music, amazon music...), you likely only need one. Add a few artists, albums or songs, and they generally recommend similar artists or styles based from your input. You can then like or dislike the tracks to fine tune your profile. There's the chance to create playlists, or stations based on songs, artists, albums and what not.

When I first tried one of these services, I couldn't really understand the point of radio anymore. These days I have grown to appreciate expert curation. And as such now listen to quite a bit of internet radio.

Making notes of things that you like, and later looking them up, or playing them is a good method for exploring music.

I probably have about a years worth of music mixes/playlists downloaded, more than I ever have time to listen to. My main gripe with the streaming services is that it can be hard to get your money's worth if you don't use them that often.

As there are some fantastic advert free radio stations/services available - I find there isn't much point in subscribing to any services - as again I would never have enough time to listen to even a small sample. The beauty of 'radio' is that it takes out any decision making process. Adverts tend to make me mad - so I avoid commercial radio.

Having a stream you can jump back and forth in is great. BBC Sounds now lets you rewind a live show which is super if you want to skip stuff you don't much like or go back and play something again.

Bandcamp is great to hop around and preview music.

I do have a fallback of digitised versions of my old CDs. This is useful when there is no Internet. However I'm pretty bored of all of it these days, and wouldn't much care if I dumped the lot.

Perhaps give us an idea of genre/type of music that you like, and people may be able to direct you a little easier.

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PassingStranger · 22/02/2025 22:43

Local radio on the radio or BBC sounds.
Spotify.
Occasionally music channels on the TV.

Oblomov25 · 22/02/2025 22:46

I have a list of my favourites and can play them on my phone or in the car, and it only plays my favourites on YouTube, one after the other. It's great.

Papergirl1968 · 22/02/2025 23:04

Freegal through the library. Three free downloads a week but you can also create a wish list and listen to that.
Some singers/bands have a lot of their stuff on there including entire albums and others have hardly anything on there though so it’s a bit hit and miss.
I’ve got loads of CDs but don’t really listen to them anymore. Charity shops are full of them!

Shoezembagsforever · 24/02/2025 11:25

Spotify Premium.

The rest of my family have switched to Apple Music, which I also have but really don't get on with.

I have just three favourites playlists that I add and delete from and I love the new Daylist that updates about three times a day. Artist Radio is also fantastic, which I use a lot.

I used to love Discover Weekly, but that was exposed last week as something artists have to lower their royalties to be included on.

nitrofueled · 24/02/2025 11:27

In my car on an MP3 player mainly. Rarely get time on my own to enjoy music properly at home so usually just have the radio on but I do still have a much streamlined cd collection.

MoonWoman69 · 24/02/2025 11:34

Spotify, via a Bose Bluetooth speaker at home, or a little Bluetooth transmitter in the car. Sometimes CDs in the car. Very rarely the radio as they talk more than play music these days and I can't stand it!

FrenchandSaunders · 24/02/2025 11:55

Spotify, mainly podcasts but also music now and then. Love it and it’s free with the occasional advert.

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