spotify vs pandora

jimhelm · 08-18-2011, 12:47 PM

My Pandora 1 subscription is up next month.

should i switch to spotify?

Undertoad · 08-18-2011, 01:04 PM

People prefer each one for different reasons. I personally love Spotify and could never get into Pandora much, because I'm really picky and want to listen to only things I select.

Perry Winkle · 08-18-2011, 01:13 PM

I'm with UT here.

Pandora is great for exploring new music. Spotify is great when you know what you want to listen to. Pandora was my gateway for Rap, Hip hop, and Techno.

jimhelm · 08-18-2011, 01:23 PM

So, spotify doesn't find new stuff for you? You have to make your own playlists?

jimhelm · 08-18-2011, 01:54 PM

does anyone have the premium spotify version?

sullage · 08-18-2011, 06:46 PM

is internet radio an option? xiph maintains a directory of stations.
I use streamtuner2 to pick interesting stuff to listen to (it also gets shoutcast which is pretty popular), its still buggy but i think there's something like it for windows.

i have some friends who still use last fm to good effect. its pretty similar to pandora.

Undertoad · 08-19-2011, 12:26 AM

I am paying the $9.99 for premium Spotify and I love it. I don't make playlists, I listen to individual albums, that's just how I prefer.

Spexxvet · 08-19-2011, 07:42 AM

Check out grooveshark.com.

jimhelm · 09-05-2011, 09:00 AM

I just coughed up my $36 and renewed Pandora. Spotify is interesting, but it's not automatic enough for what I do with it. I want new stuff to just play, and Pandora does a really good job of it.

I'll use the free spotify when there's a song I just have to hear right this minute.

jimhelm · 03-21-2012, 01:05 PM

One cool thing about spotify is that you can search for a song, and then hear like ... a bunch of different versions.

classicman · 03-21-2012, 05:49 PM

grooveshark is pretty cool too.

jimhelm · 07-10-2012, 04:09 PM

I have a 15 song playlist on spotify, but when i share it to facebook, it only shows 4 songs. anyone know why this might be?

SteveDallas · 07-10-2012, 04:18 PM

No idea. Does the same thing happen when you email the URL?

jimhelm · 07-10-2012, 04:33 PM

url? where would I find that?

jimhelm · 07-10-2012, 04:33 PM

aha!~

http://open.spotify.com/user/jimhelm...q41aaVxdjOL5E3

08-18-2011, 12:47 PM	#1
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	spotify vs pandora My Pandora 1 subscription is up next month. should i switch to spotify? __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

08-18-2011, 01:13 PM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,148	I'm with UT here. Pandora is great for exploring new music. Spotify is great when you know what you want to listen to. Pandora was my gateway for Rap, Hip hop, and Techno. __________________ "You can survive by being popular, or by being superior, but alternatives that are neither popular nor superior quickly go extinct."

08-18-2011, 01:23 PM	#4
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	So, spotify doesn't find new stuff for you? You have to make your own playlists? __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

08-18-2011, 01:54 PM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	does anyone have the premium spotify version? __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

08-19-2011, 07:42 AM	#8
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,464	Check out grooveshark.com. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-18-2011, 01:04 PM	#2
Undertoad Employable Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 24,275	People prefer each one for different reasons. I personally love Spotify and could never get into Pandora much, because I'm really picky and want to listen to only things I select.

08-18-2011, 06:46 PM	#6
sullage Master Locutor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 150	is internet radio an option? xiph maintains a directory of stations. I use streamtuner2 to pick interesting stuff to listen to (it also gets shoutcast which is pretty popular), its still buggy but i think there's something like it for windows. i have some friends who still use last fm to good effect. its pretty similar to pandora.

08-19-2011, 12:26 AM	#7
Undertoad Employable Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 24,275	I am paying the $9.99 for premium Spotify and I love it. I don't make playlists, I listen to individual albums, that's just how I prefer.

09-05-2011, 09:00 AM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	I just coughed up my $36 and renewed Pandora. Spotify is interesting, but it's not automatic enough for what I do with it. I want new stuff to just play, and Pandora does a really good job of it. I'll use the free spotify when there's a song I just have to hear right this minute. __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

03-21-2012, 01:05 PM	#10
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	One cool thing about spotify is that you can search for a song, and then hear like ... a bunch of different versions. __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

03-21-2012, 05:49 PM	#11
classicman Chock full O' facts Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,171	grooveshark is pretty cool too. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-10-2012, 04:09 PM	#12
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	I have a 15 song playlist on spotify, but when i share it to facebook, it only shows 4 songs. anyone know why this might be? __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

07-10-2012, 04:18 PM	#13
SteveDallas just open the dictionary to a random page, and pick a word. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,598	No idea. Does the same thing happen when you email the URL?

07-10-2012, 04:33 PM	#14
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,282	url? where would I find that? __________________ -- I'm breathing, so I guess I'm still alive. Even if signs seem to tell me otherwise. - Maynard Keenan

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