How do you get/listen to music? (choose all that apply)
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I got a pegged leg, a parrot, and a Spotify account. Also, last.fm for whatever reason.
There's two questions here.
To just listen to random songs coming up, nothing beats fm radio. Even XM or Pandora programming has not yet duplicated the reliable consistency of radio programming. You can pick a station and find a genre. 80's rock? There it is! Hard rock? There it is? Soft rock? Jazz? Oldies? 90's Pop? Current Pop? I can, with a few presets, almost always find something worth listening too. There's no such thing as a "running errands in the car playlist."
But to pick a playlist you pretty much have to do mp3 or iTunes or invest a fortune in CDs. A solid hour of fast tempo workout music? Put together a playlist and you've got it. Eight hours of romantic pop spanning 60 years, put together a playlist and you're spooning until you fall asleep in someone's arms with a smile on your face.
And I'm sorry, but "records?" I'm old enough to know about vinyl. Anyone who's never asked for a new turntable needle at Radio Shack should not be allowed to use the word "record"! From actual day-to-day experience here, no matter what others might say, CDs are better.
Papa
To just listen to random songs coming up, nothing beats fm radio. Even XM or Pandora programming has not yet duplicated the reliable consistency of radio programming. You can pick a station and find a genre. 80's rock? There it is! Hard rock? There it is? Soft rock? Jazz? Oldies? 90's Pop? Current Pop? I can, with a few presets, almost always find something worth listening too. There's no such thing as a "running errands in the car playlist."
But to pick a playlist you pretty much have to do mp3 or iTunes or invest a fortune in CDs. A solid hour of fast tempo workout music? Put together a playlist and you've got it. Eight hours of romantic pop spanning 60 years, put together a playlist and you're spooning until you fall asleep in someone's arms with a smile on your face.
And I'm sorry, but "records?" I'm old enough to know about vinyl. Anyone who's never asked for a new turntable needle at Radio Shack should not be allowed to use the word "record"! From actual day-to-day experience here, no matter what others might say, CDs are better.
Papa
Since the radio antenna in my daily driver car will not go up, I listen to my iPod mostly, and the occasional CD or Slacker radio off my iPhone. I'll load songs from CD's or off iTunes.
In my Jeep, T.G. the radio still works in that, I'll listen to FM sometimes. But I like being able to select exactly what I want to hear. So, once again, usually my iPod.
Yes, I'm going to Hell for being an Apple convert.
In my Jeep, T.G. the radio still works in that, I'll listen to FM sometimes. But I like being able to select exactly what I want to hear. So, once again, usually my iPod.
Yes, I'm going to Hell for being an Apple convert.
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Other: I buy CD's.
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looool, I only read "tapes." Oops. First option, then.
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Google Play/Music
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Way to not put Amazon in there for all the Android users I see Apple has monopolized even our forums with their crappy products.
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Don't listen to music much, but I listen to all listed sources
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Last.FM
Winamp's Shoutcast - I've been a long standing user of Shoutcast. I use it from time to time to tune into various stations. Last.FM is great, but Shoutcast is user managed and the stations play a bigger variety of lesser known bands.
Sirius/XM - Self explanatory.
- Phone App (Work phone, so data usage isn't an issue)
- iPod (When I work out)
- Desktop App (Work and Home Machines)
Winamp's Shoutcast - I've been a long standing user of Shoutcast. I use it from time to time to tune into various stations. Last.FM is great, but Shoutcast is user managed and the stations play a bigger variety of lesser known bands.
Sirius/XM - Self explanatory.
