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[–]Bonn1770 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

One thing I dislike about streaming music (I use Amazon) is that it tracks my tastes and plays back what the AI thinks I like when I play a randomized playlist. First of all, I don't like being used for data collection like that. Second, I listen to almost all genres, rock, classical, country, jazz, etc. So when I use the "My Music" playlist the suggested songs can flip from Metallica to Purcell, no option to stay in one genre. If I decide to play something out of curiosity like an old Bee Gees song suddenly every other song on the playlist is Bee Gees, and I have to delete the cache to reset recommendations. Also I listen to complete albums (remember them?) and the Amazon AI doesn't seen to know what an album is. I'll click on an "album" and there will be one song. It's convenient when I'm in the office but at home I'll usually throw on an actual album (remember those big vinyl discs that sounded like Rice Crispies in milk if they were dusty?) or a CD. Al least nobody is stealing my data when I spin records (or maybe they are? adjusts tin foil hat).

[–]ID10T 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Pandora is really good at transitioning gracefully from one type of music to another. I'm similar in that I have many varied tastes in music. I have a station seeded with all different kinds of music. It does a good job of not transitioning from one genre to another in a jarring way. I've experimented with Spotify and Tidal, and Pandora has the best recommendation algorithm IMHO.

[–]Bonn1770 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip!