There's probably half a dozen reasons I prefer my problematic Swedish music streamer to the eponymous offering from Cupertino, and here's one.
If you like the music in a TV show like "Outer Range?" There's a pretty good chance someone has made a playlist of it. In this case, the playlist was made by the company that makes the show.
This is awesome, and everyone should do this.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WpT0LRFI3q5GIC2hUXFq5?si=52847051bb8d4790
Another great one is the "Righteous Gemstones" playlist.
They've thought so much about what music can do for their story.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lt8SdLmOC6ARmz7mwsKEY?si=b90731bbf0aa450b
How about an influential punk rock concert movie?
The actual ~soundtrack~ has been OOP since the late 80s, and, weirdly, the movie only streams on Kanopy.
But, somebody cared enough to make a playlist of the original songs and then shared it. They gave you a little piece of their heart.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KC7Gl2kOqPW2y8GuS2tmy?si=f03bd1560ce94861
Apple Music is mostly a tureen for the squirty 808 fistulas of dysthymic 26-year-old boys with clip art face tattoos.
Not a ton of heart.
One time iTunes Match creamed my personally uploaded and matched actual personal copy of “The Blueprint.”
They replaced it with a lower bitrate *CLEAN* version. Wheeee!
Metadata matters, you dingalings.
https://open.spotify.com/album/69CmkikTHkGKdkrUZTtyWl?si=hdrDsJI6TKG-AD63gt9xPA
Merlin Mann
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