Spotify Premium – first month
I wrote a month ago about my first impressions of Spotify (http://chotoye.com/blog/2009/09/12/spotify-mobile-first-impressions/) and I just got an ad when using the app that suggests that my Premium account has run out.
I’ve been meaning to write about my impressions of using Spotify for the last week or so and this seems like the perfect opportunity. Except now isn’t a good time because I’m thinking of making cookies and I really need my cold to be gone and I’m itching to watch episode 3 of Dexter.
Some things:
1. Well I’ve taken to using Spotify for the last month or so instead of iTunes.
2. It’s been my default music player on my Android phone.
3. I don’t stream things from my phone; at all. I ‘offline’ playlists and listen to those.
I’ve used Spotify a whole lot this last month, I’ve felt no urge to go back to iTunes. Right now as I write this is the first time really that in a month that I’ve browsed my library on iTunes. I haven’t missed it really, but then I have been listening to a whole lot of the same thing (Bon Iver, The Temper Trap, Mumford and Sons). Which suits me perfectly. I mean it’d be good if they had more Kate Bush but most of thing I’ve listened to are on there.
It’s only a matter of time before I renew my premium account, it works nicely and after you get used to clicking the album/artist name to go through to more music by that person iTunes just doesn’t seem as nice. I just need a bigger memory card now.
Also, my cold (or whatever) it is is passing and I should be ok to work tomorrow. I’m glad I had the extra day off today.
Edit: I could put the new Brand New, Editors, Mew, Manchester Orchestra albums on an offline playlist and listen to them whever I want on my phone or computer for £10 a month.
October 12, 2009
3 responses to Spotify Premium – first month
Don’t know why it should but seems odd you listening to Kate Bush….she was my era!
Have you given up your iPod in favour of your phone?
My phone is supposedly capable of dvd quality movies + music etc etc, but the interface just isn’t as nice (except the fact that my PC is virtually killed by iTunes these days) and the battery life is shocking, so I just stick to the iPod (iPod car connectivity helps too though I suppose – that was the main reason I got one in the first place)
Rob – The hard drive on my iPod gave up recently. So I kind of defaulted to my phone and Spotify lets me do that really. Just need a fm transmitter with a 3.5mm jack and I’ll be set. I have to charge my phone every night just to be on the safe side.
Mum – It shouldn’t seem odd, when you played it so much when we were growing up!