Parker

Relax man, I do sincerely apologize if I've offended you. Wasn't trying to call you a liar, I was just incredulous that there could be anyone in the world with internet access who hadn't heard about Spotify in 2022. I tend to forget sometimes that some of the newer or more sporadic posters might not realize when I'm taking the piss. 

@GoatmasterGeneral Hey, as I once confided in an other user here, I have what was called Asperger's. I usually don't have a problem in person but, online, without being able to see your expressions or body language, I have a hard time guessing at anything but a literal interpretation of your words. This has caused me many problems online, but, I know this is my fault, not yours, so I should apologize. As I said before, I knew spotify was an app, and I probably figured it was for movies, TV shows, music, or etc., but I didn't know it was specifically for music. I'm 46 and I only really socialize with my wife and family. I have some young nephews and nieces, but young people don't often sit their middle aged uncle down and explain the latest technology. So, this spotify thing, do you have to pay? I use youtube because it's free. I know it doesn't have everything, so sometimes I go on bandcamp but, does spotify have anything I'm missing out on. Again, sorry for being over-literal.

No man it's cool, absolutely no apology necessary. No way I should be having a go at any random posters that I'm not familiar with using that kind of language, I should be more conscious of limiting my joking around to just the people I know are comfortable with my savage sense of humor. Again I do apologize, it was totally my overstepping of boundaries, not any fault of yours. But I am glad you seem to have forgiven me. I honestly meant no harm.

You might be 46 Parker, but I'm 61. Pretty ancient for a metalhead. That's why I figured if I know what it is by now then surely everyone else must. But I don't have a Spotify account myself. I have never used it to listen to music, although it seems like almost everyone else around here does. I suppose that's how I know about it, from the guys on the forum. It's just a way a lot of people use to listen to music they might not feel the need to purchase. They can either use it sort of like a metal radio station or many times they're evaluating something they're not sure yet if they'll want to purchase or not.

I personally use Youtube for this purpose like you do. I think since my tastes tend to run pretty underground, I see a lot of comments on Youtube about how people wish some of these albums were on Spotify, so I figure Spotify probably wouldn't be a good fit for me because there's a lot of stuff they don't have. Between Bandcamp and Youtube I feel like I'm covered with the majority of new stuff I might want to check out. Definitely don't feel like I'm missing anything by not having Spotify.

Yes there is a nominal monthly fee as with Netflix or Hulu or any of the tv streaming services. But apparently Spotify also has a free version just with some functionality like the ability to make playlists held back excusively for the paying customers. I guess this gives people a way to try before they buy. If you decide to check it out lemme know what you think. 

Thanks for reaching out, I feel better now than the way we left things last time. Hope you come by the forum and post something sometime. My feelings have always been the more the merrier.