Normalize pirating ‘problematic’ artists, some tracks are bangers even if they’re from terrible people
Here’s my Spotify list for 2024:
It’s blank because I don’t do subscription bullshit or ads. I probably bought about 10 CD albums this year though and they became MP3s in my Plex library.
Plex top tracks play count:
Soundgarden
Jimi Hendrix
John Frusciante
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ratatat
Meat Puppets
Lettuce
Lotus
Wellwater Conspiracy
TAUK
they became MP3s
No flac? HERESY
wow pretty problematic
TAUK TUAH
I wish I could still get something out of ratatat. Its like when you watch your favourite genre of porn until it just doesn’t work anymore.
Wow, very problematic
How is that problematic?
it’s not my job to educate you.
wow pretty problematic
(I switched to Tidal in August. Much better audio quality)
Wow pretty problematic
What do you mean with that?
It’s not my job to educate you
Qobuz is better because I’m not forced to suffer listening to music ruined by MQA encoding.
I’m enough of an audiophile that I have some really nice speakers and a Schiit DAC and amp
But I’m not audiophile enough to care about different encodings.
At some point, I just wanna listen to the darn music
One of these things is not like the others! lol
Overall makes sense though, considering Jack White has always been a favorite of mine and an inspiration with my guitar playing.
HA! Hey same.
I both completely obsessed over his new album this year and played a ton of guitar on the back of it!
Love it! Really loved the first half of the new album and it definitely inspired me to play more.
Saw him live a year or two ago and it was awesome. Definitely need to go again :)
I find it gnarly how the shit I listen to on loop while I sleep doesn’t even seem to get counted.
Spotify knows you’re not REALLY listening to it
What is “Spotify wrapped”?
Edit: ok i get it now
the unsuccessful sequel to Jesus wept
Don’t judge because of Eminem 😭, the new album came out this year I think, I don’t remember listening that much more to him.
Normalize listening to Eminem tbh
A friend I made back in high school told me recently that when he was in middle school (diff school), people would mock him for listening to Eminem and said he should be listening to Tupac and Biggie. I told him that these people can fuck right off, there’s nothing wrong with listening to Eminem or any other artist YOU like. Music snobs suck ass. I like Pac and Biggie, but I don’t idolize them, they’re not special heroes to me because I’m pasty white and from another continent entirely. I don’t know their struggle even. I don’t know Em’s struggle either (shocker, I know, but my mom isn’t a drug addict and hasn’t sued me, nor are my friends getting gunned down), but I like his flow and the anger in his earlier songs. Best part is, we both would’ve been around 1 when Pac died. Some 10-13 years later, the kids saying “oh you should listen to Pac and Biggie not Eminem” are probably saying it because they’ve HEARD they need to like Pac and Biggie if they’re into hip hop. I could barely tell what was going on in their songs when I was 13 or 14, took me until much later to even know anything about the culture.
Eminem’s had banger tracks in every single album he’s done IMO. Tbh I might’ve missed one or two of the newer albums, but I doubt it’s changed. The man can murder with words.
If I was a snob, I’d say you need to be listening to Aesop Rock for style and vocabulary or Immortal Technique for commentary, but fuck that, you can like multiple artists and they don’t all have to be struggling, or have a deep, message, or anything really. Plus eminem is a GOAT in his own right at this point.
Yes I’m a huge Eminem fan, but much of this applies to any other artist too. If your favorite metal band is Metallica… So what? Yeah they’re mainstream and they’re assholes, but the music isn’t bad, you’re allowed to like it.
id judge more for the death grips tbh
No judgment for emeinem. He gets a lot of hate nowadays but dude is absolutely foundational to modern rap music
Damn
Problem? What problem?
This years wrapped was a real wake up call. Being in the top 1% bullet of my Valentine listener feels like a cry for help. I stand by the home team since they’re actually good.
Wow pretty emo.
definitely was not expecting an all sleep token too 5 song but that’s the band me and my partner tend to listen to the most together so it makes sense
wow pretty problematic
what do you mean by that?
It’s not my job to educate you
wow pretty problematic
What do you mean by that, friend?
Listen here buddy, I’m not your friend.
I’m not your buddy, I’m here to educate you
We don’t need no education, we dont need no thought control eh guy
I’m not your buddy, pal
While it’s concerning that this even made my top 5, the fact that I’m the in top 0.01% of listeners for this song makes me want to reconsider some of my life choices.
I have no idea what this is, but it looks hilarious
I’m in the top .001% of listeners for my top song this year. I regret nothing. In fact, I am listening to the song right now.
I haven’t seen the show but I went to listen to it. It slaps for sure. Sounds like Voltaire in the beginning there (sorry for the YT Music link, I don’t use Spotify, I prefer ublock origin + youtube music when using a computer)
Which song by which artist did you link? I don’t have yt music.
Voltaire - when you’re evil
I just use it in the browser without having a sub.
Because this post made me intrigued enough to look I’m posting:
Finally someone my age posts theirs.
Is there an age that listens to that?
Gonna guess like late 40s.
Thanks for the answer because I’m 51 and I know people who are younger than me who like some of that and I know people who are older who like some of that but I don’t like any of it. I had a moment maybe with some but most are a hard no for me.
MM is the greatest band that ever existed.
I mean, they’re a pretty good band. But god, who’d wanna be such an asshole?
Such a control freak
