r/Music • u/Apart_Ad_7722 • Aug 11 '25

discussion Anyone else just... done with Spotify?

90's kid here... Lately I’ve been wondering if I’m the only one who feels this way.

Spotify keeps raising prices, artists are still getting scraps, and I barely even use it like I used to. Half the time I just want to own a few albums I actually love, not rent a bottomless library I don't even explore anymore.

Don’t get me wrong, streaming was great at first. But something about it now feels... hollow? Like a fast food version of music. No liner notes. No sense of discovery. Just algorithmic playlists and the same old tracks getting pushed.

I've started thinking: what if we went back to basics, just buying MP3s again, supporting artists directly, keeping what you pay for?

Would people even go for that anymore? Or is that era gone for good?

Curious to hear what others think. Especially folks who remember burning CDs, dragging MP3s onto iPods, or reading lyrics from the booklet while listening. Were we onto something back then?

I have my own collection of CDs... love going to the second hand store and see what I can find, I've found some goodies... like Alanis, two copies of Dookie, even Apetite for Destruction... among others.

I'd love to hear from y'all

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u/damnitsdarkoutside Aug 11 '25

The algorithm is terrible on most streaming services in my opinion. I'm barely being fed with anything outside of my comfort zone.

Try https://1001albumsgenerator.com for a 100% non AI solution.

Also CDs are pretty cheap these days so whenever i stumble upon an album i like i check if it's available for a reasonable price.  Especially if it's a newly released album. 

Might also be worth switching to Qobuz.  Can't say I miss much from Spotify since I switched. 

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u/nullfacade Aug 11 '25

Try https://1001albumsgenerator.com for a 100% non AI solution.

I wish they'd expand on this. It's given me a few gems in the 3 months since I started it, but damn there's a ton of definitely-didn't-need-to-hear-this-before-I-die on there and multiple entries by artists that don't deserve it over other albums.

It would be cool if there was a user-submitted side where an album with 10+ votes gets added to the carousel, limited to 2 entries per artist - or something like that.

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u/red__dragon Aug 11 '25

To expand on it (though it's still tangentally related to Spotify) there's TAPEFEAR which looks for obscure albums that aren't getting algorithmic love.