Spotify should not really be a political platform, but then again so much music is political that it is impossible to avoid. So why does a podcast differ from music? it doesn’t really.
As i’m for free speech, i think banning a podcast really is not the solution, but one have to draw a line when wrongful information gets harmfull, at least on such “popular” platforms that cater for people in all ages.
Not having listened to Joe Rogans podcasts, i can’t really tell if he has crossed that line, although Neil Young certainly think so
Apparently so do 1000 doctors and what not, allegedly most of them aren’t even doctors. But the reason why those episodes are staying up is so that each person can listen and make their own decision, instead of just outright removing it, like FB or Alphabet would. Stunts like these probably bring more publicity and more people question why they don’t want you to know what they are talking about in there. Which drives the numbers up even more. I might be wrong but the episode in question should be the most watched/listened to episode on Spotify ever.
I personally don’t think it’s the right decision. First of all as I understand, he doesn’t even own his music, so who is making the decision? Him or is he just a mouthpiece for the people who own his music? And at the end of the day your fans are the ones get hurt the most, even if he has only 6M plays. And he didn’t stand tall IMO, he has removed his tweets, which means he probably realized it was a mistake and removed them. But the damage was already done and Spotify deleted the tracks.
The “deleted” thing was a draft version of the public post that he published the following day, on his website. This is a 76 year old, so I am not shocked that is his primary internet presence. He has three tweets on that account in its existence, so I doubt it was used at all in this.
He owns a minority portion of his music, and the split is with Warner and Reprise, and they backed him up on this, so clearly they didn’t have a problem with his position on it.
Sometimes I want to SEE the musicians perform on YT, even tho I can get better quality
on Spotify or AMHD. Thus things like Tiny Desk Concerts, etc. I especially enjoy orchestra performances like Concertgebouworkest from Amsterdam, and sometimes watch them on YT tv with a coax cable run to my dac! Fun!
Exactly. A good amount of the classical I listen to is on YouTube for the same reasons. I enjoy watching the performance as well. Adds a completely different dimension to it. And frankly the sound is pretty good for much of it. I enjoy it very much.
Great advertising for neil young hes known for audiophile recordings aint he ? Not a fan of spodify as a streamer. Respect the musician for standing by his views spodify is a buisness not FCC regulated so he took his ball and left. Thats cool.
Joe rogan is a self professed moron and i believe him. Listened to every episode until he got his spodify deal. Entertainers are not going to help with a plumbing problem. Maybe as background noise while ripping out the toilet.
I like the “conspiracy” that Neil is doing this just because Spotify never came through with Hi Res streaming, and we know he literally cares enough about this he tried starting his own platform. Joe’s been having on “controversial” Rona guests for 2 years… Why now?
That being said, I started with Tidal because I had a Zen- I had something that did MQA so why not give it a shot? I liked Tidal’s discovery and being able to get info on the production team was very much appreciated. The apps were glitchy- especially the mobile app, and so when my subscription expired I tried Amazon because as a Prime member getting it for $8CAD month is a deal. And wow… Sounds so much better. I liked Tidal as a platform better, but if I want I have the power to google who mixed something, and I have the power to research new music- what I don’t have the power to do is magically make the music I’m being fed sound better, so Amazon wins.
That being said, Id love to try Qobuzz, but my understanding is that if they do exist in Canada, their catalogue is incredibly small. Fix that, and ill entertain paying more to switch.
If you haven’t already, take a listen to episodes #1747 and 1757 where he interviews Dr.s Peter McCullough and Robert Malone. That should answer your question.
