


Otherwise, you're waiting for the song you want to play, and that's not really any better than listening to the radio.

You see, I've spent so much time putting together mixtapes (remember those?), with carefully curated content for my own personal playback to fit a certain mood or capture a particular time or event, that I really do appreciate the musical journey when tracks fit together in some artistic way. I have no objection to anyone skipping tracks they don't like, but I've rarely used any service that enforces shuffle playback, and I hardly ever use shuffle even when listening to a playlist. Thankfully, Spotify introduced dedicated play and shuffle buttons (opens in new tab).Įven though the way we consume music today through services, such as Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal, is very different to the analog world that introduced me to music, I firmly believe that an album's running order - thoughtfully put together by the artists and record producers - should be listened to in the order they intended. The outcry asked that it be removed from albums to enable listeners to experience content in the track listing order that the artists and music producers originally intended. Amazon Music Unlimited Amazon Music Prime Free Streaming Music All Music Formats Open Web Player Settings Unlimited access to 100 million songs Free for 30 days. We've already seen controversy when rival music streaming service Spotify restricted the way music fans experienced their favorite artists and playlists, and several artists (including Adele) railed against the streaming service's use of default auto shuffle play button. (Image credit: Amazon/Dolby) Analysis: History repeating
