BillyBatts
ALOHA!
NYT:
Chief Leaves Music Service Taken Over by Jay Z
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/b...sic-service-taken-over-by-jay-z.html?emc=eta1
$56,000,000 for Tidal by Jay Z?
There is more money in Rap than I had thought. Yikes.
NYT:
Chief Leaves Music Service Taken Over by Jay Z
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/b...sic-service-taken-over-by-jay-z.html?emc=eta1
$56,000,000 for Tidal by Jay Z?
There is more money in Rap than I had thought. Yikes.
Only thing is the Tidal search engine is stupid for now genre search is totally useless there It ain't like Google . like BillyBatts says you have to use different search parameters if something doesn't come up under the genre , song selection or whatever e.g, use artist instead and when you find that you will see albums and tracks and included albums etc etc .
Jay-Z does not seem to emphasize the lossless aspect that much.
I have heard Tidal, not impressed with the sound at all. Most titles are not even CD quality. for 20 bucks a month I can the music I want and not have to listen to the other crap they have.
That is not it - they are striking out with record labels too - one must read the WHOLE article in order to get that information. Just reading the titles - well - that is not speed reading.
I have heard Tidal, not impressed with the sound at all. Most titles are not even CD quality. for 20 bucks a month I can the music I want and not have to listen to the other crap they have.
I do - just not Tidal. 20 bucks a months is a lot - plus you have to pay for the internet connection, etc. I can spend my money in better ways.
Trying to sell Tidal based on 'more money to poor artists' is bonkers. People do not give a s**t, and as has happened, the message has turned sour and people are actually hating Tidal now.
The real differentiator is the sound quality, depth of the catalog combined with price, 25M+ titles at CD quality for $20 a month is a great deal IMO. Whether there are enough people out there appreciating this is open for discussion. But it looks like with Jay-Z in the helm, we will never find out...
I have heard Tidal, not impressed with the sound at all. Most titles are not even CD quality.
I do - just not Tidal. 20 bucks a months is a lot - plus you have to pay for the internet connection, etc. I can spend my money in better ways.
They definitely struck out with the launch but 30 days in is a bit early to be forecasting their failure. I like the service, both thru sonos and via the IPhone app.
Just goes to show how people have different tastes. I did not like the app at all. Their showcased artists didn't fit my tastes and their wasn't much in " curation" worth writing home about. They talked about having videos, but they were nearly impossible to find. I was not happy with their artist radio selections either. I did like the fact that they had a landscape mode for my 6 plus, but other than that, I much prefer Rdio in every other way.I still can't believe the elegance of their iPhone app. It's the only service that makes me WANT to listen via my iPhone. Every other service I have ever used I'd be happy listening via internet receiver or Tablet or Chromebook or whatever. With Tidal, I want to use the iPhone app. It's truly stellar.