Music is everything to me, so it makes sense that I would've had my Spotify subscription right when the app dropped. Not so fast. I used to think it was useless to pay for a streaming service. Why would I pay for something when I can play a CD in my car or play the free music until my skips ran out? But the double standard comes when I still am a dedicated fan of iTunes cards, but won't pay for a service that probably has tons more music at a cheaper cost to me per month. Spotify is great, honestly. Even when I didn't have a subscription, I could listen to a ton of music on my computer without those pesky skip limits like on mobile. The only downside were the ads. One of those ads boasted three months for 99 cents, and the rest is history.
Originally, I was going to cancel my subscription to Spotify once the three months was up. 99 cents was a steal for three months for something that cost ten dollars a month. What I liked about those three months was the fact that I didn't have to shuffle the music every time I wanted to listen to Spotify through the iPhone app. I could listen to albums and skip to my favorite songs without any penalty. If I wanted to listen to a certain song, I didn't have to go through countless searches just to listen to one song without being restricted. It was every music lover's dream. Then, the three months were up and I just constantly kept forgetting to cancel my subscription. It wasn't a coincidence or anything, I truly forgot. But, I'm kind of glad for my forgetful nature in this sense because I couldn't imagine going back to the music restricting, ad induced world of non-premium Spotify.
However, I don't think most people realize just how cool Spotify is. I certainly didn't. The perk that I found through Spotify was that I could listen to whatever I wanted to, whenever I wanted. Just the other day, though, I found this super cool feature that I didn't know existed on the app. I went for a run and wanted different music to listen to than what was on my phone. I typed "running" into Spotify and a bunch of different playlists popped up. I clicked on one and it had me start running to get the tempo of my pace. From there, it created a playlist that went along with the speed of my run. The best part was that there wasn't any lag time in between songs, they just flowed through each other. You could also go in and up or reduce the pace of your run and the playlist would change songs. A more upbeat run would include faster songs, as opposed to a slow jog, which dished out slower songs. It was probably the best run I've had in a while because I didn't feel pressured to constantly change songs until I found one that made me want to run. All of these made me want to keep going.
If you're thinking about getting a Spotify subscription, think it's not worth it, or just haven't listened to Spotify before, what are you waiting for? There's a whole new world ready for you to discover. Happy listening!