Streams of options
By Jesus Neuenfeldt |
Music plays an important role in our everyday life. We listen to music in the morning on the way to school or work, in the afternoon even at night before we go to sleep. Music helps sooth ourselves after a long day or helps gives us a push when we workout. Nowadays, these days people don’t buy music as much; they use apps to listen to artist’s radio or create a playlist for themselves.
“Spotify to me has a wider collection of music than Pandora and it’s a good on the go playlist while driving,” said English teacher David McCollum.
Spotify is a paid service that allows unlimited skips.
People use various music apps and sites such as iHeartradio and Soundcloud to either listen to their favorite artist/band or some new music that’s not able to be downloaded or streamed. The two most popular music apps on campus are Pandora and Spotify. Out of a recent poll of 107 people, 82 percent said they like using Spotify more while the other 18 percent preferred Pandora.
“I think Spotify is better because you get unlimited skips and all the music, but the only thing is you have to pay which is better than Pandora where you get limited skips and not lot of music,” said senior Samantha Stewart.
Pandora, being an app that picks music and artists based off what the user chooses, seems to work out if you’re doing something quick or small around the house like cleaning your room or washing dishes. But because of limited skip count it might as well be a regular radio station. The reason why playlists are what people favor is because they are something you can create with the music you pick and enjoy.
“I created a playlist to listen to while I do my homework; it helps me block out things that will distract me and it’s a way to have time go by faster, ” said senior Lucy Garcia.
What do you use? Comment below. If you enjoy Spotify tell us how much you enjoy listening to music and if you think Pandora is better then tell us why.