5 minutes ago, binman said:

No you don’t.

You can listen to Spotify for free on both mobile and desktop (i assume you have to create an account).

But like youtube, the free version includes ads and has reduced functionality (eg limited skips and shuffle-only playback on mobile).

The sound quality is not as good on free either (it's now 'lossless' on premium subscriptions, meaning Spotify no longer lags behind Tidal for sound quality - lossless is better sound quality than both vinyl and cd).

In any case, I didn't create a playlist for rjay alone. So not sure why it's an issue rjay doesn't have a Spotify account, or why it was nessesary to make that point.

By the by having to endure ads means, like 'free to air' TV, YouTube and free spotify is not actually free.

I run an adblocker (free to download), so I never see ads on Youtube or other sites that I frequent.

2 hours ago, binman said:

You can listen to Spotify for free on both mobile and desktop (i assume you have to create an account).

I wasn't trying to be smart before 'bin'.

I didn't know you could listen to Spotify for free, I thought it was a paid model like Apple Music which I do have.

"In any case, I didn't create a playlist for rjay alone. So not sure why it's an issue rjay doesn't have a Spotify account, or why it was nessesary to make that point."

I was actually interested in listening and not saying you had to create a playlist for me or anything like that.

My point was it's a pity I can't hear it.

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by rjay

1 hour ago, rjay said:

I wasn't trying to be smart before 'bin'.

I didn't know you could listen to Spotify for free, I thought it was a paid model like Apple Music which I do have.

"In any case, I didn't create a playlist for rjay alone. So not sure why it's an issue rjay doesn't have a Spotify account, or why it was nessesary to make that point."

I was actually interested in listening and not saying you had to create a playlist for me or anything like that.

My point was it's a pity I can't hear it.

Apologies for my overreaction rjay.

Here's my 2 cents worth ....

AC/DC were magnificent at the G. Went to the Wednesday.

Gave Pop Will Eat Itself a good burst in the car today.

This band is no more, but the keyboard player is my hairdresser.

On 22/12/2025 at 20:39, Sigil said:

Love my sludge and stoner doom

Favourite bands? Looking for some new stuff to get into.

I suppose this is going back in time...and maybe I'm getting old but I don't really care.

Can you imagine being at the Mathew Flinders Hotel in 1975, one of the great pub rock venues.

Then these guys show up...I loved them then and still do.

The look on the faces of the su...more p..s bogan brigade was priceless.

They thought they (Enz) were a Bunch of po...ters.

The clothes, the hair, the makeup, the dance, the music (kind of prog at this stage).

It's probably the first time I had seen a Mellotron in Australia...to think a few years later some good Aussie lads would invent the Fairlight and that changed the face of music in the 80's.

It was such a revelation and it still amazes me to think of it every time I here these songs.

Split Enz pre Neil

https://youtu.be/t_WmsRKoeRw?si=yQ4QC0hXltTftHCX

Edited January 2Jan 2 by rjay

On 22/12/2025 at 20:39, Sigil said:

Love my sludge and stoner doom

so, bands like, Dungeon weed, or slo burn or Truckfighters?

A couple of amazing Classics

Croatian Prog Rock

Edited January 2Jan 2 by red and blue forever

Australian Psychedelic Rock 1980

Japanese Psychedelic 70's

Edited January 2Jan 2 by red and blue forever

some metal I found that was interesting

Modern Rock with traditional Shamisen Lute

On 30/11/2025 at 13:15, Mel Bourne said:

Today's rainy Sunday playlist:

- Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders "Promises" LP

Cindy Lee "The Diamond Jubilee" LP

- Branko Mataja "Over Fields And Mountains" LP

These were Fantastic!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!

12 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Favourite bands? Looking for some new stuff to get into.

Here are some of my depressingly doomy recs!

This album last year was a banger, rest of their discography is decent too!

little known now defunct drone doom band out of the UK

funeral doom with some decent vocals!

Classic doom

Edited January 2Jan 2 by John Demonic

12 hours ago, John Demonic said:

Here are some of my depressingly doomy recs!

This album last year was a banger, rest of their discography is decent too!

little known now defunct drone doom band out of the UK

funeral doom with some decent vocals!

Classic doom

Cheers, I've been listening to Bongripper a lot this year, love the instrumental doom while I'm reading. Electric Wizard (mark 1) always a favourite obviously. Will give those others a go l.

20 hours ago, rjay said:

I suppose this is going back in time...and maybe I'm getting old but I don't really care.

Can you imagine being at the Mathew Flinders Hotel in 1975, one of the great pub rock venues.

Then these guys show up...I loved them then and still do.

The look on the faces of the su...more p..s bogan brigade was priceless.

They thought they (Enz) were a Bunch of po...ters.

The clothes, the hair, the makeup, the dance, the music (kind of prog at this stage).

It's probably the first time I had seen a Mellotron in Australia...to think a few years later some good Aussie lads would invent the Fairlight and that changed the face of music in the 80's.

It was such a revelation and it still amazes me to think of it every time I here these songs.

Split Enz pre Neil

https://youtu.be/t_WmsRKoeRw?si=yQ4QC0hXltTftHCX

An incredible band. Brilliant songwriters, the Finn brothers both. Great hooks and melodies.

I was too young to see them live. But i can only imagine the response at the Matthew Flinders hotel in in the mid seventies given the first time I went there in 1985 it was well and truly bogan central.

1 hour ago, binman said:

An incredible band. Brilliant songwriters, the Finn brothers both. Great hooks and melodies.

I was too young to see them live. But i can only imagine the response at the Matthew Flinders hotel in in the mid seventies given the first time I went there in 1985 it was well and truly bogan central.

It was an amazing thing to see 'bin', every time I hear these songs it takes me back there.

The Matthew certainly was bogan central.

Amazing doom metal

Clean vocal

Ok... Lets Metal!!

some metal groove..

Psychedelic Metal Legends from australia

Dopegoat

Amazing metal pysch

One of the best songs...

Oz Prog Rock Masterpiece

Australian - Geelong surf prog psych amazing!