Tidal. I believe they still have all of his albums.

that'll be the WB stuff, Universal now own the post WB albums. it'll be on there soon

anangellooksdown said:

So it seems that Tidal has the most music. And Spotify users can wait if they want. If not within this month, I'll switch over to Tidal. Let's just hope getting out of Spotify isn't like trying to get divorced from Classmates.com.

Tidal still has the most, but they've lost a lot of titles. From about May last year, it had been pretty much comprehensive in terms of albums. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for several months.

leecaldon said:

Tidal still has the most, but they've lost a lot of titles. From about May last year, it had been pretty much comprehensive in terms of albums. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for several months.

What have they lost?

PurpleYoda3121 said:

leecaldon said:

Tidal still has the most, but they've lost a lot of titles. From about May last year, it had been pretty much comprehensive in terms of albums. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for several months.

What have they lost?

respect?

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PurpleYoda3121 said:

Tidal has:

For You
Prince
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around the World in A Day
Parade
Sign O The Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Music from Graffiti Bridge
Gett Off EP
Diamonds and Pearls
Symbol
The Hits ½/B sides
Come
1-800-New Funk
The Black Album
The Gold Experience
Chaos and Disorder
The Truth
The Vault : Old Friends for Sale
The War
Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic
They Very Best of Prince
The Rainbow Children
Xpectation
N.E.W.S.
The CHocolate Invasion
C Note
The Slaughterhouse
Ultimate Prince
Planet Earth
Indigo Nights
LotusFlow3r
20Ten
Plectrumelectrum
Art Official Age
Hitnrun Phase 1
Hitnrun Phase 2

I just stayed with Tidal. Then again I'm far from a good gauge on such things. But so far I'm getting what I want so I'm staying here.

morningsong said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

What's the difference between the two, in your opinion?

I'm on Spotify and although it's true they don't have all the albums, I have them myself so no problem there.

The major difference is no one uses Tidal bar a few Prince mega-fans who probably already have the albums on cd and vinyl. Spotify has pretty much won the streaming war.

lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

Some questions I honestly don't know the answer to (so, not meant to be sarcastic or ironic):

• Does Tidal have a standalone app (for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, ...), or is it all happening in the browser?
• Does Tidal have a free version?
• Does Tidal have social media plugins?

I've started using Spotify heavily recently, and am loving it.

Even better: up to now, I've been using the free version on Linux, and I can listen to everything I like, make playlists, share with friends, etc.

If Tidal can do all of these things, I might consider switching ... but only if it isn't too pricy, and if it has the same features that I can use in Spotify.

stesa said:

lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

Some questions I honestly don't know the answer to (so, not meant to be sarcastic or ironic):

• Does Tidal have a standalone app (for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, ...), or is it all happening in the browser?
• Does Tidal have a free version?
• Does Tidal have social media plugins?

I've started using Spotify heavily recently, and am loving it.

Even better: up to now, I've been using the free version on Linux, and I can listen to everything I like, make playlists, share with friends, etc.

If Tidal can do all of these things, I might consider switching ... but only if it isn't too pricy, and if it has the same features that I can use in Spotify.

Tidal does not have a free version, but they do have an "SD" version (vs. the "HD" lossless version).

I do believe there is a Tidal mobile app though.

I purchased Slaughterhouse, The Chocolate Invasion, The War, C-NOTE and Xpectation from them in FLAC lossless format. Somewhere on another thread, I posted my email correspondence with one of their techs, who did some digging and found that they were truly "lossless" (there was concern that the songs were upsampled from the original MP3s.). That gave me some confidence.

Spotify seems to be the best of all worlds, considering. If you're OK with commercials/ads, then the free version is great!

lust said:

^ Exodus

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wow, im not a fan of streaming, but its super cool they have stuff like Exodus!

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lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

That's it!

lust said:

^ Exodus Kamasutra Newpowersoul MPLSound Plus a bunch of singles including non album trax... Black sweat (live from piano and a mic) Little Red Corvette/Dirty Mind (live from piano and a mic) Joy in repetition (live from piano and a mic) If I could get your attention. When will we be paid? Pretzelbodylogic reloaded. Free urself. Fallinlove2nite (Zooey Deschanel version) God (instrumental) on Purple Rain single. Missing is ..... Goldnigga Crystal Ball One night alone live One night alone piano It ain't over. Musicology 3121 [Edited 4/3/17 11:06am]

Yes, and I just really wanna hear "Call My Name" very much today....

anangellooksdown said:

lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

That's it!

People love Spotify because of the free tier.

stesa said:

lotusflower0000 said:

Tidal is my top choice. I don't understand why so many ppl love Spotify. Good marketing maybe?

Some questions I honestly don't know the answer to (so, not meant to be sarcastic or ironic):

• Does Tidal have a standalone app (for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, ...), or is it all happening in the browser?
• Does Tidal have a free version?
• Does Tidal have social media plugins?

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Ever thought of just visiting their site and seeing what's up? Reading its wiki page?

Much as I still have my issues with it, I can not deny Tidal is the best for P super-fans like us. And I have discovered some great non-Prince music on there as well. IMHO, I'd go as far as saying that Tidal is for the legit music heads, while Spotify is for the more casual aka I-don't-take-music-as-seriously-as-others, and that's ok. Spotify is great, no judgment. With that being said, it CRUSHED me beyond belief when Tidal dropped 3121, CB, Exodus, ONA (as well as It ain't Over..), Girl 6 and whatever else I'm forgetting. Basically, a significant amount of stuff disappeared. Of course I have the physical copies of just about everything, but for somebody without wheels, my phone is essentially my music source, and I NEED access to whatever Prince I fancy at the time. Is there a reason they dropped some but not all? Only a little time to stream exclusively? How the hell is The War of all things still available, but yet Musicology and 3121 were dropped? This shit is puzzling to me.

kygermo said:

Much as I still have my issues with it, I can not deny Tidal is the best for P super-fans like us. And I have discovered some great non-Prince music on there as well. IMHO, I'd go as far as saying that Tidal is for the legit music heads, while Spotify is for the more casual aka I-don't-take-music-as-seriously-as-others, and that's ok. Spotify is great, no judgment. With that being said, it CRUSHED me beyond belief when Tidal dropped 3121, CB, Exodus, ONA (as well as It ain't Over..), Girl 6 and whatever else I'm forgetting. Basically, a significant amount of stuff disappeared. Of course I have the physical copies of just about everything, but for somebody without wheels, my phone is essentially my music source, and I NEED access to whatever Prince I fancy at the time. Is there a reason they dropped some but not all? Only a little time to stream exclusively? How the hell is The War of all things still available, but yet Musicology and 3121 were dropped? This shit is puzzling to me.

If Prince was not on Tidal, would you still prefer it over Spotify?

I take music very seriously, and I like Spotify.

Se7en said:

kygermo said:

Much as I still have my issues with it, I can not deny Tidal is the best for P super-fans like us. And I have discovered some great non-Prince music on there as well. IMHO, I'd go as far as saying that Tidal is for the legit music heads, while Spotify is for the more casual aka I-don't-take-music-as-seriously-as-others, and that's ok. Spotify is great, no judgment. With that being said, it CRUSHED me beyond belief when Tidal dropped 3121, CB, Exodus, ONA (as well as It ain't Over..), Girl 6 and whatever else I'm forgetting. Basically, a significant amount of stuff disappeared. Of course I have the physical copies of just about everything, but for somebody without wheels, my phone is essentially my music source, and I NEED access to whatever Prince I fancy at the time. Is there a reason they dropped some but not all? Only a little time to stream exclusively? How the hell is The War of all things still available, but yet Musicology and 3121 were dropped? This shit is puzzling to me.

If Prince was not on Tidal, would you still prefer it over Spotify?

I take music very seriously, and I like Spotify.

Not in the very least, friend. My allegiance to Prince and what's available of his on there is the ONLY reason I use Tidal. And please let me explain my reasonings when I say that A.) I have my issues with Tidal and B.) Why I feel it's superior to Spotify at the same time. For starters, as much as I love hip-hop, Tidal is farrrrr too hip-hop-oriented. They certainly showcase other kinds of music, but let's not kid ourselves: You're bombarded with hip-hop stuff as soon as the app/site is launched. Another reason I dislike it is because of Jay-Z. Jay-Z the rapper? Sure, I like some stuff. The businessman? No thanks. He ain't the man of the struggling artist like he portrayed himself to be with the launch. I don't like putting money into the pockets of a man I find to be very superficial. Tidal came with a bad reputation upon delivery, and I haven't shaken it. Now for the good: They care VERY MUCH about sound quality. You have the premium subscription, and the ultra one. The ultra one is cd quality sound, an option not many other streaming sites offer. It's double the price of the premium, but worth it for a serious audiophile, which I am not. I also find Tidal and how to navigate through it to be sleeker, and overall more well-done than Spotify. Spotify, and how the user's library is set up is clunky to me. Anyway, when word got out P's stuff was coming back to Spot, I was so ready to kick Tidal's ass out of the world. But then the sad truth came that only a percentage of his stuff was on it, so I kept Tidal. So I guess my mixed feelings towards may Tidal be a little trivial, perhaps subjective. But if the day comes when all of P's post-WB material hits Spotify, I'm jumping ship immediately.

kygermo said:

lust said:

kygermo said:

Much as I still have my issues with it, I can not deny Tidal is the best for P super-fans like us. And I have discovered some great non-Prince music on there as well. IMHO, I'd go as far as saying that Tidal is for the legit music heads, while Spotify is for the more casual aka I-don't-take-music-as-seriously-as-others, and that's ok. Spotify is great, no judgment. With that being said, it CRUSHED me beyond belief when Tidal dropped 3121, CB, Exodus, ONA (as well as It ain't Over..), Girl 6 and whatever else I'm forgetting. Basically, a significant amount of stuff disappeared. Of course I have the physical copies of just about everything, but for somebody without wheels, my phone is essentially my music source, and I NEED access to whatever Prince I fancy at the time. Is there a reason they dropped some but not all? Only a little time to stream exclusively? How the hell is The War of all things still available, but yet Musicology and 3121 were dropped? This shit is puzzling to me.

Exodus and Girl 6 are still there.

Regarding Exodus, since when? Because not only was the album seemingly erased, the entire NPG artist page was erased from my library as well! I'm serious as a heart attack! Edit: Ok, just looked at my phone. Soooo, The NPG is back on my library, and now they also carry NPS, ONA, It Ain't.., and the Love Symbol album under that umbrella. But then you also have "Prince & The New Power Generation" as an artist page and that one has 2 versions of D&P, 2 versions of the Gett Off single, and the Love Symbol album. Then I went on Prince's main page, and, well that's been a total mess for some time now. 2 options for multiple albums (even though the optuions are exactly the same), the Symbol album. Why the hell do I have the option of going on three different Prince-affiliated pages and all 3 have the Symbol album, but yet I can't get 3121 on any of them?! Oh sure, I can get Xpectation, but what if I wanna listen to crucial? Nope, CB ain't available. This is entirely too confusing. Probably due to copyright stuff.

[Edited 4/6/17 11:38am]