Playlists are great for storing songs you found and you’ll never rememeber otherwise. For example, I have a playlist called “awesome obscure” where I put all songs from artists I generally don’t know. Say a friend sent a song, a song came on a spotify weekly list whatever. I also have a playlist called “nostalgia” where I store all my old time favorites. If I remember a song from the past, I put it there so I don’t have to think so hard if I want a hit of my personal nostalgia.
Listening to (good) songs multiple times actually makes me appreciate songs more.
Having the playlist not set to randomize can actually also be a great way to set expectations/an experience on what comes next. I’m a shuffle guy myself, but I could see handpicking moods to chain together. Say (for example) you start with some slow songs to wake up, but the playlist gradually increase in tempo and vibes to wake you up. It could be a routine thing.
Playlists don’t have to be a few songs long, they can have hundreds, or thousands of songs. They don’t lose their punch if it takes 30 hours to get through them.
So basically it’s a personalized list of songs YOU want to keep together for any meriad of reasons.
My band has a shared playlist of all the song covers we play. That way we can acces the songs easily and listen to them to practice.
A different band I’m in has an “inspiration” playlist where we put songs that inspire us in the genre we create music in. Anyone can add songs they have found in the wild.
I’ve made “songs you might like” playlists for friends. A collection of songs that particular person might like.
Genre/mood playlists. Yes, spotify/other services have this feature, but they will include many songs you might not know/like. If you want a rock playlist with only your own rock music, make the playlist yourself!
You can randomize playlists play order
Playlists are great for storing songs you found and you’ll never rememeber otherwise. For example, I have a playlist called “awesome obscure” where I put all songs from artists I generally don’t know. Say a friend sent a song, a song came on a spotify weekly list whatever. I also have a playlist called “nostalgia” where I store all my old time favorites. If I remember a song from the past, I put it there so I don’t have to think so hard if I want a hit of my personal nostalgia.
Listening to (good) songs multiple times actually makes me appreciate songs more.
Having the playlist not set to randomize can actually also be a great way to set expectations/an experience on what comes next. I’m a shuffle guy myself, but I could see handpicking moods to chain together. Say (for example) you start with some slow songs to wake up, but the playlist gradually increase in tempo and vibes to wake you up. It could be a routine thing.
Playlists don’t have to be a few songs long, they can have hundreds, or thousands of songs. They don’t lose their punch if it takes 30 hours to get through them.
So basically it’s a personalized list of songs YOU want to keep together for any meriad of reasons.
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Some other usecases:
My band has a shared playlist of all the song covers we play. That way we can acces the songs easily and listen to them to practice.
A different band I’m in has an “inspiration” playlist where we put songs that inspire us in the genre we create music in. Anyone can add songs they have found in the wild.
I’ve made “songs you might like” playlists for friends. A collection of songs that particular person might like.
Genre/mood playlists. Yes, spotify/other services have this feature, but they will include many songs you might not know/like. If you want a rock playlist with only your own rock music, make the playlist yourself!