Using This iPod For 30 Days Changed My Life

I swear when im on spotify and i turn on "shuffle" it just gives me a curated playlist of things ive been listening to lately. Cant count the amount of times where certain songs by certain artists just seem to ALWAYS be in the rotation when i have thousands of songs. Wouldnt be suprised if these services are getting money from the labels to push their artists.

I‘m not using music streaming services because of two reasons. One: I was a professional musician until I couldn’t pay the bills anymore. Spotify kills most musicians. I buy music I like and download it, when I‘m not going for Vinyl. Two: I can‘t stand compressed sound. Yes - I can hear it. Tested it more than twenty times in blindfold tests. I had my iPod classic 7 built by PlayerMods in the Ukraine. They’re highly recommended. Bluetooth, 2 TB SDXC, 3000 mAh battery, USB-C, new everything. I love this thing.

You literally brought me to tears when you found the 30pin adapter in your car…even if it was staged I don’t care I love that! I moved to NY in 1998 in a drive away pick up. All I had was a bag of cloths, 6 African drums and a trunk of 1000 cassettes. Now I teach at a University to kids who grew up on Spotify. lol!

1:26 this music transition is CRAZY

Finally someone had the balls to do what none of us were willing to. Now...where's my iPod?

I want to do this. I hate algorithms because I've grown addicted to short form content. YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels etc. I want to get rid of it all and start living my life away from a phone.

Finding the ipod cable in your car is just the best.

Gonna have to check out Filterworld. I think one major reason I love this channel is the "human curators" idea you discussed. I realized a couple years ago that my Spotify algorithm was turning into a snake eating its own tail. I didnt seek out new music, and I was paralyzed by limitless choices to the point I couldn't even choose between things I knew I loved to listen to. I had become the least interested in music that I'd ever been. I started watching this channel and around the same time picked up my guitar again. Now I play guitar more at age 36 than I have since I was 22, and I'm actively improving my music theory in preparation for teaching music to my young kids.

Something I've always agreed with in regards to anything with an algorithm is that its designed to benefit them and not you, and it's part of the reason I bought an iPod a couple years ago. Found a guy in California that refurbs and updates iPod Classics, and got one shipped over to Australia with an upgraded battery and 1tb hdd. Don't use it as much as I should, but always been contemplating dropping everything for it again. Also for those that have the bluetooth problem, and don't magically find a 30-pin in their car, I'll let you in on a little secret of mine. UGREEN Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter for Nintendo Switch. Happy listening.

I always buy cds idk why. I just put it in the car and listen while driving as it kinda forces me to listen to the entire album and understand it more as the more I listen, the more I learn and crave the music. I just find it better than Spotify idk why

I’ve build a custom one for my self with Bluetooth I LOVE THAT THING

over the last few years, I've built a fairly sizable collection of over a thousand mostly second hand CDs and ripped them to my computer to play locally. Even though they're effectively the same files as on streaming, the disc being there beside me on the wall gives me this sense of gratitude towards having the music i have and makes me engage with it a lot more. When I'm going outside, I usually just pick a couple albums to bring and pop them on my discman, and for me the appeal of just carrying around the actual music with no need to link up to the big internet is immense. Wonderful video

Even in the age of Pandora, Spotify, and Apple Music, I STILL own my iPod Classic. Why? No algorithm to depend on, and no ad breaks to interrupt my musical experience.

Not even 2 minutes in and man… the way you transitioned your car chime/beep into being the beat for the background song was flawless. Great job man.

I do not use an iPod. But I do host my own music on my own server. There are no algorithms. Just shuffle and picking what to listen to. I refuse to pay for music streaming services. I try to buy direct from the artists as much as possible.

PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS it was incredible to see

I haven't had a lot of algo influence in my music. I fixate on a handful of albums at one time. But I'm extremely tempted to join this iPod conversation.

Nothing like digging in the crates back in the day. I miss going to Flip Side and taking a chance on an entire album by a person I never heard of cause the album cover grabbed me. I've been going "analog" for a while too, and man, this has me convinced to stay that way.

I was at Pharoah Sanders’ final concert before his death in 2022 - thank you for reminding me of a special memory. Honestly, I think a lot of what you described about music can apply to YouTube too. I’ve loved every one of your videos I’ve watched and have been subscribed for well over a year. Yet somehow it doesn’t pop up in my suggested feed so much. I think it’s because I don’t always click on your videos right away, knowing that it’ll likely make me think and require me to pay attention. It’s much easier to click on brainless ‘ambient’ content. But the rewards from watching videos like yours are much greater.

This is one of the best vlogs I've ever seen, your videos are so creative, your passion is contagious!!!