Giving MOG a Whirl – Some Initial Thoughts

MOG's $5-for-everything music service went live today, and I managed to score a free month to see what I think about it. So far, they've done some things right:

• Decent selection from the majors, which will please a lot of folks
• Uncomplicated interface - easy to use
• Slider on the radio feature that you can use to give you tracks from a single artist or include other artists in varying degrees
• You can pause tracks
• You're not limited in plays of songs, and you can save playlists
• Works with Chrome - I was expecting problems there

However, it still has some downsides:

• Occasional drops or stoppages
• Only certain tracks on some albums - if you're paying for the service and negotiating the rights, get everything, please
• Do NOT put Limp Bizkit in my Living Colour radio stream. EVER. EVER. EVER.

I've only had a few hours with this, so some of these things might shake out later. But that last point must be addressed now. Posthaste.