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.