I Started Using YouTube Music

And it’s about damn time.

I’ve been waiting to use YouTube Music for a long time.

I mean… a long time… Like, ever since they announced it, way back in the 1900’s (or thereabouts). It was fresh, it was new, and it was Google. And for all the spying I know Google does in my life, their services are, more often than not, unparalleled (Google+ notwithstanding).

And frankly, I’ve tried them all. I’ve had Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Microsoft Groove, even Deezer. Each has had its benefits, and its detractors. But I’ve always come back to Google Play Music.

Google Play Music (All Access, for those who remember the full name), for me, had the perfect blend of features. It was the first service to get me into making playlists (mainly because it wouldn’t let me download individual songs from albums, and no one wants the entire album on their device, and so building playlists became my way around that little quirk). And it was the only service to allow me to upload my existing music collection- including albums it didn’t have- free of charge; by comparison, Apple only stores music as long as your paying for the service, and while…