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by luxpsycho 2796 days ago
Not the product itself, but there were only two features of Spotify around ~2010 that I used, which have both been removed:

* Set as Current Playlist: would allow me, with one action, to set the next playlist, but not interrupt the current song. Song would finish playing, then only song from selected playlist would follow (until I'd set a new 'Current Playlist' again).

* Empty Playlist: I used to have a plsylist called NULL with no songs in it. Combined with the Set as Current Playlist feature, this would allow me to, with one action and without waiting, let the current song finish, and then not have another one start (e.g. to go to bed, play a game, or to focus more intensely). Nowadays you cannot have an empty playlist anymore.

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Sounds like you used it as a replacement for a sane queue system. Rdio had it and it allowed to persistently queue songs, albums or even playlists across any rdio client.
I also used to use "Set as Current Playlist" all the time. I do not understand why they removed it.
In order to achieve the NULL playlist you could have a playlist with one song which is silent.
Or better yet -- make it that sound TV stations play when they've stopped airing for the day, for some extra nostalgia.
Ah but that would keep the audio devide alive, and my headphones )both the wired pair and the bluetooth pair) would keep emitting that white noise.

But that's only a problem if I want to keep them in. Otherwise Cage's 4'33" might well do ;)

Google Music has the first, possibly the second