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Spotify has no clue what counts as a 'rock god'

Oct 1, 2015, 22:51 IST

Spotify is getting pretty good at sorting its library of 20 million songs, but it's not there yet.

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Just look at what it showed me when I clicked "Rock Gods":

Matthew Stuart

I'm pretty sure AC/DC is the only one who counts here - and possibly Dave Grohl, but only because he was in Nirvana. Not to mention that zero of these bands have legendary dead drummers.

Who else does Spotify consider a Rock God? Here's what I got after clicking "See All":

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Matthew Stuart

Matt Stuart

No Zeppelin, no Who, no Queen, and no Sabbath. Instead, I get suggestions like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. None of these bands are gods. In fact, most are pretty terrible.

A quick search shows that I'm not the only to notice this. As @adoseofdoby tweeted earlier this summer: LMAO @Spotify thinks Papa Roach are "rock gods.

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It almost makes me miss Apple Music.

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