I agree with your sentiment. However, in this case the site has a long road ahead of it, to restore lost or buried functionality.
From the top of my head:
- Tipjar honor roll is hidden in a separate screen, which removes "status" related incentives to tip (a loss for artists)
- Social features are buried; the artist doesn't feel like they are "there" on the site
- Can't see what's ahead or behind you on the browsing playlists
- On Chrome, the user account information is occluded by the status bar whenever you hover on a link
- "Sliding" effects make the interface feel sluggish
All of these issues can be addressed without the "reversion" people are calling for... but there are some long nights ahead for the dev team if they want to match the prior version in raw usability.
From the top of my head:
- Tipjar honor roll is hidden in a separate screen, which removes "status" related incentives to tip (a loss for artists)
- Social features are buried; the artist doesn't feel like they are "there" on the site
- Can't see what's ahead or behind you on the browsing playlists
- On Chrome, the user account information is occluded by the status bar whenever you hover on a link
- "Sliding" effects make the interface feel sluggish
All of these issues can be addressed without the "reversion" people are calling for... but there are some long nights ahead for the dev team if they want to match the prior version in raw usability.