ITunes Match fails to stream correctly. What am I doing wrong?

OK...I just signed up for iTunes match. I have about 24,000 songs in my library. While in my car, I will ask Siri "play album Machine Head". For a while all I got was a response that said, "I'm really sorry but I can't do jack right now, try later." So, I turned off Siri and turned it back on. Now, occasionally, it will say, OK, playing album Machine Head. and then immediately go into a pause mode. That's what it says on my car stereo interface. Pause. So I ask again to play the same album. Same result. Now, if I skip to the next song on the album using the advance button on my stearing wheel (Subaru Legacy), the next song will play. If I then use that control to go back, it will then play the first song.
iTunes is set to use Celluar Data. I'm on Verizon. Other Siri queries work as expected. So far iTunes Match is a waste of 25 bucks.
thanks,
J

Hi...thanks for the reply.
Yes, the scan and upload has completed, as all files are available on my iPad and work on my local network ok.
Artwork is present etc.
I guess it could be Verizon at fault, but I'd be shocked if they don't have a 3G signal anywhere I've been driving.
iTunes Radio seems to work fairly well if that's any kind of comparison.
Thanks much,
J

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