diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index feb6be0d..3d85f99b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ No description yet.
 
 **Changes**
 
-- Rename :option:`--dump` to :option:`--save-debug-log`.
+- Simplify the default log format, :attr:`mopidy.settings.CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT`.
+  From a user's point of view: Less noise, more information.
+- Rename the :option:`--dump` command line option to
+  :option:`--save-debug-log`.
 - Rename setting :attr:`mopidy.settings.DUMP_LOG_FORMAT` to
-  :attr:`mopidy.settings.DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT`.
+  :attr:`mopidy.settings.DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT` and use it for :option:`--verbose`
+  too.
 - Rename setting :attr:`mopidy.settings.DUMP_LOG_FILENAME` to
   :attr:`mopidy.settings.DEBUG_LOG_FILENAME`.
 
diff --git a/mopidy/settings.py b/mopidy/settings.py
index b90205c7..c9d7b9fc 100644
--- a/mopidy/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/settings.py
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ BACKENDS = (
     u'mopidy.backends.libspotify.LibspotifyBackend',
 )
 
-#: The log format used on the console. See
-#: http://docs.python.org/library/logging.html#formatter-objects for details on
-#: the format.
-CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT = u'%(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s' + \
-    ' [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n  %(message)s'
+#: The log format used for informational logging.
+#:
+#: See http://docs.python.org/library/logging.html#formatter-objects for
+#: details on the format.
+CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT = u'%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
 
-#: The log format used for dump logs.
+#: The log format used for debug logging.
 #:
-#: Default::
-#:
-#:     DEBUG_LOG_FILENAME = CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT
-DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT = CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT
+#: See http://docs.python.org/library/logging.html#formatter-objects for
+#: details on the format.
+DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT = u'%(levelname)-8s %(asctime)s' + \
+    ' [%(process)d:%(threadName)s] %(name)s\n  %(message)s'
 
 #: The file to dump debug log data to when Mopidy is run with the
 #: :option:`--save-debug-log` option.
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/log.py b/mopidy/utils/log.py
index 2806f4f3..57c5c494 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/log.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/log.py
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ def setup_logging(verbosity_level, save_debug_log):
 
 def setup_console_logging(verbosity_level):
     if verbosity_level == 0:
-        level = logging.WARNING
+        log_level = logging.WARNING
+        log_format = settings.CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT
     elif verbosity_level == 2:
-        level = logging.DEBUG
+        log_level = logging.DEBUG
+        log_format = settings.DEBUG_LOG_FORMAT
     else:
-        level = logging.INFO
-    logging.basicConfig(format=settings.CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT, level=level)
+        log_level = logging.INFO
+        log_format = settings.CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT
+    logging.basicConfig(format=log_format, level=log_level)
 
 def setup_debug_logging_to_file():
     root = logging.getLogger('')