Welsh Rich Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Don't know if anyone else has read this: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/wee...ourselves.shtml but it makes quite interesting reading... Basically it's about companies/websites that are mining our music tastes to suggest new bands. I've just logged onto Pandora and put Wilco in and I'm going to see what it suggests... Well worth a read over a cuppa as it's quite long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 So... Pandora... Started with Wilco "Blue Eyed Soul" and it's subsequently given me: Cake "Walk On By"Superchunk "1,000 pounds" (really liked this!) Foxymorons - who were so good, I've just ordered the album! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 As no-one else is interested! But it was good, recommended a band called the Foxymorons who were great... unfortunately, not being a US resident, I can't register on continue streaming... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I've used Pandora from time to time for a while. It's pretty flippin' sweet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I loved Pandora until it became a banned site at work after about a week. I think they have a special watch on my PC now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muller Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Just checked it out. It looks pretty cool - though I could be on there for hours.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I don't like it. For the simple fact that no matter who I put in, 3 songs later I always ended up with Big Country. Bagpipes are wrong. Making your guitar sound like a bagpipe is wronger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Yeah, but if you select "Don't play this anymore" when Big Country comes on, then...it won't play it anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 I don't like it. For the simple fact that no matter who I put in, 3 songs later I always ended up with Big Country. Bagpipes are wrong. Making your guitar sound like a bagpipe is wronger. Who you starting with? I want to hear that Big Country sound... (ahhh.... remembers growing up with those records) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m_thomp Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Started with The Stone Roses and Arcade Fire. Both, somehow, ended up with Big Country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muller Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Started with The Stone Roses and Arcade Fire. Both, somehow, ended up with Big Country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Whatever you do, don't add Led Zeppelin tp Pandora. It started playing Whitesnake and Iron Maiden! And Ryan Adams brought up some really shitty stuff too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Genevieve Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 So... Pandora... Started with Wilco "Blue Eyed Soul" and it's subsequently given me: Cake "Walk On By"Superchunk "1,000 pounds" (really liked this!) Foxymorons - who were so good, I've just ordered the album! I plugged in Wilco also, and it started with "Company in My Back," then played Jeff Rolka, Jason Anderson, and Michael Zapruder. I've heard of Anderson but not the other two. I could hear the resemblances to Wilco even though the songs were all a little bland for my taste. Plugging in Jim O'Rourke got me a bunch of obscure experimental stuff rather than music similar to "Eureka" or "Insignficance," so that was interesting too. I can see I'm going to spend a lot of time playing with this thing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 The Smiths ----> Dino Jr -----> Sebadoh (ugh) ------> The Fall-----> The Sundays -----> The Pogues Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I like Big Country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Me too. RIP Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alisa Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I find Pandora strangely accurate and sometimes has read my mind. Out of 10 random songs I listened to I owned 8 of them on Mp3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Welsh Rich.....THANK YOU for bringing Pandora into my life!!!!! ---Robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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