Anybody listen to Pandora radio?

[StrongBad]

www.Pandora.com

In case you don't know what I'm referring to, Pandora is a free internet radio station that plays only music you like based on feedback you give it during your listening sessions - thus allowing you to discover new music based on your current preferences.

This website/station breaks down the elements of essentially all modern music identified in the "music genome project" and uses your feedback as a way to both play what you like and also suggest new music that you may not have been aware of previously.

Does anyone here use it? I love it so am just trying to spread the word.

It's totally free so try it out and see if you find any new music you like...

[Flaxbee]

1. I've heard of it but never tried it; you've convinced me

to give a try. Thanks! :hi: I was just thinking I was in a music rut. I don't have an iPod (and never intend to) and don't buy a lot of music just to try; this sounds like a perfect way for me to find stuff.

[StrongBad]

3. Have fun

Just create a station by typing in your favorite song or artist, that'll keep you busy for at least a while...

[Dr. Strange]

2. I do.

I have a couple of stations that I've been fine tuning over the past couple of months.

[murielm99]

4. I love Pandora!

It is so great to be able to listen to music I love even if I don't happen to own it.

It is nice to be able to create more than one station, too. I have a blues station and a classical station.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

5. I do

I don't know why but every time I use it I get a warning that my startup disk is almost full, no matter what number of other apps I have open at the time. I don't get it. Nothing gets downloaded, why does my machine warn me to close apps and reboot?

I have a folk station heavy on English and Celtic music, a Kinks station AND a Ray Davies station because Pandora assumes that if you like one Brit Invasion band you like them all so I have to block a lot of crap...a Robyn Hitchcock AND a Soft Boys station for similar reasons...and a Leonard Cohen station that stays surprisingly on target so long as I block the Smiths :puke:

I don't recommend taking their advice about seeding one station with all your favorite bands because it will go off on tangents that are soooo annoying. Though I have to admit, I had no idea the Left Banke recorded anything other than "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina."

[RushIsRot]

6. I listened, but kept getting interruptions. What is the download speed?

I suspect it is beyond my dial-up capacity.

[StrongBad]

8. You may be correct

Unfortunately since it is streaming radio dial-up may not be sufficient to transfer the data.

Sorry :(

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

7. Love Pandora!

It draws musical parallels that I might not have thought of, and you can customize it.

[StrongBad]

9. Yeah you can't beat it for exploring new music

[Wapsie B]

10. I love it!

:thumbsup:

[Throd]

11. I have been turned on to some great bands I had never heard of

The music I like rarely makes it to the radio, so Pandora has been a great resource.

[zanne]

12. I love Pandora radio!

I first went to the site a couple of weeks ago when someone on DU recommended it. it's a great place to get music if you're an older person who doesn't keep up with the music scene. Most of my selections end up with country western music, so I guess I'm a fan in the closet.

[StrongBad]

13. It's great for all genres, not just the popular stuff

I have some great classical stations that specialize in Baroque music on my station list. They really get specific in their categorizations...

[kentauros]

14. I have, some...

It is a great concept, but I tend to listen to somafm.com instead and just let them feed me what they think is good music (it usually is, too.) :)

Both stations are still working hard in the fight against the RIAA and their attempt to strangle Internet Radio.