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Metsuke

Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject: Music lovers... check this out... |
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http://www.pandora.com/
Its awesome. Nuff said. |
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skinhead

Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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It didn't give me what i was looking for, but I'm onto something similar which is... great. I love it.
You pick a song or artist and the engine seeks out out like music. It starts with your song or one close to it and starts a perpetual list of songs like a radio station that just plays your selected style of music. Good form, Metsuke. |
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Metsuke

Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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My favorite stations so far...
1) Talib Kweli... good for new hip hop...
2) A Tribe Called Quest... give you all your old school joints and jams...
3) The Roots... more live instrumental type hip hop...
The site is pure magic... and the audio quality is great... |
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tzechuk

Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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No classical music, though.  |
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stat
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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that is absolutely amazing: my new favourite site. In terms of importance to me, ranks alongside wikipedia. |
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Metsuke

Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Well... I just made a "Marvin Gaye" station... and let me tell you... my apartment is now alot more sexy. |
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hack

Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Wow-amazing!!! Nice share Metsuke |
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Pyongshin Sangja

Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Wow. Thank you. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles

Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Awesome. How long 'til it gets shut down I wonder.
Sparkles*_* |
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on_me_head_son

Joined: 26 May 2004 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Great stuff!
Thanks M. |
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merlot

Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Location: I tried to contain myself but I escaped.
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:09 am Post subject: |
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awesome find...
Last edited by merlot on Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:45 am; edited 1 time in total |
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VanIslander

Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:10 am Post subject: |
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What I've always wanted, not some crude classification into genres but an analytical look at musical elements to help find other tunes one would like.
I started with Daniel Bedingfield went through Dido and some others I've known and came across a gem I'd never heard of before: Honey, by Moby.
Not all "stations" are good fits. I like Celine Dion, so started there, and also Jewel, but after that, the next dozen selections in the chain were NOT of any interest to me (Cher? Gwen Stefani? Streisand? no thanks).
The best part is you could just let it play: I have company over, and the tailored "station" just plays on. (Does it end? I haven't had it on long enough to know.) |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles

Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:42 am Post subject: |
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VanIslander wrote: |
What I've always wanted, not some crude classification into genres but an analytical look at musical elements to help find other tunes one would like.
I started with Daniel Bedingfield went through Dido and some others I've known and came across a gem I'd never heard of before: Honey, by Moby.
Not all "stations" are good fits. I like Celine Dion, so started there, and also Jewel, but after that, the next dozen selections in the chain were NOT of any interest to me (Cher? Gwen Stefani? Streisand? no thanks).
The best part is you could just let it play: I have company over, and the tailored "station" just plays on. (Does it end? I haven't had it on long enough to know.) |
They're partnered with Amazon and Apple -- and, I assume -- the music industry. It's a nice tool, like a listening booth in your living room, but if you sign up and don't subscribe the ads are going to come soon. Check the FAQ.
Still, it's free, so I can't complain. But make no mistake: it's a creative move by the music industry to (ultimately, hopefully) get you to shell out dollars for music, instead of downloading it illegally.
PS - the reason there's no classical music could be because it's not copyrighted, and therefore unprofitable. Or because there are probably 2 million versions of, say, Beethoven's 5th. It's probably a mix of the two.
Sparkles*_* |
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Hanson

Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:51 am Post subject: |
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GREAT site - thanks! |
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Bulsajo

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Wicked. |
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