Pandora Radio

Discussion in 'Media Central' started by bryce, Oct 19, 2008.

  1. bryce

    bryce Optimism - It's Back!

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    http://www.pandora.com/ (It's free...)

    "The Musical Genome Project"

    Pick a song and or singer, and it will play that song or a song by that singer, plus others with similar styles and influences.

    Tell it a list of who and what you like, and it will create a station.

    Only problme is, other than fast forwarding through songs your don't like, you get not pick of the songs - but it's pretty good itself of guessing what you might like.

    http://www.pandora.com/
  2. Dan Leach

    Dan Leach Climbing Staff Member Moderator

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    pants :)
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  3. AlphaMan

    AlphaMan The Last Dragon

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    I've been a Pandora listener for about a year now.... I just recently added it to my iPhone!! :)

    The only drawback is that I tend to be into film scores nowadays and Padora's offereing in that selection seemsto be a little sparse. :(

    John williams is great and probably the best, but there are a lot more talented compsers out there.
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  4. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Maybe if it would work in Canada.

    Dan, can you access it where you are?
  5. Speck

    Speck Dark Brotherhood

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    I got Pandora, Last.fm and Imeem accounts.

    They are pretty spiffy.
  6. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    Pandora seems pretty cool so far.

    I have two channel sets up so far, "Danzig" and "Pink Floyd".

    I'm still messing with it.
  7. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Just tried it...seems pretty accurate IMO.
  8. PinchLord

    PinchLord Fresh Meat

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    I think my tastes are far too eclectic for Pandora to work well without making several channels for each particular style, which doesn't really match the variety of genres I listen to when gaming or whatever. Seems like every time I make a new station, it eventually ends up turning into a playlist of shit I can't skip due to licensing.
  9. AlphaMan

    AlphaMan The Last Dragon

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    Oh shit! Pandora's in trouble!!