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moondoggie999 · November 18th, 2005, 11:57 AM

ok, go to http://pandora.com

you type in the name of an artist you like and it plays you a radio station that it makes up based on that artist plus other artists that are kinda similar. It's pretty cool and right now there are no ads yet.

Its very cool for me at work cuz in my building I cannot pick up any local radio stations, must be all the tin foil, sheilding and copper tape I have laying about

, but anyways this pandora gives me a cool station to listen to. Thought you all might like it too. My two stations I have been enjoying my "Hank Williams" station and "Lyle Lovett" ststion. A lot of the music it picks are other artists I know, others are completely new to me.

Brett

J-man · November 18th, 2005, 01:02 PM

That's great, I'm listening to it right now, I searched for Led Zeppelin and it stuck some Black Sabbath in there for me too. 8)

txspreacher · November 18th, 2005, 01:06 PM

Yessir, I'm on board, too. Thanks for the link and FWIW, I'm doing the Hank, Sr. thing, too!

Fuzzyhead · November 18th, 2005, 02:41 PM

This is AWESOME!!! I entered "Bruce Springsteen" and got Dire Straits & CCR... They got all my favourite artists with the first few songs! This is so great.

Thanks so much for that link!!! 8)

andrew · November 18th, 2005, 03:07 PM

Very good stuff, even has some rather obscure singer/songwriters. 8)

Simpleman73 · November 18th, 2005, 03:48 PM

That Kicks A## Thanks a lot for posting this.

Ben Harmless · November 18th, 2005, 03:59 PM

Best. Thing. Ever.

I mean, I could say something flippant about allowing a computer to choose which music I should like, but I think I'm capable of filtering out most of the total crap by now.

I put in "The Clash" and got Gang of Four, The Jam, and the Toy Dolls, as well as a bunch more. Not bad at all.

eryque · November 18th, 2005, 06:19 PM

I'm pissed off about it. I started with Son Volt and two tunes later had Garth Brooks.

There's a reason they call it Pandora, folks. You're looking for trouble if you go there!

Ptrallan01 · November 19th, 2005, 10:56 AM

Tha's da bomb, I do mean da serious J*int, as we used to say in the days of my misspent youth.

Thanks for the tip!

Peter

DAK · November 19th, 2005, 11:21 AM

Great concept, but the execution wasn't consistent. Good on Waylon Jennings... not so good on Elvis Presley. Fair on Jerry Reed. Poor on Joe Strummer (got him completely wrong, playing only some soundtrack stuff that emphasized a melodic country aspect). I was impressed that it had Goldspot, a new L.A. band that hasn't begun to get national airplay yet.

Twin Reiver · November 19th, 2005, 12:54 PM

I've put in Howlin' Wolf and every song has been great. Thanks for the tip!

Quote:

I'm pissed off about it. I started with Son Volt and two tunes later had Garth Brooks.

The truth hurts! :D :D :D

OutlawSteph · November 19th, 2005, 02:21 PM

I made Outlaws radio, and five songs into it I get 'the Soft Boys'.

I skipped ahead and got Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special.. that's better. lol

dean · November 19th, 2005, 07:59 PM

I tried a few different bands, and they all worked pretty well. Lots of great twangin' when I keyed in Bill Kirchen (although there were some surprises there). There was also quite a bit of leeway with Jimmy Buffett. The real interesting grouping came when I tried The Meters - got great tunes including a Booker T & The MGs track. Right now, I'm listening to an Allman Brothers grouping:

Stormy Monday - AAB
Mystery Train - Legion of Mary
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Going Home - Ten Years After
Pegasus - AAB
Time and Time Again - Counting Crows

All in all, a cool site! Thanks! :D

Dean

Davey265 · November 20th, 2005, 07:10 AM

A really good idea and a real asset to anyone into music IMHO.

chickenpicker · November 20th, 2005, 07:51 AM

brilliant

PhatBoy · November 21st, 2005, 06:19 AM

I hate it when you have to go through a bunch of work only to find it is some insane price!

That's just me tho'

PB 8)

simonc · November 21st, 2005, 08:25 AM

I type in U2

I get bachman turner overdrive...

yeouch!

I type in Metallica - I get motorhead.

the machine redeemed itself....

stephent2 · November 21st, 2005, 11:35 AM

typed in Sean Costello, got Sean doing "I'm A Ram" cool enough.

Geyser · November 21st, 2005, 02:11 PM

I'm digging this. It gave me some cool bands that I'd never heard of. It all of a sudden stopped and told me I needed to register. Of course, I figured it would be a subscription service, but they do have a free option. I picked that and so far, so good. I was even reading in the fine print and it says you can submit your own band to be played. I might have to look into that...

November 18th, 2005, 11:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
moondoggie999 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pleasanton, CA Age: 41 Posts: 492 3 Photos	Have you been to Pandora.com? ok, go to http://pandora.com you type in the name of an artist you like and it plays you a radio station that it makes up based on that artist plus other artists that are kinda similar. It's pretty cool and right now there are no ads yet. Its very cool for me at work cuz in my building I cannot pick up any local radio stations, must be all the tin foil, sheilding and copper tape I have laying about , but anyways this pandora gives me a cool station to listen to. Thought you all might like it too. My two stations I have been enjoying my "Hank Williams" station and "Lyle Lovett" ststion. A lot of the music it picks are other artists I know, others are completely new to me. Brett __________________ You start off playing guitar to get chicks and end up talking with middle-aged men about your fingernails - Ed Gerhard

November 18th, 2005, 01:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 21 Posts: 7,380 19 Photos	That's great, I'm listening to it right now, I searched for Led Zeppelin and it stuck some Black Sabbath in there for me too. 8) __________________ "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde

November 18th, 2005, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
txspreacher Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: TEXAS Age: 42 Posts: 2,070	Yessir, I'm on board, too. Thanks for the link and FWIW, I'm doing the Hank, Sr. thing, too! __________________ It ain't the years, it's the miles.... - Greg

November 18th, 2005, 02:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 26 Posts: 1,349 23 Photos	This is AWESOME!!! I entered "Bruce Springsteen" and got Dire Straits & CCR... They got all my favourite artists with the first few songs! This is so great. Thanks so much for that link!!! 8) __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

November 18th, 2005, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ben Harmless Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany, NY US of A Posts: 4,344 13 Photos	Best. Thing. Ever. I mean, I could say something flippant about allowing a computer to choose which music I should like, but I think I'm capable of filtering out most of the total crap by now. I put in "The Clash" and got Gang of Four, The Jam, and the Toy Dolls, as well as a bunch more. Not bad at all. __________________ "I think I'll go for the life of sin, followed by the last-minute, presto-change-o, deathbed repentance." - B. Simpson "...Because we all expect the truth, we must be the best of fools." - Stiff Little Fingers

November 18th, 2005, 03:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valley Ranch, TX Posts: 800 5 Photos	Very good stuff, even has some rather obscure singer/songwriters. 8)

November 18th, 2005, 03:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Simpleman73 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NLR, Arkansas Age: 36 Posts: 219	That Kicks A## Thanks a lot for posting this.

November 18th, 2005, 06:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 7,406 44 Photos	I'm pissed off about it. I started with Son Volt and two tunes later had Garth Brooks. There's a reason they call it Pandora, folks. You're looking for trouble if you go there! __________________ my blog: eryque.blogspot.com Updated 9.17.08! Subscribe_____________________

November 19th, 2005, 10:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ptrallan01 Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 670 3 Photos	Yo Man Tha's da bomb, I do mean da serious J*int, as we used to say in the days of my misspent youth. Thanks for the tip! Peter __________________ Ooh, I want my guitar to sound like Jimmie Smith's organ!!!

November 19th, 2005, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
DAK Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 665	My experience... Great concept, but the execution wasn't consistent. Good on Waylon Jennings... not so good on Elvis Presley. Fair on Jerry Reed. Poor on Joe Strummer (got him completely wrong, playing only some soundtrack stuff that emphasized a melodic country aspect). I was impressed that it had Goldspot, a new L.A. band that hasn't begun to get national airplay yet. __________________ DAK

November 19th, 2005, 02:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
OutlawSteph Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 453	I made Outlaws radio, and five songs into it I get 'the Soft Boys'. I skipped ahead and got Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special.. that's better. lol __________________ 'From the hills they came, from backwoods without a name, carrying their guitars and a heartful of southern soul..'

November 19th, 2005, 07:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
dean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 61 Posts: 2,218	Great for changing moods . . . I tried a few different bands, and they all worked pretty well. Lots of great twangin' when I keyed in Bill Kirchen (although there were some surprises there). There was also quite a bit of leeway with Jimmy Buffett. The real interesting grouping came when I tried The Meters - got great tunes including a Booker T & The MGs track. Right now, I'm listening to an Allman Brothers grouping: Stormy Monday - AAB Mystery Train - Legion of Mary Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple Going Home - Ten Years After Pegasus - AAB Time and Time Again - Counting Crows All in all, a cool site! Thanks! :D Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."

November 20th, 2005, 07:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
Davey265 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 168	Cool site A really good idea and a real asset to anyone into music IMHO. __________________ There's no such thing as too much Tele!

November 20th, 2005, 07:51 AM	#15 (permalink)
chickenpicker Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3,060 14 Photos	brilliant

November 21st, 2005, 06:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
PhatBoy Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: OKC, OK Age: 55 Posts: 496 1 Photos	What is the fee to join? I hate it when you have to go through a bunch of work only to find it is some insane price! That's just me tho' PB 8)

November 21st, 2005, 08:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
simonc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 30 Posts: 1,759 4 Photos	I type in U2 I get bachman turner overdrive... yeouch! I type in Metallica - I get motorhead. the machine redeemed itself.... __________________ Never, EVER, stop in the middle of a hoe-down" -Homer Simpson

November 21st, 2005, 11:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Posts: 3,402 20 Photos	typed in Sean Costello, got Sean doing "I'm A Ram" cool enough.

November 21st, 2005, 02:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
Geyser Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 291	I'm digging this. It gave me some cool bands that I'd never heard of. It all of a sudden stopped and told me I needed to register. Of course, I figured it would be a subscription service, but they do have a free option. I picked that and so far, so good. I was even reading in the fine print and it says you can submit your own band to be played. I might have to look into that...

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