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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 1132
Location: Parrish, FL | Who here has tuned into Pandora Radio on the net? For us it has been a great find. My wife signed up at the recommendation of our college aged son while I was gone for several weeks.
We now have several 'personal' radio stations. The way it works is that you build a station with artist you like and it fills in with similar style music.
My current favorite is what my wife set up as 'Melissa Etheridge'. I added:
Susan Tedeschi and KT Turnstall.
I know, it doesn't sound like much, but what plays is some kick a$$ blues. Do yourself a favor and build this station and give it a whirl.
Blues |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3614
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I've got about 6 "stations", so far. It tends to repeat itself, but it's still great. It's also got a cute feature- there are pop-up screens, about every 20-30 minutes, asking if you're still listening. Sounds only fair.....since its free. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Jeanette's been doing it & has told me a lot about it.
I can't do streaming media at work . . . |
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Joined: November 2008 Posts: 9
Location: Columbia, MD | You can download the Pandora application for the iPhone/iTouch. Then set up your stations on your computer. I have Leo Kottke and John Prine and get some pretty good guitar pickers. |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3410
Location: GA USA | I like it. I've found a few new bands to listen to by listening to my station. |
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Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I'm kinda partial to this one:
AOL Radio |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969
| I've been using it at work for nearly a year now. Found a lot of artists I hadn't heard of before thanks to its recommendations. Great stuff. |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 803
Location: Avondale, AZ | thanks for the aol station |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 1889
Location: Central Massachusetts | see also, last.fm |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12758
Location: Boise, Idaho | I clicked on the aol station and after it said "my" station was loading, it immediately started playing oldies. How did they know? |
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Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark, that link took you to my first preset.
Figured it would appeal to most of us. |
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Joined: October 2007 Posts: 283
Location: Portland, OR | I have a station based on a James Galway Holiday album. Not much Galway, but great holiday background music. Then I have Little Richard for when I want to kick back. About 6 or 7 stations pretty much fit any mood. |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2150
Location: Orlando, FL | I use Pandora at work every day. It can get repetitive, but if you keep adding different songs to it your station keeps growing. When I hear a new artist I really like I'll look at the songs on their album and add a few to the station. That really opens it up.
I have found a lot of great new (to me) music through Pandora. |
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