Pandora: It sucks

Mar 19, 2009 16:53

I know at least one of you use Pandora for music.  Either I'm doing something wrong or Pandora seems to be a piece of shit ( Read more... )

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jfitz March 19 2009, 23:01:30 UTC
I think that Pandora does not have a full catalog. I think the major labels have been unwilling to cooperate, or going back and forth on the issue. I haven't kept close tabs on it.

So with a limited catalog, Pandora does its best, with the expected results.

I would use it where it makes sense but not spend a lot of time on it.

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media_junkie March 20 2009, 15:04:32 UTC
It's a neural net, kind of anyway, so it has a tough learning curve up front but gets better fast. What you should do is add musc to your station manually for a bit. There's a menu item for adding a song or artist to a station.

For instance, when pandora didn't understand the essential weirdness of Warren Zevon I manually added Robyn Hitchcock and Elvis Costello to his station and that helped a lot.

Also, there is an option for not playing this song for some set period of time - I think it's a month - if you're sick of a song. Good luck with it!

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1cmf March 21 2009, 00:58:37 UTC
Yep, what she said. And I like the eclectic mix up: If I knew what I wanted to listen to, I'd cue it up in the music player. The idea is that it'll bring up something that I might like that I've not heard before. (I discovered 88 lines about 44 women that way)

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media_junkie March 21 2009, 14:08:42 UTC
Heh, yeah, you've got to love the Nails right? I think "A few of the things you left behind" is their best song, even if 44 lines is their most famous.

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