who here uses Pandora?

I started using it a few days ago and I gotta say I love it. For those that don't know it's basically a stumbleupon for music.

So do you use it? If you don't like it, why exactly?

Pandora fails in that half the time when I want a certain genre of music (or a band's radio) they give me unrelated music that is complete trash. The software just isn't well-written in my opinion, and a lot of the time it isn't even musically similar.

I prefer last.fm and a few other similar sites. When it comes to finding music though I generally just search around on label message boards, read up on recommendations and reviews, and go to record stores to pick up albums at random. I like blindly buying albums on occasion just to try new things, otherwise you tend to develop a preference and never venture outside of it.

Pandora fails in that half the time when I want a certain genre of music (or a band's radio) they give me unrelated music that is complete trash. The software just isn't well-written in my opinion, and a lot of the time it isn't even musically similar.

I prefer last.fm and a few other similar sites. When it comes to finding music though I generally just search around on label message boards, read up on recommendations and reviews, and go to record stores to pick up albums at random. I like blindly buying albums on occasion just to try new things, otherwise you tend to develop a preference and never venture outside of it.

Saturos3091

I disagree, there are definitely cheaper ways to develop interests in other types of music. Like, listening to new radio stations, or asking friends and other people to share their particular interests with you. I know what you meant, but buying a random album is too risky for me, I have to at least hear the music before I buy it, because I've bought too much absolute garbage before.

I tried it once, it's a good site but I really wish it was for Xbox Live because Last FM sucks in my opinion, I can't even get any Pink Floyd on there.

I get recommended to it by friends constantly but ive still yet to use it.

Every now and then. It's hard sometimes cause I'll be listening to Nirvana Radio, and they'll sneak Weezer in there, and totally trow me off.

I disagree, there are definitely cheaper ways to develop interests in other types of music. Like, listening to new radio stations, or asking friends and other people to share their particular interests with you. I know what you meant, but buying a random album is too risky for me, I have to at least hear the music before I buy it, because I've bought too much absolute garbage before.

Franklinstein

I use it all day everyday on my unlimited data plan with T-mobile.

Sorry, I had to get that out since Deutche* Telecom is whoring out T-mobile USA to AT&T who doesn't have an unlimited plan.

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I disagree, there are definitely cheaper ways to develop interests in other types of music. Like, listening to new radio stations, or asking friends and other people to share their particular interests with you. I know what you meant, but buying a random album is too risky for me, I have to at least hear the music before I buy it, because I've bought too much absolute garbage before.

Saturos3091

I will admit that I've bought vinyls at random, but that's because, even if it sucks, it has the redeeming quality of being a vinyl record. Haha.

wow I just decide to use it and am finding some great underground artists.

Me and my friends use it, it's pretty good imo. I like it because I get to hear a lot of music that I don't have on my computer. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Third Eye Blind stations are my favorite

I don't use it very often, but I do I like it.

I have it on my smartphone. At home I just listen to albums, but if I'm driving somewhere in my car that's going to take longer than an hour to reach, I'll hook up my phone.

I got two stations on Pandora and use my PS3 browser to stream it through my surround sound system, whereas I usually listen to MP3s off a usb dongle.