It's interesting you brought up Pandora. I got an account right after it became mainstream just after the new millennium arrived. After reading about the specifics of their Music Genome Project I decided to find out what the platform could do with seemingly disparate types of music that I enjoy. So I started my original channel with A…
It's interesting you brought up Pandora. I got an account right after it became mainstream just after the new millennium arrived. After reading about the specifics of their Music Genome Project I decided to find out what the platform could do with seemingly disparate types of music that I enjoy. So I started my original channel with Aldo Nova and proceeded to add seed songs (what they used to call "add variety") from Bela Fleck, Frank Sinatra, and many others. Pandora has managed to find many other artists I'd never heard of that I really like, and music from artists with whom I was familiar, but hadn't heard previously because the songs weren't hits. Many musical gems reside in the unheard regions of regions of albums. I don't know if Pandora would have found Jeff Beck for you, but I actually think if you'd approached it in the same manner as I it probably would have.
Today I primarily listen to Spotify. Whether or not it dies as Ted seems to think, it's a convenient way for me to listen to full albums in my office (the company where I work went 100% remote in 2021) from most of my collection, and others that I can't find or afford. I have a decent stereo down here, though not nearly as good as upstairs in the living room, but if I want to crank it up a bit I can close the door and not bug my wife.
It's interesting you brought up Pandora. I got an account right after it became mainstream just after the new millennium arrived. After reading about the specifics of their Music Genome Project I decided to find out what the platform could do with seemingly disparate types of music that I enjoy. So I started my original channel with Aldo Nova and proceeded to add seed songs (what they used to call "add variety") from Bela Fleck, Frank Sinatra, and many others. Pandora has managed to find many other artists I'd never heard of that I really like, and music from artists with whom I was familiar, but hadn't heard previously because the songs weren't hits. Many musical gems reside in the unheard regions of regions of albums. I don't know if Pandora would have found Jeff Beck for you, but I actually think if you'd approached it in the same manner as I it probably would have.
Today I primarily listen to Spotify. Whether or not it dies as Ted seems to think, it's a convenient way for me to listen to full albums in my office (the company where I work went 100% remote in 2021) from most of my collection, and others that I can't find or afford. I have a decent stereo down here, though not nearly as good as upstairs in the living room, but if I want to crank it up a bit I can close the door and not bug my wife.