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joho avatar
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The radio station that plays the music you like!!!!

Happy Holidays...................

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Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert
#3
yes, pandora.com is great stuff, especially for Christmas music. BTW, I use FireFox for my web browser and have never seen an ad which they supposedly have on the free version. Do any of you Internet Explorer users get the ads when using Pandora.com?

Thanks for showing us the light, John R.
savvytangerine avatar
savvytangerineBeach Fanatic
#4
yes, pandora.com is great stuff, especially for Christmas music. BTW, I use FireFox for my web browser and have never seen an ad which they supposedly have on the free version. Do any of you Internet Explorer users get the ads when using Pandora.com?

Thanks for showing us the light, John R.

I listen at work -- love it! I was listening to yahoo radio which isn't bad but Pandora is my :wub:.

I do get the ads, at work, while using IE. They really aren't in the way since the ads are on the page/player and don't interupt the music. So, I won't complain about 'em. :wave:
yippieBeach Fanatic
#5
Hey Guys, try RadioParadise.com

Free internet radio, eclectic playlist. I listen every chance I get.

Go to the site then press on the 192 MP3. If you have itunes radio, it is under the alternative category.

Just a fabulous station.

www.radioparadise.com
savvytangerine avatar
savvytangerineBeach Fanatic
#6
Thanks for the tip, but with Pandora you build your own stations within the program (a lot less complicated than it sounds). That is a hard feature to beat.

I have maybe 5 "stations" that I created so I can switch it up and never be bored.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#7
Thanks for the tip, but with Pandora you build your own stations within the program (a lot less complicated than it sounds). That is a hard feature to beat.

I have maybe 5 "stations" that I created so I can switch it up and never be bored.

Ok. I am confused. I use itunes most of the time and there are about 1000 stations to choose from.

So you put in the artist you like and it plays. How interesting. Just give radioparadise a try.

I get introduced to a LOT of new music, end up purchasing the CDs if available from B & N. Some of the music they play is not available, the European music mostly.

But, I highly recommend the station.
Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert
#8
Ok. I am confused. I use itunes most of the time and there are about 1000 stations to choose from.

So you put in the artist you like and it plays. How interesting. Just give radioparadise a try.

I get introduced to a LOT of new music, end up purchasing the CDs if available from B & N. Some of the music they play is not available, the European music mostly.

But, I highly recommend the station.
I think you are missing the boat. Pandora.com allows you to create your own stations. Let's say you like a particular song or band. You type in the song title or band name, and it will ask you to confirm. After confirming, it will play that song or songs with similar beats, similar vocals, etc. If it is a band which you enter, it will play songs by that band as well as other bands which have similar music. With each song that plays, you can choose to give feedback of things like, never play this song again, or, play this song often and more like it. This helps personalize each station which you build. You will be introduced to new songs and bands, and band info and song/album info can be found with a click or two. I tested Pandora.com by entering weird uncommon bands or songs, and they were all in the system. You can skip a song if you don't like it. It will keep adding to your playlist even if you don't give it feedback, but it will play more songs you like if you give each song some feedback. It is probably the most intelligent system of this type, which I've seen and used. You could create a hip-hop station, a rap station, country western station, Willie Nelson station, even a country and rap station in one, male folk singer station, music with saxophone station, etc. It is really unbelievable.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#9
I think you are missing the boat. Pandora.com allows you to create your own stations. Let's say you like a particular song or band. You type in the song title or band name, and it will ask you to confirm. After confirming, it will play that song or songs with similar beats, similar vocals, etc. If it is a band which you enter, it will play songs by that band as well as other bands which have similar music. With each song that plays, you can choose to give feedback of things like, never play this song again, or, play this song often and more like it. This helps personalize each station which you build. You will be introduced to new songs and bands, and band info and song/album info can be found with a click or two. I tested Pandora.com by entering weird uncommon bands or songs, and they were all in the system. You can skip a song if you don't like it. It will keep adding to your playlist even if you don't give it feedback, but it will play more songs you like if you give each song some feedback. It is probably the most intelligent system of this type, which I've seen and used. You could create a hip-hop station, a rap station, country western station, Willie Nelson station, even a country and rap station in one, male folk singer station, music with saxophone station, etc. It is really unbelievable.

OK. I didn't realize it would play "like" bands as well. I will give it a try, but I still plug radioparadise. I get introduced to so much new sounds! Plus, I get reintroduced to some classics and other older music as well that I have never heard.

I will try pandora.com, sounds very unique.
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#10
you can also buy through pandora from itunes or amazon by clicking on the album artwork.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#11
you can also buy through pandora from itunes or amazon by clicking on the album artwork.

And with RadioParasdise.com as well. I choose to purchase from Barnes & Nobles if possible. I get the album information from the artwork and call to see if they carry it. If so, I can purchase it.
Hop avatar
HopBeach Fanatic
#12
pandora is awesome...mrs. hop brought it to me a couple of months ago...i'm addicted...i have continuous great music and the best part is they're usually artists i'm unfamiliar with
Carol G avatar
Carol GBeach Fanatic
#13
Oh, wow...

#$%^@! Just when I think my 'net addiction has run its course and I can take a deep breath, close my laptop and go back to the *real* world, ya'll gotta ruin it... :lol:

I can tell after visiting for 5 minutes, I will be spending a lot of time over at pandora.com. Pandora's box indeed...

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