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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2006, 12:05:33 am »
eMusic had Anniemal on their Top 50 of '05 list. I listened to the samples but didn't think it was quite my thing. Actually this afternoon I listened to samples of the 15 albums that sounded the most interesting and didn't end up DL'ing a single one (although I already owned 5 from the list, IIRC).

I really liked The Best Party Ever from The Boy Least Likely To as it's another one of those that I can't be sad while listening to. I especially like the lyrics of I See Spiders When I Close My Eyes
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« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2006, 12:11:07 am »
Quote from: JorgeFabregas on December 31, 2005, 10:47:02 pm
pandora.com

Oh, now this is fascinating, and perfect for the lazy - er, busy person.  It doesn't just list what you might like, which you then have to go out and look for.  It actually goes ahead and plays it.  Wow.  Now this is the future.
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« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2006, 12:23:27 am »
last.fm has a similar system. It bases "similar artist" on what people actually listen to as opposed to genres. But you have to DL their proprietary player to listen. But there is an "I can't install software on this PC" version for workplace listening.
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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2006, 12:30:12 am »
I would also recommend last.fm.  My page: http://www.last.fm/user/phoenixfirefly.
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« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2006, 01:11:45 am »
The interesting thing about this Pandora thing is that it bases its recommendation on its analysis of properties of the music.  Like "mild syncopation" and "mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation."   What I'm finding a little frustrating is that I want to get in and hack the properties instead of having it guess at them.  It's giving me a case of mild syncopation.
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« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2006, 01:44:08 am »
Quote from: Hobot on December 31, 2005, 08:07:55 pm
Broken Social Scene is hell of awesome.  I haven't had the chance to listen to their self-titled release, but both "You Forget It in People" and "Feel Good Lost" are incredible.  If you haven't heard the song "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl," you should remedy that post haste.

You could add that they are really cool and totally nice people.

These are almost Crimes...

Cause = Time = AWESOME

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« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2006, 12:37:08 pm »
To AD and everybody else who's trying to stumble upon new great music. I will post the secret for achieving just that (and I'm gonna do it here and now, and if you don't do it, then you're just a bitchy-bitch bitch man:

1. make yourself a profile at http://last.fm (theirs is the best content I've ever seen online, in quantity - they seem to have EVERYBODY there - to quality) ;

2. enter the name of one band you dig;

3. fire up their radio player in the "SIMILAR ARTISTS" station and LISTEN.

You can block bands that suck, and mark as favorites the ones you happen to love. Great clean way to get acquainted with new dudes who rock. Meself, I came to know and love The Walkmen, Ratatat, Boards of Canada, Tom Lehrer, amongst others, via their service.










not that last.fm had not been mentioned here already. but.
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« Reply #22 on: January 01, 2006, 07:24:24 pm »
Quote from: yu-huang on January 01, 2006, 12:37:08 pm
Meself, I came to know and love...Boards of Canada...via their service.

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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #23 on: January 01, 2006, 08:53:21 pm »
That pandora thing is really nifty.
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« Reply #24 on: January 01, 2006, 10:11:58 pm »
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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #25 on: January 01, 2006, 10:15:05 pm »
I don't have pictures, but I saw them at Coachella in 2004, and they rocked out with their cocks out.  One of the dudes proposed to his girl on stage, which was sweet.  Oh, and 'Anthems' absolutely kills, live.  'Stars and Sons' too.
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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2006, 11:03:39 pm »
Quote from: Hobot on January 01, 2006, 10:11:58 pm
Jealousy!  How do they sound in person?
Best Concert of '04.

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« Reply #27 on: January 01, 2006, 11:04:29 pm »
Quote from: wombat on January 01, 2006, 12:11:07 am
Oh, now this is fascinating, and perfect for the lazy - er, busy person.  It doesn't just list what you might like, which you then have to go out and look for.  It actually goes ahead and plays it.  Wow.  Now this is the future.

I just mentioned my approval, but I'm really digging it.  I think I'll have to try this Last.fm business now (but signup's currently disabled).

I'm having one of those "the internet is so cool" moments right now.

Except it played a Billy Joel song for me.  Billy Joel, people.  Billy. Joel.
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« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2006, 11:27:15 pm »
Quote from: miles on January 01, 2006, 11:04:29 pm

Except it played a Billy Joel song for me.  Billy Joel, people.  Billy. Joel.

There was something they played for me that I was appalled at... but now it's been knocked right out of my memory by this. 

I had a little trouble with the restriction on how many songs you can skip per hour - I found out I'd reached my limit when I tried to skip a live Grateful Dead track, which of course went on for another two or three hours, I swear.
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Re: I really do fear music
« Reply #29 on: January 01, 2006, 11:45:57 pm »
Gaah. Last.fm has none of this ban-per-hour limit nonsense. I just ban ban ban the day away (extracting immoderate pleasure from blocking those tasteless tunes from Pavement, Weezer etc).
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