Thursday, September 10, 2009

You can admire my Pandora station now

Pandora is fickle and fun. It's got the excitement of not knowing what song the station will play next, but the comfort in knowing it'll stay in tune with what genre(s) you're trying to mingle together. While listening you've sometimes gotta nudge Pandora back in line. Sometimes it is of more benefit to let a song go without giving it a thumbs up or down.

Example: If you say you like a particular Foo Figthers or Weezer song Pandora will play a song by them once every 45 minutes - depending on the station's mood this statement may or may not be an exaggeration. But, if you give it a thumbs down Pandora will deny you other great tunes that share the same vein as these bands. But, this is the kind of spontaneity I embrace when in the mood. Sure, little 10 seconds ads will sometimes creep in in between songs but it's easy to dismiss them. Sure, free accounts are only limited to 40 hours a month now, but, y'know what, that's fine. A little Pandora goes a long way.

- Anyways, to the topic at hand -

It's through the methods described above that... Dude, I think I've been able to sculpt pretty much the greatest station in the history of Pandora Internet Radio, the Internet, and the Radio - oh yeah, this is serious business. It's taken some time but I think I've got the station locked into the vibe I'm going for.

"Gritty and Good For You" is an irreverent romp in celebration of Orange fullstacks and clouded judgment - a sound that I get the itch for and indulge heavily upon. Here's an abbreviated playlist of the past hour or so:

My Wave - Soundgarden
Ghosts Along the Mississippi - Down
World of Fire - C.O.C
Malfunction - Don The Reader
Let's Lynch the Landlord - L7
Won't Tell - Babes in Toyland
Thirty Nine - Karma To Burn
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Shake it Loose - Fu Manchu
Undertow - Tool
Rats (Live) - Clutch
In The Meantime - Helmet
Descent - Knut
Bifter - Staring Problem
*currently playing* Riddles are Abound Tonight - Les Claypool's Frog Brigade

*sigh* It's a beautiful thing, it is.

A neat Pandora feature is that a user can share stations with friends. I could email this to you, very easily, but I won't. This is my personal stash. Git yer own.

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