Do you use Pandora? What are your stations?

shilala · 09-04-2010, 10:14 AM

I use Pandora quite a bit, especially when I'm tired of the music on my phone. I use it at my computer a lot, too.
I have very few stations, and always lack the imagination to create more.
I figured if we made a list, I could steal some inspiration from you guys and vice versa.

Here's the short list of what I have on my Pandora, if you guys would add yours to it, I'm thinking that'd be pretty awesome.

1. Deep Purple
2. Cake
3. Los Lonely Boys
4. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
5. Big Head Todd & The Monsters
6. Stevie Nicks
7. The Marshall Tucker Band
8. John Mellencamp
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Tom Petty
11. The Black Crowes
12. Led Zeppelin
13. The White Stripes

Gophernut · 09-04-2010, 10:20 AM

I used to use Pandora, now I use Grooveshark. I can type in the song that I want to listen to instead of waiting for it to pop up on Pandora.

My stations were:

Rush
Pink Floyd
Metallica
Live
Pantera
Sinatra

I think that was all of them. It's been a while.

safariguy · 09-04-2010, 10:23 AM

Ha ha. Looks like our music tastes differ a bit. But then again I like different kinds of music.
Avenged Sevenfold
Linkin Park
Autograph (turn it up!)
Level 42 (80's)
Barry Manilow (I was showing my mom how it worked and now it's stuck on there.)
Pink Floyd

Sometimes Pandora is wierd. Once it played Lady Ga Ga followed by Genesis. I had to give them the ultra thumbs down on her.

bigliver · 09-04-2010, 10:36 AM

The Black Keys
The White Stripes
Radio Moscow
White Rabbits
Junior Kimbrough
R. L. Burnside
North Mississippi Allstars

bigliver · 09-04-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by safariguy

Sometimes Pandora is wierd. Once it played Lady Ga Ga followed by Genesis. I had to give them the ultra thumbs down on her.

It seems the longer you let it run the further it gets from your original artist. I'm not really a fan of that.

shilala · 09-04-2010, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigliver

It seems the longer you let it run the further it gets from your original artist. I'm not really a fan of that.

It seems to clear up if I thumbs down stuff when it sucks.
For instance, it does not matter what channel I'm on, there's no escaping Pink Floyd. If I never hear another Pink Floyd song, it'll be too soon.
So I make sure I use the thumbs down even if I gotta go out of my way to do it.
The thumbs down thing seems to iron out the "pandora getting sidetracked" thing. I like the channels to get a little wide, but when it gets way off track, the thumbs down seems to help reign it back in.

Another way to fix that is to do a quick mix of a few of your stations at once. It allows a broader base of songs, but also increases the chances of having to suffer another Pink Floyd song.

Emjaysmash · 09-04-2010, 10:56 AM

My Pandora stations:

Muddy Waters (Live)
Muddy Water (Electric)
Howard Shore
Lord of The Rings
Metallica
Gregorian Chant
Vivaldi

replicant_argent · 09-04-2010, 11:01 AM

I have a few that are a little off the beaten path and are good alternatives when I am wanting to change mindset by music.

Flogging Molly
Replacements
Link Wray
Dropkick Murphys
Blue Man Group (gets some interesting and odd hits)
Post Punk
Ramones
Jason and the Scorchers
Antonin Dvorak
Richard Wagner
Symphonic Classical period
Social Distortion
Frank Sinatra

bazookajoe · 09-04-2010, 12:16 PM

Mark Knopfler
Muse
Oasis
Alternative / Indie Rock
Avant Garde Jazz / Free Jazz
Jazz Fusion

09-04-2010, 01:05 PM

I used to use Pandora - I had:
Metallica
KMFDM
Squarepusher
Kamelot
AC/DC
Stevie Ray Vaughn

But I stopped last time they ramped up the commercials. IMO, it's not worth it anymore.

Superbad · 09-04-2010, 01:10 PM

King Missle
Beck
Joe strummer & the mescaleros
Slackstring
And a few others I can't remember right now.

Oh yeah...
Metric
The Cat Empire

NCRadioMan · 09-04-2010, 02:47 PM

The Doors
60's, 70's & 80's Hits
60's Oldies
Alice In Chains
Pantera
Slayer
Danzig
Chicago Blues
Delta Blues
Early Blues
Dancehall Reggae
Rock & Roll Roots
Bluegrass
Classic Rock
Motown
Grunge
Hard Rock
Stoner Rock
Heavy Metal
Greg's Aggression Killer

sikk50 · 09-04-2010, 04:08 PM

Brother Ali
The Buzzcocks
Latin American (good for cigars

)
Rich Kids on Lsd
Comeback Kid
Frenzal Rhomb
Danzig
Pepper
Flogging Molly
Frank Sinatra
Less Than Jake
H.I.M.
As I Lay Dying
Number One Gun
Pretty Ricky

Kind of a melting pot of genres I know

safariguy · 09-04-2010, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shilala

It seems to clear up if I thumbs down stuff when it sucks.
For instance, it does not matter what channel I'm on, there's no escaping Pink Floyd. If I never hear another Pink Floyd song, it'll be too soon.

It allows a broader base of songs, but also increases the chances of having to suffer another Pink Floyd song.

Minus minus minus minus. Booo!!! Y'all got to help me ding his reputation because I can only do it once.

MajorCaptSilly · 09-04-2010, 05:58 PM

Joe Bonamassa
Mazzy Star
Jesus & Mary Chain
Iggy Pop
Judas Priest
Uncle Tupelo
Chuck Prophet
The Blasters
Dave Alvin
Social Distortion
Heartless Bastards
Rose Tattoo
Matthew Sweet

MCS

awsmith4 · 09-04-2010, 06:06 PM

I have a wide range of musical tastes

Buena Vista Social Club
Ry Cooder
Widespread Panic
Muddy Waters
Sublime
NOFX
Old Crow Medicine Show
Pantera
John Prine
Tool
Shooter Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Bela Fleck
Herbie Hancock
Dr. Dre (yeah sometimes you just need some gangsta rap)

elderboy02 · 09-04-2010, 08:31 PM

AC/DC
Alice In Chains
Alison Krauss
Blue Man Group
Brad Paisley
Bronson Arroyo
Dave Matthews Band
Eagles
Eminem
Hank Williams Jr.
Hootie & The Blowfish
I'm Shipping Up To Boston
Jimmy Buffet
Johnny Cash
Kid Rock
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
Little Big Town
Lynyrd Snkynrd
Megadeth
Metallica
Michael Buble
Montgomery Gentry
Neil Young
Nickelback
O.A.R.
The Offspring
Priums
Queen
Rain Is A Good Thing
Rehab
Rodney Carrington
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
Trace Adkins
Van Zant
Willie Nelson
Zac Brown Band

bscottskangum · 09-04-2010, 08:38 PM

The Beatles
Rage Against the Machine
Muse
Shiny Toy Guns
Fear Factory
Korn
Daft Punk
Benny Benassi
Metallica

MajorCaptSilly · 09-04-2010, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awsmith4

I have a wide range of musical tastes

Buena Vista Social Club
Ry Cooder
Widespread Panic
Muddy Waters
Sublime
NOFX
Old Crow Medicine Show
Pantera
John Prine
Tool
Shooter Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Bela Fleck
Herbie Hancock
Dr. Dre (yeah sometimes you just need some gangsta rap)

Nice variety! Love the Ry Cooder!

MCS

cort · 09-04-2010, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elderboy02

AC/DC
Alice In Chains
Alison Krauss
Blue Man Group
Brad Paisley
Bronson Arroyo
Dave Matthews Band
Eagles
Eminem
Hank Williams Jr.
Hootie & The Blowfish
I'm Shipping Up To Boston
Jimmy Buffet
Johnny Cash
Kid Rock
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
Little Big Town
Lynyrd Snkynrd
Megadeth
Metallica
Michael Buble
Montgomery Gentry
Neil Young
Nickelback
O.A.R.
The Offspring
Priums
Queen
Rain Is A Good Thing
Rehab
Rodney Carrington
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
Trace Adkins
Van Zant
Willie Nelson
Zac Brown Band

I like the way you roll, Dan

09-04-2010, 10:14 AM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Do you use Pandora? What are your stations? I use Pandora quite a bit, especially when I'm tired of the music on my phone. I use it at my computer a lot, too. I have very few stations, and always lack the imagination to create more. I figured if we made a list, I could steal some inspiration from you guys and vice versa. Here's the short list of what I have on my Pandora, if you guys would add yours to it, I'm thinking that'd be pretty awesome. 1. Deep Purple 2. Cake 3. Los Lonely Boys 4. Trans-Siberian Orchestra 5. Big Head Todd & The Monsters 6. Stevie Nicks 7. The Marshall Tucker Band 8. John Mellencamp 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers 10. Tom Petty 11. The Black Crowes 12. Led Zeppelin 13. The White Stripes __________________

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Gophernut Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,661 Trading: (15)	Re: Do you use Pandora? What are your stations? I used to use Pandora, now I use Grooveshark. I can type in the song that I want to listen to instead of waiting for it to pop up on Pandora. My stations were: Rush Pink Floyd Metallica Live Pantera Sinatra I think that was all of them. It's been a while. __________________ "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson

09-04-2010, 10:23 AM	#3
safariguy There's one. Set for stun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Michigan Posts: 336 Trading: (7)	Re: Do you use Pandora? What are your stations? Ha ha. Looks like our music tastes differ a bit. But then again I like different kinds of music. Avenged Sevenfold Linkin Park Autograph (turn it up!) Level 42 (80's) Barry Manilow (I was showing my mom how it worked and now it's stuck on there.) Pink Floyd Sometimes Pandora is wierd. Once it played Lady Ga Ga followed by Genesis. I had to give them the ultra thumbs down on her.

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bigliver Cigarmurai Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: Oki Posts: 404 Trading: (9)	Re: Do you use Pandora? What are your stations? The Black Keys The White Stripes Radio Moscow White Rabbits Junior Kimbrough R. L. Burnside North Mississippi Allstars __________________ Build a man a fire, keep him warm for a night. Set a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life.

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holli4pirating Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Do you use Pandora? What are your stations? I used to use Pandora - I had: Metallica KMFDM Squarepusher Kamelot AC/DC Stevie Ray Vaughn But I stopped last time they ramped up the commercials. IMO, it's not worth it anymore.

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