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I love it when something like this makes EVERYONE happy! Do you realize how few things in life are capable of pleasing EVERYONE????




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Incredible. I have Nils Lofgren, Neil Young, Steely Dan, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris mix going right now. I am so very glad I read this thread.
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I've been using it for about a year I think. Its got some kinda feature for sharing stations - I've never used it but it sounds like you might like my deadhead station.
Got stations for 70s pop, 80s new wave, current "alt" and bluegrass too
Seems like the more you listen the more varied the stuff gets.
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New find for tonight: Earl King.
Dr. John-like.
They do not, however, appear to have Tuva throat singing.
Dr. John-like.
They do not, however, appear to have Tuva throat singing.
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Can't listen tonight. Must watch the Mythical National Championship game. Geaux Tigers!
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I'm not an audiophile, or whatever it is they call sound nuts, but this turned up recently, and I thought it might be of interest...
https://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...fidelity/print
https://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...fidelity/print
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I'm not an audiophile, or whatever it is they call sound nuts, but this turned up recently, and I thought it might be of interest...
https://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...fidelity/print
https://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...fidelity/print
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People! Come out and play! Watcha listening to? Who have you discovered whom you didn't know existed?
I know how to save the Pandora stuff to an mp3 to download to you ipod and use while working out, but it's illegal so I won't post it here. But I know how to do it if I wanted to....








I know how to save the Pandora stuff to an mp3 to download to you ipod and use while working out, but it's illegal so I won't post it here. But I know how to do it if I wanted to....








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I've been disappointed so far, but am not giving up.
I attempted to create a progressive rock station by entering Yes and Pink Floyd. But it apparently has them classified as 70's Rock, as the first song played was by Grand Funk Railroad. Ick! Next was another 70's rock band. I nixed both of those.
May continue to see if I can "tune" it by entering King Crimson.
I attempted to create a progressive rock station by entering Yes and Pink Floyd. But it apparently has them classified as 70's Rock, as the first song played was by Grand Funk Railroad. Ick! Next was another 70's rock band. I nixed both of those.
May continue to see if I can "tune" it by entering King Crimson.
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I've been disappointed so far, but am not giving up.
I attempted to create a progressive rock station by entering Yes and Pink Floyd. But it apparently has them classified as 70's Rock, as the first song played was by Grand Funk Railroad. Ick! Next was another 70's rock band. I nixed both of those.
May continue to see if I can "tune" it by entering King Crimson.
I attempted to create a progressive rock station by entering Yes and Pink Floyd. But it apparently has them classified as 70's Rock, as the first song played was by Grand Funk Railroad. Ick! Next was another 70's rock band. I nixed both of those.
May continue to see if I can "tune" it by entering King Crimson.
You'll see it has to do with the actual music, not really the era. It might be something about the electric guitar or synthesizers. You might need to start from somewhere else. Or just choose one of the artists.
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By the way, what exactly does "progressive rock" mean? I've heard that phrase a lot, but never understood it.
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This does it better than what I could write:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock
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There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
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It's the part of the music cycle where rock became so complex and academic that a cultural revolution occurred and punk and roots rock began to emerge as a counterpoint.
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It is sometimes also called Art Rock. The early albums from Genesis were of this type, before Phil Collins eventually ruined them and made them into a megahit pop band.
I have a goodly prog rock collection, mixed in with a goodly blues collection, and folk, and jazz, and rock, and classical, along with a very large Bob Dylan collection. I think I have somewhere around 700 CDs. But no opera and a little bit of country. Almost no "pop" either.
I have a goodly prog rock collection, mixed in with a goodly blues collection, and folk, and jazz, and rock, and classical, along with a very large Bob Dylan collection. I think I have somewhere around 700 CDs. But no opera and a little bit of country. Almost no "pop" either.
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There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
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I attended a Yes concert in 1974, with everyone else in the party getting stoned except for me - I was the designated driver.
In 2004, I drove to Chicago to attend one of the Yes 35th Anniversary Tour concerts. What a blast. Sure brought back memories.
In 2004, I drove to Chicago to attend one of the Yes 35th Anniversary Tour concerts. What a blast. Sure brought back memories.
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There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
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This is what I got off on in 1966, and still do to a large extent!
Sort of Psychedelic Garage Punk...with plenty of electric organ.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmHTyLBIZ1g&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ODR6rGcluRs&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5apEctKwiD8&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jJR_KGZO4U0&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=I-Od_L8t90M&feature=related
Sort of Psychedelic Garage Punk...with plenty of electric organ.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmHTyLBIZ1g&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ODR6rGcluRs&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5apEctKwiD8&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jJR_KGZO4U0&feature=related
https://youtube.com/watch?v=I-Od_L8t90M&feature=related
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I agree - this is very cool.
I had read about it but never seriously tried it until I read this thread. - Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
One thing I find I have to guard against is that I end up listening to my old favorites over and over! I like new music, but faced with a choice I seem to wind up creating similar playlists that have the same old songs! The farther away I am from the computer the better because then I end up listening to the whole song instead of skipping til I find something I know I like!
On a somewhat related note (music and exercse):
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/fa...441&ei=5087%0A
I had read about it but never seriously tried it until I read this thread. - Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
One thing I find I have to guard against is that I end up listening to my old favorites over and over! I like new music, but faced with a choice I seem to wind up creating similar playlists that have the same old songs! The farther away I am from the computer the better because then I end up listening to the whole song instead of skipping til I find something I know I like!
On a somewhat related note (music and exercse):
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/fa...441&ei=5087%0A
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Have you ever tried GPAL?
It is somewhat similar to Pandora.
Works with itunes - type in an artist and it creates new playlists from your library.
But it also finds and allows you to add music from new artists. (For some reason these show up under my podcasts.)
I haven't used it much recently so I can't recommend anything specific, but if you are an itunes/ipod user you might want to take a look.
It is somewhat similar to Pandora.
Works with itunes - type in an artist and it creates new playlists from your library.
But it also finds and allows you to add music from new artists. (For some reason these show up under my podcasts.)
I haven't used it much recently so I can't recommend anything specific, but if you are an itunes/ipod user you might want to take a look.





