Comments on: Musicmobs: Music Intelligence http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/ Solution Watch surveys the bleeding-edge of the productivity world, reviewing and providing in-depth walkthroughs of today's best services all day and every day. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:06:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Brian P http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-99 Mon, 05 Sep 2005 05:14:27 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-99 Huh - I find it just the opposite - last.fm recommends a BUNCH of stuff to me that is not mainstream and stuff I have never heard (of) before. I listen to a wide variety of music too, though mpstly indie/alterbative latey. brian http://myvogonpoetry.com Huh - I find it just the opposite - last.fm recommends a BUNCH of stuff to me that is not mainstream and stuff I have never heard (of) before. I listen to a wide variety of music too, though mpstly indie/alterbative latey.

brian
http://myvogonpoetry.com

]]> by: Richard Dunlop-Walters http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-96 Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:55:08 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-96 I think last.fm is all well and good if you have a lot of music played, and listen mainly within one genre. But I have almost 5,000 songs played, and you'd think it might throw up a few good recommendations, but because what I listen to is so varied - house, indie, metal, techno, idm, hip-hop, etc - it throws up a load of crap I know already, or that I'm not even slightly interested in. It's a long time since I got a recommendation that was new to me, too. last.fm leans too much towards the mainstream, and not enough obscurer stuff. Ah well. Enough complaining. I think last.fm is all well and good if you have a lot of music played, and listen mainly within one genre. But I have almost 5,000 songs played, and you’d think it might throw up a few good recommendations, but because what I listen to is so varied - house, indie, metal, techno, idm, hip-hop, etc - it throws up a load of crap I know already, or that I’m not even slightly interested in. It’s a long time since I got a recommendation that was new to me, too. last.fm leans too much towards the mainstream, and not enough obscurer stuff.

Ah well. Enough complaining.

]]> by: Brian Benzinger http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-95 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 23:33:34 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-95 Haha, know what you mean Richard. I am an iTunes lover and wouldn't go any other way to organize my music.. but then again I have an iPod so I don't have much of a choice anyway =p Last.fm is still a huge plus for me and I have absolutely loved it from the beginning. Although, I have around 1000 played songs now on it, but because of this.. it seems to be giving me a smaller range of music. I click next on the radio and it just changes the song, but stays in the same Artist and Album quite a bit now. I Still love it though as I have found a great deal of music from it. As for Musicmobs, I have made a great list and my brother was extremely happy with it with the 3 name recommendation thing on the main page. We went to the mall today and purchased 5 new CD's we found from Musicmobs. Excellent :) Thanks for the comments guys. Haha, know what you mean Richard. I am an iTunes lover and wouldn’t go any other way to organize my music.. but then again I have an iPod so I don’t have much of a choice anyway =p

Last.fm is still a huge plus for me and I have absolutely loved it from the beginning. Although, I have around 1000 played songs now on it, but because of this.. it seems to be giving me a smaller range of music. I click next on the radio and it just changes the song, but stays in the same Artist and Album quite a bit now. I Still love it though as I have found a great deal of music from it.

As for Musicmobs, I have made a great list and my brother was extremely happy with it with the 3 name recommendation thing on the main page. We went to the mall today and purchased 5 new CD’s we found from Musicmobs. Excellent :)

Thanks for the comments guys.

]]> by: Richard Dunlop-Walters http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-94 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:21:07 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-94 If I used iTunes, I'd think it was great. I have yet to find an intelligent way of finding new music. last.fm's (formerly audioscrobbler) recommendations are far too loose and often not at all related to music I listen to, often music I already have and is in my last.fm artist/track list, and (gasp) often music I don't like. LivePlasma is a nice concept, there are a few other services like it, but I don't find it very nice to use at all. At the moment the best method I have of finding new music is uh, "buying" anything marketed within genres I like - which leaves it very broad and 9 times out of 10, I end up disappointed. If I used iTunes, I’d think it was great. I have yet to find an intelligent way of finding new music. last.fm’s (formerly audioscrobbler) recommendations are far too loose and often not at all related to music I listen to, often music I already have and is in my last.fm artist/track list, and (gasp) often music I don’t like.

LivePlasma is a nice concept, there are a few other services like it, but I don’t find it very nice to use at all.

At the moment the best method I have of finding new music is uh, “buying” anything marketed within genres I like - which leaves it very broad and 9 times out of 10, I end up disappointed.

]]> by: Brian P http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-93 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 19:04:16 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/209/musicmobs-music-intelligence/#comment-93 Hey Brian, Sounds interesting, but I don't use iTunes. :) I am a huge fan of AudioScrobbler ( http://www.last.fm/user/brianpipa/ )though and have found lots of music through it. I also frequent http://3hive.com Brian Hey Brian,

Sounds interesting, but I don’t use iTunes. :) I am a huge fan of AudioScrobbler ( http://www.last.fm/user/brianpipa/ )though and have found lots of music through it. I also frequent http://3hive.com

Brian

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