How very pleasant to come across a website that works intuitively so that even an old fogey like me can find their way around with no problems. When I say, come across, it wasn’t by accident of course – it was through those marvellous people at FuelMyBlog who have got their finger on the blogospherepulse.
The site I’m talking about is the new one that EMI have set up.
I’ve been analysing my musical taste and, surprisingly, it’s pretty much the dulcet tones of goddesses that captivate me. All the usual suspects, Nora Jones, KT Tunstall, Shania Twain, Nina Simone etc etc. (You’ve left out the one who sounds like a swooping mosquito trying to land on the note – Katie Melua. Lo,TG Ed)
The particular feature of this site that I think is quite brilliant, is being able to punch in a name – I chose Regina Spektor – and up pop suggestions on other artists that you might like as well. It saves a lot of time if you’re looking for new people to listen to – very handy for me as I haven’t a clue what’s going on today [or yesterday for that matter, and forget about a few weeks ago].
Go on, click on the link and have a look round yourself – I think you’ll like it ….
“The hills are alive with the sound of muuuuuuuuusic” tra-la – oooo, I wonder who sounds like Julie Andrews …. apart from the Bee Gees ……… whooooooosh
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ooo DP I didn’t think you were taking part as there where no Val Doonigan tracks on there.
Ah, the rocking chair …… soooooo soooooooothing ….
Had such a bad internet connection for so long now, i’d forgotten I could listen to music on the laptop, but will check out your link later.
One act I certainly won’t be listening to are The Bee Gees, their best performance was walking off stage on the Clive Anderson show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdvfmGPDVkk&feature=PlayList&p=0AB731B7192C3CC7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=26
No problem with Julie Andrews, although she is quoted as saying “sometimes i’m so sweet even I can’t stand it”.
@Lo,TG: As Ella Fitzgerald sang, i’v got Georgia on my mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYpx6OnV6sM
mainly because I wish Katie Melua’s voice had never left there!
Ella gooood. Melua not so good, although I like some of the songs – just not the delivery.
LEAVE KATIE ALONE!!!!!!! ……. *sulk*
That Bee Gees moment was lovely ….. way too far up themselves …….
Is that right that The Forestry Commission have signed up for your log splitting service?
BLOG SITTING!!!! – why do I have to shout? why? why? why? ………. hello? anyone there? …. oh dear ….
loving the Katie Melua description Lo TG
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Obviously you and the TG fail to appreciate the finer things in life …….. peasants …….
Have you tried using http://www.Pandora.com? You enter an artist or song and the program sets up a whole “radio channel” that will play for an hour without interruption, offering you other things their algorithm thinks you’ll like. A thing called the Music Genome Project.
I just tried the link and apparently it’s not available outside the US now …… shame ……
I like some of Katie Melua’s songs too, but the TG’s description of her voice made me chuckle.
Thanks for letting me know about another distraction, DP. Geez, I’ll never get any work done.
You never do any work anyway do you? It’s all beer and sandy beaches ain’t it? ……. which is what you deserve of course – tee hee
I really appreciate the fact that it gives you alternate possibilities when it doesn’t know what in the Sam Hill you’re asking it. I was surprised to see options when I typed in “Casper the Friendly Ghost” and “Tommy Lee Jones”. When I typed in “Margaret Thatcher” it told me I was the dumbest person to ever visit their site. I thought that was a little uncalled for.
Don’t you just hate opinionated bots …….. tsk
You obviously haven’t come across Spotify then (strange name for a music app I know!) Try that out as well.
Hello Technogran – sorry about my tardy reply but the villages internet got flooded out a few days ago ….. *drip drip drip* ….. I think I’ve heard of Spotify, I’ll have a look …….. whoooooooosh