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The fatal flaw of Spotify, Rdio, and even Last.fm is that finding good music is just too much work. Too much social and too many clicks. I wish Pandora could b
by nhangen 15y ago
The fatal flaw of Spotify, Rdio, and even Last.fm is that finding good music is just too much work. Too much social and too many clicks.
I wish Pandora could buy one of these services and combine their discovery engine with the catalogues of the subscription services.
Until then, I think I'll just keep buying music.
- Reebz 15y agoI can't agree more. I love Pandora for the guidance. WAH is available on Spotify, which is good (I used them before Spotify), but it's very niche indie discovery. I can't select a Temptations song and expect to be then offered up a Clarence Carter or Tower of Power hit. Only Pandora has those "skillz".
- psychotik 15y agoHey, if you like discovery try Audiogalaxy Mixes - we just launched it a week or so ago [1]. We think it's better than Pandora (much larger catalog, smarter algos, more input types) - tell me if it's not. It's free on the web (no ads) with a free trial on mobile, after which we charge a small fee to cover licensing costs. If you email viraj@audiogalaxy.com with your account I'll comp you a free month. I'd love to know what you think. Here's a Mix I've made, for example: http://www.audiogalaxy.com/mix/87-Guitar%20Gods/ http://www.audiogalaxy.com/mix/87-Guitar%20Gods/? [1]http://www.geekwire.com/2012/audiogalaxy-music-service-reborn-approach http://www.geekwire.com/2012/audiogalaxy-music-service-rebor...
- andybak 15y agoAhhhh. Audiogalaxy. That brings back memories. It was amazing back in it's (less legitimate) days. It took over from Napster but improved on it in many ways.
- psychotik 15y agoIt's evolved and we're trying to re-create some of the same magic, with the same team. First step: http://gigaom.com/2012/03/05/audiogalaxy-personalized-p2p-radio/ http://gigaom.com/2012/03/05/audiogalaxy-personalized-p2p-ra...
- joering2 15y ago+1. Exactly the same feeling. There was lots of high quality 320k songs and albums there one couldnt find anywhere else... not that I ever used it, of course :)
- lobster_johnson 15y agoHm. Just tried to follow your link (on my iPad). I get a page inviting me to install an app, so I do. After creating an account, the app is basically empty, telling me I have to share some music on my computer. Weird, but ok, so I come back here and try your link again, and I still get the same page asking me to install your app. Is this how it's supposed to work?
- psychotik 15y agoAre you in the US? Mixes are US only at this time. Non-US users can still use the personal music streaming service though. You install a tiny piece of software on your home machine and then can access all your music everywhere for free.
- lobster_johnson 15y agoI'm in Europe. I got redirected here (http://www.audiogalaxy.com/mobileRedir http://www.audiogalaxy.com/mobileRedir), which did not say anything about it being US-only.
- Inufu 15y agoAudiogalaxy looks really good, but I can't find a radio mode. (like last.fm, where you enter a tag / artist and it plays similiar songs) Is there such a thing?
- psychotik 15y agoYes, but it's US only at this time. Non-US users can still use the personal music streaming service though.
- Inufu 15y agoAudiogalaxy looks really good, but I can't find a radio mode. (like last.fm, where you enter a tag / artist and it plays similiar songs) Is there such a thing?