I tried two artists from widely differing genres -- Aimee Mann in the female singer/songwriter category and jazz giant John Coletrane. Pandora was familiar so I started there hoping to find music I was unaware of, but was quickly disappointed that the music suggested was the usual mainstream diggy-di -- nothing new or wide ranging. LastFM on the other hand blew Pandora away for choice in the field. I immediately came across Beth Orton radio when I plugged in Aimee Mann and got a dozen female vocalists I'd never heard of. The visuals were a bonus for me, because I'm am drawn into the life of the artist when I see their face.
Next, I went to music I know and searched John Coltrane, he of course had a station and the first song that came up was one of my too-much-coffee-in-the-morning favorites, "Russian Lullaby." Everything that followed was of the tone I could spend hours cleaning the office to. So Zingo! LastFM is my new contact for music.
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It's my new favorite too.
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