What is the best online music website for discovering new artists?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying the best online music websites for discovering new artists, focusing on user experiences and preferences regarding streaming and music discovery platforms.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants recommend Yahoo Music for its ease of use and the ability to create personalized stations.
  • Others suggest Pitchfork Media and AllMusic as valuable resources for discovering new artists and understanding musical influences.
  • One participant expresses a preference for reading reviews over streaming music, indicating a lack of knowledge about good streaming sites.
  • Concerns are raised about the quality of music available on Yahoo Music, with one participant noting a lack of enjoyable options.
  • Another participant mentions that while Yahoo Music can be good, it requires time to build preferences and may initially present less desirable song choices.
  • There is a comparison made to Napster, highlighting its former effectiveness in discovering new music based on user preferences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varied opinions on the effectiveness of different music websites, with no clear consensus on which site is the best for discovering new artists. Some find Yahoo Music satisfactory, while others are critical of its offerings.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include subjective experiences with music discovery, varying definitions of what constitutes a good music website, and differing expectations regarding streaming versus review-based discovery.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in discovering new music, exploring artist influences, or seeking recommendations for music streaming platforms may find this discussion relevant.

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I recommend www.allmusic.com too, I find it most useful when looking for bands that are influenced by others and such.
 
I don't listen to music from websites -- I read reviews, and find new artists and so on. I have no idea which sites are good for streaming audio.

- Warren
 
yahoo music is good, very easy to watch and listen to online MTV.
 
Unfortunately, a cursory scan of Yahoo's music page indicates very little music I'd actually enjoy listening to.

- Warren
 
chroot said:
very little music I'd actually enjoy listening to.
:smile: :smile: :smile:
pedantic :-p

I agree :redface:
 
Yahoo is pretty good provided you create your own station. It takes awhile to build up enough preferences, etc, and, at first, you get quite a few songs that you choose "never make me listen to this song again". But, eventually you get the songs you like best played quite often, plus new songs by your favorite artists, plus some semi-random songs based on the songs you've already included on your station.

They have a fair assortment of small label, non-mainstream artists, but not great (much better than you can find on the local radio stations here in Colorado Springs). Not nearly as good as Napster used to be, where if you had downloaded a few songs from the same person, you could decide it might just be worth browsing his directory and trying a few artists you'd never heard of with a pretty good chance you'd like them.
 

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