Is There a Service Like Pandora Radio That Can Recommend Similar Songs?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding music recommendation services similar to Pandora Radio, particularly for users outside the USA. Participants explore alternatives that can suggest songs based on user preferences, specifically mentioning songs by Leonard Cohen and Kirsty MacColl.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes Pandora Radio as an automated music recommendation service that plays selections based on user-inputted songs or artists.
  • Another participant mentions grooveshark.com as a potential alternative for creating personalized radio stations, though they express uncertainty about its effectiveness.
  • A later reply suggests that the entire "Songs of Leonard Cohen" album is similar to "The Stranger" and recommends songs by Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley as additional listening options.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a specific alternative to Pandora Radio, and multiple suggestions are presented without clear agreement on their effectiveness.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express limitations in their knowledge of available services, particularly for users outside the USA, and the effectiveness of the suggested alternatives remains uncertain.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals seeking music recommendations or alternatives to Pandora Radio, especially those interested in similar artists or songs.

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Pandora Radio is an automated music recommendation service and custodian of the Music Genome Project. Users enter a song or artist that they enjoy, and the service responds by playing selections that are musically similar.

Pandora service is not available outside USA. I didn't know that any such service existed until today which could recommend musically similar songs. Is there any other service which could do the same? For instance, I like The Stranger by Leonard Cohen and They Don't Know by Kirsty MacColl so obviously I would like more such songs.
 
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There's a website grooveshark.com which let's you put together your own radio station. I'm not sure how much work it will do for you or how good it is
 
jackson6612 said:
Pandora Radio is an automated music recommendation service and custodian of the Music Genome Project. Users enter a song or artist that they enjoy, and the service responds by playing selections that are musically similar.

Pandora service is not available outside USA. I didn't know that any such service existed until today which could recommend musically similar songs. Is there any other service which could do the same? For instance, I like The Stranger by Leonard Cohen and They Don't Know by Kirsty MacColl so obviously I would like more such songs.

The entire "Songs of Leonard Cohen" album is like "The Stranger." You might also enjoy songs by Nick Drake such as "The Cello Song" and anything by Jeff Buckley such as "Hallelujah" (a cover of the song by Leonard Cohen), "Lover You Should Have Come Over" and "Lilac Wine."
 
Thank you, Salad. I have listen all the songs of mentioned album. I will listen songs by other suggested artists.
 

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