stunning moment of self-awareness

[saffronhare]

At some point last week, akaashben mentioned that I should try Pandora.com as a mind-expanding musical experience. I started on Friday and had some fun with the whole thumbs up/thumbs down experience. They seem to be narrowing some things down -- I heard a song that I liked, only to click on it and discover that I'd already given it a thumbs-up. So I'm consistent.

Sadly, a song just came on which I liked. Why do I say "sadly," you ask? Well, it's kind of a soft-rock romantic groove thing (so sue me), and when I clicked over to my Pandora window to give it a thumbs up, I saw the artist: Lionel Ritchie. Overcome by the panic of uncool, I gave it a thumbs down and then had to go back and change that to a more honest thumbs up. ::sigh:: Gotta go with accuracy if I want this to work, right? I redeemed myself by immediately liking the next piece to come up: Don't Think Just Move, by Acroma. And, no, I wouldn't have clicked any old thing that wasn't Lionel Ritchie. :) Seriously considering setting up another station just to isolate all the uncoolness that I really love.

Comments

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

My musical tastes have always been 'uncool.' My brothers (and friends, for that matter) have made fun of me because of it. I refuse to apologize for liking something different from other people. However, it does tend to make me have blank moments when people are discussing music (i.e. Who is Tool again???)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

See, that's part of my problem. I *like* Tool -- and if I'd known who to blow to get me tickets to the Lacuna Coil/Rob Zombie concert, I just might have done it. But I also really love me some Earth, Wind & Fire. (sigh) That's why I figger I need to create a couple more stations at Pandora, so they can create different playlists for my different personalities. :)

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately they Really Frown on streaming music here at work, so I'm stuck with Jack. It isn't bad as variety goes, but I could do without the Kung Fu Fighting quite so often.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

You lead a rough life, dear, no doubt about it. :)

[zylch.livejournal.com]

No. Sympathy. At. All.

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

I understand. I haven't had to endure even one John Phillip Souza march while enduring a hangover here.

However, I do have terrible flashbacks with Alvin and the Chipmunks Xmas album.