There are specific genome traits for quality of performance. So while it may match the stones in terms of chords, lyrics, tempo, etc... the stones would smoke them in other departments like production quality, peformance, etc.
In short, if something sucks, its less likely to be played.... We hope!
There are absolutely live human beings analyzing the music every day. They keep them in a sperate room than us smelly engineers.
To give you an idea of how extensive their work is, they need to rate and identify over 400 seperate musical traits for each song it takes about half an hour to do one.
Hate to editorialize, but I am really suprised at how much Bob's comments are being taken out of context.
He has studied the chord structure in Britney Spears' "Oops I Did It Again," and reports that it is "actually fairly complex,"
He makes no claim that the songs time signature or melody are complex. Just that the chord composition is "fairly complex". And it is. Take another listen. Not a typical progression like in a lot rock and pop.
I know Bob Coons and get to see him play guitar at our weekly jam sessions here at Pandora. He is definitely a smoking guitar player in all kinds of styles, rock, jazz, blues, you name it. Though he would never self-proclaim himself as a "jazz player".
I think a lot of people here are confusing complexity with good music. Just because a songs chord structure is "fairly complex" that doesn't mean its good, or that we think its good, or that the RIAA is paying us to say so. Its just an observation.
As an music analyst here, its important to not let personal taste get in the way of how you look at a song.
If you get unexpected songs on your playlist, be sure to "thumbs down" them using the feedback system.
They wont play again and the station will try to avoid songs that sound similar.
Weird Al would probably lead to some strange results since his catologue is so diverse. Try picking one or two specific songs you are looking for.
Lyrical content is a part of the genome, but its not weighted as heavily as other traits. Mainly because lyrical interpretation is very personal.
Thats actually not quite accurate.
-Pandora requires shockwave Flash version 6 or above. Not javascript.
-The popups are only necessary if you laungh the minimized player in a small window. Otherwise, it runs in a standard browser window.
But if you'd still like to beat our webmaster, I'd be happy to put you in contact with him.
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There are specific genome traits for quality of performance. So while it may match the stones in terms of chords, lyrics, tempo, etc... the stones would smoke them in other departments like production quality, peformance, etc.
In short, if something sucks, its less likely to be played.... We hope!
Common question.
There are absolutely live human beings analyzing the music every day. They keep them in a sperate room than us smelly engineers.
To give you an idea of how extensive their work is, they need to rate and identify over 400 seperate musical traits for each song it takes about half an hour to do one.
Hate to editorialize, but I am really suprised at how much Bob's comments are being taken out of context.
He has studied the chord structure in Britney Spears' "Oops I Did It Again," and reports that it is "actually fairly complex,"
He makes no claim that the songs time signature or melody are complex. Just that the chord composition is "fairly complex". And it is. Take another listen. Not a typical progression like in a lot rock and pop.
I know Bob Coons and get to see him play guitar at our weekly jam sessions here at Pandora. He is definitely a smoking guitar player in all kinds of styles, rock, jazz, blues, you name it. Though he would never self-proclaim himself as a "jazz player".
I think a lot of people here are confusing complexity with good music. Just because a songs chord structure is "fairly complex" that doesn't mean its good, or that we think its good, or that the RIAA is paying us to say so. Its just an observation.
As an music analyst here, its important to not let personal taste get in the way of how you look at a song.
Currently, the only feedback you can provide is the "thumbs up" "thumbs down". It should help a little with unexpected results.
We're trying to find ways to allow users to interact more meaningfully without introducing a million buttons and menus to the UI.
If you get unexpected songs on your playlist, be sure to "thumbs down" them using the feedback system. They wont play again and the station will try to avoid songs that sound similar.
Weird Al would probably lead to some strange results since his catologue is so diverse. Try picking one or two specific songs you are looking for. Lyrical content is a part of the genome, but its not weighted as heavily as other traits. Mainly because lyrical interpretation is very personal.
Thats actually not quite accurate. -Pandora requires shockwave Flash version 6 or above. Not javascript. -The popups are only necessary if you laungh the minimized player in a small window. Otherwise, it runs in a standard browser window. But if you'd still like to beat our webmaster, I'd be happy to put you in contact with him.
Hi, I'm vic. I'm an engineer at Pandora and we are bracing ourselves for the Slashdot onslaught. Let me know if you guys have any questions!