FOFC Pandora Radio Station

[Passacaglia]

Okay, based on this thread, http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=50207, the idea of a shared FOFC Radio station on Pandora didn't get a ton of immediate backing, but I want to do it anyway. The biggest obstacle with the station is that only the creator of the station can make changes to it -- if anyone else does, they make the station "their own" meaning that any changes the creator makes to it won't be carried over to you.

My proposal is that everyone submits a song or artist that they would like to have included in the station every so often -- maybe once per week? But I'm definitely open to other ideas!

Passacaglia
1. Fists Up -- The Blow
2. It'5 -- Architecture in Helsinki
3. We Have a Map of the Piano -- Mum
4. Peppermint Patty -- Vince Guaraldi
5. Apparat Organ Quartet

lordscarlet
1. The Avett Brothers

Dodgerchick
1. Pantera
2. 46 & 2 -- Tool
3. Nagisa Ni Te
4. A Kiss to Build a Dream On -- Louis Armstrong
5. Way Down in the Hole -- Blind Boys from Alabama

Scoobz0202
1. Steely Dan
2. Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress -- The Hollies
3. Girl From the North Country -- Bob Dylan
4. Brothers in Arms -- Dire Straits

Butter_of_69
1. Lush
2. And You Lied To Me -- The Besnard Lakes
3. Intervention -- The Arcade Fire
4. Svefn-g-englar -- Sigur Ros
5. Crosses -- Jose Gonzalez

Antmeister
1. Kings of Convenience
2. I Tried -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

ntndeacon
1. How Do You Tell Someone -- Cowboy Mouth
2. Squirrel Nut Zippers

path12
1. Thievery Corporation
2. Frontier Psychiatrist -- The Avalanches
3. Gomez

wade moore
1. Carbon Leaf
2. Rascal Flatts
3. Waste of Mind -- Zebrahead

Breeze
1. Uncle Tupelo

Lathum
1. Workers Song -- Dropkick Murphys
2. Whistles the Wind -- Flogging Molly
3. Walk Like a Zombie -- Horrorpops
4. That's What She Gets for Loving Me -- Brooks and Dunn

SirFozzie
1. Tom Sawyer -- Rush

[Butter]

Sounds interesting.

[Lorena]

I'm down with it.

[lordscarlet]

That's silly -- you should be able to create a station that others that have been given access can manipulate.

My first choice: The Avett Brothers

[lordscarlet]

Create it already! :)

[Lorena]

Mine: Pantera

not much of a surprise I'm sure

[Young Drachma]

That's silly -- you should be able to create a station that others that have been given access can manipulate.

My first choice: The Avett Brothers

+1

Pretty Girl From Chile is a rockin' song.

[Cork]

Mine: Pantera

not much of a surprise I'm sure

My main Pandora station is Sevendust.

-Cork

[Passacaglia]

The station has been created. Since I couldn't find Antmeister's "Cheat," I used "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" to get it started. I'll add everyone's suggestions next. In order to get it shared, add agage1 AT gmail DOT com to your friends list, and mention something about FOFC. I'll add everyone's suggestions after I go downstairs and get some candy.

[Passacaglia]

Only two suggestions? I guess that wasn't as difficult as I thought. The Avett Brothers and Pantera have both been added. Keep in mind that you can add songs as well.

[Scoobz0202]

I forgot to mention something about fofc, but I am homan9118 (homan9118 AT gmail DOT com).

My suggestion: Steely Dan :)

[Lorena]

eh... stupid question.. how do i find the station? i bookmarked some of you though

[Butter]

I'll go with one artist to start:

Lush.

[Passacaglia]

If you guys are adding me as friends, it's not telling me. I shared the station with Scoobz -- I think the rest of you will need to PM me your email address, or post it in the thread. Scoobz, let me know if you can listen to it!

[Passacaglia]

Steely Dan and Lush have been added (and I approve of both additions)!

[lordscarlet]

Mine just let me add you and listen to FOFC Radio without being accepted?

It also didn't allow me to type a message when adding you.

[lordscarlet]

dola: I'm listed as pandora AT idledreams DOT net

[Butter]

I open it up, and it starts up Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

Luckily, there are no open windows nearby.

[Passacaglia]

Mine just let me add you and listen to FOFC Radio without being accepted?

It also didn't allow me to type a message when adding you.

Oh, okay. Keep sending me your email addresses, anyway -- I thought that when you guys added me, I'd be able to add you!

[Passacaglia]

eh... stupid question.. how do i find the station? i bookmarked some of you though

If you've bookmarked me (agage1 AT gmail DOT com), and click on my name to get my profile, you should be able to spot FOFC Radio and play it.

[Scoobz0202]

Sweet. Its playing Bodhisattva by Steely Dan. Awesome.

[Passacaglia]

I open it up, and it starts up Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

Luckily, there are no open windows nearby.

Nice. Must be from Everybody Wants To Rule The World. Blame Antmeister.

What I've been hearing:

The Cure, Pictures of You -- Nice
Slayer, Skeletons of Society -- Not my thing, but I sat through it :p
Belly, Now They'll Sleep -- I have that album! Must be from Lush -- I don't have any of their albums, but thought they were pretty good, without ever really getting into them
Lush, I've Been Here Before -- Never heard this song before, but I like it.

[Passacaglia]

Just a reminder that you can't do thumbs up and thumbs down when listening to the station. Well, you can, but you'll stop getting the updates of everything we all add!

[Lorena]

Hmm... I don't see it, I'm lorena.marks AT gmail.com

[Butter]

Just a reminder that you can't do thumbs up and thumbs down when listening to the station. Well, you can, but you'll stop getting the updates of everything we all add!

Fortunately it warns you of this if you try to thumbs down (or up) something. Not that I tried to thumbs down Starship or anything. :cool:

[Passacaglia]

Hmm... I don't see it, I'm lorena.marks AT gmail.com

I shared it with you -- it said it sent you an email.

[Passacaglia]

Fortunately it warns you of this if you try to thumbs down (or up) something. Not that I tried to thumbs down Starship or anything. :cool:

Oh yeah -- I read that in the FAQ, but wasn't sure if I believed it. Oh, I also read that the reason it asks for your gender is because it customizes the ads you get according to gender. Pretty weird.

[Lorena]

I shared it with you -- it said it sent you an email.

I got it! I'm currently listening to Lush's Ciao which is not something I would normally listen to.

Thanks for setting this up Pass! :)

[Passacaglia]

I got it! I'm currently listening to Lush's Ciao which is not something I would normally listen to.

Thanks for setting this up Pass! :)

Rock on!

[Passacaglia]

I'm playing "Pretty Girl From San Diego" by the Avett Brothers. I like it so far.

[Lorena]

I'm playing "Pretty Girl From San Diego" by the Avett Brothers. I like it so far.

I'm listening to "Signs" from the same band. Definitely not something I listen to, but it's nice to have a little diversity in my playlist :)

[Butter]

I'm listening to what I would classify as a Dodgerchick selection... Slayer. I don't know if I've ever listened to Slayer in my life.

I was getting into a little music rut, this is actually helping me break out of it a bit. Thanks, Pass (and the other participants)!

[Lorena]

I'm listening to what I would classify as a Dodgerchick selection... Slayer. I don't know if I've ever listened to Slayer in my life.

I was getting into a little music rut, this is actually helping me break out of it a bit. Thanks, Pass (and the other participants)!

I know!! That's what I'm sayin' :) Definitely one of mine... I was just coming here to post that I'm actually listening to a Slipknot song on the FOFC Station... woot! :D

[Antmeister]

Okay I will try this. [email protected]

[wade moore]

I'm listening to "Signs" from the same band. Definitely not something I listen to, but it's nice to have a little diversity in my playlist :)

Avett Brothers rule ;)..

Too bad I can't use this at work, may try at home though...

[Passacaglia]

That's silly -- you should be able to create a station that others that have been given access can manipulate.


I agree with this. I guess I can see why people might want to use an established shared sation as a starting point, then "make it their own" by customizing it how they want. I emailed them and told them what I wanted the station to do, and they thought it was a cool idea, so maybe they'll implement it.

Some more thoughts:

What do you think of the pace? Since I'm impatient, I want to be able to add everyone's music, but I think it is possible to go too fast, and it might be nice to let it grow a little bit at a time. Also, I guess we still don't know how many people will do this -- we might get more with the evening crowd, or people who aren't online today, because of long weekends.

Also, should we have some kind of policy for thumbs down? My first inclination was that it's just about hearing new stuff, and people can skip songs (and if they skip too many, they can just take a break and listen to their own stations for a while). But on the other hand, it might not be the end of the world if someone like a song that's thumbed down.

[Butter]

I know!! That's what I'm sayin' :) Definitely one of mine... I was just coming here to post that I'm actually listening to a Slipknot song on the FOFC Station... woot! :D

I liked the Pantera song it played... "Cemetery Gates". Maybe you headbangers aren't as weird as I thought. ;)

This project has promise if we can get some more suggestions, as long as everyone realizes they're not going to love everything that's on here, but are open to hearing new things and genres. The Avett Brothers is also not normally my bag, but I liked a couple of the songs it put on in that vein. This is going to be a nice addition to my rotation of music listens throughout the week.

[Passacaglia]

Okay I will try this. [email protected]

Welcome! Have anything you want to add?

[Butter]

Steely Dan makes its first appearance... Reelin' in the Years. Can we give anything 8 thumbs up? Is that too many?

[Antmeister]

Welcome! Have anything you want to add?

Artists:
Kings of Convenience
Bone Thugz and Harmony


Ooops I see it is only one. Try Kings of Convenience first then Bone Thugz and Harmony next week.

[Butter]

Artists:
Kings of Convenience

Nice choice, Ant.

[ntndeacon]

I am randylh (randylh@yahoo dot com)
My suggestion: How do you Tell Someone by Cowboy Mouth

[Passacaglia]

Steely Dan makes its first appearance... Reelin' in the Years. Can we give anything 8 thumbs up? Is that too many?

It's cool that you guys have been getting old stuff. On my personal radio station, I added Steely Dan, and got stuff from Two Against Nature, and some Donald Fagen solo. I remember hearing The Fez, but that was it for older stuff.

[Passacaglia]

Artists:
Kings of Convenience
Bone Thugz and Harmony


Ooops I see it is only one. Try Kings of Convenience first then Bone Thugz and Harmony next week.

Kings of Convenience are added.

[Passacaglia]

I am randylh (randylh@yahoo dot com)
My suggestion: How do you Tell Someone by Cowboy Mouth

Sent you an email, and added your song. Cool that we have another song among all these artists mentioned so far!

[path12]

Pass, sign me up. My email is [email protected]

My artist choice: Thievery Corporation

[Passacaglia]

Pass, sign me up. My email is [email protected]

My artist choice: Thievery Corporation

Done and added.

[Passacaglia]

Artists:
Kings of Convenience


I've heard two songs by them now already. I didn't notice the first song was by them until after it was done playing it, but I liked the next one, Know-How. On their page, it listed David Crosby and Dinosaur Jr. as similar artists. Weird combo.

[lordscarlet]

Ah, Thievery. I hear way too much of them. :)

[Butter]

It's cool that you guys have been getting old stuff.

Right after Reelin' in the Years, I got Running on Empty by Jackson Browne (another personal favorite), and a Beatles song I've never heard before. :)

[path12]

My first three songs:

The Fez -- Steely Dan
She's Not There -- The Zombies
Watching the Detectives -- Elvis Costello

Nice!!

[path12]

Ah, Thievery. I hear way too much of them. :)

That's crazy talk!!!

[path12]

My goodness, those Slayer fellas seem..........angry.

[Passacaglia]

Anyone else heard Pat Benatar? I've heard her twice on here today.

[path12]

Nope, but Boz Scaggs is doing a live version of Lowdown right now....

[Lorena]

Butter: Ahh yes, I'm listening to that right now as a matter-of-fact! One of my all-time favorite songs... "The way we were.. the chance to save our souls.. and my concern is now in vain. Believe the word... I will unlock my door.. and pass the Cemetery... Gates" LUV IT!!

Pass: I heard Pat once I think.

path: They're a little fast huh?

Has anyone used the chat feature? At least that's what I think it is. I sent path an IM but to no avail :(

[path12]

path: They're a little fast huh?

I was OK with the fast, I think it was the lines "I despise this place/I hate the human race" or something like that where I got the anger from. Yes, I am very good at catching nuance. ;)


Has anyone used the chat feature? At least that's what I think it is. I sent path an IM but to no avail :(

Man, I don't see that I got anything. I don't see a chat feature on my screen though.

[Lorena]

Man, I don't see that I got anything. I don't see a chat feature on my screen though.

Oh, my bad, it's not a chat feature. I cluttered your profile with comments... sorry, don't know how to remove them now :(

I'm currently listening to DJ Olive. It was an interesting transition going from Rob Zombie to DJ Olive which is kinda jazzy.

[Passacaglia]

Oh, my bad, it's not a chat feature. I cluttered your profile with comments... sorry, don't know how to remove them now :(

I'm currently listening to DJ Olive. It was an interesting transition going from Rob Zombie to DJ Olive which is kinda jazzy.

Feel free to leave comments on the Station's page!

[Lorena]

Feel free to leave comments on the Station's page!

Done, has anyone else left comments? I'm really grooving with these past few songs... good choice Ant!

[Lorena]

I haven't been thumbsing anything up or down. I'll end up thumbsing all of my selection, and probably thumbs some stuff down. I like it the way it is.. that way there's a nice variety.. if we thumbs up too much of one genre, it will turn into that and that's what I want to avoid. The beauty of it is that there's a nice variety goin' on.

[Lorena]

i figure if we don't like something, we can just skip it.

[ntndeacon]

my first 3 songs
Lonely Place--Seth Paul
Doin' You---The Connells
Night Comes Down---Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

really liked Doin' You

[lordscarlet]

That's crazy talk!!!

They're from here so they do like 8 shows a year in DC. :)

[Passacaglia]

really liked Doin' You

I have that CD...I'll give that song a listen.

[Scoobz0202]

Slayer - Angel of Death ( Dammmmnn..talk about Anger. Not my cup o tea )

[wade moore]

Added the station - wademoore AT gmail.com

I'm not sure if we're supposed to be doing 3 songs or one artist or what, seems all over the board.

So, I'll start with artist - Carbon Leaf

If it's three songs, I'll add more.

[Passacaglia]

Added the station - wademoore AT gmail.com

I'm not sure if we're supposed to be doing 3 songs or one artist or what, seems all over the board.

So, I'll start with artist - Carbon Leaf

If it's three songs, I'll add more.

I think right now, we're just saying that each week you can add one song or artist. Some people are just talking about what the station is playing.

Carbon Leaf is added.

[Lorena]

So far:

Pretty Girl from San Diego - The Avvett Brothers
Rattlesnake Charm - Sean Hayes
In the End - Mark Davis
I'm Satisfied - Sweet Sunny South
Nothing Natural - Lush
Across the Waters - Orchards & Vines

[Passacaglia]

really liked Doin' You

Guess I didn't need to get the CD out -- this was the first song I heard this morning. But I only got to hear a minute of it, before someone came up to my desk without giving me time to pause.

[Lorena]

Alright, I'm listening to FOFC radio and I realized that there's a lot of angry music some of you probably aren't into. If ya want, you can remove Pantera and substitute it with GnR.

[SirFozzie]

Have a station on Pandora (nick SirFozzie) (FozCast), three artists to start us off:

Da Buzz - Heaven
The Donnas - Take It Off
Groove Coverage - Poison

[Passacaglia]

Alright, I'm listening to FOFC radio and I realized that there's a lot of angry music some of you probably aren't into. If ya want, you can remove Pantera and substitute it with GnR.

I don't think there's a need to worry. It'll get sorted out as we add stuff. If you feel there's too much angry, you can add something less angry next week, or vice versa.

[Breeze]

Uncle Tupelo

[Passacaglia]

Uncle Tupelo

Is this something you want to add to the station?

[Breeze]

Yes please....

[Passacaglia]

Uncle Tupelo

Added.

[path12]

So, I'll start with artist - Carbon Leaf
.

Had never heard of these guys before, but my first song today was Attica's Flower Box Window. Liked it!

[Passacaglia]

Uncle Tupelo

They had a song on some compliation I had back in the day. Sweet Relief? No Alternative? DGC Rarities?

[path12]

They had a song on some compliation I had back in the day. Sweet Relief? No Alternative? DGC Rarities?

Might have been No Alternative. Uncle Tupelo was my first introduction to Alt-Country. Anodyne is still one of my favorite discs.

On a tangent, I wonder how many other bands have split up into two successful groups? I can't think of any others offhand.

[Passacaglia]

Might have been No Alternative. Uncle Tupelo was my first introduction to Alt-Country. Anodyne is still one of my favorite discs.

On a tangent, I wonder how many other bands have split up into two successful groups? I can't think of any others offhand.

The Pixies come to mind...The Breeders, and Frank Black? I guess solo artists isn't what you're going for, though.

[Breeze]

English Beat became General Public and FYC

[Antmeister]

Okay, this week I would like to add:
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

[Passacaglia]

Okay, this week I would like to add:
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Hold your horses! I was thinking we could add stuff on Fridays, since that's when we started it up. But I'm out of the office this Friday, so we can do it Thursday.

[Lorena]

LOL

[wade moore]

Had never heard of these guys before, but my first song today was Attica's Flower Box Window. Liked it!Local band that made it somewhat "big" for awhile... I enjoy them a lot...

[johnnyshaka]

Just noticed this thread and hadn't used Pandora in quite a while. To my surprise it no longer works in Canada...BULLSHIT!!!!

[path12]

Alright, I'm listening to FOFC radio and I realized that there's a lot of angry music some of you probably aren't into. If ya want, you can remove Pantera and substitute it with GnR.

I wouldn't worry too much about it DC, I've been listening for about 3 hours straight and haven't had a metal song yet today.

[Lathum]

Can you add me

[email protected]

My song is Workers Song by Dropkick Murphys

[Passacaglia]

Can you add me

[email protected]

My song is Workers Song by Dropkick Murphys

Done and added.

[path12]

I think my adds this week will be songs rather than artists so I can try and cover a few different bases.

[Passacaglia]

Me too. I've really liked what I've been hearing so far, and that's despite the fact that my recommendation was more of an FOFC joke just to get things started. I've been pondering what song I'll add quite a bit -- I think the Pandora site says that songs are better to add, because you're getting more into what you like, rather than an artist, which can be a little more varied in their songs. I dunno. But I think that if I'm interested in adding an artist, I'll just pick a song I'm in the mood for, to tell the machine, and all of you, what song I like. It's tought to decide, though. Part of me wants to choose based on what I think is lacking in the station, but another part of me also wants to recommend stuff that people who have recommended other things on the station might like.

[path12]

I think generally that an artist that has a particular sound will be a bit less varied than an artist that is quite eclectic -- along the lines of Old 97's vs. someone like Beck for example.

I agree with you on pondering what kinds of songs. I'm going to avoid certain songs I might like to put on there simply because I hear similiar things already on the station currently. My goal is going to be to try for more eclecticity (I don't even know if that's a word!).

[Lorena]

My last 4:

Shock Nagasaki - Get High On Low Society
The Humpers - Wake Up and Lose
The Pink Spiders - Teenage Graffiti
Allister - You Lied

Definitely Lathum right there :)

[path12]

Shock Nagasaki - Get High On Low Society


I just had that a few songs back also! In my first metal grouping of the day right now.....

[Butter]

When we add songs, aren't we also just adding one of those at a time as well?

[Passacaglia]

When we add songs, aren't we also just adding one of those at a time as well?

Yeah. Each week, you can add either one artist or one song.

[Passacaglia]

Just played Madder Rose, I think based off a seed by Lush. I know I'm supposed to be in this to hear new music, but I like when some of the new music other people have suggested makes it so that I hear stuff I already like!

[Passacaglia]

Like I said, I'm out of the office tomorrow, so today's the day to add stuff!

My choice: Fists Up, by The Blow

[Lorena]

Like I said, I'm out of the office tomorrow, so today's the day to add stuff!

My choice: Fists Up, by The Blow

Awesome! I'm gonna town it down with:

Tool - 46 & 2

[SirFozzie]

Rush- Tom Sawyer is mine

[Passacaglia]

Awesome! I'm gonna town it down with:

Tool - 46 & 2

Added. Probably the first time I've heard someone say they're going to tone it down with Tool.

[Passacaglia]

Rush- Tom Sawyer is mine

Added.

[Lorena]

Added. Probably the first time I've heard someone say they're going to tone it down with Tool.

lol

Compared to Slayer, Pantera, and other bands that have made an appearance... yeah, it's definitely more mellow :D

[Passacaglia]

I see Travis in the thread. I hope he pops in here and adds Travis. :P

[Butter]

How about:

"And You Lied to Me" by The Besnard Lakes.

[Butter]

I just got a little-known Rush song, followed by Led Zeppelin.

I like this thing.

[Passacaglia]

How about:

"And You Lied to Me" by The Besnard Lakes.

Added.

[path12]

I'm gonna try and weird it up a little bit for my weekly add:

"Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches

[Antmeister]

"I Tried" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

[Lorena]

"I Tried" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Oh noes... not rap! :rolleyes:

[Butter]

I'm gonna try and weird it up a little bit for my weekly add:

"Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches

Big thumbs-up on this one. I'd love to know what Pandora considers similar to this.

[Lathum]

Whistles the Wind- Flogging Molly

I'll tone it down also.

[Lathum]

ok, color me stupid but I have no clue if I am actualy listening to our station or random music.

[Passacaglia]

ok, color me stupid but I have no clue if I am actualy listening to our station or random music.

I think you're listening to "Everbody Wants to Rule the World" Radio, which is what the station was called before I renamed it "FOFC Radio" -- I don't know why it would be called that for you. On the left side, does it say "FOFC Radio" somewhere, with a little curvy arrow by it? If so, you should be able to click on that and get it to work. If it's not there, I can share it with you again.

[Passacaglia]

Also, everything mentioned has been added.

[Butter]

If you have the Pandora website open, and it says FOFC Radio on the left highlighted around the box in orange, then you are listening to the station. I don't think you can just listen to random music... you always have to start "a station" by telling it an artist or song you like... so the station is sort of random music, but it is supposed to be music that is similar to the seed music we've given Passacaglia.

[Lathum]

I had it all along.

I just figured there would be a window or something that would identify it as playing.

Plus the first few songs weren't listid here. Listening to slayer now. ahh memories.

[path12]

Big thumbs-up on this one. I'd love to know what Pandora considers similar to this.

I have it seeded on my station, but I've also got bands like Lemon Jelly and Air so sometimes it's hard to tell which is which. I'm pretty sure that any Wagon Christ that comes up relates to this.

[Passacaglia]

I have it seeded on my station, but I've also got bands like Lemon Jelly and Air so sometimes it's hard to tell which is which. I'm pretty sure that any Wagon Christ that comes up relates to this.

I wish the site would just tell you what the seed you're listening to is based on. I guess that the best way to do it is wait for a seed to play that song, and assume four songs around it are from that song?

[Lathum]

So the site doesn't listen to the actual songs we pick, just songs of similar genre?

[Butter]

So the site doesn't listen to the actual songs we pick, just songs of similar genre?

I have gotten the exact songs that have been picked, but it tends to pick songs that sound LIKE the songs picked, not necessarily the songs actually picked.

[Passacaglia]

Right. It will play the songs we've picked...sometimes. It has a thing about being sute not to play songs "on-demand" since that would violate the terms of their license. Basically, it plays what it calls "seeds", which are groups of four songs that are based on one of the songs or artists in our collection. After a while you'll see the pattern.

[Lorena]

Ooooh Blues Traveler!!!

[path12]

I wish the site would just tell you what the seed you're listening to is based on. I guess that the best way to do it is wait for a seed to play that song, and assume four songs around it are from that song?

Yeah, pretty much. I've got like eight or nine songs seeded on my station, and in a day of listening I'll probably hear five or six of them.

[path12]

Dola, we're going to have so many seeded songs and artists in a couple weeks that I'd imagine the odds of hearing any one particular song will drop pretty drastically.

[Scoobz0202]

Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - The Hollies

[Passacaglia]

Dola, we're going to have so many seeded songs and artists in a couple weeks that I'd imagine the odds of hearing any one particular song will drop pretty drastically.

I was wondering if at some point we want to say that if you add something, you have to take something else out?

[Passacaglia]

Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - The Hollies

Added.

[Butter]

I was wondering if at some point we want to say that if you add something, you have to take something else out?

Yes. Otherwise, it might get stale as you hear some of the same songs over and over again. (It has tried to play Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" for me at least 5 times in the last week. I do not wish to hear this song, but can't give it the thumbs down.)

[path12]

Yes. Otherwise, it might get stale as you hear some of the same songs over and over again. (It has tried to play Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" for me at least 5 times in the last week. I do not wish to hear this song, but can't give it the thumbs down.)

We could also have a rule where if a certain percentage of people vote yes that Pass or someone else can thumbs down a particular song.

It hasn't come up for me yet, but I'd be VERY MUCH IN FAVOR of thumbs downing Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now...... :D

[Butter]

Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress - The Hollies

:) :)

[Scoobz0202]

Good Shit Huh :)

[Passacaglia]

Just heard Flogging Molly for the first time on here. I thought it was the Waterboys for a second! :)

[Passacaglia]

We could also have a rule where if a certain percentage of people vote yes that Pass or someone else can thumbs down a particular song.

It hasn't come up for me yet, but I'd be VERY MUCH IN FAVOR of thumbs downing Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now...... :D

That sounds like a good idea, too. It's only played that song for me once. I don't particularly despise the song (I'm all for cheesy 80's music, generally), but I'd probably vote to thumb it down if I knew other people didn't want it.

[Lathum]

Just heard Flogging Molly for the first time on here. I thought it was the Waterboys for a second! :)

woohoo!!!

what song?

[wade moore]

Rascall Flats - Skin

[wade moore]

Whistles the Wind- Flogging Molly

I'll tone it down also.

BTW, I was going to add Flogging Molly until I saw this post from Lathum.

[Passacaglia]

Rascall Flats - Skin

Is this what you want to add? Is Rascall Flats the artist, and Skin the song? If so, I can't find it.

[Passacaglia]

woohoo!!!

what song?

Whistles the Wind

[path12]

Gotta say, today's a pretty blah day on the station for me. Lots of adult alternative types of songs. Feels like the local Mountain/River/Meadow/ station.

[Lorena]

Gotta say, today's a pretty blah day on the station for me. Lots of adult alternative types of songs. Feels like the local Mountain/River/Meadow/ station.

Yup, I agree. I heard some Akon and Usher which was a nice mix but other than that, it was just background music.

[path12]

Last three songs were Billy Joel, Journey and Pat Benatar. I want to drive a letter opener into my ears.

[ntndeacon]

Since I put in a song last week iwould like to put in an artist this time if not too late.

Squirrel Nut Zippers

[wade moore]

Is this what you want to add? Is Rascall Flats the artist, and Skin the song? If so, I can't find it.

Weird..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_(Sarabeth)

[wade moore]

Might be my butchering of Rascal Flatts?

[Lathum]

Whistles the Wind

great song

[Lathum]

enduring a seed of R&B. Mary J Blidge and Mario Vasquez so far. ugh.

[Passacaglia]

Weird..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_(Sarabeth)

That link doesn't point to an article.

It wasn't your spelling -- I was able to locate the band name, but when I clicked on all the albums it listed, Skin wasn't a song on any of them.

[Passacaglia]

Since I put in a song last week iwould like to put in an artist this time if not too late.

Squirrel Nut Zippers

There's no deadline or anything. Added.

[Lorena]

Hey Scoobz, your Led Zeppelin Station kicks major ass.

[wade moore]

That link doesn't point to an article.

It wasn't your spelling -- I was able to locate the band name, but when I clicked on all the albums it listed, Skin wasn't a song on any of them.
My link was missing a )..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_(Sarabeth)

Anyway.. if it's not on there, just add the band.

[Scoobz0202]

Hey Scoobz, your Led Zeppelin Station kicks major ass.

Yeah. I created that the day I created an account and was just going to add Led Zeppelin, but decided to add some more of my favorite bands. I really like the blend it creates on the station.

[Lorena]

Yeah. I created that the day I created an account and was just going to add Led Zeppelin, but decided to add some more of my favorite bands. I really like the blend it creates on the station.

Good call! I was gonna create a Led Zeppelin Station and remembered you had one and gave it a try.... I've had it on for the majority of the day now!

What's the difference between sharing a station and just listening to it? Anyone know?

[Passacaglia]

My link was missing a )..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_(Sarabeth)

Anyway.. if it's not on there, just add the band.

That wiki article says it was a hidden track -- I didn't realize you could hide tracks anymore. Anyway, looks like they hid it from Pandora -- they don't list it on that album. I added the band.

[Passacaglia]

Good call! I was gonna create a Led Zeppelin Station and remembered you had one and gave it a try.... I've had it on for the majority of the day now!

What's the difference between sharing a station and just listening to it? Anyone know?

I think that "sharing" is just an invitation to someone else to listen to your station. Or maybe "sharing" just means that you're giving the site permission to let other people listen to a station on your profile.

[Passacaglia]

If you guys think the FOFC Radio Station is a cool idea, but you're not sure if you want to listen to it all the time, you might want to check out the QuickMix feature. I've been using it this morning, with a lot of success. I mixed FOFC Radio, my own station where I've thrown in everything I like, the same kind of station by a friend of mine (where she's thrown in everything she likes), plus one of the Classical stations. I like it because first of all, while I like you guys and your musical tastes, I don't want to listen to it at the expense of listening to my own station; plus, it makes a seed that I don't like more palatable -- it plays 1-2 songs from a station before moving on to another station, but keeps the seed intact, so if I get a bad seed, it's not four songs from that seed in a row -- instead it mixes those four songs with my other stations.

[Passacaglia]

Also, is Friday a good day to be adding new music? Or would Monday be better, since it's the beginning of the week? Or some other day? I only chose Friday since that's the day we started it, but any day works for me.

[Lorena]

Also, is Friday a good day to be adding new music? Or would Monday be better, since it's the beginning of the week? Or some other day? I only chose Friday since that's the day we started it, but any day works for me.

Monday as it's the beginning of the week.

[Lorena]

Nice pleasant start... haven't heard of any of these bands b4:

Superdrag - I Can't Wait
The Valley Arena - Kick at the Celing
Fono - Car Crash
Bush Tetras - things that Go Boom in the Night
Eagle-Eye Cherry - Falling in Love Again

[Passacaglia]

I don't think I've heard of any of those, except Eagle-Eye Cherry.

I think we'll work our way to Monday gradually. We did Friday the first week, Thursday the second week, so I was thinking Wednesday this week, Tuesday next week, then Mondays after that. Sound good?

We also still need to figure out if we're going to put a limit on the number of choices each person can have.

[Passacaglia]

Right after Reelin' in the Years, I got Running on Empty by Jackson Browne (another personal favorite), and a Beatles song I've never heard before. :)

Might have missed this before, but reading it now, I'm curious -- what was the Beatles song that you'd never heard before?

[Passacaglia]

The first post in this thread has been edited, to more easily keep track of what everyone has added to the station.

[Butter]

I wouldn't call myself a Beatles buff, but I remember it was something from Rubber Soul. Don't remember exactly what right now, not even looking at a track listing.

[Lorena]

I don't think I've heard of any of those, except Eagle-Eye Cherry.

I think we'll work our way to Monday gradually. We did Friday the first week, Thursday the second week, so I was thinking Wednesday this week, Tuesday next week, then Mondays after that. Sound good?

We also still need to figure out if we're going to put a limit on the number of choices each person can have.

Yeah, the monday thing works for me. I'm not sure about limiting ppl to a certain # of choices, but instead, how about starting fresh the first Monday of the month or something.

I'm currently listening to some jazz music... wow is it awesome!

[Lathum]

Eagle-Eye Cherry - Falling in Love Again

Awesome song. I recomend the whole album, it really is impressive.

[path12]

I took Pass' tip and am listening to quick mix today. It's nice to have the shorter seeds and also get more of your personal tastes in the mix.

[Passacaglia]

Okay, time to add more stuff. I still don't know what I want to add yet, though! Maybe that's because I never heard The Blow while listening, so it almost feels like I never added it.

[Passacaglia]

Okay, time to add more stuff. I still don't know what I want to add yet, though! Maybe that's because I never heard The Blow while listening, so it almost feels like I never added it.

Hey, I heard The Blow finally! My next addition is It'5 by Architecture in Helsinki.

[Scoobz0202]

I'll start off today.

Bob Dylan - Girl From The North Country

[Butter]

I'll add another song:

"Intervention" by The Arcade Fire

[Passacaglia]

Both are added.

[path12]

Okay, time to add more stuff. I still don't know what I want to add yet, though! Maybe that's because I never heard The Blow while listening, so it almost feels like I never added it.

That's kind of where I am. I really haven't heard much of my stuff come up yet, so I'm trying to figure out what to add by thinking of what is out of balance right now and what would best add variety, if that makes sense. For instance, the station right now comes off as very adult-alternative for me, so I want to stay away from that for my add......

[Lorena]

I'm going in a completely different direction with my selection:

Louie Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

[Lorena]

I'm going in a completely different direction with my selection:

Louie Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

Scratch that, I changed my mind... that'll be next week's selection.

[Lorena]

The artist's name is: Nagisa Ni Te

[Passacaglia]

The artist's name is: Nagisa Ni Te

Added.

[Lathum]

Walk like a Zombie- Horrorpops

[Passacaglia]

Walk like a Zombie- Horrorpops

Added.

[wade moore]

Zebrahead - Waste of Mind

[Butter]

The artist's name is: Nagisa Ni Te

:)

[Passacaglia]

Zebrahead - Waste of Mind

Added.

[Lathum]

nice. starting the day off with Rush

[Lorena]

Nice mix of music today:

Peas - Fences
Mum - Green Grass Of Tunnel

Gorillaz - Sound Check (Gravity)
Mixmaster Mike - Audio Mass
Greyboy - Son-Ray
DJ Frane - Hydroponic Jungle Throwdown

Gore Gore Girls - Pleasure Unit
Lush - Undertow
Julianna Hatfield - Fleur De Lys
Black Tambourine - We Can't Find Friends
The Occasion - Register My Complaints
People In Planes - For Miles Around
Head Automatica - Lying Through Your Teeth

[Passacaglia]

Okay, time to add music again! After this, we'll start adding on Mondays -- just in time for the holidays to screw everything up! I'm still deciding on mine.

[Butter]

I'll do another song, yes this is the correct spelling:

"Svefn-g-englar" by Sigur Ros.

Not trying to be deliberately obscure, but this is truly one of my all-time favorite songs.

[Lathum]

Thats what she gets- Brooks and Dunn

[Lorena]

I'm going in a completely different direction with my selection:

Louie Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

I still wanna keep this.

[Butter]

I still wanna keep this.

I got some great songs yesterday off the Louis Armstrong pick.

[Passacaglia]

I got some great songs yesterday off the Louis Armstrong pick.

I don't think that pick actually got made -- maybe it was from Squirrel Nut Zippers?

[Butter]

Must've been. There was a Louis Armstrong song even included in that set of 4.

[Passacaglia]

I'll do another song, yes this is the correct spelling:

"Svefn-g-englar" by Sigur Ros.

Not trying to be deliberately obscure, but this is truly one of my all-time favorite songs.

Added. And it helped me decide on my song -- I'll match your Icelandic band with "We Have a Map of the Piano" by Mum.

[Passacaglia]

Thats what she gets- Brooks and Dunn

Did you mean That's What She Gets For Loving Me? I added that -- let me know if you mean something else.

[Passacaglia]

I'm going in a completely different direction with my selection:

Louie Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

There were two versions of this. One was A Kiss To Build a Dream On, and A Kiss To Build a Dream On (Holiday). Any preference? I added the first one.

[Lorena]

I'll do another song, yes this is the correct spelling:

"Svefn-g-englar" by Sigur Ros.

Not trying to be deliberately obscure, but this is truly one of my all-time favorite songs.

There were two versions of this. One was A Kiss To Build a Dream On, and A Kiss To Build a Dream On (Holiday). Any preference? I added the first one.

The first one please.

[Scoobz0202]

Dire Straits - Brothers Is Arms

[Passacaglia]

Dire Straits - Brothers Is Arms

Added.

[Lathum]

Did you mean That's What She Gets For Loving Me? I added that -- let me know if you mean something else.

thats it.

[Passacaglia]

Well, I wasn't around so much on Monday, so whoever's around this week can add stuff. For my choice, Christmas is over, but Vince Guaraldi is still awesome. I wanted to add Peppermint Patty, but all it has is Peppermint Patty (Live) -- I hope it's as good.

[Passacaglia]

Well, since I'm the only one to add anything last week, I'll just replace a song this week, so I don't have way more than everyone. I'll replace "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" since it was just to get things started. I'll exchange it with another older song, "Psycho Drama" by Rupert Holmes. I'm interested to see what happens with that -- if it gives a lot of crappy 70's singer/songwriter junk, I'll take it off.

[Lorena]

If we're adding new stuff and replacing 1 old, I'd like to replace Nagisa Ni Te with "Way Down In The Hole" by The Blind Boys of Alabama

[Passacaglia]

You guys can all just add stuff -- I just chose to replace, since I added something last Monday (Christmas Eve), and no one else was around to add as well.

[path12]

I've liked the Nagisa Ni Te so far. Can we keep it?

[Lorena]

Hmm... alright, let's keep it then. I'd like to add "Way Down In The Hole" by The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Thanks in advance Pass.

[Passacaglia]

Hmm... alright, let's keep it then. I'd like to add "Way Down In The Hole" by The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Thanks in advance Pass.

Added.

[Lorena]

Is Pandora down or something? I can't seem to access it :(

[Passacaglia]

Works fine for me. I signed on this morning, and pretty much had it on pause all day today. I just unpaused it and it's fine.

[Lorena]

Works fine for me. I signed on this morning, and pretty much had it on pause all day today. I just unpaused it and it's fine.

Ahh.. well you must have broken it while it was on pause cuz it's fine now.

[path12]

I would like to add Gomez.

[Passacaglia]

I would like to add Gomez.

Added.

[Passacaglia]

Looks like it's time again to add stuff. Since DC and I have 5 items, and everyone else has less, let's set a maximum number at 5 for now, then we can think about it again when everyone has caught up. DC, if you want, you can replace one of yours. I probably will replace Psycho Drama with something -- just not sure what yet.

[Butter]

Would like to add "Crosses" by Jose Gonzalez.

[Passacaglia]

Would like to add "Crosses" by Jose Gonzalez.

Added.

Also, I just listened to a station based only on Psycho Drama -- and like I thought, it was a bunch of 70s easy listening crap. Sorry if any of you were subjected to that -- Psycho Drama really is awesome, though!

[Passacaglia]

Okay, I've replaced Psycho Drama with the Apparat Organ Quartet.

[Butter]

Pass, watching your angst over your Rupert Holmes choice was quite entertaining. If only the song were quite as entertaining...

[Passacaglia]

Pass, watching your angst over your Rupert Holmes choice was quite entertaining. If only the song were quite as entertaining...

Well, I have to give this thread new life somehow. You didn't like Psycho Drama? Ah, well. At least you got to hear it! I almost added a Sundays song today, but Pandora didn't have it.

[Butter]

Well, I have to give this thread new life somehow. You didn't like Psycho Drama? Ah, well. At least you got to hear it! I almost added a Sundays song today, but Pandora didn't have it.

The Sundays are my favorite band of all time. Which song did you try to add?

[Passacaglia]

The Sundays are my favorite band of all time. Which song did you try to add?

Don't Tell Your Mother

[Butter]

Must be a little too obscure for it. They do have some live songs and B-sides, which has been a nice treat in some cases... oh well.

In other FOFC Radio News, I am hearing the Buffalo Fight Song by Wide Right right now... and it is pretty funny.

Hey ho, let's go Buffalo
it isn't always freezing
and it doesn't always snow

[Passacaglia]

They do have some live songs and B-sides, which has been a nice treat in some cases... oh well.


Was this referring to stuff in general, or the Sundays specifically?

[Butter]

Was this referring to stuff in general, or the Sundays specifically?

In general. I have The Sundays on one of my stations, and I've never heard anything except album tracks for them.

[path12]

How are you guys listening to the station now? I'm using it mainly on a quick mix rather than the station itself. I really like how it adds variety to my usual station. And I really like that Hit and Run song by the Horrorpops (I think that was an add of Lathum's)......

[Passacaglia]

How are you guys listening to the station now? I'm using it mainly on a quick mix rather than the station itself. I really like how it adds variety to my usual station. And I really like that Hit and Run song by the Horrorpops (I think that was an add of Lathum's)......

I'm still doing QuickMix. I usually mix the FOFC station, my personal station where I throw a bunch of stuff in, and the same kind of station for a friend (where she's thrown in a bunch of stuff), and then the station of one band I'm in the mood to hear (if I'm in the mood for something in particular).

It's a pretty good mix. I know it'll have mostly stuff I like from my general station, plus whatever I'm in the mood for. Then I add in stuff I may not have thought to listen to from FOFC (a lot more country than I would normally do), and my friend's station (a lot of R&B and popular dance music).

[Lorena]

Looks like it's time again to add stuff. Since DC and I have 5 items, and everyone else has less, let's set a maximum number at 5 for now, then we can think about it again when everyone has caught up. DC, if you want, you can replace one of yours. I probably will replace Psycho Drama with something -- just not sure what yet.

Sure no problem.. I think I'll leave it as is for now.

[Passacaglia]

Let's do the same deal as last week -- feel free to add stuff, unless you have 5, in which case you can replace something.

The thing I would want to add isn't listed on Pandora, so I'll take this chance to direct y'all to their myspace page. The band name is "No Kids" and their myspace page is www.myspace.com/nokidsband/ I think. I heard a few songs of theirs on Radio David Byrne, but I didn't listen to what's on their myspace page. But anyway, there it is.

[Butter]

I'm going to leave mine. Not sure what to add this week, so I'll take a week to consider it.

[Scoobz0202]

For those of you outside of the US that could not use Pandora I saw this at TechCrunch.

hxxp://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/listen-to-pandora-internationally-with-global-pandora/

[Passacaglia]

I'm hearing a really cool song on here now, called Maps and Legends, by Taxi Taxi. I wish I knew why it was recommended (I mean, it may be because of one of my choices, and nothing to do with any of you :p ), but it's pretty cool!

[Passacaglia]

I've liked the Nagisa Ni Te so far. Can we keep it?

I'd been liking it, too. But I just heard "Wife" and after a while, it sounded like the CD was skipping. Brings back bad memories...

[Passacaglia]

oh, and if people want to add or replace things let me know

[path12]

I've been back on a radioio kick the past couple weeks now that they've re-added the indy rock channel, but this is still my other main option. I've been pretty happy with the mix right now.

[Passacaglia]

ooh, FOFC Pandora Radio is playing Wax and Wane by the Cocteau Twins. Nice!

[path12]

Can't get Pandora anymore through work. Really bums me out.

[Dodgerchick]

Listening to Tim McGraw's Last Dollar on FOFC Radio via my Roku. Anyone still listening?

[Senator]

I would like to add the entire discography of Enuff Z Nuff.

[Passacaglia]

Listening to Tim McGraw's Last Dollar on FOFC Radio via my Roku. Anyone still listening?

I listen every so often. I'd be up for either restarting or resuming this, if people are interested.

[Alan T]

I hardly ever listened to this until I got my new blackberry that can stream pandora radio. Now it is perfect for when I am shoveling snow or other activities around the house. (Or I could just use my ipod I suppose but I never seem to keep it up to date these days)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Pandora Ends the Tyranny of 40-Hour Listening Caps - Techland - TIME.com (http://techland.time.com/2011/09/22/pandora-ends-the-tyranny-of-40-hour-listening-caps/)

Not sure it really suits my listening style (due to the limited skips) but I have to admit that I like the new interface.

[Scarecrow]

Pandora Ends the Tyranny of 40-Hour Listening Caps - Techland - TIME.com (http://techland.time.com/2011/09/22/pandora-ends-the-tyranny-of-40-hour-listening-caps/)

Not sure it really suits my listening style (due to the limited skips) but I have to admit that I like the new interface.

Glad I renewed my subscription Monday... :mad:

[Dodgerchick]

Does anyone know how I can bookmark songs? I feel lost with the new format.

Thx

[Passacaglia]

I'm not sure, but you could move those songs to a 'bookmark' station, that you wouldn't have to listen to. Not the cleanest thing, though -- when I listen to Pandora tomo I'll see if I can find how to really do it.

[Passacaglia]

Sorry, I never got around to this! But, while researching another issue, I found this in a comment to the blog post announcing the new site.

Your old bookmarks are still around, click My Profile and then there's a link for Bookmarks with an explanation at the top about the change.

But now that I see what your question actually was, it looks like they've replaced bookmarking with the "like" feature.