The Obscure-o-meter

Mondo Bungle · 05-09-2012, 10:33 PM

How obscure is your taste?

I'm only at 73% right now, I'm getting there.

Key · 05-10-2012, 12:17 AM

Ohforgetit1's overall favorite bands and artists
are 45.9% obscure on average.

Blarobbarg · 05-10-2012, 07:27 AM

My tastes have changed so drastically since I got Last.FM a few years ago that I really can't rely on "overall." However, in the last 12 months my musical taste is 55.4% more obscure on average. And in the last 6 months, 62.2%! My overall is 40.8%. I am 21.8% more obscure than all the users of Last.FM!

This is fun. Haha.

**Janszoon** · 05-10-2012, 07:52 AM

72.5% here. I blame all my recent listening of the Beatles, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones for such a low number.

**Goofle** · 05-10-2012, 08:05 AM

8.5% personally

33.5% obscure on average.

However, I jump to around 55% when I look at my last year/6 months. Only really started looking for obscurity in that time.

mr dave · 05-10-2012, 08:24 AM

I don't have a lastFM account so I can't really gauge my collection.

But, SIANspheric is one of my favourite bands and they rate with an 89.4% obscurity rate hahaha (then again most Canadian bands rate around 80% obscurity or so it seems). Though I figure I'm closer to the 65% mark myself.

ladyislingering · 05-10-2012, 08:24 AM

53.2

then again most of my plays are due to girl groups that nobody's heard of and 70s glam groups.

The Batlord · 05-10-2012, 08:48 AM

I can't really use that accurately on myself. When I started using Last.FM I just started accepting any recommendation I saw site unseen. So 90% of the bands on my account I've never even heard of, let alone listened to.

Phantom Limb · 05-10-2012, 10:06 AM

52.5% overall.

Burning Down · 05-10-2012, 10:23 AM

3.0%. Either my taste is really lame, or it's due to the large volume of classical performers and orchestras that aren't even catalogued in the Last.FM database. If they were I'm sure my taste would be way more obscure.

05-10-2012, 07:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	My tastes have changed so drastically since I got Last.FM a few years ago that I really can't rely on "overall." However, in the last 12 months my musical taste is 55.4% more obscure on average. And in the last 6 months, 62.2%! My overall is 40.8%. I am 21.8% more obscure than all the users of Last.FM! This is fun. Haha. __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

05-10-2012, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	72.5% here. I blame all my recent listening of the Beatles, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones for such a low number. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

05-10-2012, 08:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	53.2 then again most of my plays are due to girl groups that nobody's heard of and 70s glam groups. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

05-10-2012, 12:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Ohforgetit1's overall favorite bands and artists are 45.9% obscure on average.

05-10-2012, 10:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	3.0%. Either my taste is really lame, or it's due to the large volume of classical performers and orchestras that aren't even catalogued in the Last.FM database. If they were I'm sure my taste would be way more obscure.