How do you find music that you actually like? (cds, genre)

Kokoboten · 01-07-2009, 01:01 AM

I love gigfreaks.com
They recommend music and concerts, based on a single artist!
Worked for me - this is how I've found cool bands like wolf parade and deerhunter!

dac · 01-07-2009, 03:07 AM

Friends w/ similar tastes usually do the trick for me.

lucifer_sam · 01-07-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

Friends w/ similar tastes usually do the trick for me.

Friends with dissimilar tastes do it for me.

I've learned a great deal about bands I don't care about through a good friend (and the occasional ones I do care about).

toejamfootballs · 01-07-2009, 01:32 PM

Last.fm is pretty good...

Rubber · 01-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Most of this is just repeating, but...
1. Always find out the influences of the music you like, chances are you'll like them too.

2. Use web radio sites like the aforementioned last.fm or pandora.com

3. Having friends with similar tastes always helps. Get more friends.

4. Musicbanter kicks ass.

5. Go to more concerts.

Rainard Jalen · 01-07-2009, 03:03 PM

musicbanter. always the best way:

seeming as i've never even once had a single recommendation from a single person on these boards that i've ever actually liked, i just sniff around and see what other people are listening to, and then go off and listen to the complete opposite. it works a charm every time.

jackhammer · 01-07-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

musicbanter. always the best way:

seeming as i've never even once had a single recommendation from a single person on these boards that i've ever actually liked, i just sniff around and see what other people are listening to, and then go off and listen to the complete opposite. it works a charm every time.

You obviously have'nt been paying enough attention to my threads then

anticipation · 01-07-2009, 03:59 PM

i listen to everything i see, and then i know what i like and what i don't like.

Alfred · 01-07-2009, 04:14 PM

I listen to new music often based on recommendations on Last.fm.

I'm also fairly easy to impress in terms of music.

**Janszoon** · 01-07-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I listen to new music often based on recommendations on Last.fm.

I'm also fairly easy to impress in terms of music.

Maybe I haven't spent enough time on last.fm, but every time I'm on there 99% of the recommendations it gives me are bands I already listen to.

01-07-2009, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kokoboten Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 16	I love gigfreaks.com They recommend music and concerts, based on a single artist! Worked for me - this is how I've found cool bands like wolf parade and deerhunter! __________________ Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box

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dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Friends w/ similar tastes usually do the trick for me. __________________

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Rubber sidewalks Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Novi Posts: 401	Most of this is just repeating, but... 1. Always find out the influences of the music you like, chances are you'll like them too. 2. Use web radio sites like the aforementioned last.fm or pandora.com 3. Having friends with similar tastes always helps. Get more friends. 4. Musicbanter kicks ass. 5. Go to more concerts. __________________ and we stayed, sixteen.

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I listen to new music often based on recommendations on Last.fm. I'm also fairly easy to impress in terms of music. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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toejamfootballs Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 8	Last.fm is pretty good...

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Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,219	musicbanter. always the best way: seeming as i've never even once had a single recommendation from a single person on these boards that i've ever actually liked, i just sniff around and see what other people are listening to, and then go off and listen to the complete opposite. it works a charm every time.

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	i listen to everything i see, and then i know what i like and what i don't like.