Alternative to Pandora

LittleRusty · Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:21 pm Post subject: Alternative to Pandora

I listen to Pandora for background music at work. But I find that the "stations" drift over time from the category I set up.

For instance if I enter "Boogie Piano" it eventually follows the derivatives of Boogie Piano and soon I am listening to fifties rock music. It also drifts into small jazz combos. All I want is solo piano playing in that style.

Other categories drift also. Beach Boys music. I am happy with all groups who perform in the beach/surf music style, but it soon drifts and mixes in other genres.

At the moment my Baroque station has added in Romantic music. I like Romantic music but I really am in the mood for Baroque.

Are there better options out there?

Any of you out there know of a better alternative.

Kate the great · Regular Member Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Posts: 56

I use Spotify, so I can add songs I like to a playlist and just listen to those. They also have a variety of genres
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mafields627 · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:24 am Post subject:

+1 for Spotify. Plus, you can rewind, replay, create custom lists, etc.
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dstdenis · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:45 am Post subject:

Yeah, we listen to Pandora a lot and find that some stations drift more than others.

Don't know whether you've seen this page and tried these tips yet, but I've found this helpful:

http://help.pandora.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1227299-tips-to-improve-stations

I have to make these adjustments in the Pandora website. Can't do it in the Sonos Controller app, for example.
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Gordontrek · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 7:51 am Post subject:

Do you have Amazon Prime? Not free, but gives you unlimited access to darn near any music you want. And not just music, the selection of movies & TV shows are way superior to Netflix. So there's a lot of benefits to it.
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Thomas Agee · New Member Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Posts: 5 Location: MI

You can use noadradio.com for ad free radio and most stations
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JCV · New Member Joined: 18 Nov 2015 Posts: 5

Thanks for the noaradio.com info. I wasn't aware of that and it looks great.

LaTrompeta · Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:35 pm Post subject:

+1 Spotify. The best music service ever, IMO. I've tried other ones -- Naxos makes a high-res, streaming music service called Naxos HDLL, but if it's anything like NML, it's streaming capabilities are sketchy at best. There's also another one started by a famous rapper, it's $20/month for high-res audio. Spotify is $10/month and you honestly cannot hear the difference between the two unless you are using incredible equipment (my Sennheiser HD 600s pickup the minutest details).

Spotify also has a very large classical library. I could listen to a new album every day and never hear it all.