I've been kicking the tires on several Internet song services - last.fm, Pandora, Tun3r, Songza, among others. They're all trying to something both the same and yet be different. They offer access to lots of songs online and have various ways of trying to figure out what you like. (Amazon pioneered this service with its recommendation service.) The good news is that they let you decide what you want and offer new stuff that you may not have heard. The bad news is that none of these sites is terribly intuitive. It's easy to find yourself in odd places, being asked odd questions, and not being able to get back to the place where the music comes from.
Also, as they try to comply with copyright constraints, you often find that an obvious feature has been turned off. For example, Pandora lets you search for and select a song you want, but won't let you listen to it. (They play something that they think is like it.)
Also, as they try to comply with copyright constraints, you often find that an obvious feature has been turned off. For example, Pandora lets you search for and select a song you want, but won't let you listen to it. (They play something that they think is like it.)
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