Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:38:14 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 08:40:40 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:46:06 PM
Oh, now I hear you.
Yahoo Radio. Actually, it's more properly termed Launchcast Radio. It's under Yahoo music, if you have a Yahoo account of some sort you should be able to access it. Basically, it's just another Internet streaming radio program, but it happens to be my favorite. I've explored quite a few, and Yahoo Launchcast Radio seems to have a good assortment of music, plus you can rate music and it bases what it plays around your ratings. Currently I'm up to 848 ratings. You can set up different moods, where it only plays music from that genre, you get a personal "station,' where it remembers what you like, gives you suggestions of what it thinks you might like, or what others who like the same music as you also like...
I've rated an eclectic mix of music, but I like it.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:47:35 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:50:02 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:54:00 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:58:19 PM
FYI, I've set up four moods, Rock, Jazz, Classical, and Bluegrass/Country. I usually listen to Rock and Jazz, but tonight am just listening to my general station, listening to whatever Launchcast pulls up from the genres I've rated.
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 08:58:36 PM
It's playing "Sing Theresa, Sing" by Greg Laswell, whoever that may be. Sounds quite nice.
I used to listen to all kinds of stuff, (no, really, all kinds - OK, most kinds) but lately I'm almost exclusively talk radio. For one thing, the CD player in my truck shot craps. Cheap junk.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 08:59:33 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:04:13 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:07:25 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:10:29 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:20:08 PM
Thanks for getting me started up again.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:25:16 PM
Quote from: fistful
I just looked through all the genres. They have world music and I am so there. But they put bluegrass under country, when it should be under folk or world. Philistines! They also put classical under easy listening, the clueless schlubs. Thanks for getting me started up again.
Ha! Those are my only two complaints about them too. Thanks for getting me started up again. Alison Kraus singing now, very sweet...
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:28:19 PM
This is quite a nice little station I've put together.
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:31:09 PM
Quote from: cosine
Alison Kraus singing now, very sweet...
Lucky! My father-in-law was her guidance counselor, up in Champagne Illinois. Hey, you know what? My dad was in a short-lived bluegrass band a few years ago, and got to open for Ralph Stanley at Steelville, MO. CCR, right now. Who'll stop the rain?
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:35:22 PM
Charles Mingus playing "Body and Soul" right now, rather nice, being a pianist myself...
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:36:51 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:39:18 PM
I'm up to 875 ratings now, I tend to rate stuff rather liberally.
I can easily add 100 ratings in a single listening session.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:42:25 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:47:40 PM
I should so go to bed, right now.
Thanks for the nice chit-chat.
Oh, yeah, Dad still plays. Mandolin and guitar. He's got a banjo but doesn't ever play it. I should have learned guitar and banjo when I was a kid, but it'll probably never happen now. Did you know the banjo is African?
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:48:22 PM
I should turn in too.
I rather liked the conversation we had in this thread too. Thanks.
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:49:39 PM
Quote from: cosine
Shania Twain playing now... I'm so embarassed... but I do like some of her music...
You should be embarassed. To paraphrase Dave Letterman: This is the only thing on APS right now.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:52:16 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:54:07 PM
Quote from: fistful
To paraphrase Dave Letterman: This is the only thing on APS right now.
Yeah, well, it's not all bad that this is the only thing on APS right now.
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 09:56:26 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 18, 2006, 09:57:30 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 10:00:46 PM
Post by: cosine on September 18, 2006, 10:03:28 PM
*slowly, disappointedly shuts down the radio window*
Gotta get some sleep. G'night all.
Post by: cosine on September 20, 2006, 08:07:16 PM
Hey fistful, do you have the radio on tonight?
Post by: cosine on September 22, 2006, 08:37:14 PM
Layla! Even better, it's the original version from the Derek and the Dominos recording!
"Laayyla, you got me on my knees,
Laayyla, I'm beggin' darlin' please..."
Post by: cosine on December 15, 2006, 10:07:20 AM
Hayley Westenra.
Very beautiful, smooth, clean voice. She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 16, 2006, 04:35:48 AM
She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.
That bothers you, too?
Post by: cosine on December 16, 2006, 05:19:48 PM
She sings songs straight too, without all those slides, scoops, and whatnot that so many pop divas overuse.
That bothers you, too?Yes, especially when one of them takes a perfectly good melody and mutilates it so bad it's almost indistinguishable. Example: the way some vocalists desecrate the National Anthem before some sporting event.
