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On Pandora and revisiting 1980's music.
Time to start blogging again....after an embarrassingly long absence.
On the recommendation of a young friend, I subscribed to Pandora. She said something like "what have you got to lose Andree, it's freeeeeeee!" The "freeeeeee" part became a non-issue, as I decided to pay for a subscription to get rid of the annoying ads.
Yes, I was sucked in. I thought ITunes was addictive...If ITunes is chocolate, then Pandora is 99% cacao. I also subscribe to Sirius XM (XM Sirius???), but that is for the car. Commercial radio in Los Angeles has steadily declined since the early 1990s, so this is a necessary evil, IMHO.
As a consequence, I have revisited a lot of the music I enjoyed during the 1980s.
The music tends to fall into three categories:
1. I can't believe I liked that; or, What the HELL was I thinking!? Certain, for want of a better term, "novelty" groups or "one-hit wonders" tend to fall into this category...but there are others that are a surprise, considering their popularity with my peers.
2. I can't believe I didn't like that;
3. I still like that!
I don't really want to name any names, for fear of offending someone who was a big fan of certain musical acts. You never know who likes what these days.
On the recommendation of a young friend, I subscribed to Pandora. She said something like "what have you got to lose Andree, it's freeeeeeee!" The "freeeeeee" part became a non-issue, as I decided to pay for a subscription to get rid of the annoying ads.
Yes, I was sucked in. I thought ITunes was addictive...If ITunes is chocolate, then Pandora is 99% cacao. I also subscribe to Sirius XM (XM Sirius???), but that is for the car. Commercial radio in Los Angeles has steadily declined since the early 1990s, so this is a necessary evil, IMHO.
As a consequence, I have revisited a lot of the music I enjoyed during the 1980s.
The music tends to fall into three categories:
1. I can't believe I liked that; or, What the HELL was I thinking!? Certain, for want of a better term, "novelty" groups or "one-hit wonders" tend to fall into this category...but there are others that are a surprise, considering their popularity with my peers.
2. I can't believe I didn't like that;
3. I still like that!
I don't really want to name any names, for fear of offending someone who was a big fan of certain musical acts. You never know who likes what these days.
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