Pandora Offers a Refreshing Sound

Published on 01/17/08
by Chris Miller

I’ve been listening to Pandora Radio on and off for the past two years now. Usually, I listen to my underground-ish hip-hop station without much thought to exploring too many different genres. The problem I would have is occasionally the repetition of songs or the constant barrage of similar breakbeats and lyrics I rarely personally connected with would grow staler than that loaf of French bread I forgot about on top of my refrigerator for two weeks. My response would be to turn Pandora off and dive back into my personal mp3 collection, which would often send me right back into the bleak inner-city hip-hop world.

A few days ago, however, I was struck with the urge to create a new station. The name that popped into my head when prompted for a new artist was Harry Connick, Jr. So I fired away and waited for Pandora to compile a new station for my listening enjoyment. Wow, was this a refreshing change of pace for me. Pandora played songs from lots of jazz artists and crooners that always had a sound that I appreciated but never really explored. Songs from Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday started filling my apartment and revitalizing my tired music selection.

Needless, to say, it’s been the preferred station for the past few days. It’s been great to listen to music that actually has a message beyond that of rappers looking up at the world from the mean streets of … wherever.

Pandora Station Link: The Crooners

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