Pandora Radio Review

I agree with a lot of the positive reviews of PANDORA.  GREAT idea!  I found some new artists.  Love the jazz and instrumental music while working. 

The catch for me (Nit-Picker Warning!) is that PANDORA is essentially an online funnel to deliver consumers to the record companies which means that the record companies control the design of it.  So it's THEIR agenda - I'm spoon-fed products (artists and songs) the music marketers want to sell me.

This fact makes PANDORA bit of a bait-and-switch.  I get one song from the artist I likeand then I get a LOT of the SAME SONGS (that I DON'T like) over and over and over again, which drives me to the 'Skip' button frequently.  I'm limited to skipping only a few songs per session (The disclaimer that pops up when I've exceeded my allotted number of 'skips' politely admits that this limitation is because of the agreement between PANDORA and the record companies)

So instead of a refreshing and inspiring cross-section of juicy talent based on my "chosen" station, I get too many tired, over-played 'A' sides and way too much repetition of songs I don't want to hear.  Because of these glitches, I play PANDORA less than I did at first. 

My conclusion:  "There is no free lunch!"  If it's free, there's a catch and the catch here is that I basically have to baby-sit PANDORA with one finger on the 'skip' button (and "Don't play this song for a month!") and another finger on 'Create a New Station'.

I would rather pay a nominal subscription fee, have access to MORE VARIETY, and have more control over the way the thing operates. 

Glad I found it, though!  ;-)

Ps.  Someone seriously needs to REMOVE Ja*k Jo*nson out of all the genres he doesn't belong in.