# Music Fans - Have you heard of Pandora? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292 "2005-10-14T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292/1 "2005-10-14T22:40:41Z")
Hello Fellow Dopers and Music Fans - My brother turned me on to a website that is so freaking cool I simply must share it with the teeming millions: > **[Music and Podcasts, Free and On-Demand | Pandora](https://www.pandora.com/)** > > Play the songs, albums, playlists and podcasts you love on the all-new Pandora. Sign up for a subscription plan to stream ad-free and on-demand. Listen on your mobile phone, desktop, TV, smart speakers or in the car. > [@from www.pandora.com](#): > > Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you find and enjoy music that you’ll love. It’s powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Just tell us one of your favorite songs or artists and we’ll launch a streaming station to explore that part of the music universe. Pros: I have found several new musicians that were not even in my airspace, much less on my radar screen. Cons: It costs $36 bucks for a year’s access - so that’s relatively steep (especially compared to the Dope) but I thought everyone should at least check out the free trial. Anyways - don’t work for 'em, don’t know 'em - just liked the website and wanted to share with you guys! 😃 - Peter Wiggen ---
**Author:** ![Angels\_Flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Angels\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angels_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292/2 "2005-12-01T18:36:57Z")
This thing looks incredible, just what I’ve been hoping for, a way to find oldies that are the kind I like, not just the hits of a particular year. Unfortunately I’m trying it at a computer without speakers at work, so I have to wait until I get home to be sure, but it seems to be finding all the right music. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292/3 "2005-12-01T20:03:07Z")
It’s bloody amazing. I was planning on posting about it today. Note that if you can handle some ads (non-popup, as far I as I can tell) you don’t have to pay a dime. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292/4 "2005-12-01T22:41:24Z")
Let me point you guys away from my zombie thread to [this one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347123) Peter Wiggen ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-fans-have-you-heard-of-pandora/326292/5 "2005-12-01T22:49:42Z")
Oh. The one with the descriptive title…