Hello, I just joined in today and have a question. I paid for the lifetime membership. I think it looks really cool. To develop a playlist, I entered “black flag, a well-known Los Angeles punk band. The playlist generated 36 songs made up by 11 bands, so about three songs per band. Is that typically how it would work or should I expect in other playlists only one song per band? If I had a vote in the matter, which I recognize, I don’t, I think more variety in bands as opposed to multiple songs per band would be preferred. It’s a great way, however to explore a lot of different music that I had not heard in the past. Thanks!
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@johnnotkathi...right below the box where you enter the artist, there is a sliding scale. It defaults to "Balanced", but can be move either way for "Essential" or "Adventurous". Have you moved it to the right? I just tried it with "Adventurous" and it found 20 artists and 67 songs using Black Flag. |
Thanks for joining, and glad you're enjoying it!
The playlist is designed to include several tracks per artist so you get a real feel for each one, not just a single song. The idea is that if an artist clicks with you, you have enough material right there to decide if you want to explore them further.
That said, if you want more variety in artists, try moving the Adventure dial higher. At the default (Essential) setting, the playlist stays close to the seed and focuses on fewer, tightly related artists. As you push the dial toward Adventurous, it casts a wider net and pulls in more artists, which naturally gives you more variety across the playlist.
Great to hear Black Flag worked well. Try it with a few different seeds and adventure levels and you'll see how the results shift.
Alessandro |
Good question. The database covers millions of artists and is continuously updated, so most bands are in there. The challenge with "Charlie" is that it's a very common name, so the search may be showing other artists named Charlie instead of the 70s/80s UK band.
Try typing "Charlie" in the search box and scrolling through the dropdown suggestions. You should see different entries with descriptions underneath to help identify the right one. Look for something like "Charlie" with a reference to Terry Thomas or the UK, or try "Charlie Band." Also if the If you still can't find them, let me know and I'll look into it on my end.
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