Oedo 808 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm always quite fascinated by the "similar to" artists bit on last.fmTo find your artist profile just go to last.fm and search for your current band. Depending on what info folk have uploaded about you there may be quite a bit of info there. Or not!At the bottom of the page should be your "similar artists" and links to them.On last.fm Point of Origin have been declared similar to the following artists:StayoverThe X-CertsLiber8Alyssa's WishQuik10 Easy WishesAt Long LastBut who are yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm always quite fascinated by the "similar to" artists bit on last.fmTo find your artist profile just go to last.fm and search for your current band. Depending on what info folk have uploaded about you there may be quite a bit of info there. Or not!At the bottom of the page should be your "similar artists" and links to them.On last.fm Point of Origin have been declared similar to the following artists:StayoverThe X-CertsLiber8Alyssa's WishQuik10 Easy WishesAt Long LastBut who are yours?I find it to be a semi-useless feature, really, as more often than not it simply lists artists that the band has toured with, on same label, in same "scene", etc. I guess that's all they can base recommendations on for now, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'm always quite fascinated by the "similar to" artists bit on last.fmTo find your artist profile just go to last.fm and search for your current band. Depending on what info folk have uploaded about you there may be quite a bit of info there. Or not!At the bottom of the page should be your "similar artists" and links to them.On last.fm Point of Origin have been declared similar to the following artists:StayoverThe X-CertsLiber8Alyssa's WishQuik10 Easy WishesAt Long LastBut who are yours?It doesn't mean you are similar to them at all. It's just a list of what people who listen to your band also listen to. Whether you are 'similar' or not relies on people listening to only one type of music that sounds nearly identical. I don't know many people who do that! Also you will find more listeners generally equates to a better result, because people go generally listen to similar music, but one person probably has widely varying tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I find it to be a semi-useless feature, really, as more often than not it simply lists artists that the band has toured with, on same label, in same "scene", etc. I guess that's all they can base recommendations on for now, anyway!I agree. It's the same with Spotify now too, but even worse. It used to be fairly accurate most of the time with the list of 4 or 5 at the top. Now there is about 15, and they are just pure nonsense. I was listening to Municipal Waste this morning, and a related artist was Kids In Glass Houses. Daft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I really wasn't taking it too seriously... it's just a bit of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 I agree. It's the same with Spotify now too, but even worse. It used to be fairly accurate most of the time with the list of 4 or 5 at the top. Now there is about 15, and they are just pure nonsense. I was listening to Municipal Waste this morning, and a related artist was Kids In Glass Houses. Daft.Obviously emo kids love Municipal Waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Last.fm hasn't even heard of my great band. What a rack of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Think we got linked with Glass Onion (proto-Travis), and The Dykeenies.We sound fuck all like either. Think the only common link was that we probably drink in some of the same pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Last.fm hasn't even heard of my great band. What a rack of shit.i am absolutely sure this isn't truethere's yr band and then a profile with yr real name and a pic tooi saw it, unless i dreamt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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