last.fm question (favorite band, effect, title, cover, tracks)

joyboyo53 · 08-20-2007, 06:10 PM

ok i see kind of what it does, but is there any real advantage to having last.fm? i cant seem to convince myself it makes sense to use it.

Seltzer · 08-20-2007, 07:56 PM

It's fun to look at your charts, you can discover new bands, find out about events happening in your city etc...

Laces Out Dan! · 08-20-2007, 09:31 PM

I just think its cool to see like over the last year what I've listened to most..and at the end of every week you can how much of what you've listened to. There are some features where you can find bands that are "apparently" similar to other bands that you like. I think the best thing thats come from using Last.Fm for me is looking at one of my neighbours charts who had almost the exact same taste as me and seeing Portugal. The Man. A band I had never even heard of at the time. So I listened to it, and they're now easilly in my top 5 favourite bands.

jackhammer · 08-21-2007, 02:32 PM

I don't really use last. fm as a radio station, because I have to skip a big percentage of the tracks it plays, because I don't like them! I do use it as a scrobbler so people can see the sort of shít I listen to!

right-track · 08-21-2007, 02:49 PM

The Dashboard is the best function on lastfm.

Great for a good nosey.

pheurton · 08-21-2007, 02:59 PM

Don't forget those crazy journals.

right-track · 08-21-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by synapse

Don't forget those crazy journals.

Do you have a last.fm account?

adidasss · 08-21-2007, 03:34 PM

I think there was a topic on some last.fm group forum titled "why are people on last.fm so obsessed with statistics" or summat to that effect. I think it has summat to do with OCD. That's the only reason why I use it, to quantify my music taste(s). That's how I know my favorite band are The shins. :-/

Plus you get to laugh at other people's moot choices.

:-|

Barnard17 · 08-21-2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

Do you have a last.fm account?

Does he listen to music?

adidasss · 08-21-2007, 03:48 PM

Says the man with 67 posts?

08-20-2007, 06:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	last.fm question ok i see kind of what it does, but is there any real advantage to having last.fm? i cant seem to convince myself it makes sense to use it.

08-20-2007, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	It's fun to look at your charts, you can discover new bands, find out about events happening in your city etc... __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

08-20-2007, 09:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	I just think its cool to see like over the last year what I've listened to most..and at the end of every week you can how much of what you've listened to. There are some features where you can find bands that are "apparently" similar to other bands that you like. I think the best thing thats come from using Last.Fm for me is looking at one of my neighbours charts who had almost the exact same taste as me and seeing Portugal. The Man. A band I had never even heard of at the time. So I listened to it, and they're now easilly in my top 5 favourite bands. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

08-21-2007, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I don't really use last. fm as a radio station, because I have to skip a big percentage of the tracks it plays, because I don't like them! I do use it as a scrobbler so people can see the sort of shít I listen to! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

08-21-2007, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I think there was a topic on some last.fm group forum titled "why are people on last.fm so obsessed with statistics" or summat to that effect. I think it has summat to do with OCD. That's the only reason why I use it, to quantify my music taste(s). That's how I know my favorite band are The shins. :-/ Plus you get to laugh at other people's moot choices.:-\| __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

08-21-2007, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	The Dashboard is the best function on lastfm. Great for a good nosey.

08-21-2007, 02:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	Don't forget those crazy journals.

08-21-2007, 03:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Says the man with 67 posts? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm