![]() ![]() Though Nelson sings the song, it's a cover of a song by Dave Matthews, with more complex key changes and a mare modern electric guitar/bass/trap set instrumental setup. Now, let's imagine that " Gravedigger," also a song sung by Willie Nelson, comes on the same station. Telling Pandora that I like this music isn't telling it anything particularly useful: there's no "more variety" that can come from something so similar to other music on the station. That Thumbs Up isn't particularly useful on this station, which is already full of artists like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Pride, and Hank Snow. Take my personal country station, for example: if I hit Thumbs Up on a classic Willie Nelson track like " On the Road Again," it tells Pandora that I want more country music with male artists, relatively slow tempos, and a focus on acoustic guitar, steel guitar, and harmonica. ![]() This might seem obvious to some, but to others, it's very different than what they may think is happening behind the scenes. But for the purposes of actually managing your music, It's more useful to think about the way Pandora's algorithm actually takes your feedback into consideration when presenting new music. It's easy to take the venerable Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down system at face value: I like this song, I don't like this song, at least in the context of a specific station. If you'd like to freshen up your reliable old Pandora stations, or start fresh with a new one, there are a few techniques you can use to more precisely manage the kind of music you hear from it. ![]()
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