Members pogo97 Posted February 11, 2013 Members Share Posted February 11, 2013 I use iTunes for lots of things, including making playlists of songs I'm learning. Was playing around a bit today and found a new use: using the Genius feature to fish up new tunes.example: I'm in a trio that plays alt country (I think that's what you'd call it). One song that goes over well is "Stars Turn Blue" by Ryan Adams.So I select that song, click the genius button and voila, a list of songs I own that--according to Apples monster database--are liked by people who also like that song. like this:Can't Let Go Lucinda WilliamsHave A Little Faith In Me John Hiatt It Ain't Me Babe Bob DylanOnly Love Can Break Your Heart Neil YoungCecilia Simon & GarfunkelDiamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Paul SimonKindness Ryan AdamsTalkin' Bout A Revolution Tracy ChapmanHands JewelCar Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda WilliamsBad U2Both Sides Now Joni MitchellMr. Tambourine Man Bob DylanAnswering Bell Ryan AdamsBilly James BluntAfter the Gold Rush Neil YoungMy Favorite Mistake Sheryl CrowLet Her Cry Hootie & the BlowfishBig Yellow Taxi Joni MitchellThe 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Simon & GarfunkelFast Car Tracy ChapmanYour Body Is A Wonderland John MayerOld Man Neil YoungJust What I Needed The CarsSo I pick songs out of that list. Want some alternatives, click genius again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 12, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2013 yet few of those songs are what I would consider alt country... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2013 daddymack wrote: yet few of those songs are what I would consider alt country... That because I'm too old to have come of age on alt country and have very little of it in my collection. The 'genius' isn't genre driven anyway, which is cool; it's driven by the number of people who own both the 'key' song and others. (At least that's what I figure, Apple isn't telling.) There's also a thingy down the side that lists suggested songs in the iTunes store. Tends to stick closer to the key song stylistically because, of course, instead a few thousand songs in my collection, it has hundreds of thousands of songs to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Dey Posted February 13, 2013 Members Share Posted February 13, 2013 Interesting, never tried genius but I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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