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Re: iTunes Genius Mix inaccuracy

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Jun 2012 01:52:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/09/2012 05:52

Patman360 wrote:

And finally, REM in Britpop...

Omg this is the funniest thing I've ever read.

Re: iTunes Genius Mix inaccuracy

Patman360 — Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:58:35 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 06/08/2012 16:58

Some extremely laughable errors in mine:
Vampire Weekend, U2, The Cure, Barenaked Ladies all in Contempary Folk mix, amongst others.
Kanye West, Pearl Jam, Green Day, The Strokes all in Metal mix.
Not only did my 60's psychedelic rock/pop mix include Syd Barrett's 'The Madcap Laughs' like above, it also had Stone Temple Pilots, AC/DC and Queen...
British Invasion has The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, etc...
And finally, REM in Britpop...

Re: iTunes Genius Mix inaccuracy

albummaster — Fri, 8 Jun 2012 11:37:33 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 06/08/2012 15:37

iTunes genius is a dunce.

Re: iTunes Genius Mix inaccuracy

Anonymous — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 14:03:15 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/07/2012 18:03

I've never messed with Genius. Apparently I have good reason for that.

iTunes Genius Mix inaccuracy

Anonymous — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 11:59:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/07/2012 15:59

The iTunes genius mixes are pretty fun as they're usually extremely inaccurate. Mine looks like this:

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Post-punk mix: Aren't My Bloody Valentine too late to be considered post-punk?
Contemporary folk mix: Apparently I love folk music so much that it deserves three mixes. The first and last are actually quite accurate. However, the middle one is absolutely ridiculous: The Rolling Stones, Can, The Kinks and Brian Eno labeled as folk music?
Art- and experimental rock mix: Deserves two mixes, apparently. Swap Mark Hollis with Chrome, and you'd might have an experimental rock mix and an art rock mix respectively. Still, The Stooges are just straight forward rock and roll.
Jazz mix: That one is alright.
British Invasion mix: The bands are accurate, but the all those albums are made after the classic invasion period.
Intelligent IDM mix: IDM is shortened for intelligent dance music, so in fact this one is named intelligent intelligent dance music: extremely intelligent dance music then. Also, Brian Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets aren't considered as IDM, as it's made in the 70s and is not even electronic.
New wave mix: Somewhat accurate. Normally, The Smiths and Television aren't considered new wave. However, they're both pop groups who were active in the new wave period.
Post-modern rock mix: What the hell is post-modern rock? Furthermore, I can't see any correlation between This Heat, Mark Hollis and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Psychedelic pop/rock mix from the 60s: The Madcap Laughs is from the 70s and Days of Future Passed isn't very psychedelic.

Others who have funny results?