What is the trouble with Radio Paradise? I really like RP and support it. And Yet. And Yet.
Is it just a little too curated? I almost always find something I like if I listen for a while. On any of their streams. Saturday night before having to do too much family stuff tomorrow, I’m listening to the Rock stream. Even hearing some interesting stuff I’ve not heard before.
But there is always stuff that I think I won’t hear on RP. I don’t think I’ve heard Alpha Blondie. Nor Queen Latifa, Hmm when did I last hear some James Brown? For some reason, I think they’ll play Paul Butterfield some time, but Savoy Brown? Maybe not.
I can’t put my finger on it.
Anyway this thread is for little niggles about RP and any other curators. RP is nice in that it is clearly persons doing the curation Curation algorithms are worse and have less scope. Far better to start perusing the ROON database and let your fingers do the wandering.
Well after disappearing for a while in the summer, all the mixes are back. I end up shifting around, mostly between main, eclectic, and mellow. The rock mix is a little to 80s for my taste, although the do mix it up.
And yes, I have heard Butterfield on RP. And still have not heard Alpha Blondy, although I would expect it might pop up on eclectic. There has been some nice world music there. Not heard James Brown. But not Savoy Brown. Or John Mayall.
Within the past year, my appetite for curated music experiences has grown. I love exploring Qobuz’s panoramas and playlists, and RP (usually the mellow mix, but sometimes the eclectic mix) is a close second. I’ve tried Roon Radio a few times, but have found that hit or miss. To be fair, when it hits I think it is outstanding.
I think I have to credit RP for 80-90% of my new music finds recently, so I have no complaints. I do wish they’d integrate with Roon or provide an app that uses exclusive audio.