pbrstreetgang

I have noticed that if I listen to a 'station' for a while it seems to eventually begin to unravel and go off genre, which I can understand.
For instance if I start Arcade Fire Radio and listen to it long enough Pandora will sneak in a Smoky Robison or The Beatles.
So my real question is that when I leave that station then go back to it later (even days later) sometimes it picks up where I left off with songs mostly off genre, and sometimes it apparently starts over back to what I would consider consistent with my seed selection. How does it decide? Is it a time thing? Like after not playing Arcade Fire Radio for a week it will start more or less from the beginning? Or is there a way to make it go back to the beginning?

Edit to add: I'll mention that I generally listen to Pandora with an iPhone, not sure if that makes a difference.

boc4ever

I don't know if this is helpful, but I noticed that if you like a lot of songs, it tends to shift much more quickly. Also if you retire them. I don't know about resetting it, but try deleting the station and clearing cookies and readding it. Good luck!

mndtrp

I'm losing interest in Pandora. I'll pick an artist, and then over the course of 4 hours, never hear that artist once. It will play the same damn artist over and over, not the one I chose to start out with, up to the point where I'll have to start unliking songs to hear something different.

I have no answer the OP, though, just wanted to complain.

Rocketdog2000

^I've never really cared much for Pandora, either. Too many times I've tried to create stations, and barely hear the artist I created it for, or keep hearing the same songs over and over again. I've had much better luck with Songza.

pjflyer

I would think Arcade Fire fans or the band itself wouldn't have a problem being considered in the same genre as the Beatles or Smokey Robinson.

pbrstreetgang

The problem I have had with Songza is that I tend to hear way more songs by bands that I never heard of, which is fine in general, I enjoy hearing new music. But jeez how about every once in a while throwing in a familiar song?!
I get the feeling that Songza can't pay as much for songs as Pandora and therefore you are less likely to hear a hit, or at least a fairly familiar song.

pbrstreetgang

I can't speak for the band but I don't start a station with Arcade Fire to hear classic rock, Motown or R&B. If I wanted to hear a song I have heard 10,000 times already I'll start a channel with something along those lines to begin with.
I'm more interested in newer indie stuff which is why I hope starting a station with a band like Arcade Fire will be a reasonable jump off.