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I honestly tried finding some non-eletronic example searches. Perhaps this is a window into the playlists in rotation at Google.
No, I don't know where the front door is. There may not be one, yet.
I did some music searches yesterday and these results didn't show up like this. (Look for the Google-esque music note icons at the top of the results.)
Please feel free to find more and link 'em here. Bonus points for finding the front door or background info.
posted by loquacious at 12:00 AM on January 6, 2006
No, I don't know where the front door is. There may not be one, yet.
I did some music searches yesterday and these results didn't show up like this. (Look for the Google-esque music note icons at the top of the results.)
Please feel free to find more and link 'em here. Bonus points for finding the front door or background info.
posted by loquacious at 12:00 AM on January 6, 2006
I noticed this a few days ago when searching for various artists/albums. Some non-electronic examples: the Beatles and the Queers. (I bet this is the first time the Queers have made it in the same sentence with the Beatles.) It seems like the musical notes are a substitute when there is not a picture of the band available.
posted by mullacc at 12:05 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by mullacc at 12:05 AM on January 6, 2006
Board of Canada is gorgeous, like audio rainbows and textured water color washes and those perfect afternoon moments where the sun is dappling just right through green, leafy trees. I can't help but love them. It'd be like not breathing.
I swear that I did indeed search for some non-electronic stuff, like some Emo and some punk and even well known classics and bad megapop, music I wouldn't normally listen to. No hits. Again, I wouldn't be surprised at all that strings that give results mirrored Google employee playlists. I know two folks that work there, and they both listen to this kind of stuff, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
posted by loquacious at 12:07 AM on January 6, 2006
I swear that I did indeed search for some non-electronic stuff, like some Emo and some punk and even well known classics and bad megapop, music I wouldn't normally listen to. No hits. Again, I wouldn't be surprised at all that strings that give results mirrored Google employee playlists. I know two folks that work there, and they both listen to this kind of stuff, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
posted by loquacious at 12:07 AM on January 6, 2006
Ah, good finds mullacc. I tried Phish and The Grateful Dead, 'cause, y'know, it's the Bay Area and a high concentration of bearded Unix nerds and whatnot. No dice.
posted by loquacious at 12:08 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by loquacious at 12:08 AM on January 6, 2006
Damn it! I can't win anymore.
Well, mine has a better title.
posted by loquacious at 12:25 AM on January 6, 2006
Well, mine has a better title.
posted by loquacious at 12:25 AM on January 6, 2006
Since Google knows where I'm from by cookies, why does it offer varous US based retailers to buy the music?
posted by salmacis at 12:28 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by salmacis at 12:28 AM on January 6, 2006
loquacious, i'm pretty sure that mojo nixon is devoid of google in the same way as michael j. fox is devoid of elvis. might be the only person on earth for whom that is true.
anyone remember the spots that mojo nixon did for MTV back in the day? the "road years" one and the "go karts" one... sample quote: "moge, you can't ride them go karts with that foo foo haircut, fool!"
anyone? anyone? mcfly?
posted by Hat Maui at 12:52 AM on January 6, 2006
anyone remember the spots that mojo nixon did for MTV back in the day? the "road years" one and the "go karts" one... sample quote: "moge, you can't ride them go karts with that foo foo haircut, fool!"
anyone? anyone? mcfly?
posted by Hat Maui at 12:52 AM on January 6, 2006
not loving Boards of Canada would be like not breathing?
posted by neckro23 at 1:55 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by neckro23 at 1:55 AM on January 6, 2006
What's interesting here is that Google is now capturing affiliate and store income that would have gone to site owners in the results.
Other than that, and the possible convenience, I'm not sure what this offers the non-impulse-purchasing search consumer.
posted by dhartung at 2:09 AM on January 6, 2006
Other than that, and the possible convenience, I'm not sure what this offers the non-impulse-purchasing search consumer.
posted by dhartung at 2:09 AM on January 6, 2006
not loving Boards of Canada would be like not breathing?
wait, does that mean Boards of Canada are like air?
posted by funambulist at 2:20 AM on January 6, 2006
wait, does that mean Boards of Canada are like air?
posted by funambulist at 2:20 AM on January 6, 2006
Google's latest few toys have really been disappointing, first Google Talk - which absolutely none of my friends use, presumably due to the complete lack of, you know, features, so I just don't even run it anymore - and now this bullshit music thing?
When I read the FPP I thought maybe they'd launched a music store - something to at least rival ITMS, and hopefully to utterly destroy it. But no.
I'm starting to think that the end of Google won't be them going evil, it'll be them going lame.
And bloody hell, launch the payment service already. I'm stingy, but I really want to use something other than Paypal, and all the banks in my country are retarded about accepting CC payments through the internet.
posted by The Monkey at 3:49 AM on January 6, 2006
When I read the FPP I thought maybe they'd launched a music store - something to at least rival ITMS, and hopefully to utterly destroy it. But no.
I'm starting to think that the end of Google won't be them going evil, it'll be them going lame.
And bloody hell, launch the payment service already. I'm stingy, but I really want to use something other than Paypal, and all the banks in my country are retarded about accepting CC payments through the internet.
posted by The Monkey at 3:49 AM on January 6, 2006
Since Google knows where I'm from by cookies, why does it offer varous US based retailers to buy the music?
Even better: since Google knows where you are with Cookies, why couldn't it offer various US-based bands that are playing in your area? Now wouldn't that be neat?
Google truly is your plastic pal that's fun to be with.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:31 AM on January 6, 2006
Even better: since Google knows where you are with Cookies, why couldn't it offer various US-based bands that are playing in your area? Now wouldn't that be neat?
Google truly is your plastic pal that's fun to be with.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:31 AM on January 6, 2006
Phew!
After I read about Google Print, I wondered if Google would offer definitive lyrics to accompany the music search.
Thank goodness Google didn't implement that feature. Not only would providing me with hard-to-find lyrics make Google Music Search worth my time, but such a feature would also infringe on copyright, be flagrantly illegal and very helpful.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 4:59 AM on January 6, 2006
After I read about Google Print, I wondered if Google would offer definitive lyrics to accompany the music search.
Thank goodness Google didn't implement that feature. Not only would providing me with hard-to-find lyrics make Google Music Search worth my time, but such a feature would also infringe on copyright, be flagrantly illegal and very helpful.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 4:59 AM on January 6, 2006
I can't figure out what the point is. Am I missing something? Seriously.
posted by OmieWise at 5:40 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by OmieWise at 5:40 AM on January 6, 2006
Human cheese or wildebeest lust. Deforestation merecats, defecating felicitously!
Yeah, and big fucking checkers. Bush! No unloaded dance moves here? Peach peach, pear?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:46 AM on January 6, 2006
Yeah, and big fucking checkers. Bush! No unloaded dance moves here? Peach peach, pear?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:46 AM on January 6, 2006
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Yay BoC. I think Campfire Headphase is the best thing they've done despite, or maybe because of, its relative lack of variety of style or mood track-to-track, especially when held up to, say, Geogaddi, which actually looks like a bit of a mess by comparison.
I loves me some MHTRTC though, too.
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posted by kcds at 6:13 AM on January 6, 2006
Yay BoC. I think Campfire Headphase is the best thing they've done despite, or maybe because of, its relative lack of variety of style or mood track-to-track, especially when held up to, say, Geogaddi, which actually looks like a bit of a mess by comparison.
I loves me some MHTRTC though, too.
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posted by kcds at 6:13 AM on January 6, 2006
Well, I am not certain what I'll use it for, but if The Residents are in, I'm in.
posted by mkhall at 6:33 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by mkhall at 6:33 AM on January 6, 2006
At this point it doesn't serve much utility, at least not beyond what I can get from searching Amazon. What about low-bitrate versions of songs, lyrics or other copyright-infringable goodness?
posted by geoff. at 6:48 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by geoff. at 6:48 AM on January 6, 2006
I can't figure out what the point is. Am I missing something? Seriously.
You search for something music-related, and Google provides you information that might tell you what you're looking for, organized by artist, album, and song, instead of making you dig through a bunch of uncategorized results.
If I want to find out what albums Leonard Cohen released Sisters of Mercy on, or if I want to easily find the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon, or find out what people think of the White Stripes' latest, I can ask Google to show and aggregate those things specifically, instead of looking for websites in which "lyrics", "reviews", etc. and hoping for the best.
After AMG hopelessly screwed up their interface a year or so ago, I'd be happy for Google to come along and do what they do. I just wish Google offered larger versions of album art.
posted by mendel at 6:50 AM on January 6, 2006
You search for something music-related, and Google provides you information that might tell you what you're looking for, organized by artist, album, and song, instead of making you dig through a bunch of uncategorized results.
If I want to find out what albums Leonard Cohen released Sisters of Mercy on, or if I want to easily find the lyrics to Rocky Raccoon, or find out what people think of the White Stripes' latest, I can ask Google to show and aggregate those things specifically, instead of looking for websites in which "lyrics", "reviews", etc. and hoping for the best.
After AMG hopelessly screwed up their interface a year or so ago, I'd be happy for Google to come along and do what they do. I just wish Google offered larger versions of album art.
posted by mendel at 6:50 AM on January 6, 2006
Is it any better than Gracenote? Google seems less complete.
posted by loquax at 6:59 AM on January 6, 2006
posted by loquax at 6:59 AM on January 6, 2006
mendel writes "You search for something music-related, and Google provides you information that might tell you what you're looking for, organized by artist, album, and song, instead of making you dig through a bunch of uncategorized results."
Ok, yeah, that's a pretty good point. Thanks.
posted by OmieWise at 7:18 AM on January 6, 2006
Ok, yeah, that's a pretty good point. Thanks.
posted by OmieWise at 7:18 AM on January 6, 2006
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