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Neil writes:

I am not sure if what i heard about a Top 5 list was correct, but never the less I am sending you a Top 5 list on my favorite music websites. Music is a huge part of everyones lives, and I am sure your viewers will find a fresh set of music helpful, and hopefully these sites will help them out a bit.They are listed in no particular order as they are all great and serve their own purpose, but as always, they are open to user interpretation. Listed below are the names and url’s of the Top 5, listed with a universal descriptor for ease of use.

• Pandora
• LastFM
• AccuRadio
• Project Playlist
• Clear Channel Music

All of the above are easy to use and provide the same service in a slightly different way. Some do this better than others, but once again thats up to user preference. The services are all quite fast and reliable and provide ways for the user to get to music quickly and without hassle. Some offer user accounts with pretty nifty features and additions which will increase the amount of pleasure one can have with the service, and they tend to have a large music database from which music is drawn. Some services find and record the music styles and preferences of a listener and adjust what is being played accordingly, others offer new and interesting ways in which music is chosen, and it happens quite often that new artists with the same sound that one likes is presented for you (especially Pandora), leading to the discovery of new artists and bands.

All in all, these websites are great, and have proven to be quite a useful tool when it comes to bringing something fresh into my listening space. As such i would strongly encourage going through each and finding a service which best first you, you wont be disappointed.

To me the bottom line is it’s impossible not to find a place online that you like, which offers music you can listen to on a regular basis, with or without a subscription fee. This isn’t really the future… it’s the now. CDs are disappearing. Online music is just the way to go.

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