So my iPod loves the Pixies (and other observations from a relatively new iPod user)

aspoonfulweighsaton

Well I've had my 80 gig iPod for about 2 1/2 weeks now and am totally loving it. Basically, I've been loading it with albums constantly and am currently up to 5,342 songs and I bring it to work and start a new shuffle everyday.

Now I have been noticing an occasional "pattern" here and there even though I have the shuffle setting to where it's not supposed to play songs from the same artist consecutively. Today, it just played "Here Comes Your Man" from the audio rip of the Live in Newport DVD acoustic show and then IMMEDIATELY afterwards it played the studio version. I just thought that out of over 5,000+ songs that the odds of that happening were next to none.

It also seems to like some artists more than others on different days. Has anyone had any similar experiences and what are your thoughts on how truly "random" the shuffle feature is?

norm

Happened to me last night. Walking the dog, I put random PJ on my Shuffle. The live version of Sad from LA2 '06 came on - followed by the studio version. These types of iPod moments happen a lot. They're fun!:D

Also, there have been times when I'm shuffling my 20g iPod and a song is playing and as the song ends I predict the next song and I'm right. It's happened several times.:)

Hawkshore

cutback wrote:

Also, there have been times when I'm shuffling my 20g iPod and a song is playing and as the song ends I predict the next song and I'm right. It's happened several times.:)

Grasshopper you have attained enlightenment you are now one with the I-Pod

sadprofessor

The other day I made a playlist of about 400 songs, after shuffling the whole thing, it put the Jeff Buckley version of Just like a Woman right before the original Bob Dylan version... and it did the same thing with Springsteens original and Ed's cover of Atlantic City.

T-Case

i have close to 1,500 songs yet my Ipod loves playing PJ songs in blocks of 3 and sometimes 4

audiodave

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

Well I've had my 80 gig iPod for about 2 1/2 weeks now and am totally loving it. Basically, I've been loading it with albums constantly and am currently up to 5,342 songs and I bring it to work and start a new shuffle everyday.

Now I have been noticing an occasional "pattern" here and there even though I have the shuffle setting to where it's not supposed to play songs from the same artist consecutively. Today, it just played "Here Comes Your Man" from the audio rip of the Live in Newport DVD acoustic show and then IMMEDIATELY afterwards it played the studio version. I just thought that out of over 5,000+ songs that the odds of that happening were next to none.

It also seems to like some artists more than others on different days. Has anyone had any similar experiences and what are your thoughts on how truly "random" the shuffle feature is?

Well, after the live version of the song has finished, every song has en equal chance of being picked to be played next, so it's as likely that you're going to get the studio version of that song as you are any other song. It's also just a very big coincidence.

dirt

I had a great iPod moment today and for whatever reason I think the moment will be tagged in my memory forever. Was on a plane flying back home from San Diego this afternoon -- totally wasted from the previous days of work -- shortly after take-off I put the headphones on and did the random play option. Fading in and out of sleep as The Strokes 'Ask Me Anything' comes on, I look out the window as we fly over the Hoover Dam with crystal clear skies. Really, really nice. That song as perfect for the moment.