I've noticed Pandora has recently gotten much better with music selection.  I'm actually discovering new artists again.  It seemed like there was a stale streak for quite a while with tons of repeats and artists being selected solely on what has been added to seeds.  Now things seem better.  I'm not sure if they changed the algorithm.  If so, please leave things the way they are. ... View more

I have edited my below post to be more tactful. The new format and changes brought on by Sirius's ownership of Pandora are frustrating to say the least.  Up until recently, Pandora was a great discovery tool.  I could flip on my Shuffle of stations and hear bands/songs I've never heard before.  Now, all Shuffle plays nothing but familiar bands with thumbs up songs repeating too frequently.  Since adding the deep cuts / discovery feature to individual stations, the Shuffle feature has become effectively useless for people who like to discover new bands and songs, as it seems to default to the "Crowd Favs" format with no way to change it..   A work-around, and an extreme pain in the butt, would be to add all my song seeds and artist seeds to one station, then turn on deep cuts. Or simply listen to one station at a time. Hopefully, this feature will get fixed soon.  I'm sure many users use Shuffle rather than listening to individual stations; and they would prefer the extra variety.   Moderator edit: edited title for clarity ... View more