First iTunes Genius Attempt
I seeded with “Horsehead” by the Black Crowes. I’d say, overall, Genius did very well. It pulled some very complementary songs, such as “The Wanton Song” by Led Zeppelin, “Grind” by Alice in Chains, “Burden in my Hand” by Soundgarden, “Nobody” by Robert Randolph, and “Mr. High & Mighty” by Gov’t Mule.
Unfortunately, there were some complete oddball selections, such as “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails, “Take a Look Around” by Limp Bizkit, and, my personal favorite, “I’m Not Crying” by Flight of the Conchords. (Yes, I’m admitting to having a song by Limp Bizkit in my iTunes library.) Besides that, there were another 3 Black Crowes selections, one from the same disc. Led Zeppeling had 3 total selections, as well. While this may not be a complete violation of the purpose of Genius (to create a cohesive, coherent playlist from a seed song), I’d prefer to disallow it from selecting more than one song from the same artist.
