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After a long and terrible struggle, I finally managed to create the perfect Pandora Station. You can also enjoy a perfect station if you follow these simple steps. You first need to create a Tom Petty radio station. You may be thinking to yourself, "Is there any way to improve a Tom Petty station?" I know it is hard to believe, but a Tom Petty radio station can get better. Next you need to click the "Add Variety" button and add a few artists. The artists to add are: Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, The Eagles, James Taylor, Mumford and Sons, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In the beginning I added Ben Folds as well, but his love of the f word got him booted from the list. 

Now, I will tell you the secret of the "thumbs up/thumbs down" function. If you ever find yourself tempted to give anything by Fleetwood Mac the thumbs up, resist the temptation. If you thumbs up a song that even breathes of Stevie Nicks you will hear Landslide every 15 minutes. Another artist to avoid is Carole King. When she and James Taylor team up it is a thing of beauty, but if you give her the thumbs up you will start hearing a little too much from Dan Fogelberg, Bread, and The Carpenters. 

This station can get out of control if you don't work to maintain it. I love rock and roll, but I hate Queen and Styx. Bands like Boston, Kansas, and Quiet Riot get on my nerves pretty fast too, so it is important to thumbs down their songs. If you don't the station will quickly turn into a 1980's hair band catastrophe. By following these steps exactly, you too can enjoy the benefits of a perfect Pandora station!