Spottify is very, very spotty

I wanted to have some music playing while I worked today, but I didn't feel like dealing with putting cd's in the player.  I figured the next best thing was to use one of the web radio services available, and I chose Spottify.  I began by selecting the rather scant offerings provided on the opening pass provided by the system, most of which were unfamiliar to me, but I certainly thought that selecting "80's music", an era I mostly remember, and partially enjoyed, would work for me.  Instead I was assaulted with several Peter Gabriel songs in a row (and I loathe Peter Gabriel).  I know he was popular, but I do recall other acts during that decade, unless those were hallucinations (and I will acknowledge that's a possibility).  I kept fast forwarding, and it went from bad to worse.  Then I tried to go in and select other things by naming artists I enjoy, most actually working today, often without the benefit of hair extensions, surgery or spanx, but the system didn't seem familiar with any of them.  I tried to browse, but once again I was faced with a large collection of artists who sounded vaguely suspect, like the names my friends and I used to make up for our future bands when we were in junior high.  I am old, and fat, and rarely leave the house, but I am still young enough to know the difference between horrible over-produced milli-vanilli-esque fakery house dance musique and actual music, which is what I was hoping to find.
I'm going back to Pandora.  Her box may be mostly empty, but it plays the music I'm looking for, even if it's impossible to make it play the specific song I have in mind.  (which was the reason I was shopping for a new service like Spottify).

April 13, 2013  Oakland, California