Lala is a great concept for a web site, and also very user-friendly and adaptable. I have had playlists and been listening to digital tunes for a while now. Making lists in the mid-90's with MacAmp, and then SoundJam (which became iTunes) was great. It was like the "old days" of making mix tapes on cassettes from your vinyl, except much cooler. I remember when Apple came out with the tv ad "Rip, Mix, Burn", and the initial flak they caught for it. Of course iTunes (and the store that followed) has matured a lot since then, and I do still use it, but after moving between several different computers, homes, and cities over the last couple years, keeping my music library (and playlists) intact and WITH me has been a bit challenging.
iPods are great, and yes I own a few, but it is nice to have your music on a computer for mixing, and editing and remixing tracks, which I do a lot of. The idea of the online library at Lala appeals to me. It is very much a social networking site, it's just that music is the main focus. I'm sure Lala could be swallowed up and become just a "component" of a larger site like MySpace or FaceBook, but then, they all could be gobbled up by someone like Google and offer "Every kind of online networking you can imagine!!!". (and is that a good thing?) For now, I will enjoy Lala as a stand-alone, and hope to see it grow and improve. Making an initial account was easy, and I am listening now...
Lala reminds me a bit of Pandora, how it "learns" your likes and dislikes, and then starts to taylor song suggestions, or other users' playlists to you. After going through a couple of months of no new music, it is nice to have an avenue like this to discover new stuff out there.
I can tell I will be frequenting the Lala Listenerhood in days to come.
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