Reset Genius recommendations and likings.

Hello,
I currently have set up Genius on my iTunes account again, only it is still recommending songs for things I liked in the past. I like to have a fresh start at times, so is it possible to reset the recommendations of Genius on your account (and likings and dislikings) to the way how it was when you just have set up your iTunes account?
Excluding purchases and the songs you really have in your library, of course.
Thanks in advance.

As much as I'd love to also start fresh with my recommendations, nothing I've tried has worked. The only way I could imagine it would be possible would be if iTunes updated the Genius Recommendations feature, or if somehow it could ignore your purchase history, something that Genius bases most emphasis on in its recommendations.
If you would like to get some really great recommendations that you can control 1000% more easily, I would suggest using outside services like last.fm (for free). Last.fm allows you to keep track of music you play on iTunes and on your iPod/ MP3 device, and recommends based on that. You can also delete artists you no longer like from your online account so that they don't interfee with your recommendations. (Sorry for advertising, but it's true!) Hopefully in the future, iTunes' Genius feature will be a little more flexible and user-friendly, so we won't have to rely on outside sources to recommend new music to us. Until then, I see no other solutions.

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