Anyone here have anything they want to get off of their chest? Been listening to something, but are afraid to tell anyone? :roll: Well, I'm here to tell you that its ok. I guess since I am starting this thread, I'll be the first in confessional. You can find me rockin' out to queen sometimes. :-o They kinda rock actually. :-P
"alternative" that went mainstream is my guilty pleasure: The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, Liz Phair
and sweet female country/bluegrass singers like Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch
mmm, i love me some good queen & postal service...
have to say based on whats on my iPod right now, that coldplay is my guilty pleasure... they just make good music. close 2nd & 3rd are maroon 5 & the killers.
Geez, apparently I have more "Guilty Pleasures" than I had originally thought. IMO, there's nothing wrong with liking Alison Krauss. She has a beautiful voice and was on Hoist. hahahaha, and I would also agree with Coldplay, while they are "mainstream" they do make good music. I enjoy listening to them on occasion.
OK, here's a *guilty* pleasure. Brad Paisley. Don't care what anyone says about the rest of contemporary country (or country period). The man can play guitar, so he's okay by me.
Of course everything that I listen to is cool :wink:
This moring, something from Macy Gray's 1st cd came up on the shuffle in my ipod. It was pop, but I like that album. Tight band, funk reminiscent of the pre disco era.
SteveVai/JoeSatriani........
Vai was Zappa's primary gunslinger for years.......got the gig w/ Zappa by transcribing all of Zappa's most difficult compositions..........muthafucka can
flat-out play.............but he is a shredder, and most of my band, friends, etc.,
think he completely lacks soul.............yeah, maybe..........but shred is expression,
and the guy plays w/ such a sense of humor, it's infectious at times.......
Satch - yeah..........what can I say..........I used to shred myself, and it's b/c of these two guys..............
hate 'em/love 'em/hate 'em/love 'em......
BTW - Queen rocks............
I've got to admit...Phish is a guilty pleasure band for me (actually, I don't feel so guilty about it). In my little circle of friends, however, I'm the only person who doesn't hate Phish, which is why I like this board so much. I can't discuss this stuff with anyone I know.
In a sort of related matter, anyone interested in broadening their horizons should check out the new Animal Collective album "Feels". It's pretty amazing, and I could see Siket Disc-type Phish fans digging it.
I went and saw some band last night called King's X. They're pretty hardcore I guess, heavy rock. Went with some dude I work with, I guess just looking to change it up compared to the usual hippie/jam scene. It was interesting, I havent been to a show like that in a long time. Not really my thing but a few of their studio albums are OK and i've been listening to them on my ipod.
King's X(!!!!!!) what a total trip.............i was big into King's X back
in '91............hardcore? Maybe, if they've gotten grugier than they
once were...........you'd be hard-pressed to find a better fret-master
than Ty Tabor, though.........guy's got unreal tone, great feel and
technique.......the guy's a monster......
Not sure what they're up to now, but these guys used to be hardcore
Christian rockers...............
King's -X def. christian rockers... alot of the Rush heads like myself heard of them...i think i had one of there CDs once...it was horreeblah.
Personally guilty pleasures...NO question...i'm a commercail Hip hop, rap, and R & B phreak. I like all the old school good stuff, but also seem to have an extremely high tolerance for 'lesser'-quality new stuff as well.
If you got good ears, you could catch me bouncin' to some MC in my alero. :oops: :lol: 8-)
or you never know, maybe some Paulwall baby...
Yuh- yuh- grillzz, yuh- yuh- yuh- grillllzzzzzz :-D :-D. :mrgreen:
ive got macy gray's 1st cd on my ipod too!
Yeah you guys hit the nail on the head on the King's X on describing them. The guy I went with is a big rush fan and I saw a few others with Rush tour shirts on as well. They played this tiny club, prolly 75-100 peeps in a suburb of milwaukee. I guess last night was their 25th anniversery show too.
Ty is definatly a solid guitarist, I just wish they'd take their music a bit furthur......being a phan I was looking for the ripping solo and a bit more exploration.
norah jones, trex,
The thing that's always driven me nuts w/ King's X is that they'll have
a great riff, and then a horrible chorus..........or a great chorus and a shitty riff....plus, i was never too thrilled w/ the vocals....
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norah jones, trex,
^^^DEF!!!! she's very talented, I really like that song "dont know why." Also I hate to admit but ive been rocking out to 311. I normally stick to prog-rock (Yes, Genesis, Dream Theater- most of the time) & jam bands (Phish,Grateful Dead, Kimock, WSP), but lately the boys from Nebraska have been blastin from my ipod. Their old albums blow my mind, especially Grassroots!
Quote from: derosaa on November 16, 2005, 01:40:43 PM
norah jones, trex,
Dude...how in God's name can you ever feel guilty about liking T Rex?
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Quote from: derosaa on November 16, 2005, 01:40:43 PM
norah jones, trex,
^^^DEF!!!! she's very talented, I really like that song "dont know why." Also I hate to admit but ive been rocking out to 311. I normally stick to prog-rock (Yes, Genesis, Dream Theater- most of the time) & jam bands (Phish,Grateful Dead, Kimock, WSP), but lately the boys from Nebraska have been blastin from my ipod. Their old albums blow my mind, especially Grassroots!
Boy that takes me back.....many moons ago, in a past life, :-P I really enjoyed 311. Especially Grassroots, music, etc. Basically, their early stuff. I think this may cause me to go and dig up these old cds from my archives. Its been a while since I've heard anything by them, well except on the radio occasionally.
Nebraska represent!!!!
GO BIG RED!!
Guilty Pleasure?
A band/artist that I love but am embarassed to admit to?
I'd have to think about that...
Hey, if it's a pleasure for me, it's good, so it's not guilty :) But I guess you could classify these as guilty pleasures:
Coldplay
Green Day
Van Halen
Joe Satriani
Muse (a total Radiohead rip-off, but I kind of liked their last album)
cheesy trance (well, sometimes)
Guilty Pleasure Band?
Waylon Jennings>this guy rocks. If country and western had a hard rock category he would exemplify.
Waylon Jennings is the real deal. I wouldn't feel guilty at all about him. He's not even close to Garth Brooks and others like him.
Put another log on the fire...
I've got many guilty pleasure songs i duno about bands. but for songs ---- the breeders - cannonball. hey phish played it so its not that bad. and that song from clueless "we're the kids of america" something like that haha. and for bands how about sugarhill gang anyone?? and jefferson airplane/starship i duno if u'd consider them a guilty pleasure. oh and i've always liked metallica. theres more but i'll hold.
Jefferson Airplane, not a thing to have guilt over. They were great.
Jefferson Starship... iffy
Starship... you've got some 'splainin to do...
well, the honest truth is i dont know which one is which. i just know a couple songs that r jefferson and i dont know if its airplane or starship, i just didn't wanna admit that. i like "jane" which i think might be starship. but "need somebody to love" or whatever its called is where its at and thats airplane i believe.
i really need more airplane all i have is "starships greatest hits'' and i hate greatest hits cds so i definitely need some airplane.
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well, the honest truth is i dont know which one is which. i just know a couple songs that r jefferson and i dont know if its airplane or starship, i just didn't wanna admit that. i like "jane" which i think might be starship. but "need somebody to love" or whatever its called is where its at and thats airplane i believe.
i really need more airplane all i have is "starships greatest hits'' and i hate greatest hits cds so i definitely need some airplane.
you def. need to at least understand the diff., and respect the plane...
try and hunt down all the airplane albums...lots of great stuff.
--Bathing at baxters(67), surrealistic pillow(67), crown of creation(68), bless its pointy little head(69), volunteers(69)...
those are my favs...the rest are good too.
i think i just had a flashback just listing the titles- :-o :mrgreen:
Bathing at Baxter's in particular.. recorded under the influence of Owsley's special brew...
how about simply starship! we build this city!
gotta love it jedi.
ok i just thought of my true guilty pleasure that i might get flamed for. BARBRA STREISAND. yeah thats right and i dont care what any of u say. so i dont actually have any of her albums but my music theory teacher is obsessed with her and plays her stuff for us from time to time and i'm sorry but that bitch can sing.
on how life is... is a great album start to finish.
fall 2000 i listened to it on a cassette non stop.
i swear to you guys....
i love barry manilow!
aug
geez - this thread is getting pretty good............
okay:
1) madonna
2) 311
3) snoop dogg (2 g's, right???)
4) van halen (david lee roth era only)
5) pantera
6)
madonna...that's a pretty intense guilty pleasure right there
i personally don't think van halen should have to be a guilty pleasure. mean street most certainly brings the heat.
couldn't help but notice ur number 6 is rather intriguing.
this is an awesome thread to whoever started it and i just feel like i HAVE to respond to everyones lists haha yeah i'm a loser.
i dont really think it qualifies as a "guilty pleasure"
but i LOVE 80s music! ALOT!
hell dude, i spent hours, days, weeks, months, years, working on eddie's intro
to mean streets.............still never got it........eddie can't play it that cool anymore
anyway..............is there any rock album - and by rock i mean "rawk" - better than
Fair Warning?????? That was supposedly the one where things between eddie and
dave became hateful..........their worst commercial success; by far their all-time, nastiest,
hardest, eddie-is-a-god, album of all time, IMHO.
whoops................#6 is solo sting.............dream of the blue turtles w/ branford is sickness.
funk - did you dig "der kommisar"? whatever that tune was.............
hmmm? guilty pleasures.... i dont have any albums or anything, but when old skool metalica comes on i cant help but to rock out! :evil:
their old stuff was amazing imo. i dunno ive been listening to this all girl band from olympia wa, called "be good tanyas." the lead has an amazing voice and some of there songs hit home fo sho. i really dig leo kotke on his own, ive seen him 2 times live and he has such a good stage presence and is funny as hell with his narrative between/during songs. i guess trey band would be a guilty pleasure too since i couldnt stand it for years. :-D
This has turned out WAY better than I had ever planned!!!! Its good to see that I am not the only one out here who likes to listen to the occasional 80's pop tune, or Rock out to HOT FOR TEACHER. That intro Drum solo gets me goin everytime. Gotta love some Halen. Thanks to all for swallowing their personal pride. This has been quite amusing. :-D
i also crank justin timberlake on occassion :roll:
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oh no u didnt
okay.........last and final confession..............i LOVE Ratt.
Okay...........I'm sure I'll be banned for life now............what can i say?
warren di martini was a shredder like few others...............
i'm gonna rock your body!!!!!!
blah blah blaaah!
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Leo kottke shouuld not be a guilty pleasure. you should be proud that you have come to know his music.
I've been racking my brains, running through my record collection in my mind to tell you what records are my secret shame and I've decided i have none. I love everything I own and am proud of it. Music should bring joy, not guilt.
^^^ blah blah blah, enjoy of your hippie crap... just tell us whats in your musical closet... is it britney, or nsync, or bette midler... just let it out.
as a wise man once said... everybody's got something to hide, but me and my monkey ;)
^^^^^^^^^^^i've known this kid for 12 & 1/2 years... I'll dig up some skeletons! :evil: :-o
oooh, now the dirts comes clean!
Bring it slim. i have no shames.
musically, that is.
ya, lets hear the dirt. hahahaha.
Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, and I've seen almost all of the popular 80s 'rock' bands live... (Poison, Cinderella, Guns N Roses, Sister Christian, Styx, REO Speedwagon, etc.)
Carly Simon! Her live album made me dig out the ol' record player. O, and Dreams by Grace Slick. (The Airplane is not a guilty pleasure band BTW)
I feel shame. Nelly Furtado's first album. Extreme's "Pornograffiti". Even contemplated buying the new Madonna album, it's supposed to be her best in years. Man that was painful, yet liberating all at the same time. Whew!
...and Old School Metal and Hip-Hop....
Don't just stand there, Bust a Move! :mrgreen:
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto..... Man I had that on Vinyl as a kid....
dude "Pornograffiti" is the shit!!!
this thread just gave me a GREAT laugh :)
lately for me?
En Vogue :-D
Not that I listen to them, but Italian Job came on last night with Mark Walberg. This inspired my roomie to bust out some od school youtube clips from Marky Mark and the funky bunch. :lol: That sh** was hilarious.
Quote from: alcoholandcoffeebeans on January 29, 2009, 09:30:36 AM
En Vogue :-D
En Vogue?!
man, you're "never gonna get it, never gonna get it" :wink:
I was just thinking about a thread like this last weekend and forgot to search for it.
One guilty pleasure band isn't a band, but a songwriter:
Neil Diamond.
Oh yeah. Dude can write some songs.
Quote from: alcoholandcoffeebeans on January 29, 2009, 09:37:32 AM
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Quote from: alcoholandcoffeebeans on January 29, 2009, 09:30:36 AM
En Vogue :-D
En Vogue?!
man, you're "never gonna get it, never gonna get it" :wink:
it's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:-D
I saw them open for Vanilla Ice and M.C. Hammer back in 1989.
Those girls were smoking hot! And they can belt out a tune.
/sorry for the double post...
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Quote from: alcoholandcoffeebeans on January 29, 2009, 09:30:36 AM
En Vogue :-D
En Vogue?!
man, you're "never gonna get it, never gonna get it" :wink:
it's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:-D
I saw them open for Vanilla Ice and M.C. Hammer back in 1989.
Those girls were smoking hot! And they can belt out a tune.
/sorry for the double post...
for real!
i mean, come on...
givin' him something he can feel and free your mind's videos... hott :)
(http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/images/opeth.jpg)
The subtitle to this photo was "Opeth: the Sigur Ros of Death Metal"
I haven't listened to the newest stuff, but these guys are incredible musicians/song writers, believe it or not. The lead singer/guitarist Mikael(sp?) is also a badass on the guitar.
Squeeze
my 7th month old son enjoys Bossa Nova when he's getting ready for nap time or nite-nite, so do we. :-D
Phish
Dr. Hook
Reminds me of being a little kid, my mother dragging out her records and 8-Tracks. Guess the albums weren't really that old at the time though.
Duran Duran
Quote from: Hicks on January 29, 2009, 11:04:48 AM
Phish
Me too. You're probably joking, but I'm serious.
Hippies, Phish, the Grateful Dead.
That shit ain't cool. I've got diverse interests and tastes but these things are in my blood. I tell Hipsters, Artists, Designers, whoever; that I'm an old Deadhead and watch them do a double-take. They don't know what they are missing. I grew up with this shit and I love it.
i'm gonna guess that Hicks isn't joking, but it's still funny anyway. :lol:
Quote from: MiamiPhish on January 29, 2009, 09:43:40 AM
(http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/images/opeth.jpg)
The subtitle to this photo was "Opeth: the Sigur Ros of Death Metal"
I haven't listened to the newest stuff, but these guys are incredible musicians/song writers, believe it or not. The lead singer/guitarist Mikael(sp?) is also a badass on the guitar.
Love 'em. But then again, I grew up on metal. I was stagediving at Slayer concerts back in the 80s. Sadly, the last couple Opeth albums haven't measured up to the Blackwater Park/Deliverance/Still Life era albums as a whole, but there's still a couple awesome tracks on each of 'em. That reminds me, no one ever got me their new DVD for Xmas. I'm gonna go order that now.
Quote from: redrum on January 29, 2009, 11:57:05 AM
i'm gonna guess that Hicks isn't joking, but it's still funny anyway. :lol:
Exactly. Although at this point I could give two shits about being "cool". It's mostly a guilty pleasure these days because of the wife hatred. :| :wink:
Quote from: Hicks on January 29, 2009, 12:01:11 PM
Quote from: redrum on January 29, 2009, 11:57:05 AM
i'm gonna guess that Hicks isn't joking, but it's still funny anyway. :lol:
Exactly. Although at this point I could give two shits about being "cool". It's mostly a guilty pleasure these days because of the wife hatred. :| :wink:
I don't care about "cool" either. I just find it's a conversation stopper for a lot of people.
Quote from: Hicks on January 29, 2009, 12:01:11 PM
Quote from: redrum on January 29, 2009, 11:57:05 AM
i'm gonna guess that Hicks isn't joking, but it's still funny anyway. :lol:
Exactly. Although at this point I could give two shits about being "cool". It's mostly a guilty pleasure these days because of the wife hatred. :| :wink:
Unfortunately this goes for me as well.
hey, all our wives are eventually gonna figure out just how "un-cool" we all really are anyway.
it's just a matter of time.
:wink:
Wives not liking phish :? :?
Simply extend forearm, open palm and raise threateningly.
Unfortunately, you will later need to close that palm to J/O on the couch you will be sleeping on.
But it's worth it for the :phish:
Your wives "hate" Phish? Damn, that sucks. :|
My wife took a liking to Phish when she heard the lyrics to 'Weigh' while I sang it to her. That and I used to play 'Billy Breathes' to put my son to sleep when he was a baby. TMWSIY as well.
My guilty pleasure(s) are steeped in much of the New Wave from the 1980s. I couldn't possibly pinpoint one single band and I still listen to all of them on a regular basis.
Quote from: MiamiPhish on January 29, 2009, 01:29:35 PM
Wives not liking phish :? :?
Simply extend forearm, open palm and raise threateningly.
Unfortunately, you will later need to close that palm to J/O on the couch you will be sleeping on.
But it's worth it for the :phish:
Or fend off other spousal abuse cellmates who are looking for some action on those cold lonely nights in the cellblock. :wink:
I have many "Guilty Pleasures," probably too many to list......Ace of Base comes to mind... :-P
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
Justin Timberlake anyone?
Quote from: jam> on January 29, 2009, 02:32:41 PM
Justin Timberlake anyone?
I'm more of a Maroon 5 guy. :-D
Lily Allen
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
I have many "Guilty Pleasures," probably too many to list......Ace of Base comes to mind... :-P
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
yup, alot of those bands wrote some catchy tunes. Remember Reel Big Fish?
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
When I was still living in California and Blink were barely a blip on the SoCal punk scene they released an album called 'Cheshire Cat' which totally kicks ass. Seek it out... you could see where they were going to end up during their early years.
I have a guilty pleasure for early Green Day. After Dookie I kind of lost interest but their early stuff is great. Dominated Love Slave anyone?
RBF played at my sophmore springfest...
The only thing I remember about it is them playing 'enter sandman'
meh
Quote from: Rich on January 29, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
When I was still living in California and Blink were barely a blip on the SoCal punk scene they released an album called 'Cheshire Cat' which totally kicks ass. Seek it out... you could see where they were going to end up during their early years.
I have a guilty pleasure for early Green Day. After Dookie I kind of lost interest but their early stuff is great. Dominated Love Slave anyone?
Good stuff. Green Day has some good songs on each album. Even their newest album was pretty decent, as pop as it was.
Quote from: Rich on January 29, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
When I was still living in California and Blink were barely a blip on the SoCal punk scene they released an album called 'Cheshire Cat' which totally kicks ass. Seek it out... you could see where they were going to end up during their early years.
oh yah, I think I have every Blink album released.....I basically worshipped these guys from 7th-9th grade :-P
Against me
even though theyre getting to be less and less of one
really like The Smiths
It used to be yacht rock, but then my friends bought a boat and I converted everyone into yacht rock fans. So now I don't have to be guilty. Except if people catch me singing "Danny's song" at work.
I forgot another one... so good...
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You gotta love this CD... admit it, you do.
Quote from: MiamiPhish on January 29, 2009, 07:21:49 PM
I forgot another one... so good...
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000JR29.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
You gotta love this CD... admit it, you do.
I do. Imo, their best album was 'The Hurting' but SFTBC is a classic all the way.
I wasn't gonna do this, but this thread is begging for it:
Quote from: khalpin on January 29, 2009, 09:05:22 PM
I wasn't gonna do this, but this thread is begging for it:
Don't hate on Genesis, Huey Lewis and the News, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins or Paul Simon.
Don't fuck with them, I'm warning you.
I feel just like that fucker.
I'm guilty of liking some of the 60's, 70's & 80's love songs... Just on rare occassion they do warm my heart...
brotha lynch hung....specifically this album
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the most hard core rap you done ever heard
not for the faint of heart
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on January 29, 2009, 09:35:04 PM
brotha lynch hung....specifically this album
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Season_of_da_Siccness_-_Brotha_Lynch_Hung.jpg)
the most hard core rap you done ever heard
not for the faint of heart
:-o
"Guess what daddy's bringin home for supper?!?!"
:-D
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 03:37:03 PM
Quote from: Rich on January 29, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
When I was still living in California and Blink were barely a blip on the SoCal punk scene they released an album called 'Cheshire Cat' which totally kicks ass. Seek it out... you could see where they were going to end up during their early years.
oh yah, I think I have every Blink album released.....I basically worshipped these guys from 7th-9th grade :-P
haha I'm with you Whatstheuse....I too worshipped blink from about ages 12-15 (although I have nothing after enema of the state). I rarely listen to them anymore...but from time to time I get nostalgic for blink.
And yes, I'm going to say it....Britney Spears. Her new album (and I also think her last album) are pretty solid pop albums, the songs are catchy and fast-paced (aside from the few lame slow jams)...so for what it is, I think britney does a pretty good job. But I only really pump the britney from time to time when I'm working out, really gets me going...or if im out dancing with my pop music loving friends, who are responsible for britney coming into my life.
haha Khalpin, I mean, Bateman, you read my mind!
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Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 03:37:03 PM
Quote from: Rich on January 29, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on January 29, 2009, 02:26:19 PM
oh, and Blink-182, used to LOVE them, don't really listen much anymore but boy can those guys write a catchy fucking pop song.
When I was still living in California and Blink were barely a blip on the SoCal punk scene they released an album called 'Cheshire Cat' which totally kicks ass. Seek it out... you could see where they were going to end up during their early years.
oh yah, I think I have every Blink album released.....I basically worshipped these guys from 7th-9th grade :-P
haha I'm with you Whatstheuse....I too worshipped blink from about ages 12-15 (although I have nothing after enema of the state). I rarely listen to them anymore...but from time to time I get nostalgic for blink.
And yes, I'm going to say it....Britney Spears. Her new album (and I also think her last album) are pretty solid pop albums, the songs are catchy and fast-paced (aside from the few lame slow jams)...so for what it is, I think britney does a pretty good job. But I only really pump the britney from time to time when I'm working out, really gets me going...or if im out dancing with my pop music loving friends, who are responsible for britney coming into my life.
Friendship reassessment time?? :evil: :-P
Don't hate on Genesis, Huey Lewis and the News, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins or Paul Simon.
Don't fuck with them, I'm warning you.
I feel just like that fucker.
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You Can't Hurry Love, by Phil Collins. My favorite song when I was a wee little one.
Quote from: blastoplast on January 30, 2009, 07:43:38 PM
Don't hate on Genesis, Huey Lewis and the News, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins or Paul Simon.
Don't fuck with them, I'm warning you.
I feel just like that fucker.
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You Can't Hurry Love, by Phil Collins. My favorite song when I was a wee little one.
Yeah, so I'll remain respectfully silent on Huey Lewis and the News...
But! As for the rest of those, I can assure you they are in zero danger of me hating on them, because they're among my favorites.
Paul Simon/Simon and Garfunkel were one of my earliest favorite artists, and they're still my faves to come out of the whole 60s folk/folk rock movement. I
Phil Collins was another early fave, and though his later solo work has worn a little thin on me, I still have a soft spot for everything he did in the 80s, and his first album (Face Value) is one of the more brilliant post-break up inspired albums I've heard.
And as for Genesis -- I owe them everything musically, because getting into them (through Phil's solo work, funnily enough) ultimately was my Gateway Experience to 90% of all music I listen to now. Yes, including Phish. Genesis, particularly as I went back through to their more adventurous early stuff, opened my ears to new possibilities in music I'd never considered before on my diet of pop and oldies (though I like the latter still), and there was no turning back.
And Peter Gabriel is one of my favorite single-person artists of all time, right up there with Frank Zappa and Miles Davis. And anyone who has only heard In Your Eyes and Sledgehammer (great songs though they are) is missing out on a wealth of beautiful, challenging music, both in his solo career and in the 70s when he fronted Genesis.
So yeah, you're not alone. Hell, I may be even more obsessed :-D
U2. When I was a pre-teen in the '80s they we're it. I actually had a momment with Bono where I swung my shirt around in the air and he then repeated it back to me. Everyone around me started patting me on the back going that was for you. Stopped listening once I became a teen DeadHead.Then I discovered Phish and never looked back. U2 early shit is actually pretty good, really raw and full of angst.
BUMP!!!!
Was totally rocking out to Huey Lewis and the News today in the car!
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BUMP!!!!
Was totally rocking out to Huey Lewis and the News today in the car!
makes me think of American Psycho
it's hip to be square
Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Gotta get back in time, bitches! GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Gotta get back in time, bitches! GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
yeahh i need to see them again, been way too long
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Quote from: antelope19 on September 16, 2010, 03:54:14 PM
Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Gotta get back in time, bitches! GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
yeahh i need to see them again, been way too long
BLU RAY NEXT MONTH BITCHES!!!!
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Thank you. I now have that stuck in my head. :x :wink:
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Thank you. I now have that stuck in my head. :x :wink:
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
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Quote from: antelope19 on September 16, 2010, 03:54:14 PM
Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Thank you. I now have that stuck in my head. :x :wink:
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
get your skateboard and hitch a ride bud
BTTF Family Guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz-UKpxOz0A#)
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Thank you. I now have that stuck in my head. :x :wink:
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
get your skateboard and hitch a ride bud
Such a great scene.
The hover board from the later movies is pretty sweet too.
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Actually, I think my desire today stems from watching Back to the Future the other night. :-D
Thats the power of love.
Thank you. I now have that stuck in my head. :x :wink:
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
get your skateboard and hitch a ride bud
Such a great scene.
The hover board from the later movies is pretty sweet too.
Back to the Future II - McFly you bojo! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fROq-ZxtvnU#)
best line of the trilogy :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Can you feel it?!?!
Reading through this thread, a lot of the Guilty Pleasure bands that have been lsited, i think are really good and i rock too
Guns N' Roses-yep
Metallica-fuck yeah!
Van Halen-naturally
The Smiths-thats my shit! listened to them non stop in high school. Saw Morrissey in concert in 92.
Justin Timberlake-yep LoveSexy is a great record.
Lily Allen-yep, her track on Mark Ronsons record with the Dap King horns "oh my god" is killer.
I think my guilty pleasure band, is more the smooth soul/pop/jazzy sounds of the late 70's early 80's. :
Hall and Oates! Boz Scaggs! thats my shit!
Oh hell yes! Come on, you know you love some Cant Go For That!
Hall & Oates - I Cant Go For That (1981) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGZwPGsfcwM#)
Boz Scaggs "Lowdown" come on! Its a classic Biggie sample too!
Boz Scaggs Lowdown Live 1976 feat. Jeff Porcaro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBdFyE7PeE#)
All that is some Dentist office porno music right there!
As much as I hate to admit it... I actually own, listen to, and sing vehemently along with Ne-Yo's "Because Of You." Blame the strip club in GTA4 for introducing it into my life. :P
Ne-Yo - Because Of You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atz_aZA3rf0#)
billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
Quote from: disco on September 20, 2010, 04:26:24 PM
billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
Love me some bluegrass. I don't really consider it a "guilty pleasure". Maybe that's just me though. :-)
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billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
Love me some bluegrass. I don't really consider it a "guilty pleasure". Maybe that's just me though. :-)
ditto.
can't really call it a guilty pleasure as of more than half my friends play it.
root music :)
Quote from: antelope19 on September 20, 2010, 04:37:55 PM
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billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
Love me some bluegrass. I don't really consider it a "guilty pleasure". Maybe that's just me though. :-)
Not just you, I'm quite open about my love for bluegrass.
early Motley Crue! :evil:
(http://www.sikworld.com/artofmetal/Motley_Crue-Shout_at_the_Devil.jpg)
:rawk:
I don't really feel guilt for any of my artistic pleasures, but in the spirit of the thread:
I find Phil Collins solo material thrilling.
yep. no jacket required in this bitch.
Quote from: susep73 on September 20, 2010, 11:54:10 PM
early Motley Crue! :evil:
(http://www.sikworld.com/artofmetal/Motley_Crue-Shout_at_the_Devil.jpg)
:rawk:
i think we've had this convo before.
i'll take 'too fast for love' ANYDAY :-D
Quote from: antelope19 on September 20, 2010, 04:37:55 PM
Quote from: disco on September 20, 2010, 04:26:24 PM
billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
Love me some bluegrass. I don't really consider it a "guilty pleasure". Maybe that's just me though. :-)
i've been opposed to it for years so maybe that's why it feels so :evil:
there's just a lot of it here, or at least grass/folk stuff.
for whatever reason I like to sing aloud to Cher in the shower :|
j/k
Quote from: postjack on September 21, 2010, 12:14:12 AM
I don't really feel guilt for any of my artistic pleasures, but in the spirit of the thread:
I find Phil Collins solo material thrilling.
yep. no jacket required in this bitch.
I've gotta say, I saw Phil Collins solo at MSG in high school and it was a great show...
Weird, people feel guilty about bluegrass but not guilty about phil collins solo? Sick, twisted people up in here.
Quote from: kellerb on September 21, 2010, 09:12:10 AM
Weird, people feel guilty about bluegrass but not guilty about phil collins solo? Sick, twisted people up in here.
It's all been a pack of lies!!!!
Like me some Steely Dan.
I do only have one of their albums, though. :-(
I don't particularly feel guilty about it.
Quote from: V00D00BR3W on September 21, 2010, 10:08:46 AM
Like me some Steely Dan.
I do only have one of their albums, though. :-(
I don't particularly feel guilty about it.
You should feel guilty for only having one of their albums
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Quote from: V00D00BR3W on September 21, 2010, 10:08:46 AM
Like me some Steely Dan.
I do only have one of their albums, though. :-(
I don't particularly feel guilty about it.
You should feel guilty for only having one of their albums
Niel Diamond. Specifically 'Crunchy Granola Suite' off the 'Hot August Night'. :rawk:
Quote from: disco on September 20, 2010, 04:26:24 PM
billy joel....mainly the classic stuff
and as of late :-o bluegrass :-o
better get outta here soon before I trade my guitar for a fiddle or banjo
early Billy Joel (pre commercial success) is good stuff, imo. Saw him when Turnstiles came out (he became really popular with the Stranger, about 1 year later), put on a great show.
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Quote from: V00D00BR3W on September 21, 2010, 10:08:46 AM
Like me some Steely Dan.
I do only have one of their albums, though. :-(
I don't particularly feel guilty about it.
You should feel guilty for only having one of their albums
No argument here. The "it" of course should have come after that first line.
Off the top of my head:
Michael Jackson
Jack Johnson
Eminem
Cat Stevens
Kings of Leon
Jayhawks
Sheryl Crow
U2
Coldplay
Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
Quote from: Hicks on September 21, 2010, 01:16:13 PM
Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
You're Unbelievable
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Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
You're Unbelievable
Right here, right now, there is no other place I'd rather beeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Quote from: Hicks on September 21, 2010, 01:16:13 PM
Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
I remember nearly buying both of those tapes.
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Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
You're Unbelievable
OH!!!!
Ha! Good stuff.
Personally, I don't feel guilty about anything I've been listening to lately. Actually, I never do. I don't listen to the crap music you all have listed on here. :evil:
I listen to traditional Irish and traditional Quebecois quite often.
SO glad I bumped this thread! :-D
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Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
You're Unbelievable
OH!!!!
Ha! Good stuff.
Personally, I don't feel guilty about anything I've been listening to lately. Actually, I never do. I don't listen to the crap music you all have listed on here. :evil:
I'm sure I listen to plenty of 'crap', I just don't feel guilty about it. You can find me singing along to some of the worst music, and having a good time doing it. I just love music damnit! I tried to think of what I feel the guiltiest about listening to and the only thing that kept popping into my head was how much I love the song 'Conga' by Miami Sound Machine.
Ok, now that I've seen that typed out I guess I do feel a little guilty about liking it...
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Been listening to a lot of Jesus Jones and EMF lately.
You're Unbelievable
OH!!!!
Ha! Good stuff.
Personally, I don't feel guilty about anything I've been listening to lately. Actually, I never do. I don't listen to the crap music you all have listed on here. :evil:
I'm sure I listen to plenty of 'crap', I just don't feel guilty about it. You can find me singing along to some of the worst music, and having a good time doing it. I just love music damnit! I tried to think of what I feel the guiltiest about listening to and the only thing that kept popping into my head was how much I love the song 'Conga' by Miami Sound Machine.
Ok, now that I've seen that typed out I guess I do feel a little guilty about liking it...
In my head, I'm picturing Shakira covering Conga, and not feeling guilty at all
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Quote from: susep73 on September 20, 2010, 11:54:10 PM
early Motley Crue! :evil:
(http://www.sikworld.com/artofmetal/Motley_Crue-Shout_at_the_Devil.jpg)
:rawk:
i think we've had this convo before.
i'll take 'too fast for love' ANYDAY :-D
that was my song back in the day. :wink: edit - actually I liked Too Young To Fall In Love.
other guilty pleasures:
George Michael - Careless Whisper, listen to the funk rythym guitar and decent sax playing.
So how 'bout them Spice Girls???
any Philip Glass fans in the house? not really a "band" although he did have a group called The Philip Glass Ensemble. Being a classically trained cellist, I can say with some authority that his String Quartet No. 5 is a masterpiece. I don't feel guilty listening to it: Glass- String Quartet No. 5 (1/3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1mCjPrH6o#) However, I do feel guilty listening to something like Einstein on the Beach: 01 Einstein on the Beach- Knee 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezOI3sPqWPU#)
Quote from: whatthecello42 on September 23, 2010, 02:47:34 PM
any Philip Glass fans in the house? not really a "band" although he did have a group called The Philip Glass Ensemble. Being a classically trained cellist, I can say with some authority that his String Quartet No. 5 is a masterpiece. I don't feel guilty listening to it: Glass- String Quartet No. 5 (1/3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1mCjPrH6o#) However, I do feel guilty listening to something like Einstein on the Beach: 01 Einstein on the Beach- Knee 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezOI3sPqWPU#)
No one should feel guilty about listening to Philip Glass.
John Denver.
I don't feel any real 'guilt' about it, but he's definitely seen as a cheeseball and I still love a lot of his songs. :)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZiL1PMF3xA#)
They play "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the 7th inning stretch of every Orioles Home Game. Hell, I feel more guilt for being an O's fan than liking John Denver. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Quote from: antelope19 on September 23, 2010, 04:59:20 PM
They play "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the 7th inning stretch of every Orioles Home Game. Hell, I feel more guilt for being an O's fan than liking John Denver. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Hahaha, no shit?? That's awesome :beers:
Ok, I'll admit, I'm an MLB noob... what's the association b/w the Orioles and John Denver? Someone just likes that tune?
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Quote from: antelope19 on September 23, 2010, 04:59:20 PM
They play "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the 7th inning stretch of every Orioles Home Game. Hell, I feel more guilt for being an O's fan than liking John Denver. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Hahaha, no shit?? That's awesome :beers:
Ok, I'll admit, I'm an MLB noob... what's the association b/w the Orioles and John Denver? Someone just likes that tune?
Quote
1975 was the year the Orioles, at the suggestion of general manager Frank Cashen, began playing pop music to reach out to younger fans. Throughout the '50s, '60s and early '70s the Orioles played "old folks" and organ music, and Cashen felt it was time for a change. So that season, public relations director Bob Brown began playing pop tunes during the seventh-inning stretch to see if anything would "take."
Late that season, shortstop Mark Belanger and his wife, Dee, went to Brown and suggested he try "Country Boy." The Belangers were fans and friends of Denver; they felt the song might catch on.
Hahahaa, that is both awesome and hilariously ironic. They've come full-circle :D
I don't really feel guilty about liking any music, but I definitely love a lot of cheesy stuff.
- Anything that's nostalgic for me, especially 80s pop from when I was a kid - think Don Henley - Boys of Summer, or Huey Lewis. That kind of stuff.
- Lots of dumb pop music: I actually kind of like Gaga for example. Okay, that's the only one that I really AM kind of ashamed of... :shakehead:
- Cheesy classic rock, especially Boston. I looooove that shit. Never could get into Journey though.
- Epic Eurotrance from the late 90s - early 2000s - Tiesto, Oakenfold, etc. The cheesier the better. It's formulaic and just all around objectively terrible music, but I have a huge soft spot for it for some weird reason. Drugs probably definitely.
Oh, I also kind of like Dragonforce, but I can't tell if they are actually serious or not. If they are serious and not kind of parodying themselves a little, I'd have to include them too.
neil diamond.
kenny rogers.
mike gordon.
Quote from: spaced on September 23, 2010, 10:50:24 PM
I don't really feel guilty about liking any music, but I definitely love a lot of cheesy stuff.
- Anything that's nostalgic for me, especially 80s pop from when I was a kid - think Don Henley - Boys of Summer, or Huey Lewis. That kind of stuff.
- Lots of dumb pop music: I actually kind of like Gaga for example. Okay, that's the only one that I really AM kind of ashamed of... :shakehead:
- Cheesy classic rock, especially Boston. I looooove that shit. Never could get into Journey though.
- Epic Eurotrance from the late 90s - early 2000s - Tiesto, Oakenfold, etc. The cheesier the better. It's formulaic and just all around objectively terrible music, but I have a huge soft spot for it for some weird reason. Drugs probably definitely.
Oh, I also kind of like Dragonforce, but I can't tell if they are actually serious or not. If they are serious and not kind of parodying themselves a little, I'd have to include them too.
Dude that shit's all awesome. Not as awesome as disco though
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on September 23, 2010, 10:56:41 PM
neil diamond.
kenny rogers.
mike gordon.
lol. I like how Mike is a "guilty pleasure".
Quote from: spaced on September 23, 2010, 10:50:24 PM
- Cheesy classic rock, especially Boston. I looooove that shit. Never could get into Journey though.
Boston should not be a guilty pleasure!!!! Boston's s/t album is one of the best albums of all time if you ask me.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE#)
Bump!
The talk of Huey Lewis and the News reminded me of this thread. They're def. a guilty pleasure band for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQH4BmepYIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgpewMCVjs