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Topic: Guilty (musical) pleasures
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Hellrider
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posted January 19, 2007 15:29
Rock, metal, jazz and fusion tend to be intrinsically cool at least 90% of the time, but there is always some other kind of music you either like against your better judgement, or you consider to be cool while others don't.I'm a sucker for the music of 70s disco and soul era, as long as there's a good bassline to enjoy. Chic, Earth Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson (when he was good), the Jackson 5, Sister Sledge, Narada Michael Walden, hell even the Bee Gees, make me tap my foot, snap my fingers and reach for my bass guitar. I'm currently listening to Stomp by the Brothers Johnson, but I'm not good enough to play it. Your turn folks... own up! -------------------- "Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards." - R. A. Dickson
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Trollz
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posted January 19, 2007 16:16
OK, Bee Gees, ELO, Andrea Bocelli, yeah yeah I know cheesy huh, Bocelli's opera aria's (blushing) and OASIS, The VERVE, blah blah blahThe worst guilty plesure must be MAARKOLIO, a swede-finnish guy, Bought tickets for me and my yongest to see him live, he's funny as h*ll Maarkoolio -------------------- All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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Nuclear Vampire
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Member # 20
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posted January 19, 2007 17:47
Besides Metal, I listen to lots of classic rock (for want of a better term), 50's and 60's rock (the oldies station 1290 am gets lots of play in the van), classical and punk rock. Real punk rock, not Green Day shite. I'm not partial to any particular genre as far as guilty pleasures go, so here's some of my favorite songs that aren't Metal. Feel free to guffaw and snicker all you want, it is the internet after all and that kind of behaviour is encouraged. Tommy Tutone - 8675309 Jenny Men At Work - the Business As Usual album is brilliant Sniff N The Tears - Drivers Seat (one of my all time favorite songs period) Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach (see above) Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Bananarama - Cruel Summer Rick James - Superfreak (who DOESN'T like this song ) A-Ha - The Living Daylights (best Bond theme ever) Some bands/singers I like for no other reason than I'm a complete loser Streetheart The Fixx Ian Thomas The Smiths Duran Duran The Police U2 (only the first bunch of albums. the rest is shite) Bryan Adams (see above) Clannad Enya (same as U2 and Mr Adams - her newer stuff blows. The Celtic shit rules) Madonna I like some late 80's early 90's dance music too like that Haddaway song, stuff by Snap and Soul II Soul, and some others. I have a bunch of mixed CDRs of my guilty pleasures, but I can't be arsed to type out tracklistings and shit. Anyone know how I can copy a playlist from Winamp or something like that into a text file? I have a friend I used to work with who wanted to know what was on these CDRs.
Now Playing - Morbid Angel Chapel Of Ghouls aaahhh...that's better.
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Emlyn K Helicopter
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posted January 19, 2007 18:05
quote: Originally posted by Head Villain: Oh yeah, & Kasabian.
Kasabian? Kasabian? Oh, this ends badly for you. -------------------- Der der der-der DER! Der der der-der DER! DER!
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Trollz
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Member # 393
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posted January 20, 2007 05:04
quote: Originally posted by Nuclear Vampire: Some bands/singers I like for no other reason than I'm a complete loser
The Smiths Duran Duran The Police U2 (only the first bunch of albums. the rest is shite) Bryan Adams (see above)
Yeah, I'm with you on those, although I never thought I see a guy admitt listening to Bryan Adams, his theme to "Don Juan De Marco" is great. Oasis might be unoriginal, that is why it they are a guilty pleaure. I love Sparks too. -------------------- All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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Hellrider
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posted January 20, 2007 09:07
Right.Celine Dion undeniably has a good voice (although I can't stand her songs). Tori Amos once said that she started out in a hard rock band, but they went nowhere and she decided to get mellow and commercial. So that's a tenuous link with metal. Duran Duran has its cool moments (and a lot of uncool ones too). Bryan Adams - well, if I had a pound for each time I've heard Run To You covered (usually badly) by pub bands I'd be seriously rich. I can't see anything toe-curling embarrassing in your confessions, folks. Even Kasabian is OK, after all! This is one hell of a cool board. -------------------- "Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards." - R. A. Dickson
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BlackCloud
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Member # 122
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posted January 20, 2007 12:47
quote: Originally posted by Trollz: Supertramp
I always liked their song "School"...catchy piano melody in the middle. I love the Lemonheads if that's considered a guilty pleasure??? -------------------- http://www.reverbnation.com/paulenglish
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Trollz
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posted January 20, 2007 13:04
And should you ever happen to come across one of these albums from Supertramp I can recommend them as highly listenable:CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS? EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS BREAKFAST IN AMERICA You must have heard "Logical Song" -------------------- All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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