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Post by DarthShady on Mar 20, 2007 16:06:06 GMT -5
Bringing this over from the movie board, does anyone here have any musicl guilty pleasures or favorite artists that are a bit out of character for you?
For example, people are always shocked to hear that I genuinely appreciate ABBA, Tom Jones, Run DMC, Avril Lavigne, Bon Jovi, and Frank Sinatra. Not that any of these should be guilty pleasures, because they are AWESOME! But I'm more known for my love of classic rock, especially as an obsessed Zeppelin enthusiast on par with Jay Baruchel's character from Almost Famous. So, needless to say, people don't expect me to like pop music at all.
Anyone else have any "guilty pleasures" when it comes to music?
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Post by sarahbot on Mar 20, 2007 19:50:42 GMT -5
I don't listen to "Stars Are Blind" sometimes, nuh-uh.
There's this Canadian boy band called soulDecision I LOVED when I was 14 or so - they were my first concert. I still love to sing along to their songs. It's like Avril for me though; I listen to them less for the music than the good memories associated.
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Post by kylerexpop on Mar 21, 2007 0:01:47 GMT -5
every band already mentioned counts as one of my guilty pleasures, as well.
except for the canadian boy band.
also: apparently according to "society," huey lewis & the news counts as a "guilty pleasure."
i personally count them simply as "AWESOME" but sometimes you have to bow to convention.
in addition: the jazz butcher, the jam, AVRIL (worth mentioning again), and obscure japanese pop band banana erectors based almost solely on their rockin' cover of 'henry the 8th i am.'
fantastic!
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Post by StarOpal on Mar 21, 2007 13:09:42 GMT -5
The Gin Blossoms, oh the shame! I think it's a bit of associated memories though more than the music since I only break out my 'Best of' CD about once a year. I get halfway through the album and think "All the songs sound the same and they're kinda blah." finish the album (because that doesn't stop me), put it away, and then get an annual craving. Rinse. Repeat.
Otherwise I don't listen to too much music that I actually feel guilty about.
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Post by sarahbot on Mar 21, 2007 16:19:35 GMT -5
Oh, I forgot Nickelback. Their more recent stuff. Same excuse as Avril: good memories associated, especially "Photograph" and "Rockstar".
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Post by starwenn on Mar 21, 2007 19:41:59 GMT -5
I have eclectic taste in music. I'll listen to Frank Sinatra and big band leaders like Tommy Dorsey and Vaughn Monroe one day, Led Zepplin and The Who the next, Matchbox 10 the day after that, then John Meyer and Sheryl Crow, and perhaps some classic Broadway cast albums and old movie soundtracks in the morning. Maybe in the afternoon, I'll go on an 80s kick and give my Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper albums (yes, the big black disc things) a spin. Other people may think I'm a dork, but hey, this is what I like. I just follow my moods.
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Post by RobOfTheDead on Mar 22, 2007 10:59:20 GMT -5
Journey, early Depeche Mode and Styx (Mr. Roboto era)
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Post by blinkfan on Mar 23, 2007 15:46:44 GMT -5
JOURNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am listning to them right now, what a small world.
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Mar 26, 2007 23:40:30 GMT -5
I like the song Idiot Boyfriend by Jimmy Fallon. "You like fine cookin'? I got a Swansons dinner...in the freezer.......wit your name on it ah!" Lol.
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on May 25, 2007 0:36:01 GMT -5
There's this Canadian boy band called soulDecision I LOVED when I was 14 or so - they were my first concert. I still love to sing along to their songs. It's like Avril for me though; I listen to them less for the music than the good memories associated. Ooh! Didn't they sing "Faded"? "I'm kinda faded but I feel alright, thinkin' 'bout makin' my move tonight" I love that song. I think I have it on my MP3 player, haha. |
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Post by sirgallahad2 on May 28, 2007 11:58:15 GMT -5
Enjoy the silence by Depeche mode. The 80's were a screwy decade.
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Post by sarahbot on Jun 12, 2007 17:38:16 GMT -5
There's this Canadian boy band called soulDecision I LOVED when I was 14 or so - they were my first concert. I still love to sing along to their songs. It's like Avril for me though; I listen to them less for the music than the good memories associated. Ooh! Didn't they sing "Faded"? "I'm kinda faded but I feel alright, thinkin' 'bout makin' my move tonight" I love that song. I think I have it on my MP3 player, haha. Oh yes, yes they did! |
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Jun 25, 2007 17:47:42 GMT -5
My guilty pleasure is Gwen Stefani. There is no musical merit to anything she has released since she went solo. And I still listen to it incessantly.
(even "Wind it Up")
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Post by sirgallahad2 on Jul 8, 2007 11:36:24 GMT -5
For me...
it has to be any Weird Al Yankovic polka mixes. I'm not a fan of polka, but hearing Nirvana, Nine inch nails, pearl jam and smashing pumpkin Polkas in the same song... EACH with a different polka style/beat.... H.I. larious
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Jul 9, 2007 18:48:22 GMT -5
I'm ashamed to admit my love for novelty songs, and how many have found their way onto my iPod. Like that song "David Duchovny" by Bree Sharp. Never mind that I'm the wrong gender/sexual orientation -- whether I'm alone in my car or in a funeral procession, I will sing "David Duchovny, I know you could love me, I'm sweet and I'm cuddly, I'M GONNA KILL SCULLY!!!" at the top of my lungs.
It's my (no longer) secret shame.
-D
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