Topic: Music Proud Pleasures (Read 8314 times)

JodyAnthony · « **on:** 27 Apr 2006, 07:10 »

Like the guilty pleasures thread. everyone has guilty pleasures, but whats something that may be lame or whatever but you dont care what people think, because the song is just that good?

for me:

The Longest Time, by Billy Joel.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 08:32 »

Any Sportfreunde Stiller song. "Spitze" is a good example.

They're actually a decent band, just really catchy pop-rock.

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:09 »

I don't think it's bad, but a lot of other people do:

I am a huge Pearl Jam nut. Pearl Jam albums are basically my barometer for how good an album is.

"Oh, man! I'm giving this album an MTV Unplugged! It just isn't as interesting as you would expect"

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:22 »

Metal. I catch so much crap for liking metal it's not funny. Apparently when you become a jazz major, you're supposed to conform your musical tastes and stop listening to anything with a double bass pedal.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:25 »

Quote from: tommydski

one of my favourite songs from the last few years was the utterly pathetic 'anthems for a seventeen year old girl' from the second broken social scene album.

i could never put it as well as that.

Uh, I'm so pathetic that is my favouriite BSS song.

My biggest "music proud pleasure" is prbably ABBA. They are just fucking great songs with brilliant craftsmanship and writing dealing with good topics with great emotion (but not emo).

Thrillho · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:40 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Quote from: tommydski
one of my favourite songs from the last few years was the utterly pathetic 'anthems for a seventeen year old girl' from the second broken social scene album.

i could never put it as well as that.

Uh, I'm so pathetic that is my favouriite BSS song.

My biggest "music proud pleasure" is prbably ABBA. They are just fucking great songs with brilliant craftsmanship and writing dealing with good topics with great emotion (but not emo).

Is there any chance of you changing your avatar, please? I can't even watch that episode of Family Guy because of that scene. It makes me feel sick every time I see it.

nEmoGrinder · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:52 »

Video game music.....surprisingly addictive. I have the theme from level one of TMNT 2 for NES on my MP3 player. the level where you're in april's appartment building and it's on fire. oh man, it could have been a wicked hardcore song if it wasnt, you know, midi.

Or the theme from battletoads? oh man I loved that game. midi guitar solo.

and who could forget anythign from final fantasy VII.

Misereatur · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:53 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

Metal. I catch so much crap for liking metal it's not funny. Apparently when you become a jazz major, you're supposed to conform your musical tastes and stop listening to anything with a double bass pedal.

Same here. Last year some the music majors would'nt even talk to me about music because they were sure I only listened to metal. And then I started talking about a live Charlie Haden album I've got and they were all like "you.. listen to jazz..?" *head assplodes*.
I still get some crap about it, but mostly its just us joking around.

JodyAnthony · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 09:53 »

Quote from: nEmoGrinder

Video game music.....surprisingly addictive. I have the theme from level one of TMNT 2 for NES on my MP3 player. the level where you're in april's appartment building and it's on fire. oh man, it could have been a wicked hardcore song if it wasnt, you know, midi.

Or the theme from battletoads? oh man I loved that game. midi guitar solo.

and who could forget anythign from final fantasy VII.

Ive been listening to nothing but the soundtrack to Chrono Trigger for the past 3 days.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 10:07 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

Is there any chance of you changing your avatar, please? I can't even watch that episode of Family Guy because of that scene. It makes me feel sick every time I see it.

A PM would have been better, but sure, just for you. [size=0]pussy[/size]

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #10 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 10:54 »

Quote from: nEmoGrinder

Video game music.....surprisingly addictive. I have the theme from level one of TMNT 2 for NES on my MP3 player. the level where you're in april's appartment building and it's on fire. oh man, it could have been a wicked hardcore song if it wasnt, you know, midi.

If I ever get good at playing guitar, I'm going to learn how to play those and record them just so they're not midi. No, seriously. I have like twelve of those themes. They are awesome.

Thrillho · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 13:50 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Quote from: DynamiteKid

Is there any chance of you changing your avatar, please? I can't even watch that episode of Family Guy because of that scene. It makes me feel sick every time I see it.

A PM would have been better, but sure, just for you. [size=0]pussy[/size]

I really appreciate it, thanks a lot.

My bum is yours for the taking in return.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 13:50 »

Shakira - Whenever Whereever, Ojos Asi and Obtener Un Si
The first has really funny lyrics if you ask me. The second is all 1001 night mystique and the last one is lazy bossanova. All decent songs.

Gloria Estefan - Mi Tierra
So latin it hurts, you cannot resist it!

Armand Van Helden - You Don't Even Know Me
A teenagey "Nobody understands me!" house song and it kicks ass.

Addis Black Widow - Wait in Summer
Okay I am willing to admit that this song has absolutely no merit beyond being insanely catchy. These swedes look like futuristic ravers and can't sing, rap or anything really and that must be why I love them so!

The chorus goes:
still I
wait in summer
wait in winter
wait in spring
and even fall
it might be so
I know

Genius!

All Girl Summer Fun Band - Jason Lee
Admittedly they are not musically virtuoses, however they are girly, summery and fun!

and many more...

JodyAnthony · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 14:20 »

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

All Girl Summer Fun Band

haha, they are great though, arent they?

Narr · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 18:35 »

Anything by Justin King.

www.justinking.com

Man is acoustic guitar freak of nature.

McTaggart · « **Reply #15 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 19:02 »

Belle and Sebastian. People seem to hate on them so much more than they deserve.

PhunkieBehaveYer · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 22:01 »

No matter who entrenched I get in the "Precious American Underground," I still can't get enough Saves the Day.

Except for their new album, which is terrible.

Rubby · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 22:41 »

There is a final fantasy VII piano collection out there done by Nobuo Uematsu and it's friggen awsome.

JodyAnthony · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 10:39 »

the polyphonic spree is awesome.

that's all.

FeralCats · « **Reply #19 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 15:00 »

I have a cheezy version of 'Softly As The Morning Sunrise', done by bass, drums, guitar and Harmonica, with the harmonica taking the lead line. It has some fantastic soloing, and I play it for whoever comes to my house. But no one looks beyond the surface to see how great it actually is! What a shame.

And whoever called 'Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" crap...are you kidding me? That's my favorite song on that album! It sets the mood it wants to absolutley perfectly.

Kai · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 19:30 »

Supertramp.

Lines · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 19:50 »

electric light orchestra and the amelie soundtrack.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 22:24 »

Quote from: Kai

Supertramp.

Dude, you are not fucking proud of this. You've like furiously defended them against nobody half a dozen times.

pip_helix · « **Reply #23 on:** 30 Apr 2006, 20:14 »

Quote from: JodyAnthony

the polyphonic spree is awesome.

that's all.

they make me happy. like, ridiculously, impossibly, inexplicably happy.

minkles · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 May 2006, 17:51 »

Almost any band is considered crap by a considerable number of people. That being said, here are my proud thingies:

Belle and Sebastian- There's nothing wrong with happy, poppy music.
Bloc Party- It especially irks me when people call them "generic britpop"
Franz Ferdinand- See #1 and #2.
Bright Eyes
Incubus
Early Green Day
mc chris
AC/DC

Kai · « **Reply #25 on:** 01 May 2006, 18:52 »

Who the fuck is badmouthing mc chris?

Cause I can totally recite the entirety of The Tussin from memory. mc chris wins.

Synchronicity · « **Reply #26 on:** 01 May 2006, 21:16 »

@minkles: I like AC/DC too!

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #27 on:** 01 May 2006, 21:36 »

I think Wake Up by Hillary Duff is one great song.

qtownstegy · « **Reply #28 on:** 01 May 2006, 21:37 »

I have been known to listen to a little Hootie and the Blowfish from "Time" to time.

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #29 on:** 02 May 2006, 04:01 »

Quote from: minkles

Incubus

Everybody who lumps them with generic rap metal needs to be kicked in the head.

I know I should have been.

I know better now.

Oli · « **Reply #30 on:** 02 May 2006, 06:32 »

I listen to Elton John occasionally...

I also have a thing for lagwagon.

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JodyAnthony

TrueNeutral

nEmoGrinder

JodyAnthony

TrueNeutral

Praeserpium Machinarum

JodyAnthony

Narr

PhunkieBehaveYer

JodyAnthony

pip_helix

Synchronicity

TrueNeutral