Topic: Music Guilty Pleasures (Read 108915 times)

Lummer · « **Reply #350 on:** 16 Oct 2007, 10:47 »

What?!

muteKi · « **Reply #351 on:** 16 Oct 2007, 13:14 »

Sorry, got it wrong. Thought you had posted the link, but I was misreading who had quoted whom, I guess. I fixed it, now.

corwinzor · « **Reply #352 on:** 29 Oct 2007, 21:00 »

Fleetwood Mac.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #353 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 06:47 »

Quote from: michaelicious on 16 Oct 2007, 09:06

There are some things that are impossible to not like ironically.

For example

I'm with Lummer, that was just crap. There's never a good reason to like something purely because you think you shouldn't, it's just irritating. Irony is a dead scene after all.

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #354 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 12:59 »

I work part-time in inventory, and thus have to spend a large amount of time in places like CVS, Walgreens, Shaws, Stop and Shop. They always have very mainstream music playing. (It's obvious wherever they cull their playlist from is a Clear Channel property.)

Some of the mainstream music I hear I enjoy. I don't usually find out the names of the songs or the bands that play them, but sometimes a really catchy pop hook can be really enjoyable.

mediumrare · « **Reply #355 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 13:52 »

I feel no guilt, only regret.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #356 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 19:20 »

Right, the musical guilty pleasure that immediately sprung to mind when reading this thread:

Dread Zeppelin.

Has to be one of the most gimmicky bands around. They do reggae covers of Led Zeppelin songs. They have an Elvis impersonator as the lead singer. And they released a Christmas album. I think I have it, somewhere.

I can't help but listen to their music with a big, fuck-off cheesey grin.

Joseph · « **Reply #357 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 19:21 »

Quote from: corwinzor on 29 Oct 2007, 21:00

Fleetwood Mac.

You, my friend, are doing the thread wrong. You have, however, inspired me to throw on Rumours.

devilcrayon · « **Reply #358 on:** 30 Oct 2007, 20:40 »

Bloodhound Gang is the guiltiest of pleasures. And yet they totally make with the bootyshakins.

Lummer · « **Reply #359 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 05:06 »

I am buying Justin Timberlake's new album today.

Fuck you!

phil51506 · « **Reply #360 on:** 31 Oct 2007, 23:51 »

I'm pretty convinced that I'm the only person on Earth who doesn't like "Since You've Been Gone". I do like quite a few other Kelly Clarkson songs though. Plus Mike Watt is her new bassist. That's gotta count for something. Also, the first Natalie Imbruglia album. some really tight session playing on that one.

mediumrare · « **Reply #361 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 04:51 »

"Since U Been Gone" is stunning, it really is. I, conversely, can't stand any of her other songs.

Is Natalie Imbruglia's first album the one with "Torn" on it? It's a decent song, and I think that album might be in the house. I might listen to it on your rather questionable (considering the thread title...) recommendation.

pinkpiche · « **Reply #362 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 09:56 »

Yup, I really like "Since U Been Gone" too!

Other than that, Britney, Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, the occasional Klaxons and Shakira is fucking amazing.
So mostly female pop singers (including JT). What do ya' know.

WeezeOnMe · « **Reply #363 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 19:53 »

T-Pain, wanna fight about it?

Also, Freebird.

corwinzor · « **Reply #364 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 20:23 »

Quote from: Dark Flame on 30 Oct 2007, 19:21

Quote from: corwinzor on 29 Oct 2007, 21:00
Fleetwood Mac.

You, my friend, are doing the thread wrong. You have, however, inspired me to throw on Rumours.

What do you mean I'm doing the thread wrong?

Joseph · « **Reply #365 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 20:25 »

I mean there is no reason to feel the remotest bit of guilt when it comes to Fleetwood Mac.

Lauren · « **Reply #366 on:** 01 Nov 2007, 21:03 »

Weezer, Kylie Minogue, uhhh Will Smith....

and a crapload of German/Japanese techno

corwinzor · « **Reply #367 on:** 04 Nov 2007, 20:48 »

Quote from: Dark Flame on 01 Nov 2007, 20:25

I mean there is no reason to feel the remotest bit of guilt when it comes to Fleetwood Mac.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for the vocal harmonies.
And I liked Tusk as well.

cupcakeonastick · « **Reply #368 on:** 05 Nov 2007, 19:15 »

Probably Aqua. They have the most ridiculous lyrics and sugary pop techno beats ... but I can't help but feel stupidly happy every time I listen to them.

mfpole · « **Reply #369 on:** 05 Nov 2007, 20:00 »

I listened to Thriller today

anditsdiscontents · « **Reply #370 on:** 05 Nov 2007, 20:35 »

isn't the reason that 'Since U Been Gone' is so good is that it stole the riff from 'Maps' by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #371 on:** 06 Nov 2007, 04:58 »

Nah, that riff's totally incidental to the excellence of Since You Been Gone. It's only there once near the end! It's the vocal that makes it and since it's far from Clarkson's only good effort I'd say it was her that makes it so good.

corwinzor · « **Reply #372 on:** 06 Nov 2007, 11:17 »

Quote from: mfpole on 05 Nov 2007, 20:00

I listened to Thriller today

God, 'Billy Jean' is such a good song.

talon · « **Reply #373 on:** 10 Nov 2007, 15:27 »

guilty pleasures as of lately

billy joel's "we didn't start the fire"
john williams star wars soundtracks any of em'
i still like classic rock... thanks dad
and i like a few nu metal bands (SOAD and deftones)

jeff waynes war of the worlds... not guilty for liking it but some may call me weird for the fact

Edible · « **Reply #374 on:** 10 Nov 2007, 15:42 »

Thrice...

Prim8 · « **Reply #375 on:** 10 Nov 2007, 19:58 »

Panic at the disco

qiZzer · « **Reply #376 on:** 11 Nov 2007, 20:32 »

I have a couple as Asylum Street Spankers, The fray and System of the down

thehollow · « **Reply #377 on:** 11 Nov 2007, 20:56 »

This ridiculous spanish "folk metal" band Mägo de Oz (Wizard of Oz, with an umlaut thrown in for good measure). I heard them everywhere when I was studying in spain and now I can't help but listen to them every once in awhile. Crazy metal with celtic flutes and accordions and other weird stuff. Everyone I've played it for thinks it's shit, but i can't help but think it's fun.

RefD · « **Reply #378 on:** 11 Nov 2007, 22:20 »

Steely Dan - Aja

Johnny C · « **Reply #379 on:** 11 Nov 2007, 23:20 »

Quote from: talon on 10 Nov 2007, 15:27

billy joel's "we didn't start the fire"

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #380 on:** 13 Nov 2007, 17:32 »

Sometimes when I'm in the mood for a laugh...

I listen to Freezepop

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #381 on:** 13 Nov 2007, 17:34 »

I actually like a few Killers and Coldplay songs.

Please don't kill me.

ruyi · « **Reply #382 on:** 14 Nov 2007, 00:51 »

i have pulled a few all-nighters recently watching pharell (mostly his collaboration singles) and usher on youtube.

mediumrare · « **Reply #383 on:** 14 Nov 2007, 12:19 »

Quote from: JimmyJazz on 13 Nov 2007, 17:34

I actually like a few Killers and Coldplay songs.

Please don't kill me.

I saw the Killers at a festival in Scotland and it was the best concert I've ever been to.

So...

Kai · « **Reply #384 on:** 14 Nov 2007, 15:34 »

Quote from: RefD on 11 Nov 2007, 22:20

Steely Dan - Aja

I own most of Steely Dan's material.

Whoops.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #385 on:** 14 Nov 2007, 18:55 »

Quote from: thehollow on 11 Nov 2007, 20:56

This ridiculous spanish "folk metal" band Mägo de Oz (Wizard of Oz, with an umlaut thrown in for good measure). I heard them everywhere when I was studying in spain and now I can't help but listen to them every once in awhile. Crazy metal with celtic flutes and accordions and other weird stuff. Everyone I've played it for thinks it's shit, but i can't help but think it's fun.

Oh man. At work we had a running joke about how shit they are, and one opf my friends would randomly start singing one of their songs while dancing around like a pixie. One time, a guy we didn't like overheard us and approached us, saying that it was sych a good song, i didn't quite know how to react.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #386 on:** 14 Nov 2007, 19:41 »

Mago De Oz are actually one of the first folk metal bands (though they didn't record anything for years), which is really quite worrying, as they've spent the bulk of their career pretending to be Skyclad. They even called their live album 'Fölktergeist' (See the Skyclad's 'Polkageist', on the album 'Folkemon'), which is just lamentable on a number of levels. For example, if you pronounce the umlaut, it sounds a lot like 'Felchtergeist'. Also, just the fucking 'Belfast' album. That album is basically a collective act of oral sex performed on Skyclad.

Also someone better not have fucking badmouthed folk metal up there. Fo' real. Folk metal is the best metal.

bells · « **Reply #387 on:** 21 Nov 2007, 07:58 »

yeah, f- yeah blondie were wik!

i listen to patsy cline way too much but she was way awesome so i don't feel bad about that. i listen to the proclaimers sometimes, though mostly just to decipher their lyrics for the benefit of their perplexed audiences. joe cocker is an old fave particularly all the trashy covers and the sweaty woodstock footage. and 'kung fu fighting', 'knock on wood', 'footloose' oh yeah.

mark owen (of take that fame) put out this song called 'believe in the boogie' once upon a time and it stuck to the inside of my brain for far too long.

will i be pummelled for liking prince? the man is a genius. he's short, sure, but he makes up for it in the size of his saxophone.

Melt Down · « **Reply #388 on:** 23 Nov 2007, 16:53 »

Quote from: ViolentDove on 30 Oct 2007, 19:20

Dread Zeppelin.

Has to be one of the most gimmicky bands around.

You want a Gimmicky band? try Beatallica. Metal covers of Beatles songs, combined with Metallica songs. Truly gimmicky, and kind of funny

PECOAE · « **Reply #389 on:** 23 Nov 2007, 23:30 »

...Jimmy Eat World's Futures album. I really, really like it.

Some System of a Down (*braces self for flaming*)...

Also, Audioslave's second album.

And Alien Ant Farm. They are amazing.

Patrick · « **Reply #390 on:** 24 Nov 2007, 10:08 »

I adore Alien Ant Farm. They get a lot of unnecessary crap for "Movies" and "Smooth Criminal" but if the whiners saying this had ever actually listened to that album they'd have a different point of view. "Attitude" is one of my favourite songs. The drummer is a fuckin' virtuoso and I love the entire half hour of music from "Attitude" to the end.

Tom · « **Reply #391 on:** 24 Nov 2007, 23:55 »

The Zutons, but now i mention it I don't feel guilty that much 'cause they're really fun.

PECOAE · « **Reply #392 on:** 24 Nov 2007, 23:59 »

Quote from: KimJongSick on 24 Nov 2007, 10:08

I adore Alien Ant Farm. They get a lot of unnecessary crap for "Movies" and "Smooth Criminal" but if the whiners saying this had ever actually listened to that album they'd have a different point of view. "Attitude" is one of my favourite songs. The drummer is a fuckin' virtuoso and I love the entire half hour of music from "Attitude" to the end.

+1

Their second album was pretty good too, I never heard the third...

Jackie Blue · « **Reply #393 on:** 24 Nov 2007, 23:59 »

Quote from: bells on 21 Nov 2007, 07:58

will i be pummelled for liking prince?

Only by people who have no idea what the fuck they're talking about. Prince is one of those musicians pretty much everyone I know agrees on. Different people like different phases of his stuff, though. I think his best album is his first, Dirty Mind, which is basically a punk rock soul album. I also enjoyed his early-90s singles like "Seven" and "My Name Is Prince".

Also, he fucking shreds on guitar.

Patrick · « **Reply #394 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 01:06 »

"My Name Is Prince"? Now THERE'S a timeless album title.

I, for one, am not ashamed to admit my love for Billy Talent, as well as just about any country music pre-1998. Which is funny, because most of the Alan Jackson that I love is post-1998 (he had his "let's play hokey shit" period before he really blossomed as a songwriter), and my favourite Billy Currington came out in 2005.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #395 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 01:25 »

It's not so much that I'm ashamed of liking the following bands, I just don't go on about them.

Nightwish
Yo Latengo
Massive Attack
Lacuna Coil - Our Truth specifically
Joshua Radin
Machine Head

I also don't really mind some more poppy stuff providing I don't have to listen to it on repeat for 12 hours straight (yes, this has happened when I worked in retail) like Ashlee Simpson or Kelly Clarkson.

Drill King · « **Reply #396 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 07:55 »

Oh man, guilty pleasures? I have soooo many of them

Pop! Goes my heart(The video just makes the song)
Girlfriend ~ Avril Lavigne
Most Panic!At the Disco

... There's really no music I really dislike besides a good chunk of modern hiphop

pistachio_love · « **Reply #397 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 08:41 »

Whilst I'm usually rather discering with my music, I must admit to owning a few dodgy singles back when I was 12-ish... Think along the lines of Tatu...

I still think the brunette from that band is hot...

*buries head with shame*

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #398 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 08:51 »

Whoa! Hold up. Nobody is allowed to start saying Tatu's 'All The Things She Said' is a bad song. It really shouldn't be a guilty pleasure, it ought to be a song your band covers (the Bonsai Kittens version is superb).

Chrasstor · « **Reply #399 on:** 25 Nov 2007, 11:23 »

Chiodos.

'Nuff said...

I'm really sorry guys.

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muteKi

corwinzor

devilcrayon

phil51506

WeezeOnMe

corwinzor

Lauren

corwinzor

corwinzor

talon

Edible

Prim8

qiZzer

bells

pistachio_love