Confessions: music you are totaly embarrassed to listen to but do so anyway

Undertoad · 10-22-2004, 07:44 PM

ABBA. The whole nine yards, I grew up on it, I love it, I admit it, I am a metrosexual but I think it is just wonderful pop.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-22-2004, 08:09 PM

Boy Bands.

I don't play 'em, but I usually don't turn them off either.

Scopulus Argentarius · 10-22-2004, 09:25 PM

Alle is klare, eh komisar ?

Ja! Ja! Ja! Ja!

(shit!, I think he just said fureurererre?)

lumberjim · 10-22-2004, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Boy Bands.

I don't play 'em, but I usually don't turn them off either.

jinx just swallowed her fork!

for me:
emminem. i though 8 mile was cool.

Happy Monkey · 10-22-2004, 10:56 PM

Music many would expect me to be embarrassed to listen to, but I'm not<sup>1</sup>:

The Buffy Musical soundtrack
Babylon 5 soundtracks (both American and European)

1 perhaps I'm a bit defensive, though

wolf · 10-23-2004, 12:22 AM

The Monkees.

And in truth, I'm not embarrassed about it.

At all. Really.

And then there was my Metal Period. Lasted rather a long while.

I went to see Twisted Sister in concert. Because I wanted to.

With Dokken.

And I saw Cinderella. Twice.

alphageek31337 · 10-23-2004, 02:04 AM

I've developed a recent obsession with electronica, especially downtempo jazz/lounge stuff (Kruder and Dorfmeister, Peace Orchestra, Buddha Lounge) and the really poppy, catchy dance stuff (Alice DeeJay, DJ Sammy, Scooter, Ian Van Dahl). This might not embarrass most people, but the vast majority of my friends are hardcore punk/ska kids, emo kids (which means they used to be ska kids), and aging liberal hippy douches (my favorite kind of people). So to suddenly start grooving to the String Cheese Remix Project or the K&D Sessions gets me some serious weird looks. Reminds me of when I went through my pop stage (not really *popular* music, but poppy in style, like The Crabs or Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)...it's amazing how much value some people attach to what bands you listen to.

melidasaur · 10-23-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

ABBA. The whole nine yards, I grew up on it, I love it, I admit it, I am a metrosexual but I think it is just wonderful pop.

ABBA is totally mine as well... I love belting out the words to Fernando and Thank you for the Music. My signature ABBA specialty is my Waterloo dance.

flippant · 10-23-2004, 08:23 PM

Electronica: not embarrassing
English early Electronica: Meat Beat Manifesto
Embarrassing.
(why were they sampled so MANY times though?)

slang · 10-23-2004, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

ABBA. The whole nine yards, I grew up on it, I love it, I admit it, I am a metrosexual but I think it is just wonderful pop.

Ditto ( cept for the metrosexual thing )

The most of all is "Take a Chance On Me" which happened to be playing in a relative's car as they picked me up from the house after a particularly nasty spell of domestic unrest.

That was 1979 and every time I hear that song, I can still smell the leather of the new car and I feel that same immense relief. During those 2 or 3 minutes that this song played, reality changed for me for the better.

Whether it's cool or not that song will always be with me.

breakingnews · 10-23-2004, 10:49 PM

While their mainstreams hits are, and always will, remain, well, hits, Queen's full repertoire was the soundtrack to my 'tween years. Nobody will deny that Under Pressure, Somebody to Love and other assorted headliners are fantastic songs - but I tend to get funny looks from people when I reveal that I own every last of their albums. Though Freddie Mercury remains a legend and Brian May is still kicking ass (or was, with his solo debut some years ago), I feel that Queen is - sadly - reduced to a type of one-hit wonder status in pop culture. So, I'm slightly embarassed to have a rather lengthy library of Queen songs on my iTunes. Sue me.

zippyt · 10-23-2004, 11:35 PM

Dude queen ROCKS !!!!!!!
Give the kids time , they will figuer it out .
Every thing old is new again , or so they say !!!!

Undertoad · 10-24-2004, 07:36 AM

There ya go slang, we share that sentiment for that song. And also, in 78 this girl totally flirted with me by singing a verse of "Take A Chance on Me". Some stuff will never leave you...

wolf · 10-24-2004, 09:16 AM

Breakingnews, they are not surprised that you like Queen ... they are surprised that you like Queen and you are straight. This might explain your ongoing problems with the ladies. You haven't also complimented them on their footwear, have you?

elSicomoro · 10-24-2004, 09:25 AM

Barry Manilow...the man can sing...and I've seen him twice (1981 and 1987). Also, the smooth jazz genre.

10-22-2004, 07:44 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Confessions: music you are totally embarrassed to listen to but do so anyway ABBA. The whole nine yards, I grew up on it, I love it, I admit it, I am a metrosexual but I think it is just wonderful pop.

10-22-2004, 08:09 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Boy Bands. I don't play 'em, but I usually don't turn them off either. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-22-2004, 10:56 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Music many would expect me to be embarrassed to listen to, but I'm not<sup>1</sup>: The Buffy Musical soundtrack Babylon 5 soundtracks (both American and European) 1 perhaps I'm a bit defensive, though __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-23-2004, 12:22 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Monkees. And in truth, I'm not embarrassed about it. At all. Really. And then there was my Metal Period. Lasted rather a long while. I went to see Twisted Sister in concert. Because I wanted to. With Dokken. And I saw Cinderella. Twice. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-23-2004, 02:04 AM	#7
alphageek31337 Enemy Combatant/Evildoer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 263	I've developed a recent obsession with electronica, especially downtempo jazz/lounge stuff (Kruder and Dorfmeister, Peace Orchestra, Buddha Lounge) and the really poppy, catchy dance stuff (Alice DeeJay, DJ Sammy, Scooter, Ian Van Dahl). This might not embarrass most people, but the vast majority of my friends are hardcore punk/ska kids, emo kids (which means they used to be ska kids), and aging liberal hippy douches (my favorite kind of people). So to suddenly start grooving to the String Cheese Remix Project or the K&D Sessions gets me some serious weird looks. Reminds me of when I went through my pop stage (not really popular music, but poppy in style, like The Crabs or Ted Leo and the Pharmacists)...it's amazing how much value some people attach to what bands you listen to. __________________ The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. ---Friedrich Nietzsche

10-22-2004, 09:25 PM	#3
Scopulus Argentarius Your current user title is: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: BTR Posts: 301	Alle is klare, eh komisar ? Ja! Ja! Ja! Ja! (shit!, I think he just said fureurererre?)

10-23-2004, 08:23 PM	#9
flippant shameless....so stop trying so hard....-me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado location* Posts: 215	Electronica: not embarrassing English early Electronica: Meat Beat Manifesto Embarrassing. (why were they sampled so MANY times though?)

10-23-2004, 10:49 PM	#11
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	While their mainstreams hits are, and always will, remain, well, hits, Queen's full repertoire was the soundtrack to my 'tween years. Nobody will deny that Under Pressure, Somebody to Love and other assorted headliners are fantastic songs - but I tend to get funny looks from people when I reveal that I own every last of their albums. Though Freddie Mercury remains a legend and Brian May is still kicking ass (or was, with his solo debut some years ago), I feel that Queen is - sadly - reduced to a type of one-hit wonder status in pop culture. So, I'm slightly embarassed to have a rather lengthy library of Queen songs on my iTunes. Sue me.

10-23-2004, 11:35 PM	#12
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Dude queen ROCKS !!!!!!! Give the kids time , they will figuer it out . Every thing old is new again , or so they say !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

10-24-2004, 07:36 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There ya go slang, we share that sentiment for that song. And also, in 78 this girl totally flirted with me by singing a verse of "Take A Chance on Me". Some stuff will never leave you...

10-24-2004, 09:16 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Breakingnews, they are not surprised that you like Queen ... they are surprised that you like Queen and you are straight. This might explain your ongoing problems with the ladies. You haven't also complimented them on their footwear, have you? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-24-2004, 09:25 AM	#15
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Barry Manilow...the man can sing...and I've seen him twice (1981 and 1987). Also, the smooth jazz genre.

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