Secret Pleasures: Musicians/Bands/Recordings You Like but Don't Readily Admit It!

[rainbownorth]

Originally Posted by BenBL

Most Hip-Hop I listen to b/c I'm generally too white to be listening to Hip-Hop

Yeah ill bite there too. I'm white as they come but ill get into some G-funk like snoop and some old school hip hop like quest, pharcyde, and Jurassic 5. I don't think the old school hip hop is anything to be ashamed of, but the G-funk does turn heads when I'm cruising in the rougher parts of Auckland.

[jchrisk1]

Friday by Rebecca Black. That's not really a secret either. I go around singing it all of the time. Even if it's Tuesday.

[DaRQsiDe]

Originally Posted by jchrisk1

Friday by Rebecca Black. That's not really a secret either. I go around singing it all of the time. Even if it's Tuesday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAFau7OGS1U - Way better

[DaRQsiDe]

Apart from that, anything from Rihanna, Anastasia, Jennifer Lopez... Great stuff, but I would lose my metal face if I admitted

[CrewsControl]

Originally Posted by waynobass

I have highlighted the critically acclaimed bands you need feel no shame about.

P.S. Danny Partridge is my first bass idol!

Sonic Youth is actually there by mistake. I meant Musical Youth.

[tbplayer59]

Originally Posted by jchrisk1

Bee Gees for me.

+1 for their Main Course lp.

[zhollywood]

Man, do I feel embarrassed just for reading this thread!
I LOVE Fiona Apple and feel like I'm being judged every time I blast her! Especially her album Tidal
I get the funniest looks but who cares?!? Play your guilty pleasures loud n proud!

[Spaldo]

Shakatak

[TolerancEJ]

Ok, I'm sure to get some flack for my musical guilty pleasure, but here goes anyway... Weird Al Yankovic.

Yes, I loved his comedy style since I was a child. But I got the chance to see his live show years back. I got the comedy I was expecting. Plus, I was treated to top-notch musicianship both from him and his band mates. Not to mention split-second costume changes on Al's part between a few key songs. I thoroughly enjoyed that concert.

[TolerancEJ]

Just remembered another... I have also enjoyed Monty Python while growing up. In addition to their sketches/movies, they also had a few catchy songs. I also liked their comedy albums. I keep a bunch on my iPhone & they bring a smile whenever one of those tracks pop up.

[RitchS]

After the Grammys last night I'd say Katy Perry and her two best friends are my latest pleasure. I hear she sings too!!

[HolmeBass]

Barry Manilow- I always thought he was pretty much a genius. Maybe I was wrong?

And I always remember that Bass Player interview with Stanley Clarke, in some capacity (he wasn't on the cover iirc...) and Barry Manilow came up, complaining to Clarke that no one took him seriously. Stanley teased him, "But Barry, you wrote Mandy!" After that, according to Clarke, Manilow then ripped into a searing uptempo solo rendition of "Giant Steps" on the piano.

[LiquidMidnight]

Originally Posted by pgolliher

Alanis Morisette...I am equally slightly embarrsed admitting I have a bit of a crush on her....

Why so? She's an incredibly sexy woman. Of course, she's not a dolled up sex kitten like the women that permeate music nowadays. She's not the type of woman you have a one night stand with. She's the type of woman you marry and stay with the rest of your life. I always thought that Alanis being casted as God in Dogma was pretty fitting.

As far as embarassing musical selections, I really liked Justin Bieber's Girlfriend when it came out. I was struck at what a mature sounding song it was - it almost had a Justin Timberlake sound to it. I also like Party Rock by LMFAO and Don't Trust Me by 3oh!3. I guess that regardless of musical genre, I'm a sucker for a good hook.

With that said, I am a pretty big Katy Perry fan, but I'm not really ashamed to admit that. I also had a Lady Gaga shirt with her on stage in lingerie flipping the bird that I used to wear on gigs until it got dingy around the neck and I couldn't get it white anymore.

[Kingbreaker]

For Christmas a few years ago I requested (and received)
1) An Opeth album.
2) A Bangles album.

No one in my family could understand it.

[qervo]

There's no way in hell I will ever listen to Justin Beiber. Perhaps if.... Well... no, can't do it.

[qervo]

Although I dig
Bee Gees
Andy Gibb
And George Michael put out some funky stuff in the late 80s and early 90s.

[Pet Sounds]

You guys do know, do you not, that the great Joe Osborn played bass for the Carpenters and the Mamas and the Papas? Carol Kaye played on Monkees records, I think. And there's nothing not to like about the Bangles! Micki Steele rocked.

[richntiff]

Hey - Justin timberlake can SING and his tunes show really cool structure - no shame there! I have to confess to obscure 80's hair metal - anyone for some Saigon Kick or Shotgun Messiah?