|
|
| Author |
Message |
| 25 new of 48 responses total. |
sspan
|
|
response 5 of 48:
| 
Jan 29 00:22 UTC 2000 |
oh boy.... I could put a large portion of what I listen to here.. let's start
with Deborah (Debbie) Gibson, my #1 guilty pleasure. I've loved her since her
first single, Only in my Dreams. I also like Selena, and some country.. Faith
Hill and Trisha Yearwood for instance.. and harmony groups like Point of Grace
and Avalon. Which is all pretty weird, as I was always an Iron Maiden AND
Judas Priest kinda guy.
|
tpryan
|
|
response 6 of 48:
|
Jan 29 01:06 UTC 2000 |
I like the Band of '59: Big Daddy. I listen to their CD of
Sgt. Pepper offten enough, that it was strange to hear The Beatles
due their version of it.
|
scott
|
|
response 7 of 48:
|
Jan 29 03:54 UTC 2000 |
Anime soundtracks. Usually they are pretty cool, but there's almost always
some bad bubblegum pop or other embarrassing bits.
|
anderyn
|
|
response 8 of 48:
|
Jan 31 02:20 UTC 2000 |
Oh. God. Def Leppard rocks. I love them. I also like Blood Oranges.
And anime soundtracks. And Rick Springfield. Lots and lots of Rick
Springfield.
|
goose
|
|
response 9 of 48:
|
Jan 31 19:06 UTC 2000 |
Sarcasm does not become you. ;-)
|
carson
|
|
response 10 of 48:
|
Jan 31 19:24 UTC 2000 |
(yay for 2nu; they had a new album out late last year, but damned if
I could find a copy of it. my guiltiest pleasure is also Debbie
Gibson... although I'm having trouble following her transition into
Deborah.)
|
scott
|
|
response 11 of 48:
|
Jan 31 21:47 UTC 2000 |
I was listening to the "El Hazard" anime soundtrack earlier today. The last
track, the show closing theme, is one of those really annoying high-pitched
vocalist Japanese pop things. It's also one of the best pop productions I've
ever heard.
|
anderyn
|
|
response 12 of 48:
|
Feb 1 00:32 UTC 2000 |
Why, Goose, I was being honest! I love Rick Springfield.
|
albaugh
|
|
response 13 of 48:
|
Feb 1 06:35 UTC 2000 |
Barry Manilow...
|
raven
|
|
response 14 of 48:
|
Feb 3 07:42 UTC 2000 |
I haven't heard Motorhead for years, but would probably crank up the stereo
if I heard them again. I like to listen to the Breeders sometimes although
Ican hear that they have almost zero talent.
|
lumen
|
|
response 15 of 48:
|
Feb 4 05:18 UTC 2000 |
Did anyone catch VH1's episode of "The List" that covered this topic?
(Yes, watching it inspired me to put this item down)
The top three picks were:
Tied at #1: I'm Too Sexy and Me So Horny (if you can believe it, it was
the lady rocker guest who put it up there)
#2: Can't Fight This Feeling
#3: The Greatest Love of All
resp:3 I guess the album wasn't a big seller. Actually, the 'tune' (if
you can call it that) was on two different compilations of the same
name. The second compilation did not include "She," (which was an odd
sci-fi/fantasy monologue), but included all the other tracks plus some
additional material. I picked up the second in a bargain bin on
cassette and duped my sisters into their copy on CD.
resp:10 2nu has a new album?!? Imagine that.. I thought that they would
die in the passing fad of monologue music.. reminds me of another female
artist I can't remember who did one called "The Sweater" that was really
popular for a little while.
Back to the VH1 thread-- interestingly enough, Def Leppard and Barry
Manilow were mentioned. Def Leppard, I think, was lumped with glam rock
that fell out of fashion for good when the Seattle (Tacoma, actually)
sound came out. My wife still loves them, but a close friend of hers
denies ever really liking them, which is funny as hell since she
introduced Julie to their music. Barry Manilow was big during the disco
years, and we all know few artists from that period survive.
Which reminds me-- Barry White is another guilty pleasure of mine--
though I own none of his albums, there's no denying that velvety bass
puts me in the mood whenever I do hear it. I wonder if he really will
survive disco as well.
|
goose
|
|
response 16 of 48:
|
Feb 4 05:57 UTC 2000 |
Meryn cadell is the "sweater Song" woman...she's a Canadian artist, and that
album is a riot...
Def Leppard rocks, and I will stand by that statement. :-)
|
gypsi
|
|
response 17 of 48:
|
Feb 4 14:34 UTC 2000 |
Ooh!!! Carson introduced me to Meryn Cadell. I love that album.
Thanks to Matt, I now like Def Leppard again. *sigh* Also, THANKS TO GOOSE
(jerk), I am now catching myself dancing around singing hair band songs. ;-)
|
lumen
|
|
response 18 of 48:
|
Feb 4 17:18 UTC 2000 |
I really wonder what the rest of that album sounds like. I don't
remember it being around for very long. Meryn Cadell. Hrm. Might
have to look her up in a discography catalog.
Not to partially digress to something that is more of an Internet
guilty pleasure, but has the CD connected to
http://www.hampsterdance.com come out yet? It's supposed to be a dance
album.
If enough people actually get it, I wonder if that could be counted.
|
gypsi
|
|
response 19 of 48:
|
Feb 4 18:54 UTC 2000 |
Is it "hampster" or "hamster"? Hamster is the correct spelling of the
animal...
|
orinoco
|
|
response 20 of 48:
|
Feb 4 19:44 UTC 2000 |
One of my computer geek friends tells the story of a convention where someone
in the room started whistling the hamsterdance music under his breath, and
within about 5 minutes the whole room was singing along. I have no idea if
this is true or not, but it's a wonderful image.
|
scott
|
|
response 21 of 48:
|
Feb 5 01:09 UTC 2000 |
"rock operas". Some people think these are the dumbest type of rock album
ever done. Done well, I like them a lot. Right at the moment I'm listening
to Queenryche's "Operation Mindcrime".
Hey, "Quadrophenia" is a rock opera, if you get right down to it.
|
gnat
|
|
response 22 of 48:
|
Feb 5 02:10 UTC 2000 |
"Quadrophenia" is a great album... not a guilty pleasure at all.
What's the difference between a "rock opera" and a mere "concept album"?
|
tpryan
|
|
response 23 of 48:
|
Feb 5 18:26 UTC 2000 |
"The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" can be considered a concept
album. He's the one-shot artist who did "Fire". The first side of the
LP expands the song and fills in more. It did make it to CD.
That recent Garth Brooks albums where he presents himself as
someone other than Garth Brooks might also be considered a concept.
|
orinoco
|
|
response 24 of 48:
|
Feb 5 22:05 UTC 2000 |
In general, "concept album" is a broader category than "rock opera." The
theme of a concept album doesn't need to be a plot.
|
tpryan
|
|
response 25 of 48:
|
Feb 6 17:27 UTC 2000 |
As "Sgt Pepper" was a concept album. Mostly The Beatles as seeing
this band as one who would play all those tunes.
|
gnat
|
|
response 26 of 48:
|
Feb 7 01:28 UTC 2000 |
I never thought of Sgt. Pepper as being much of a concept album... I'm
not even sure if it was intended as such. It's got that frame of
the Sgt. Pepper theme, but the individual songs have nothing to do
with each other.
|
lumen
|
|
response 27 of 48:
|
Feb 7 02:47 UTC 2000 |
That was my impression, too-- at best, the idea would be like a 'live'
album, I suppose.
|
carson
|
|
response 28 of 48:
|
Feb 9 14:55 UTC 2000 |
(damn it, Meryn Cadell's _Angel Food For Thought_ is one of my
favorite albums ever. I *hate* to hear her remembered as a one-hit
wonder... even if she was. ;) FWIW, those who were first exposed
to her music by CIMX-Windsor may also remember "Flight Attendant."
I still think it's a crime that Tom Third's remix of her "Barbie"
never received the airplay it deserved, but I digress.)
|
gypsi
|
|
response 29 of 48:
|
Feb 9 17:35 UTC 2000 |
I love "Flight Attendant". I also like the bumblebee song...I'd have to dig
for my taped copy (from you!) to find the name of it.
|