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cuncuna 
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 Posted: October 28 2006 at 00:31 |
 ViolinCyndee wrote:
Atkingani wrote:
Not really embarassed but I like some material from bands that many people reject or disdain, like: Beach Boys, Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Mamas & Papas, Bread, America, Creedence, Jackson 5, Lovin' Spoonful, Elton John (70s stuff), Midnight Oil, REM, Guns 'N Roses, etc.
For the Brazilian side, the same applies for Taiguara, Ivan Lins, Diana Pequeno, Ednardo, Guilherme Arantes, Belchior, A Cor Do Som, Engenheiros, Raimundos, etc. but not everything they produced.[IMG]height=17 alt=Wink src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> |
Some of your picks are my favorites!!!!:
Mamas and Papas
AND solo Mama Cass Elliot!!!
Monkees
Simon/Garfunkel
I also like:
Olivia Newton John
the "Grease" soundtrack (I KNOW!! OMG!!) [IMG]height=17 alt=Embarrassed src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley9.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
Duran Duran
B52s
Billy Idol
Billy Squire
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The B52's are a funny band to listen from time too time.
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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Peter
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 00:40 |
None -- if I like it, I am not "embarrassed" by it. 
Why would I be? 
Can I name stuff I like, which I think many or even most here would not like? Yes, I imagine so.
But I am not you -- I am unique.
Differing from the majority (here or elsewhere) does not bother me. I look at the planet, and the average human -- I'm glad to be different.
If you are a prog fan, even a serious music fan, you are in a minority, too.
Edited by Peter Rideout - October 28 2006 at 00:41
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 00:52 |
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Agreed, but Michael Jackson...c'mon, that's embarrassing
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B.B Hood
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 02:02 |
No Michael Jackson was amazing in his prime!
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 02:25 |
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There...thanks, B.B
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Peter
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 09:47 |
Atavachron wrote:
Agreed, but Michael Jackson...c'mon, that's embarrassing |
Yes, I guess that would be! 
But I can't stand him or his music -- I've nothing remotely close to that bad in my collection. 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Ricochet
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 09:50 |
Not embarassed by anything.  True, I didn't make embarassing moves either.  See the advantage of being close-minded? 
Edited by Ricochet - October 28 2006 at 09:50
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Kleynan
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 16:03 |
What's up up with the Jackson-flaming? I love Mike 
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 18:12 |
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No Jackson-flaming from me (though that's a funny phrase)-- I was teasing myself for picking him, and thanking B.B for the concurrance.
Edited by Atavachron - October 28 2006 at 18:14
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Arrrghus
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 18:14 |
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I'm not embarrassed! You know, all the stuff I like nobody save a few people know about around me!
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Visitor13
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Posted: October 29 2006 at 06:28 |
B.B Hood wrote:
No Michael Jackson was amazing in his prime! |
Most definitely.
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enigma
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Posted: October 29 2006 at 15:53 |
It is sad but true that most of the bands discussed on this forum would be considered embarassing on any another music forum. 
Likewise bands mentioned in this thread would be the height of good taste to many others.
I would therefore say the most embarassing cd's I own are :-
Genesis - The Lamb
Rush - Hemispheres
Marillion - Script + Misplaced Childhood
I love them, but listen to them alone, as many people just cannot stomach them.
mini rant.......
Prog has a superiority problem, some prog fans look down on more
simpler (but no less worthy) music as being devoid of skill, where as
fans of straight rock/pop often laugh at prog for being too twee and
too anal and lacking tunes. Just look at all the different prog
classifications, for an 'outsider' it is crazy.
I enjoy most forms of music, but whilst prog has this 'stigma' attached, it is considered an embarassing and uncool genre.
Bands like Muse and Tool are helping to address the issue. I just hope they continue to draw in new fans.
As Rick Wakeman said "you had to ask for prog in a brown paper bag" (or something like that).
Edited by enigma - October 29 2006 at 15:57
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Intruder
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Posted: October 29 2006 at 19:38 |
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I used to have to wear a mask and ask the record store clerk to brown bag my Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff and Loretta Lynn albums when I was a kid. Nowadays, however, the classic country music sound has made a comeback and Johnny and the boys/girls are the height of hip (OK, an exaggeration, but I don't have to wear the Groucho nose anymore).
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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PaperDuck
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Posted: October 30 2006 at 16:57 |
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ELO... Billy Joel... I'm actually sort of ashamed of liking Genesis, because I know Supper's Ready is awful but it gets stuck in my head anyway. Um... I actually still have a fondness for Nickelback, even though their songs all sound the same. I'm occasionally embarrassed of my likings for Styx and the Talking Heads. Also, I, uh... like the poppy Yes albums... there, I said it.
I also have occasional ABBA, Don McLean, Duran Duran, Enya and Andrew Lloyd Weber moods, but they're fading as time goes on, thank God.
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UtUmNo1
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Posted: November 01 2006 at 01:24 |
I'm not ashamed of any of the bands I like but I generally keep quiet about my love of U2 around pretentious prog fans. 
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video vertigo
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Posted: November 01 2006 at 03:28 |
Visitor13 wrote:
B.B Hood wrote:
No Michael Jackson was amazing in his prime! |
Most definitely. |
Agreed off the wall and thriller are fantastic.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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gong
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Posted: November 02 2006 at 01:43 |
Paul McCartney and his Wings - i really dont like it....I dont like Beatles before Revolver album too....Duran Duran....Talking Heads (except their "Remain In Light" album which is good coz Brian Eno was the producer of that album) ..... for example, ABBA i dont like  at all, but its not ROCK, thats really pop-music...Sex Pistols - NO COMMENTS, etc...
Edited by gong - November 02 2006 at 02:11
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gong
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Posted: November 02 2006 at 02:14 |
enigma wrote:
It is sad but true that most of the bands discussed on this forum would be considered embarassing on any another music forum.
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i agree!
rgds!
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gong
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Posted: November 02 2006 at 02:19 |
i agree that Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is fantastic album!
rgds!
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superprog
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Posted: November 02 2006 at 02:40 |
no issues for me here....i am beyond shameless.........
if i like it i like it if not i just say its stoopid rubbish thats all.........
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