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BiGi 
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 Posted: April 11 2006 at 09:57 |
 Dirk wrote:
Some confessions:I like a lot of the poppy Oldfield albums like Platinum, Qe2, Five miles out, Discovery etc...I like Tubular bells II more than Tubular bells I.I'm also rather fond of ELO especially Time.
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Platinum, QE2, Five Miles Out POPPY??? 
The former and the latter contain two suites (and a total of three > 10 min tracks)...the second is almost entirely instrumental...
I fail to see their poppiness...
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A flower?
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Bournestar
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Posted: April 11 2006 at 10:14 |
Yep, Phil Collins era Genesis, especially the albums Genesis and Invisible Touch. I suppose later Yes can be called a guilty pleasure too.
And ELO too; the pop I don't think is too bad, but the disco...Discovery and Xanadu are a guilty pleasure as well. 
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Antennas
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Posted: April 11 2006 at 13:58 |
Guilty prog pleasures...
In my case quite a lot of Norwegian Black Metal bands, like Dimmu Borgir (Enthrone Darkness Triumphant), Emperor (Anthems at the Welkin of Dusk) and The Covenant (Nexus Polaris)...
Though not included at PA - and perhaps for good reasons  - I definitely consider these bands at least prog-related, for their very bombastic and symphonic music. Very jolly indeed! 
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Jesus never managed to figure out the theremin either
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wolf0621
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Posted: April 11 2006 at 19:04 |
Mine are:
Spirit - Future Games (very bizarre collection of short musical themes, something like 23 total tracks interspersed with dialog & Star Trek outtakes...gotta hear it!)
Anything by the Raspberries (Eric Carmen)
Small Faces (Steve Marriott), so many classic pop tunes...
Peter Frampton in & out of Humble Pie (up to early 80's)
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BestFreak
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Posted: April 12 2006 at 01:40 |
This might sound funny, but here it is anyway...
1 - Welcome to the pleasure dome (Frankie goes to Hollywood).
2 - Boys for Pele (Tori Amos)
3 - Far beyond these castle walls (Chris de Burgh).
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All the best freaks are here!
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Raff
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Posted: April 12 2006 at 09:00 |
BestFreak wrote:
This might sound funny, but here it is anyway...
1 - Welcome to the pleasure dome (Frankie goes to Hollywood).
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I agree with you on this one. I've always liked it quite a lot, and I remember the video was rather weird as well. Incidentally, this song has the same subject matter as Rush's "Xanadu"... As a matter of fact, in the intro you can hear the first words of Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan", which inspired both songs.
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Dirk
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Posted: April 12 2006 at 10:05 |
BiGi wrote:
Dirk wrote:
Some confessions:I like a lot of the poppy Oldfield albums like Platinum, Qe2, Five miles out, Discovery etc...I like Tubular bells II more than Tubular bells I.I'm also rather fond of ELO especially Time.
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Platinum, QE2, Five Miles Out POPPY???
The former and the latter contain two suites (and a total of three > 10 min tracks)...the second is almost entirely instrumental...
I fail to see their poppiness... |
Yes i see your point, especially about Qe2 and Five miles out (it's been a while since i heard them) they've got long tracks that are certainly not poppy, only maybe somewhat more mainstream than for instance Amarok and Incantations. They are also quite liked on this site so no guiltiness here. There are indeed a lot of instrumental tracks on Platinum but Platinum though not really poppy is rather mainstream (funkadelic), tunes are quite accessible and not too complex here. It's also not liked as much as Qe2 and Five miles out so this one stays (BTW i like this album a lot) . Instead of Qe2 and Five miles out i submit the second side of Islands. In fact i like a lot of Oldfields work. My friends think i should feel guilty about all of them .
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Rando
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Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:03 |
One comes to mind immediately.
1. Triumvirat - Pompeii (1977)
Ok, they might have sounded like EL&P, but this German band had chops and held their own. Great remaster CD.
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- Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats -
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DrWu
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Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:47 |
Should I feel guilty about liking 80's Genesis?
Only if I have my head up my arse.
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BestFreak
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Posted: April 13 2006 at 03:01 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
BestFreak wrote:
This might sound funny, but here it is anyway...
1 - Welcome to the pleasure dome (Frankie goes to Hollywood).
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I agree with you on this one. I've always liked it quite a lot, and I remember the video was rather weird as well. Incidentally, this song has the same subject matter as Rush's "Xanadu"... As a matter of fact, in the intro you can hear the first words of Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan", which inspired both songs.
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In this case, you don't really "agree with me" that I should feel "guilty"....  . But I am glad someone likes this album anyway.
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All the best freaks are here!
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coffeeintheface
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Posted: April 13 2006 at 23:56 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
I rather like Yes' 90125, though of course is not my
favourite album by the band. However, I agree with Coffeeintheface that
the whole question of "guilty pleasure" is quite pointless. I tend to
dislike overtly commercial music, but sometimes I happen to enjoy songs
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I propose a toast to your open-mindedness. Cheers! 
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freebird
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Posted: April 14 2006 at 03:34 |
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