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william314159 View Drop Down

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 23:38

^ ouch, first post is a bombshell like that

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 23:33

I feel guilty every time I admit to liking James Labrie's vocals...

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 20:34

Guilty Pleasures huh ??

I,ve been a Zappa fan for 30 years, but also get enjoyment from people like Lucinda Williams . Confused

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 12:13

I can't understand people citing Prog bands as "guil;y pleasures". Is this not a prog site? The one place where guilt is not neccesary?

Besides which...the original poster asked for non prog bands. Can we keep on topic please?

Edited by Snow Dog - April 27 2007 at 12:14

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 12:02

fuxi wrote:

paolo.beenees wrote:

Well, after some reactions to a modest proposal to introduce some of their albums in PA, I'd say the Italian melodic pop band Pooh.

Is this the same band that used to be called (with much more subtlety) "I Pooh"?

Oh yes! Who'll stop music?

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 08:45

paolo.beenees wrote:

Well, after some reactions to a modest proposal to introduce some of their albums in PA, I'd say the Italian melodic pop band Pooh.

Is this the same band that used to be called (with much more subtlety) "I Pooh"?

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Posted: April 27 2007 at 05:51

I don't think liking anything outside prog is a reason to feel guilt. The way I see it, geting to know and enjoy different genres makes you a better listener. I congratulate myself for having such a big disposition to know about any kind of music. Regardless I find out I like it or not. I've heard from Classical to Jazz (old and fusion), Oldies (50's, 60's), classic rock, 80's pop (love it to death), 80's heavy metal (blond long hair guys type), dark, thrash metal, speed metal, death metal, pop and rock in my language, very old music from my country (stuff very few people under 60 listen to, I'm 32). I enjoy all kinds of prog, from the very light to the most complex and inaccesible.

When I was around 18 I really thought anything that wasn't prog, was crap. I started listening to 80's pop actually, and never stoped liking it. But I would take advantage of any situation to bash "inferior" genres to prog. After a few years I learned that there is more than complexity to music to make it good. Like diversity, passion, inspiration, feeling. And that was when I found out there are tons of crap in prog. I used to like Le Orme, but from a few years to date, I can't help finding it cheesier every day. Has anyone ever listened to "I heard it through the grape vine", by Marvin Gaye?, a 60's oldie?. I contains more passion and conviction than all Relayer together.

Feel guilty of disregarding thousands of great songs out there, just to be able to say Prog is the ultimate genre. ...It is not. Don't get me wrong, I love it. But not taking a chance to enjoy the rest of the music in the world is a huge mistake.

Edited by El Morula - April 27 2007 at 05:53

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Posted: April 26 2007 at 13:26

um, i would say my guilty pleasure in music would be either euro dance music or 80s pop. After playing hours of ddr i really grew to love the music, and bands like tears for fears i still think are cool. They made high quality pop music, and some of those bands could actually play. Um, also i would say level 42. Mark King is a great bassist even though he is in an uber cheesy group (who can all play fairly well). I also really like some bluegrass every once in a while.

Edited by Yontar - April 26 2007 at 13:26

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Posted: April 26 2007 at 13:15

After a couple of beers I may put on some of the waltzes and polkas of Johann Strauss II. I love classical music and opera, but Strauss is considered "classical light" by some and therefore not appreciated the same way as say Johannes Brahms or Richard Wagner; which is rather sad.

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Posted: April 26 2007 at 09:50

I sometimes listen to Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson

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Posted: April 26 2007 at 05:15

I often listen to Tracy Chapman, i love her voice.

But, i have to listen some hardcore complex prog after that to get my brain back!

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 22:17

Nursery Cryme is their best, IMO. No shame in loving that.

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 21:29

at the moment mine is Genesis, I don't like them a lot, but I'm ashamed that I like their Nursery Cryme as much as I do... Embarrassed

(that about summarizes my range of emotion at the moment)

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 21:12

My guilty pleasure bands : Alice Cooper , Black Sabbath and America ( I've got a soft spot for well done harmonies I also like CSNY but I don't feel guilty about that ).

How wonderful to be so profound

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 16:12

I'm very special, because I'm the millenium baby.

Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me

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Posted: April 25 2007 at 16:06

Rocktopus wrote:

I wasn't actually born yet, so I can't really remember. Got the track on vinyl, though.

Thanks for the link!
Horrible singer, but I still think it's a great song.
By the way, were you actually born on 1/1/2000?
You seem to know an awful lot of prog albums!

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 20:46

Being a teenager in the 80's meant I was exposed to Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Teardrop Explodes and my favourite band from that era was Simple Minds.

Also have a soft spot for many 70's glam rock bands, The Sweet, Slade & David Bowie.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 20:37

Evans wrote:

BroSpence wrote:

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I never understood guilty pleasures because if people feel so guilty for listening to bands X, Y, Z then why do these people freely admit to listening to band X, Y, Z?

I listen to what I want, who cares what you listen to as long as you genuinely enjoy it.

the answer to yout last question is: the same reason you played spin-the-bottle in high school.

I never played it in high school actually.

Anyways, it just seems really dumb that people will admit to liking something they obviously do not feel guilty about. Especially when the artists aren't even considered guilty pleasures. I mean people are just listing whatever they hell they want. Its more like "name the band you like to listen to but don't listen to that much".

Come on, since when are Metallica, Faith No More, the Who, Bob Dylan, etc guilty pleasures? Since when is listening to good music considered a guilty pleasure? Oh my gosh I listen to f**king Beethoven, I'm so guilty. Please arrest me, because no one should know I like the 5th symphony. BLASPhEMY.

Seems a little ridiculous, almost like my sarcasm.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 20:16

moodyxadi wrote:

Uriah Heep: in some circles I never mention the great love I have for this band (Byron & Lawton era, specially the first one). Wonderworld was my first Heep experience and still is so emotional for me.

Guess where will you find the largest Uriah Heep fan club?

Edited by Atkingani - April 23 2007 at 20:16

Guigo

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 20:07

Triumvirate: so cheesy and EL&Pish but so beautiful (Illusions... and Spartacus, of course).

EL&P itself: bombastic and overrrrrrr. But it was my introduction to the prog world. But I can't hear to Works anymore; only Palmer's side and the last side. Emerson's Concerto is one of the greatest pioece of cr%p from the sevenies.

ABBA: God, these guys make me remember my childhood! And I love their melodies and the gorgeous voices of Fritha and Agnetha. And they were so beautiful...

Wakeman: so hyperbolic. In my defense, I really apreciate only his first album, The Wives.

The Monkees: I don't care if they were just funny guys without a drop of talent; their music was good pop-rock in the sixties way.

Helloween: The second Keeper is the only power/melodic metal someone really need to have. But it's wonderful!

Mercyful Fate: I know that King Diamond is creepy - in a way he certainly wouldn't like to know. But I really love their first couple of albums.

There is more, but I can't remember now. Shame on me!

Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.

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