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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 5, 2022 23:02:43 GMT
I don't subscribe to the "guilty pleasure" thing that's been drilled into us since we were kids. It's very snobbish. Why shouldn't ABBA's albums be as good as Black Sabbath's, just because one is pop? I don't know if it's a coincidence that those two bands came to mind, as I'm a big Feeder fan, and the songwriter has always said how he's influenced as much by ABBA as he is by Black Sabbath, so maybe that's rubbed off on me. Maybe it's because I recently did a poll of my top 5 albums released in 1980, and this was the order:
ABBA: Super Trouper David Bowie: Scary Monsters Bobb Trimble: Iron Curtain Innocence (this is a massive hidden gem and the album cover is awesome) Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell The Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight
There are songs I loved as a kid that I wouldn't listen to now, but my music tastes haven't really changed that much. I still like Pulp, the Manics, Ace of Base and some of those simple dance tracks that were so prevalent in the mid-90s (Haddaway, Sash, 2Unlimited etc). What happened to music being simple and feel-good? I also liked a bit of happy hardcore and still get a Bonkers CD out every couple of years or so.
Saying all that, there must be something musical I'm embarrassed about, despite not even minding hearing the Mr. Blobby tune. I'll report back if I think of something...
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Post by Squeekster on Jan 5, 2022 23:07:43 GMT
I mean come on David Soul, silver lady is ace, I had a cd out of the the sun I think called guilty pleasures and it has some wangres on there, DS as mentioned, the Climax Blues Band (worked with a bloke who's brother played bass for them at Bentley) and a few others it was great!
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 5, 2022 23:35:24 GMT
Not sure but my car was nicked in Plymouth many years ago and when it was recovered all my tapes had been stolen apart from Cliff Richards Greatest Hits.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 5, 2022 23:40:54 GMT
If I took the dumbfounded aspect, a lot of people seem dumbfounded about my love of the longer post-rock tracks like this majestic 16-minute effort from The Evpatoria Report:
Stunning stuff.
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Post by dirtclod on Jan 6, 2022 2:31:58 GMT
As a kid I broke the neighborhood record by jumping 26 trash cans on a 10-speed bicycle, but split my trousers wide open in front of a small crowd in the process.
Oh...you mean MUSIC record.
Nope, lucky enough to have never bought one that I was ashamed of later.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 6, 2022 4:43:11 GMT
I don't subscribe to the "guilty pleasure" thing that's been drilled into us since we were kids. It's very snobbish. Agree 1000 times over. It's snobbish and not in a good way. It's something that really puts me off people. There's a great line in Frasier where Martin hammers his sons for looking down nose at his local bar. "Your mother loved high culture but she could also appreciate a ballgame". That's how I see music snobs.
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Post by felonious on Jan 6, 2022 6:57:58 GMT
Wouldn't say it was embarassing but Terry Jacks 'Seasons in the sun' was one of the cheesiest purchases I ever made. However, one of the wonders of buying a 45 was when you eventually picked it up and turned it over for the first time... Ahh, B sides, now you're talking
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2022 7:18:12 GMT
You have good taste mate. Mine is possibly Lily Allen (Smile). I bought it after a break up when it was in the charts. Feel like a right tit now, I don’t know what was going through my head! That Baltimora tune is ace, I always have a sing to that on the rare occasions it hits the airwaves😀 Baltimora ‘Tarzan boy’ one of the very best songs to come out of the 80s…. Jimmy McShane was a well known singer in Derry then popped up with Baltimora. He died of AIDS I remember. I never owned a so called novelty record. Someone once bough me a Beatles LP which went in the bin.
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Post by ChesterStokie on Jan 6, 2022 12:26:31 GMT
Wouldn't say it was embarassing but Terry Jacks 'Seasons in the sun' was one of the cheesiest purchases I ever made. However, one of the wonders of buying a 45 was when you eventually picked it up and turned it over for the first time... Ahh, B sides, now you're talking Great tune. In 2010 I put six carefully selected Belle & Sebastian songs into my iTunes library and Meat & Potatoes was one of them.
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Post by felonious on Jan 6, 2022 12:29:39 GMT
Ahh, B sides, now you're talking Great tune. In 2010 I put six carefully selected Belle & Sebastian songs into my iTunes library and Meat & Potatoes was one of them. I'd struggle to reduce a list below 60, what were the other 5 out of interest?
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Post by Orbs on Jan 6, 2022 12:33:56 GMT
In light of a post I made in my favourite Song chain name thread about owning Don't try to stop by Roman Holliday what records are other posters either embarrassed or dumbfounded about? I've always loved music , I'm 52, brought up on Roxy Music by my dad. The Jam, The Clash, Madness ,The Specials. 80's was OMD, Depeche, Human League 90's Oasis, Shed Seven,Inspiral Carpets etc Yet inexplicably having had a good sort out I own these horrors in my 7 inch collection. Tarzan Boy. Baltimora Don't try to stop. Roman Holliday . Since Yesterday. Strawberry switchblade . Has anyone else got stuff that they think like me, when the hell and why did I buy that guff. Tarzan boy easily the most embarrassing and bizarre record in my little black box. Since Yesterday is one of (if not the first) single I ever bought. Cracking tune.
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Post by sheds1862 on Jan 6, 2022 12:55:52 GMT
In light of a post I made in my favourite Song chain name thread about owning Don't try to stop by Roman Holliday what records are other posters either embarrassed or dumbfounded about? I've always loved music , I'm 52, brought up on Roxy Music by my dad. The Jam, The Clash, Madness ,The Specials. 80's was OMD, Depeche, Human League 90's Oasis, Shed Seven,Inspiral Carpets etc Yet inexplicably having had a good sort out I own these horrors in my 7 inch collection. Tarzan Boy. Baltimora Don't try to stop. Roman Holliday . Since Yesterday. Strawberry switchblade . Has anyone else got stuff that they think like me, when the hell and why did I buy that guff. Tarzan boy easily the most embarrassing and bizarre record in my little black box. Since Yesterday is one of (if not the first) single I ever bought. Cracking tune. I think you're right I was harsh. Was just sifting through the other day and it was there. Clearly at the time too I rated Tarzan boy though it was so out of place with my usual Simple Minds, Bunnymen, Visage,Depeche . I guess it's only embarrassing now. But you're correct Strawberry switchblade is actually decent.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Jan 6, 2022 13:18:15 GMT
Most wanks completed in a 24 hour period (86) with a micropenis. I still don't think it's been topped.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jan 6, 2022 13:21:23 GMT
Since Yesterday is one of (if not the first) single I ever bought. Cracking tune. I think you're right I was harsh. Was just sifting through the other day and it was there. Clearly at the time too I rated Tarzan boy though it was so out of place with my usual Simple Minds, Bunnymen, Visage,Depeche . I guess it's only embarrassing now. But you're correct Strawberry switchblade is actually decent. Back to the 80s day on 6Music today. Excellent Gary Numan interview and music choices by him first thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2022 13:23:01 GMT
Not sure but my car was nicked in Plymouth many years ago and when it was recovered all my tapes had been stolen apart from Cliff Richards Greatest Hits. 🙂Had similar years back. Abandoned car in the snow. CD player torn out. Just my CDs and Stoke jacket left after they'd been through the car.
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Post by questionable on Jan 6, 2022 13:59:13 GMT
ABC lexicon of love was it??
Got it for a girlfriend at the time for her birthday, gave it to her (LP) she thanked me then finished with me and walked off.
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Post by questionable on Jan 6, 2022 14:03:16 GMT
Not sure but my car was nicked in Plymouth many years ago and when it was recovered all my tapes had been stolen apart from Cliff Richards Greatest Hits. 🙂Had similar years back. Abandoned car in the snow. CD player torn out. Just my CDs and Stoke jacket left after they'd been through the car. I also had a car stolen, Police rang to inform me and when I got there the cheeky git who’d stole it had left a grand master flag hip hop CD in the CD player, I asked the Police if they wanted it for evidence and that said nah it’s your fault for having a nice car
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Post by spiderpuss on Jan 6, 2022 14:10:40 GMT
More than a few I dare say, however when I was young I bought a double gatefold Manhatten transfer, mainly because it contained two records. I hated it and never really played it until later in my life. Oddly I quite like it now, there's a few I skip, but it's not as bad as I thought it was.
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Post by Orbs on Jan 6, 2022 14:26:08 GMT
Most wanks completed in a 24 hour period (86) with a micropenis. I still don't think it's been topped. 87 here… - just phoned Norris Mcsquirter to come round and count the tissues. 🎶 Masturbations what yer need 🎶
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Post by ChesterStokie on Jan 6, 2022 14:51:23 GMT
Great tune. In 2010 I put six carefully selected Belle & Sebastian songs into my iTunes library and Meat & Potatoes was one of them. I'd struggle to reduce a list below 60, what were the other 5 out of interest? The Stars Of Track And Field The State I Am In The Boy With The Arab Strap Funny Little Frog Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John The Life Persuit and Write About Love are the only B&S albums I've ever listened to properly (I think I borrowed the CDs off someone). I thought they were good: very melodic with a nice sound but not life changing. If I recall I did a quick listen to their early albums on Spotify and those first 3 tracks really caught my ear so I downloaded them. I would like to explore their work further, but so little time...!
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Post by felonious on Jan 6, 2022 15:07:26 GMT
I'd struggle to reduce a list below 60, what were the other 5 out of interest? The Stars Of Track And Field The State I Am In The Boy With The Arab Strap Funny Little Frog Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John The Life Persuit and Write About Love are the only B&S albums I've ever listened to properly (I think I borrowed the CDs off someone). I thought they were good: very melodic with a nice sound but not life changing. If I recall I did a quick listen to their early albums on Spotify and those first 3 tracks really caught my ear so I downloaded them. I would like to explore their work further, but so little time...! Try The Boy with the Arab Strap album. Push Barman to open old wounds is also a decent starting point.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 6, 2022 15:10:01 GMT
I’ve just remembered “Pink Sunshine” by Fuzzbox was one I begged my parents for along with “Let’s get ready to rumble” by PJ and Duncan and “Trouble” by Shampoo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2022 16:46:51 GMT
I’ve just remembered “Pink Sunshine” by Fuzzbox was one I begged my parents for along with “Let’s get ready to rumble” by PJ and Duncan and “Trouble” by Shampoo. Saw Fuzzbox when they were We've got a Fuzzbox and we're gonna use it orisimilar. Can't remember where or why. May have been Leeds Uni. I think was just a place with a bar where they were just playing that night. A bloke called Ted Chippington rings a bell that night. Never a gig goer and wasn't intending to see them. Thinking student bar because cheap
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 7, 2022 7:17:52 GMT
I had a record token for Xmas one year and bought my first record with it - Crazy Horses by The Osmonds To make matters worse I bought Long Haired Lover from Liverpool by Jimmy Osmond with the same token for my sister. Should have bought the top of the pops album from 1972 you got the LHLFL free plus crazy horses and some TRex and Slade. The other advantage is all the covers csme on handy for a quick sherman. topofthepopslps.weebly.com/uk-vol-28.htmlGot that one along with some other notable covers of the period. Currently negotiating with my ex their release from the loft of the marital home. There's a few disasters lurking there.
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Post by lordb on Jan 7, 2022 8:09:35 GMT
ABC lexicon of love was it?? Got it for a girlfriend at the time for her birthday, gave it to her (LP) she thanked me then finished with me and walked off. Superb album
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Post by brotherleelove on Jan 7, 2022 10:09:30 GMT
In light of a post I made in my favourite Song chain name thread about owning Don't try to stop by Roman Holliday what records are other posters either embarrassed or dumbfounded about? I've always loved music , I'm 52, brought up on Roxy Music by my dad. The Jam, The Clash, Madness ,The Specials. 80's was OMD, Depeche, Human League 90's Oasis, Shed Seven,Inspiral Carpets etc Yet inexplicably having had a good sort out I own these horrors in my 7 inch collection. Tarzan Boy. Baltimora Don't try to stop. Roman Holliday . Since Yesterday. Strawberry switchblade . Has anyone else got stuff that they think like me, when the hell and why did I buy that guff. Tarzan boy easily the most embarrassing and bizarre record in my little black box. Dick-a-dum-dum... Des O'Conor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2022 10:27:30 GMT
In light of a post I made in my favourite Song chain name thread about owning Don't try to stop by Roman Holliday what records are other posters either embarrassed or dumbfounded about? I've always loved music , I'm 52, brought up on Roxy Music by my dad. The Jam, The Clash, Madness ,The Specials. 80's was OMD, Depeche, Human League 90's Oasis, Shed Seven,Inspiral Carpets etc Yet inexplicably having had a good sort out I own these horrors in my 7 inch collection. Tarzan Boy. Baltimora Don't try to stop. Roman Holliday . Since Yesterday. Strawberry switchblade . Has anyone else got stuff that they think like me, when the hell and why did I buy that guff. Tarzan boy easily the most embarrassing and bizarre record in my little black box. Dick-a-dum-dum... Des O'Conor. Nothing wrong with Des, or his daughter Hazel
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Post by crowey on Jan 7, 2022 10:35:04 GMT
I don't subscribe to the "guilty pleasure" thing that's been drilled into us since we were kids. It's very snobbish. Why shouldn't ABBA's albums be as good as Black Sabbath's, just because one is pop? I don't know if it's a coincidence that those two bands came to mind, as I'm a big Feeder fan, and the songwriter has always said how he's influenced as much by ABBA as he is by Black Sabbath, so maybe that's rubbed off on me. Maybe it's because I recently did a poll of my top 5 albums released in 1980, and this was the order: ABBA: Super Trouper David Bowie: Scary Monsters Bobb Trimble: Iron Curtain Innocence (this is a massive hidden gem and the album cover is awesome) Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell The Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight There are songs I loved as a kid that I wouldn't listen to now, but my music tastes haven't really changed that much. I still like Pulp, the Manics, Ace of Base and some of those simple dance tracks that were so prevalent in the mid-90s (Haddaway, Sash, 2Unlimited etc). What happened to music being simple and feel-good? I also liked a bit of happy hardcore and still get a Bonkers CD out every couple of years or so. Saying all that, there must be something musical I'm embarrassed about, despite not even minding hearing the Mr. Blobby tune. I'll report back if I think of something... … as John Peel always said, there’s only two types of music - good and bad. Started after someone sent him in an “I hate disco” badge. At the time I loved Evelyn Champagne King’s “Shame” which he played. Glad you love the Softboys . Mate of mine was from Croydon & we used to get backstage with Robin & the boys when they played in London (and Orange Juice for some reason). Think the most embarrassing thing I ever bought was by Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch when I was about six - then I found my brother’s first Doors album “Strange Days” when I was about seven. No looking back!
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Post by elystokie on Jan 7, 2022 10:41:33 GMT
I had a record token for Xmas one year and bought my first record with it - Crazy Horses by The Osmonds To make matters worse I bought Long Haired Lover from Liverpool by Jimmy Osmond with the same token for my sister. Should have bought the top of the pops album from 1972 you got the LHLFL free plus crazy horses and some TRex and Slade. The other advantage is all the covers csme on handy for a quick sherman. topofthepopslps.weebly.com/uk-vol-28.htmlUsed to see them in Woollies, the forerunner to the Now albums, think they had them next to the till, way out of my price range at the time I was only 11 and I didn't start my Saturday job until I was 12
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Post by dexter97 on Jan 7, 2022 11:06:07 GMT
Should have bought the top of the pops album from 1972 you got the LHLFL free plus crazy horses and some TRex and Slade. The other advantage is all the covers csme on handy for a quick sherman. topofthepopslps.weebly.com/uk-vol-28.htmlUsed to see them in Woollies, the forerunner to the Now albums, think they had them next to the till, way out of my price range at the time I was only 11 and I didn't start my Saturday job until I was 12 The '70s TOTP albums were all cover versions played by session musicians. The K-Tel compilations were the real predecessors to NTWICM.
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