Bands You're Embarrassed/Don't Want to Admit You Liked/Like

[crazycheryl]

I thought of this thread the other day when an old Loverboy song came on the radio and back in the day I used to have Mike Reno posters on my bedroom walls. I used to love "Loverboy", but I am sort of embarassed to admit it now because they were a manufactured band.

I also love old Billy Joel. I think Glass Houses was my first album. It's still rockin roll to me was my favorite song.

Thought I'd ask you cats to see if you'll elaborate on some of the bands you like that others might not necessarily think are cool or hip or even warrant liking. Examples - Boy George, Go-gos, the Bangles, Britney Spears, etc....

Oh and Pat Benatar is another rocker I loved - Hell is for Children is a killer song but it seems like she only put out a couple albums and then disappeared. She had a killer voice. I still rock when I hear her on the radio.

And I like Michael Jackson's music - some of it - old stuff - but I'll never admit to anyone except this board and most of you don't know me.

[Mal Brossard]

The first album I ever got was "The Sign" by Ace of Base.

Judge me, I dare you.

[crazycheryl]

Ok Mal, I can't even say anything cause I bought that CD too. I just haven't really leaked all my bad bands yet.

[freedom78]

I've gotten rid of almost all of my embarrassing albums through the lala.com used cd exchange, so incriminating evidence is lacking.   

However, since I'm feeling honest:

As a youth, I was, admittedly, typically stupid and into whatever MTV put on.  Most of those interests faded over time.  The only one that REALLY stuck was GNR.

As for the current day, I like Poison.  Yeah, I know they're cheesy false-glam pop, but they put on a pretty good show EVERY summer for about $15-20 (and it's worth catching, ESPECIALLY if they tour w/ Cinderella).

I also like 90s gangsta rap (early Snoop, Dre, NWA), which I'm sure some think is somehow sacrilegious and which is definitely odd for a suburban white kid who grew up in Indiana.   

[C0ma]

As for the current day, I like Poison.? Yeah, I know they're cheesy false-glam pop, but they put on a pretty good show EVERY summer for about $15-20 (and it's worth catching, ESPECIALLY if they tour w/ Cinderella).

I also like 90s gangsta rap (early Snoop, Dre, NWA), which I'm sure some think is somehow sacrilegious and which is definitely odd for a suburban white kid who grew up in Indiana.? ?

I myself never miss the annual Poison headlined "Hairball". Great music, but even better people watching.

I am also a huge late 80's early 90's rap fan... I still listen to alot of NWA, but back then I would listen to anything. At the time GnR was about the only Rock I was into... I got so fed up with hair metal (Sans Poison), NWA was the only thing that had any substance to it.

[SLCPUNK]

I like all kinds to this day, none of which I am willing to share with anybody here at this time.

[crazycheryl]

Dude, I went to college in Indiana and I swear to god no one listened to early rap. I brought my house music tapes from chi-town and everyone was like, what the hell is that? But I was in college in Muncie which is further south than the others. I don't know if that had something to do with it or not.

I've gotten rid of almost all of my embarrassing albums through the lala.com used cd exchange, so incriminating evidence is lacking.

However, since I'm feeling honest:

As a youth, I was, admittedly, typically stupid and into whatever MTV put on. Most of those interests faded over time. The only one that REALLY stuck was GNR.

As for the current day, I like Poison. Yeah, I know they're cheesy false-glam pop, but they put on a pretty good show EVERY summer for about $15-20 (and it's worth catching, ESPECIALLY if they tour w/ Cinderella).

I also like 90s gangsta rap (early Snoop, Dre, NWA), which I'm sure some think is somehow sacrilegious and which is definitely odd for a suburban white kid who grew up in Indiana.

[Bandita]

Haha, I like Posion too and they work their butts off touring every year and put on a pretty damn good show.  Last year they had buy one get one free tix for the NJ show for lawn seats so it was a good time and inexpensive!

[GNRreunioneventually]

yeah like i'm tellin you 


styx - renagade

[Jessica]

Actually, i'm not ashamed of anything :

NKOTB
Bros
Take that
Glenn Medeiros
Pia Zadora and Germaine Jackson's duet ( and still love it)
Tiffany
Belinda carlisle
etc etc ?

[fuckin crazy]

Brenda Lee , Pasty Cline and several of the other old crooners from the 50s and 60s . Hell I've even been known to listen to old C&W on occation .

[guns_n_motley]

theres nothing embarassing about listening to Styx and Poison. just admitting to liking the songs "mr roboto" and "unskinny bop"

Everything else is fine though


although, I will say I used to listen to linkin park and some shitty pop/rock stuff. then I found my way!!!

[GeraldFord]

[Dead N' Bloated]

Robbie Williams. I think he is unbelievable. I dont tell my mates coz Im always baggin people out for liking shit music and I have always got a bit of a rock look happenin. But robbie williams reminds me of Elton John and Freddy Mercury and thats why I like him.


 

[stinson4ever]

I am proud of my musical tastes and am not ashamed, but here are a few that ppl tend to laugh at.

Bjork
Leadbelly
Meatloaf

[deadflowerII]

PHISH/GRATEFUL DEAD....early 90's....fuck that shit

[guns_n_motley]

Hell, I get laughed at for listening to Guns n roses and ac/dc

people have shitty music tastes

[CheapJon]

Robbie Williams. I think he is unbelievable. I dont tell my mates coz Im always baggin people out for liking shit music and I have always got a bit of a rock look happenin. But robbie williams reminds me of Elton John and Freddy Mercury and thats why I like him.


 

IMO robbie williams has some brilliant songs

[GeorgeSteele]

I also like 90s gangsta rap (early Snoop, Dre, NWA), which I'm sure some think is somehow sacrilegious and which is definitely odd for a suburban white kid who grew up in Indiana.? ?

I know what you mean.  Reminds me of the dude in Office Space blasting the gangsta rap on his car radio and then reaching over to lock the door when a black guy innocently walks past.

The music, though, is nothing to be embarassed about.  It had a genuine intensity to it that was lacking in most other music at the time.  Tonight I have to look through my old mix tapes so I can listen to Hundred Miles And Runnin.

[freedom78]

Hell, I get laughed at for listening to Guns n roses and ac/dc

people have shitty music tastes

My wife (girlfriend at the time) bought me AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip for my birthday, years ago.  Her friend was with her, and found it quite embarrassing.