Stop the snobbery and lets have some honesty.

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Apologies for stealing this idea from the Films thread - but it's a good idea.

So come on, get off your high (crazy) horses and out of your (ebony and) ivory towers and own up to the the uncool stuff in your LP/cassette/CD/mp3/Edison cylinder collection. Remember - it's hip to be square.

Stella wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:Kings of Leon?

Cheers. I cannot name one of their songs.

Sex on fire.
That's a Kings of Leon song, not a personal announcement on my part.

Nothing wrong with liking Damien Rice, he's utterly brilliant. I've unfriended people for disliking him

He done a cracking cover of Radiohead's Creep.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Nothing wrong with liking Damien Rice, he's utterly brilliant. I've unfriended people for disliking him

When you consider my favourite bands are SLAYER, ENTOMBED, MISERY INDEX and MALEVOLENT CREATION you might find it more pertinent that I've listed him in the snobbery article

Don't know, musically they are fairly different to say the least but in terms of their outlooksminthink there might be similarities

I take it you haven't listened to much in the MALEVOLENT CREATION back catalogue

Can’t really cope with any of those acoustic whiners, be it Rice or any others of his ilk. The lot of em need to cheer up and plug their guitars in.

Rowley wrote:Can’t really cope with any of those acoustic whiners, be it Rice or any others of his ilk. The lot of em need to cheer up and plug their guitars in.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!

Anyway, only really got into Rice after watching that film with Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen (mind's gone blank and can't be bothered with Google). Anyway, "The Blower's Daughter" plays as Portman walks down the street at the end of the film and she looks mighty fine. I then heard the song somewhere else a while later, it reminded me of her and I picked the CD up for a couple of quid. Stuck it on the CD player one evening and the lady I'd somehow convinced to come back to mine was mightily impressed.

He can do no wrong now as he's responsible for securing those extra notches on my bedpost

The Film is called Closer Dave.

Rowley wrote:The Film is called Closer Dave.

Cheers...I've even got in on DVD somewhere but I think, like Jack Nicholson, my memory is so bad these days I can remember what I was ........must get that outdoor tap sorted!

Was listening to a song called 'Words' by FR David the other night. Played it a few times actually. Think that's being honest.

Is that the one that comedians used to take the mick out of by singing "W..w....w..wor...words, d...d....do...d..don't c...c....come e...e....e...e....eeasy...t..t...t..t..to me"?

That's the song.

DAVE667 wrote:Is that the one that comedians used to take the mick out of by singing "W..w....w..wor...words, d...d....do...d..don't c...c....come e...e....e...e....eeasy...t..t...t..t..to me"?

Do you only get 180 characters on Stutter?

Stella wrote:Was listening to a song called 'Words' by FR David the other night. Played it a few times actually. Think that's being honest.

Bloody hell, that's a blast from the past. Might have to get it on iTunes and add to my collection of 80s cheese.

My wife likes Paloma Faith and some woman called Imelda May. On long car journeys we compromise, she puts HER music on and doesn't freak out if I dare suggest we listen to my stuff (we don't in any case - the beauty of compromise "Do as I say and...well, just do as I say") Anyhoo, I don't actually mind some of this stuff. Put it this way, it beats having to listen to Robbie Williams, Boyzone or Westlife.

DAVE667 wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:Nothing wrong with liking Damien Rice, he's utterly brilliant. I've unfriended people for disliking him

When you consider my favourite bands are SLAYER, ENTOMBED, MISERY INDEX and MALEVOLENT CREATION you might find it more pertinent that I've listed him in the snobbery article

I bet that was your favourite ever post, Dave? You got to write four HEAVY METAL bands and all in CAPITALS.

Anyway, I have three KATE BUSH songs on my ipod.

Wuthering Heights is one of the best songs of all time, imho.

Stella wrote:Wuthering Heights is one of the best songs of all time, imho.

That's one of them, Stella.

 

I have 'Love of the Loved' by Cilla Black, 'The Sign' by Ace of Base and 'Boys Boys Boys' by Sabrina on iTunes. Oh, and 'Georgy Girl' by the Seekers.

Great.I was going to ask people if anyone else has a penchant for Prog.I know that from time to time, I certainly indulge myself with rolling my sleeve up, tapping my arm and injecting myself with a pure dose of ~Genesis. Unfortunately I keep some pretty bad company here,Patrick Bateman from American Psycho (although he did like the Phil stuff,and I'm firmly in the Peter camp)and ,even worse,Jeremy Clarkson.

I bought something even more embarrassing the other day-"Smash Hits "Rave!" ", a compilation of the only kind of dance music that I can get my head around-the stuff I knew about when I were a lad. Chad Jackson- Hear the drummer(Get Wicked),This Beat is Technotronic, that kind of stuff.Although it does feature De La Soul and they are objectively fantastic.
(I think i'll skip Candy Flip's version of Straberry Fields forever.)

I like new Coldplay a lot more than old Coldplay. And don't really like the Smiths

DAVE667 wrote:

Adam D wrote:I like Bon Jovi.

And Steps.

I'd like to see bon jovi (note the lower case) pushed down a flight of steps

Reminds me of when Jon Bon Jovi played a "secret" gig in Cardiff Castle some fifteen years ago.One lucky punter bagged himself a plum spot on a stairway, overlooking Jovi.There was no security and he shouted "You're 5hit " at him throughout. Rarely have I heard such a satisfying tale of wish fulfilment.Rarely have I so wished that I'd had that idea first.

ChequeredJersey wrote:I like new Coldplay a lot more than old Coldplay. And don't really like the Smiths

I like the inference that it is somehow cool to like the old Coldplay. And you don't like The Smiths?You need to go out less.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I have 'Love of the Loved' by Cilla Black, 'The Sign' by Ace of Base and 'Boys Boys Boys' by Sabrina on iTunes. Oh, and 'Georgy Girl' by the Seekers.

any excuse to promote the Biscuits, -(in reference to Georgy Girl and The Smiths). Rowley, these guys love walking in Yorkshire!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQMW_pj5JmA

andygf wrote:Great.I was going to ask people if anyone else has a penchant  for Prog.I know that from time to time, I certainly indulge myself with  rolling my sleeve up, tapping my arm and injecting myself with a pure dose of ~Genesis. Unfortunately I keep some pretty bad company here,Patrick Bateman from American Psycho (although he did like the Phil stuff,and I'm firmly in the Peter camp)and ,even worse,Jeremy Clarkson.

I like my prog too.

huge Marillion fan back in the day.

Quite like a lot of Spocks Beard too.

I went to see Genesis live in 1981. Well past their prog days of course, but I still listen to the Gabriel-era stuff.

I bought the recent Agnetha Faltskog CD. (And the fact that I still buy physical CDs will no doubt see me labelled as a dinosaur by some of you young whippersnappers).

Should never need an excuse to promote or post the biscuits Andy, anyone who cannot appreciate Dickie Davies eyes or All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit really does not take enough joy in life.

Yes indeed!
"There was one in the gang who had Scaletrix/And because of that he thought he was better than you/Every day after school we'd go round his house,hoping to compete/In some kind of championship/But it always took a million billion hours to set the track up/and even when we did, the thing never seemed to work."

A latter favourite is also "We all knew someone in primary school /Who owned a very powerful magnet"

JuliusHMarx wrote:I went to see Genesis live in 1981. Well past their prog days of course, but I still listen to the Gabriel-era stuff.

I bought the recent Agnetha Faltskog CD. (And the fact that I still buy physical CDs will no doubt see me labelled as a dinosaur by some of you young whippersnappers).

I knew that some proggers would get smoked out! Marillion must have loved the "Selling England by the Pound" album as they always reminded me of that album.

I watched a feature on Sky called "The Genesis Songbook" and was actually piqued to hear their "Calling All Station", which by the law of diminishing returns, by rights has to be their biggest stinker as it featured the singer from Stilskin after Collins left.I did feel fairly ashamed with myself(having this thought) though in my defence.

A friend once saw Marillion live and Fish grabbed someone in the front row by the shirt, held him by one hand in mid-air and sang a song right in his face.That's my idea of an awful nightmare.

Top five Genesis albums.
1. selling England by the pound.
2.nursery cryme.
3.foxtrot.
4. the lamb lies down on broadway.
5.trick of the tail.

Think I've mentioned this on another, similar thread but here are my "guilty pleasures".

Watermark - Enya
2112 - Rush
Savage Garden - Savage Garden
Look Sharp & Joyride - Roxette
Momentary Lapse of Reason & The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
Pyromania & Hysteria - Def Leppard
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
Pocket Full of Kryptonite - The Spin Doctors
Big Ones - Aerosmith


Actually, come to think of it, about 75% of my music collection would probably be considered "uncool".   Quite a bit of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden in there too.

Those bands are never uncool to a South Welshman, dyrewolfe.Indeed that's the most recent era that's allowed.

I forgot to mention I also own Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby and Arnee and the Terminators I'll Be Back on vinyl.   

If that doesn't send my "Cool Factor" into negative figures, I don't know what will...

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JuliusHMarx wrote:A friend once saw Marillion live and Fish grabbed someone in the front row by the shirt, held him by one hand in mid-air and sang a song right in his face.That's my idea of an awful nightmare.

He was much nicer when I met him - he made me a cup of tea!

I still like a few Backstreet Boys tracks. Only from the 'Millenium' album onwards.

I feel ashamed about being ashamed for liking "Simon and Garfunkel".Great lyrics, everything top notch, and yet when I think of their pious faces and naff polo neck jumpers and rubbish hair, I kind of wish they looked cool.Or that I didn't like them.

I have never "got" arctic Monkeys and, although I took pride in despising Suede for twenty years on the basis of being southern jessies and high camp,I now think they're a classic band.But I wouldn't dream of telling anyone.

Adam D wrote:

andygf wrote:Great.I was going to ask people if anyone else has a penchant  for Prog.I know that from time to time, I certainly indulge myself with  rolling my sleeve up, tapping my arm and injecting myself with a pure dose of ~Genesis. Unfortunately I keep some pretty bad company here,Patrick Bateman from American Psycho (although he did like the Phil stuff,and I'm firmly in the Peter camp)and ,even worse,Jeremy Clarkson.

I like my prog too.

huge Marillion fan back in the day.

Quite like a lot of Spocks Beard too.

Adam , I don't know that band,having only heard King Crimson Yes and not much else prog, but I did see Porcupine Tree in 96 in Hull, they were terrific, they knock Muse into a cocked hat.

Super idea for a thread, and I've probably got loads of uncool stuff.  I blame being part of the generation I am ('80s child).

I've got loads of '80s pop stuff - Wham!, Duran, Madonna, T'Pau, Deacon Blue, Billy Idol, Adam Ant and the '80s poodle rock - Bon Jovi, Poison, Cinderella etc  I also own some Kylie although I actually liked her "indie" album....in fact I'm not really sure what I have that IS cool...ah, who wants to be with the In-crowd anyway?  

I do have "Wig" by the B-52s on 7" picture disc...that was a novelty record.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11961689/Phil-Collins-comeback-Singer-says-he-is-no-longer-retired.html

McFly - Now that band rocks! They're my guilty pleasure.

Stella wrote:Wuthering Heights is one of the best songs of all time, imho.

You utter b*stard. That should come with warning label.