Albums/Groups people would be shocked to know you like

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:48 pm

I really don't think anything I listen to would really surprise anyone.

puma · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:00 pm

I don't know what people's perception of my music taste is, and I really don't care. I like what I like. *shrug*

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:04 pm

I don't think it's a big surprise but I'll list a few:

Bay City Rollers
Turbo Negro
Dwight Yoakum
Backyard Babies
Paul Oakenfold (early stuff -- don't tell my dance crew about this!!)

shaMoxie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:18 pm

<--- Huge Mantronix fan. And my legs still go all akimbo when I hear 'Lucky Star'.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:23 pm

DiggityDawg Wrote:

Elvis Fu Wrote:

Shocked or not shocked, but it is fairly well documented that I'm attempting to amass the most digusting library of shitty pop hits from the 1970s. Right now the list is around 4000+ songs and going strong, including multiple tracks by the likes of...Sugarloaf.

"Green Eyed Lady" , "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You", or both?

How about "Green Eyed Lady", "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" and "Stars In Our Eyes"?

puma · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:24 pm

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Paul Oakenfold (early stuff -- don't tell my dance crew about this!!)

are you serious?! oooooh i'm telling!

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

albion Wrote:

There's something about Frankie Goes to Hollywood

I shamelessly retain a well-played copy of Pleasuredome on vinyl.

The Dreaded Marco · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:34 pm

Noone on this board knows me very well, except maybe bitterbuffalo, but my friends and family would be very surprised to hear what I've been playing lately---country music.

I've been a pretty harsh critic of the genre, but thanks to a few folks here, and another board that I frequent, I've been exposed to some damn good stuff---Lee Hazlewood, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine.

If you haven't heard this album, go get it now: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 00-4517452

You can thank me (and billy g) later.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:48 pm

A friend of mine put "Summer Wine" on a comp for me -- I thought "Some Velvet Morning" was a freak occurence of a really good tune put out by (otherwise) really cheesy people, and have since admitted that I was wrong.

The Dreaded Marco · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:00 pm

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

A friend of mine put "Summer Wine" on a comp for me -- I thought "Some Velvet Morning" was a freak occurence of a really good tune put out by (otherwise) really cheesy people, and have since admitted that I was wrong.

Oh, yeah, Hazlewood writes his share of cheese, but it's some damn fine cheese.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:17 pm

pumachik Wrote:

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Paul Oakenfold (early stuff -- don't tell my dance crew about this!!)

are you serious?! oooooh i'm telling!

C'mon, don't you remember "Tranceadelic"?! Haha!

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

Sen. Gates of Eden LooGAR Wrote:

DunwoodyDude Wrote:

Yeah, I listen to everything (except freakin' Belle & Sebastian!!!) so I don't think people really have an idea of how my tastes sway.

I will say that Billzebub has surprised me a bunch of times. Just when I think I've got him pegged as a indie snob, never heard of any of the shit he listens to, everything after 1979 sucks douchebag, I find out he's been listening to ________ and I'm forced to reevaluate.

But what is life without surprises.

Steve

I was going to start a thread that is titled 'People's NPs who consistently impress/intrigue you" with you as the main one. Always have an interesting and wide ranging bunch of albums.

That would have been a good topic too. Although, I wouldn't have known who to start with. Plenty of people here who's taste I respect.

I'm not just trying to repay the compliment but you got me to break out a bunch of my country albums which I hadn't listened to in ages.

Your buddy Chris seems so open-minded about his music that it's kind of hard to recall him saying something that he didn't like

Despite what I said in the earlier post-Billzebub, Radcliffe, FrostingSpoon, Fractured Take, PopTodd, Sketch and a bunch of others always impress or get me curious.

Steve

robotboy · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:41 pm

epa Wrote:

Is it surprising that I love The Jackson 5? I don't know.

oh man, i should have called you saturday. we went to schubas and upstairs they were having some michael jackson appreciation thing, and they had michael jackson karaoke. jackson 5 songs were performed. you would have loved it. i'm a dick.

tentoze · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:06 pm

The Dreaded Marco Wrote:

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

A friend of mine put "Summer Wine" on a comp for me -- I thought "Some Velvet Morning" was a freak occurence of a really good tune put out by (otherwise) really cheesy people, and have since admitted that I was wrong.

Oh, yeah, Hazlewood writes his share of cheese, but it's some damn fine cheese.

This tribute album by the likes of Evan Dando, Tindersticks, Erlend Oye, etc. is very good stuff.

The Dreaded Marco · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:24 pm

tentoze Wrote:

The Dreaded Marco Wrote:

Dusty Chalk Wrote:

A friend of mine put "Summer Wine" on a comp for me -- I thought "Some Velvet Morning" was a freak occurence of a really good tune put out by (otherwise) really cheesy people, and have since admitted that I was wrong.

Oh, yeah, Hazlewood writes his share of cheese, but it's some damn fine cheese.

This tribute album by the likes of Evan Dando, Tindersticks, Erlend Oye, etc. is very good stuff.

I just ordered that from Amazon yesterday. Sounded pretty good to me.

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

hmm, i dont know. i think most people already know ill listen to pretty much anything. ive been trying to get into classical music lately, but i never feel the urge to listen to it. i really like blues, and am starting to get into jazz.

tentoze · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:41 pm

Other than the version of Sand by I forget who, it's full of good shit. Hazlewood provides comments to each song in the liner notes, and he was trying to be polite about the arrangement of Sand by saying something like "Those horns. That's, uh...interesting."

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

Northern Soul Wrote:

ive been trying to get into classical music lately, but i never feel the urge to listen to it.

The best way to get into classical music is to pick up one of those compilations that have the pieces you already (whether you realize it or not) know. You'll be amazed by how much you already know from movies, tv, commercials, hell, even Bugs Bunny.

Once you find a composer that does it for you, delve a bit deeper into their major works and you'll be off and running (hopefully not away).

Two years ago, I knew shit about the blues, but I'm fairly knowledgable now. I even hang out at a well known blues joint down here occasionally. Although, not during the summer. That place is a friggin' oven.

Steve

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

For what it's worth, here's ten classical pieces everyone should own:

Beethoven: Symphony #9
Beethoven: Symphony #5
Dvorak: Symphony #9 (The New World)
Mahler: Symphony #1 (The Titan)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Debussy: La Mer
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
Holst: The Planets
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances

Other stuff you should be able to get by with highlights compilations: Mozart, Wagner, Copland, Bach, Ravel, Handel, Strauss, etc.

discostu · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:55 am

I don't know? I like Tom Petty. Is that wrong?

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

discostu Wrote:

I don't know? I like Tom Petty. Is that wrong?

No, you're "safe". :wink:

While I have the opportunity, allow me to thank whoever the hell recommended Wildflowers to me.

Steve

legonads · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:41 am

I listen to a French classical music internet radio station, mainly because I can't understand what the DJs are saying.

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:43 am

discostu Wrote:

I don't know? I like Tom Petty. Is that wrong?

No way! I listen to Into the Great Wide Open quite often. One of my favorite albums, as a matter of fact.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:14 am

I'm listening to Coldplay right now, which could surprise some people.

T. P. Warfare · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:16 am

Chris Martin says his politics will not be silenced by fame.

Oh, hey.

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