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10 Mar 2014, 8:30 am

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A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!'

The point of that quote, as far as I understand is that "punk" can't really be defined, and as such there is really no point in trying to define it.

I think the point of the quote is about the whole idea of poseurs and mocking how punks define things by how "original" it is and disown something once it becomes popular. Anyway, pop punk is also a guilty pleasure of mine, as well as a fair amount nu metal. Generally I think Limp Bizkit is terrible, Hot Dog is one of the worst songs I've ever heard, but their is a couple of songs by them I like. I like all eras of Disturbed, even their nu metal, and I also like Korn despite their angst.

Babymetal. Definitely Babymetal.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY[/youtube]

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10 Mar 2014, 8:41 am

Do I need to mention more then "ARE YOU READY FOR THE SOUND OF SCOOTER?!" ^^

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10 Mar 2014, 11:10 am

khaoz wrote:

Bob Dylan from the 60's to the late 80's... Sometimes its vintage Stones, The Who or The Beatles. But mainly Dylan.

I suspect you don't quite understand what a guilty pleasure is.

A guilty pleasure is something you know you shouldn't like, but do anyway.

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10 Mar 2014, 11:38 am

I have quite a few:
Savage garden's Affirmation cd and their debut cd
Darren Hayes' Tension and the Spark cd
Andrew Lloyd Webber's contributions to musical theater
Certain songs by 3 Doors Down
Certain songs by Creed
Certain songs by Avril Lavign
Certain songs by Bryan Adams

Sometimes I'll get on a Carpenters kick, but I blame my mom for that. She used to play Carpenters stuff in the car when I was a kid.

Edited to add:
Moulin Rouge soundtrack

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10 Mar 2014, 3:08 pm

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

luanqibazao wrote:

My tastes range from Albinoni to the Black Keys, but it's never occurred to me to feel guilty about any of it. Do you listen for your own pleasure, or in an attempt to impress others?

I consider "guilty pleasures" to be bands or songs I like that either fall below my usual "standards" for good music, or that people would normally get made fun of for liking (not that I really care too much

). So yes, there is an image component to it, but it's more like "why would I listen to something as puerile and simplistic as Falling In Reverse when I could be listening to Skinny Puppy or Tool?"

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I really like Fat Lip by Sum 41.

I don't like pop punk, in general, but I really like that song. It's a big guilty pleasure of mine. I'll also listen to Jump by Van Halen every now and then.

Pop-punk as a whole gets sh** on by a lot of people, but I actually consider it to be one of my favorite subgenres of punk, even if it doesn't conform to the "punk ethos". Why? Because I'm in it for the music first and foremost, and if it's enjoyable to listen to, then that's what counts. As far as what I think of the "punk ethos", this famous quote from Billie Joe Armstrong, the frontman of Green Day, exemplifies it:

Quote:

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!'

The point of that quote, as far as I understand is that "punk" can't really be defined, and as such there is really no point in trying to define it.

Which brings me to another guilty pleasure of mine, both for being pop-punk, AND for being released during Green Day's most commercially successful period! I'm sure you know what song this is.

Warning: a little bit of NSFW language (the clean version is easy to find, but I can't stand it as it detracts from the song's message)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ViLNw10axU[/youtube]

Good point. There's no such thing as real or fake punk, in my opinion. I don't like pop punk, but I've never understood why punk fans have such a big problem with pop punk. If you don't like it, then don't listen to it. Simple as that. Additionally, I used to be a HUGE Green Day fan when I was younger. I honestly thought that Green Day was an amazing band, and their songs meant a lot to me. Nowadays, I don't really like Green Day anymore, but I'll listen to Dookie every now and then. I do enjoy some of Green Day's songs, to some extent.

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10 Mar 2014, 3:48 pm

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

). So yes, there is an image component to it, but it's more like "why would I listen to something as puerile and simplistic as Falling In Reverse when I could be listening to Skinny Puppy or Tool?"

Because it brings you pleasure. I really don't understand choosing music by any other standard.

If I want to sit and contemplate something complex and sophisticated, I'll put on Bach cantatas or Coltrane. But if I had those playing while working out or cleaning house, I'd keep stopping to focus on the music. So I put on high-energy rock or electric blues, and if it's "puerile and simplistic" it's serving its purpose. I don't feel guilty nor do I think "Dang, I really ought to be listening to Mahler while I jog." That would be absurd.

My wife took piano lessons for a while and once invited her teacher, a grad student who now works as a concert pianist, to our home. It never occurred to us that we should hide my Stones or her ABBA before he saw them. For all we knew he liked them too.

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10 Mar 2014, 6:09 pm

I thought this song was terrible the first time I tried listening to it, but then it grew on me.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LWtb621DRg[/youtube]

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10 Mar 2014, 7:12 pm

the entire pusa catalog...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSFmOkzTSc[/youtube]

Everything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and the Ramones too.

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11 Mar 2014, 12:58 am

Late 1960's Bubblegum Rock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_Pop

Something I "should" have grown out of by middle school or Junior High School as it was known then.

1969 was the year of Woodstock and Altmont. Somehow this was the number 1 song for the year
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHSgHtoaiLQ[/youtube]
A bubblegum song marketed to pre teens with an S&M theme that went to number 5 on the Billboard charts. Oh Dear.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2E7mrp-mTQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRtME-3rcP4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzV6VFIEsKQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnjwW9aUn08[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcge2dn_ILA[/youtube]

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12 Mar 2014, 7:09 pm

Merengue Hip House
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEEu3kkJTsk[/youtube]

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24 Mar 2014, 7:23 pm

More:
Kelly Clarkson
Charlotte Church
Evanescence
certain songs by Taylor Swift
the entire Stripped cd by Christina Aguilera

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25 Mar 2014, 1:57 am

Not only is this one of the cheesiest hits of the 80s, it's also associated with a rather infamous shock site (don't look it up, just don't ). I love it nonetheless.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU[/youtube]

This song is just an absolute hoot. (warning: kind of NSFW)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k[/youtube]

And for my really, really, REALLY guilty pleasure... (warning, some NSFW language)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGJ8ixlfKUs[/youtube]

What can I say? It's actually kind of a fun song.

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08 Apr 2014, 5:46 am

Coltrane is my hero...especially his later music from after 1964....Transitions, Sun Ship are among my favorites!

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John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
Charles Mingus
...to name a few. . .

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11 Apr 2014, 7:54 am

Some examples from different genres:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2RCCDSBEGk[/youtube]

This one's kinda NSFW:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU[/youtube]

This one's DEFINITELY NSFW:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jv9fNPjgk[/youtube]

Sheesh ... just as well people can't link this to me IRL. :mrgreen: :oops:
I swear, though, I actually do have decent tastes in music ... most of the time.

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06 May 2014, 6:48 pm

ahaha I a few guilty pleasures. theres are 2 songs by the magic numbers that I love to bits. Forever lost love me like you. Pure bliss. Mainly because they evoke a particular time and place. No shame Je ne regrette rien!

http://youtu.be/MTrWbcluI_4

So much hassle posting this so ive just posted the link itself.

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06 May 2014, 9:14 pm

let me try some guilty pleasures like the Streak :!: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUfg3uCBbg[/youtube]

and some more ABBA [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0[/youtube]

but my personal favorite guilty pleasure of all time is this tune by Gary Allan that I have always liked. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3D_a-r4DEs[/youtube]

mock me and I will torture you with more ABBA :!: :twisted:

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