Most Embarassing Music

[ulala06]

What're some of the bands that you are most embarrassed to listen to? I mean REALLY listen to, not just own.

Mine would have to be Type O Negative.

[DeathsHand]

Guess that depends...

Christian Death's "Only Theater of Pain" is such ridiculous goofy goth nonsense, but it's soooo good...

And The Zombies haven't earned me much street cred amongst my peeps...
Quite the opposite in fact... Apparently dreamy soft pop that falls somewhere in between The Beatles and The Beach Boys isn't hip where I live... And/or amongst my age group...
But everybody should at least own 'Odessey and Oracle', though there's also quality scattered through their earlier album and singles...

[Angrist]

Even though they make good music and I like it, most people here hate The Kelly Family. And Celine Dion, whose music I also like.
Oh, the hundreds of Zelda songs I own are also pretty embarrassing to some.

[Dylflon]

I'm embarrassed of most things Typhoid listens to.

[Typhoid]

I'm not embarrased by anything I listen to.
Currently listening to:


Feist, Arcade Fire, Raconteurs, Modest Mouse, The Most Serene Republic, Broken Social Scene, Chad VanGaalen, Danko Jones, Foo Fighters, Gob, The Hives, The Killers and Wintersleep.

Not much to be ashamed of there.
The most shameful band I've been listening to for the past while would be like...all the old Beastie Boys songs.

[Professor S]

[jeepnut]

I like the "Songs by Jim Steinman" subtitle on there.

[ulala06]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

And The Zombies haven't earned me much street cred amongst my peeps...

i like the zombies too. the most embarassing song is probably either A ROSE FOR EMILY or THE WAY I FEEL INSIDE. Most people can't appreciate a decent ballad with minimal music. lol

[Vampyr]

Prince!

[Perfect Stu]

I listen to "Toxic" by Britney Spears every now and then.

[Jason1]

Hm, I usually dont go around telling people I like Jewell and Alanis Morrisette.

But I do.

[The Germanator]

I dig "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, and a lot of Gwen Stefani. There are some of those top 40 songs that are actually very good songs, and I have no problem admitting that.

The Zombies are a great band by the way...Nothing to be embarrassed about for sure.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

The Zombies are a great band by the way...Nothing to be embarrassed about for sure.

Yeah, I don't know them too well but 'She's not There' and 'Time of the Season' (probably their two biggest hits?) get a lot of play time on my iPod.

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by The Germanator

I dig "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, and a lot of Gwen Stefani. There are some of those top 40 songs that are actually very good songs, and I have no problem admitting that.

The Zombies are a great band by the way...Nothing to be embarrassed about for sure.

My friend and I joke about that. Cause we both have a liking for what we call 'girl songs'. Something that music elitists would call 'talentless pop' maybe?

Kelly Clarkson, Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne. My friend could list more. Basically the songs you hear more than once a day on any given mainstream radio station.

A great tip for musical exposure which many here probably already know is the site Pandora. Its internet radio. You just punch in an artist or band and they purportedly use music algorithms to find similar songs and artists. And you can listen, skip songs, make your own 'stations'. Unfortunately, I think its only accessible in the U.S. right now. But our Canadian and International users could try using a proxy site to get onto it. *shrugs*

[Swan]

I dig "Since U Been Gone" as well. It's a guilty pleasure song really.



I would have to say probably James Blunt for me. Most of my friends are big metal heads and yeah.