Music matters...

[robinbloke]

Is there a band that people express surprise that you like?

For me it's usually Carter USM, product of my sixth form years...

Comments

[mattp.livejournal.com]

The Spice Girls, but I'm quite selective at what I listen to. I don't think there's a single band where I listen to all of the material. I've not listen to any for a number of months, since the Hard Drive Crash Of Doom in 2002.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I'll admit I like "Viva forever" but thats as far as I go to liking them :)

[claire-smith.livejournal.com]

Oooh, you're the same age as me, aren't you? Liking Carter is a product of my sixth form years too.

My shameful secret is Robbie Wiliams - I am a big fan of good pop music (yes, there is such a thing!) in general.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I think so, I'm of Jan 73 vintage.

Robbie Williams? Deary me!

Pop music? I listen to 80's stuff, I can't say anything in return!

[emperor]

Amorphis.

This is particularly true of those that know me more for my tastes in early music.

Erm, 'No one is to blame' is a great song

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

Howard Jones.

Yes, yes, I know....

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

TigerTailz.

They're Grrr-eat!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Not even heard o' them...

Re: Erm, 'No one is to blame' is a great song

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I have a Howard Jones album, well two :)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Not heard o' them m'fraid.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

The crime is country, the sentence is death.

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

quiet, reserved, conservative type

But you are! : P

Ditto for me at work. Nobody can believe I'm an (ex)-DJ into all this crap we listen to regularly. Sad I still have to resort to NiN or the Sisters or the Cure to find something anyone has actually heard of. Although most of my pals like Swarf now : )

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

They're glam-tastic!

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Carter *shudders*

They're from Farnborough don't you know *shudders again*
I grew up round there.

Other bands of a similar geographical bent (well, neighbouring Camberley) include the infamous Bros. Now will you stop liking them?

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

So you're saying the reasons for not liking carter are that you and Bros grew up in the same area? ;)

I seem to remember you played them once...

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

You be talking fancy wurds with me now boy!

[emperor]

Website here

[ev1ldonut.livejournal.com]

Anything not "metal"

Specific examples that have caused comment or raised eyebrows are The Sugababes, All Saints, Alicia's Attic...

Hmmm, those are all distinctly female in nature, wonder if that's a subconscious help to the music? *smirk*

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*clears throat*
Dixie Chicks just about but neither Lucinda Williams (Americana) nor Union Station (classic Bluegrass) are Country. So ner.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Them of covering AC/DC fame. You really need to expand your horizons more and come out of the 80s, man. ;oP

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Well done, Sir! There's nothing disgusting about Americana, on the contrary.
Come to the December Octaine, and you'll get to hear some fine tunes. Or any Octaine, for that matter.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Erm, I help run Octaine, nobody's surprised at anything I play/listen to. This might be helped by the fact that very few people actually know the music I really like. :oP

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

Not trying to blag but I think I'm in the position of very very few people who know me being suprised by anything I listen to.

erm...

Mel C & Brian Adams doing 'Since you've been gone'??

[zotz]

Sparklehorse, The Gun Club, Uncle Tupelo, J Cash esq . . .

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

No apologies needed for Alicia's Attic, they're great :)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly buying ambient/euphoria stuff at the moment, none of which most people have heard of.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

I know you do Oz, however if you suddenly proclaimed (for example) a deep and abiding love of Enemim I think people would be surprised.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Well I know the -last- one...

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Mel C AND Bryan Adams, oh dear...

[zotz]

You've probably heard something by the Gun Club, as both myself and Patrick played them at Th'Calling.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Some of his stuff isn't bad but there's no "deep and abiding love".
You can probably boil it down to "anything that's not Top40" with a few exceptions (Joss Stone, RHCP).

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

That was the best track either of them had done in years.
I used to be a big Bryan Adams fan but there really hasn't been anything really good since "Reckless" and that's been 20 years now...

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Aha, more than likely then.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

That was the best track either of them had done in years

*nods*nods*
the best bit is that you can take it either as a loved-up 'ooh come home quick for a shag' song or a bitter 'why did we split up' one.
or at least thats my read on it.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

It rocks, accept it ;-)