Guilty pleasures

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Is there an album you love even though you know it's naff as hell? Let's put 'cool' to one side and be honest about things!

My guilty pleasure is Year of the Cat by Al Stewart. Good tunes, great musicianship, an excellent album all round, even though it's so middle of the road you can hear the white lines on it.

I never liked that Divinyls song. I thought the singer's voice was really irritating. Still, I think it's fair to say that it proved a point - do a crap song which appears to be about female masturbation and it sells...there's better songs about male masturbation which haven't done as well which proves Luckless point somewhat.

Cari wrote:I never liked that Divinyls song. I thought the singer's voice was really irritating. Still, I think it's fair to say that it proved a point - do a crap song which appears to be about female masturbation and it sells...there's better songs about male masturbation which haven't done as well which proves Luckless point somewhat.

Turning Japanese?

That's not a bad tune by The Vapours. I was thinking about The Buzzcocks "Orgasm Addict" though. Captures uncontrollable teenage lust perfectly.

Cari wrote:I never liked that Divinyls song. I thought the singer's voice was really irritating. Still, I think it's fair to say that it proved a point - do a crap song which appears to be about female masturbation and it sells...there's better songs about male masturbation which haven't done as well which proves Luckless point somewhat.

Are you kidding? Its a great tune. Christine Amphlett's vocals are a bit odd, but quite sexy...match her looks perfectly.

Its only the actual lyrics that make it a guilty pleasure, in my humble opinion. Daft but enjoyable.


As to proving Luckless' point...I thought it was common knowledge that blokes are crude and shallow!

I've got the Pet Shop Boys hits album PopArt on my mp3.

While I seldom choose to listen to it, if any of the songs come on when it's on shuffle they never get skipped.

Not sure the Pet Shop Boys are a guilty pleasure anyway. I think they're actually underrated and too often dismissed as dated, simple pop whereas in reality they are brilliant songwriters and an all-time great of British music.

There, I said it.

Rolf Rules, OK.

Brilliant album. Mostly covers (...apart from the classics!)

Ace of Base for me!

I cant remember if I have commented on tis earlier and cant be bothered going back through the 4 pages

Im a big fan of the Saw Doctors, Irish folk music at its best

I can't stand Kylie Minogue but I love the arrangement on this of this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7umeythh24

Take that

Would Marina and the Diamonds count? Specifically "I'm not a Robot".

Other than that, I don't know.

Tears for Fears are ok.

When I was 16 we were p!st and I locked my mate in my bedroom and sprayed a can of CS gas in there. This was playing.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bL5lyKzWA

The first three albums I bought were:

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasure Dome
Wham - Make It Big
Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

Never confused.

Most things by Justin Timberlake would probably be my guilty pleasures, the man is pretty good in fairness!

Justin Timberlake used to be my guiltt pleasure. But now I dont hide it anymore. <smiley> i guess Tracy Chapman is my current guilty pleasure

Haim at the moment. 3 Calafornian sisters with there damn infectious electro pop rock style.

Westlife. I listen to some of their tunes, If I'm in the mood.

Sally Nugent who presents the sport on bbc breakfast. There's just summat about her....

Breadvan wrote: Sally Nugent who presents the sport on bbc breakfast. There's just summat about her....

OOh yes. Looked sexy this morning