Secret or guilty pleasures

I was never really a fan but I saw them at Glastonbury Festival in 2005 and was actually pretty impressed.I was so concerned by this undeniable indication of encroaching middle age that I immediately went to the stone circle and did what I needed to do to escape the world for a few hours.In terms of musical embarressing guilty pleasures..... Well when I was 14 or 15 (whilst most were enthralled by the likes of Boy George and the "New Romantics") my first real interest in music was stirred by the likes of Public Enemy, NWA and Boogie Down Productions. I was an undeniable product of my environment. I wanted to be black and angry. This was somewhat ridiculous as:A) I am very obviously not black
B) My parents were well educated hippy dropout under-achievers who, whilst poor, were the very opposite of angryAnyway to cut a long story short I still get together with some of my fellow old school "wiggas" and pump out the PE from time to time."YEAH BOY"

Mc Ren from NWA was sick, Fight the Power was my anthem in Jr High, and KRS One is still one of my favs. Good choices you white rebel you. Once I hit high school I discovered metal, then thrash metal - that was the end of my "gangsta" era. Didn't get into hip hop again till Pac and Biggy. From time to time I still listen, but I like the old shit better - even though Dre and Snoop did well.However, these days I like Mos Def and Common. I'd like to see that. You say the "n" word when you sing along with the music, right? - I do, loud and proud. LOL- Oni

Close indeed! You look like my sister's friends - and I loved them all! You look cute, I looked sad at that age. HahaBut I'd like to see a pic of Straggler in his wigga dayzz, lol.- Oni

I went to college and regressed to Hendrix, the Stones, Velvet Underground and a whole host of other retro stuff as well as REM, Chilli Peppers and the other simlar not-quite-pop stuff of that era. Then grunge in the form of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden were obligatory for anyone my age (at least anyone white who had stopped pretending to be black). Was still listenin to the Ices T and Cube on the gangsta front though. Plus some rap/rock stuff of the Rage Against The Machine type.Then during my young teacher years the whole Britpop thing kicked off. Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Manic Street Preachers, Charlatans, Radiohead etc. etc. etc. etc. I have always been a keen festival goer and have seen pretty much all of these bands live at their peak. Musically I have never really got over that particular era in truth. I probably never will now.White Stripes, Radiohead and Kasabian are probably my current favourite bands. Make of that what you will. Nahhhhhh. You really wouldn't!!!Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

Hi, Straggler. That's the only thing you've got going for you so far.It's a good thing you're a good debater, or I'd have absolutely no respect for you at all.----- I guess, after this thread, we can just agree to disrespect one another like mature adults.Edited by Bluejay, : pushed "submit" too early.

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-Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus)Darwin loves you.

Did you go to Reading 1999? With RHCP, Blur and Ice Mother Fucking T, Bitch!? It was awesome. Edited by Modulous, : No reason given.

For major embarrassment I give you Erasure, with a side order of the Pet Shop boys!

Punk music never really had grip of me, perhaps because I was born in 1983...

Coldplay crept up on me, like a cold that begins with an irritated throat, by degrees. I have yet to see them live...I have yet to buy any of their albums, actually.I wish I could go to a Glastonbury Festival. Cloudy weather and all, the Brits still know how to have fun. The closest I could relate is my love for Rage Against the Machine. Not embarrassed about that one, though.

Punk music never really had grip of me, perhaps because I was born in 1948

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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008

I was indeed. In fact that year I had a backstage pass for one of the days as some mates were playing on the smallest stage at the crack of dawn (well mid-day or so but you know what I mean).I was there. And it was indeed awesome.

Thanks and Ouch!! In equal measure.But having said that having my musical taste condemned by a self confessed fan of power ballads is something I will take as a compliment.

Hi, Straggler. ...says the self-confessed cricket fan.

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-Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus)Darwin loves you.

Going as far as to start a whole thread on it.Cricket is the Boy George of sports. - Oni

Is that because it desparately needs to be drugged up to the eyeballs to give it any kind of purpose?