I hate modern pop music. The over-production, the auto tune, the mumbling - I find it offensive that it's allowed to be called 'music'. But, every now and then... Damn.
PS: Don't ever find yourself as a 47vyear old man belting this out while sat at a set of traffic lights, to find three teenage girls stood at a bus stop, looking at you with a mixture of what can only described as mirth, pity and disgust...
As has been pointed out earlier in this thread by Mr Thundercock music shouldn’t be defined as a guilty pleasure. Music connects on an emotional level and if you like a song then you like it. It doesn’t matter if some think it’s not ‘cool’ or it’s cheese. Music snobs piss me off and they should get off their high horses.
But sometimes the guilt is related to the source. For example, being totally against the X Factor, everything it stands for and how it manufactures musicians/groups, but enjoying a song from an artist who was on it - that’s a guilty pleasure.
So talking about the source I have to admit that in the early 90s I was a huge fan of R Kelly. His music, anything he produced for other artists, I thought he was a genius. Obviously my opinion changed about him after the revelations about his deviancies but I haven’t gone as far as getting rid of my collection of his CDs, 12” vinyl etc. I’d feel a bit dirty listening to his tunes but taken on their own his songs still stand the test of time.
I hate modern pop music. The over-production, the auto tune, the mumbling - I find it offensive that it's allowed to be called 'music'. But, every now and then... Damn.
PS: Don't ever find yourself as a 47vyear old man belting this out while sat at a set of traffic lights, to find three teenage girls stood at a bus stop, looking at you with a mixture of what can only described as mirth, pity and disgust...
Not a fan of Ariana Grande but love this cover of her song
As has been pointed out earlier in this thread by Mr Thundercock music shouldn’t be defined as a guilty pleasure. Music connects on an emotional level and if you like a song then you like it. It doesn’t matter if some think it’s not ‘cool’ or it’s cheese. Music snobs piss me off and they should get off their high horses.
But sometimes the guilt is related to the source. For example, being totally against the X Factor, everything it stands for and how it manufactures musicians/groups, but enjoying a song from an artist who was on it - that’s a guilty pleasure.
So talking about the source I have to admit that in the early 90s I was a huge fan of R Kelly. His music, anything he produced for other artists, I thought he was a genius. Obviously my opinion changed about him after the revelations about his deviancies but I haven’t gone as far as getting rid of my collection of his CDs, 12” vinyl etc. I’d feel a bit dirty listening to his tunes but taken on their own his songs still stand the test of time.
Exactly. There are plenty of reasons you’d feel justifiably guilty about enjoying a song/artist. Reality TV and sex crimes are just two of them.
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PS: Don't ever find yourself as a 47vyear old man belting this out while sat at a set of traffic lights, to find three teenage girls stood at a bus stop, looking at you with a mixture of what can only described as mirth, pity and disgust...
So talking about the source I have to admit that in the early 90s I was a huge fan of R Kelly. His music, anything he produced for other artists, I thought he was a genius. Obviously my opinion changed about him after the revelations about his deviancies but I haven’t gone as far as getting rid of my collection of his CDs, 12” vinyl etc. I’d feel a bit dirty listening to his tunes but taken on their own his songs still stand the test of time.
Radar Love - Golden Earring. The best thing of '73
The one Status Quo song I like.