What Music did you Listen to Before that you're Ashamed of?

Twilightning · 30-08-2009 8:54pm #1

I'm sure everyone out there knows what I'm talking about. Did you ever really get into any bands that you thought were the dog's bollocks when you were younger, but just absolutely cringe at the thought of now?

Few of mine:

Green Day
Maroon 5
Story of the Year
Gwen Stefani

Max_Damage · 30-08-2009 8:59pm

Spice Girls

Worst part when I was 9 I got my old man to buy me their album (back around 1996). Oh dear!

Twilightning · 30-08-2009 9:03pm

Max_Damage wrote: »

Spice Girls

Worst part when I was 9 I got my old man to buy me their album (back around 1996). Oh dear!

That's a fairly dire situation alright.

Otis Driftwood · 30-08-2009 9:16pm

Nothing really.I was a Meatloaf fan when I was a young fella but nothing as cringey as the Spice Girls.

As Ive gotten older my tolerance for most music has grown.

Some days I feel like listening to Watchmaker or Aborym,some days its Rufus Wainwright or Coldplay.Thats the beauty of music.

candy-gal1 · 30-08-2009 9:23pm

anyone remember lolly or daphne and celeste?! lol
some of the worst iv ever actually liked about 10years ago!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xikMcCJBf68

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPI3hJvbeVo

cedomination · 30-08-2009 9:25pm

candy-gal1 wrote: »

anyone remember lolly or daphne and celeste?! lol
some of the worst iv ever actually liked about 10years ago!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hnxies4Wtk

Twilightning · 30-08-2009 9:25pm

candy-gal1 wrote: »

anyone remember lolly or daphne and celeste?! lol
some of the worst iv ever actually liked about 10years ago!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xikMcCJBf68

I've got something too:

^^^ Beat me to it!

cedomination · 30-08-2009 9:28pm

They earned a lot of respect from me with that vid.

"DIE! Yes I will!"

Nightwish · 30-08-2009 9:46pm

I'm not ashamed of anything I listened to as a child. I was raised listening to, and liking Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Rolling Stones etc but I also listened to a lot of eurodance stuff and was particularly fond of cheesy 80's stuff.

Kess73 · 30-08-2009 9:53pm

Think I was lucky as my first real exposure to music as a kid was Queen in 1980, and the likes of Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and the Beatles were what popped up a lot through family friends and relatives.

My first album was Iron Maiden's The Number Of The Beast and I was hooked from there on.

If anything my more cringeworthy stuff, if it gets called that, would be from the 90's onwards, when I expanded my tastes more and more.

I don't think I am ashamed of anything I listened to though, if I liked it at the time, then it served it's purpose.

rainbow kirby · 30-08-2009 9:54pm

I was a huge Take That fan when I was younger. *blush*

Karl Hungus · 30-08-2009 9:56pm

Honestly, I wouldn't be ashamed of anything I listened to as a kid. I would've watched Spice Girls videos when they were on TV, and all the other pop music there was, nothing wrong with it. That was all part of growing up really, wasn't it?

Sure, I grew up on Queen and the likes, but used to watch all the pop video shows on TV, and frankly, loved a lot of cheesy **** at the time. Prime example, was this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDdlHmzIdn8

Wouldn't listen to it now, but I wouldn't be ashamed that I liked it when I was young either.

I thought the Scatman was awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qILekn6jDho

And you know what? I still think he's awesome now. The guy was a legend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv-OwPTJcTc

Nightwish · 30-08-2009 9:59pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

I thought the Scatman was awesome:

And you know what? I still think he's awesome now. The guy was a legend:

Yep, nothing wrong with Scatman! That guy had talent.

nyarlothothep · 30-08-2009 10:15pm

pretty shameful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXqqfijQUc

also kinda went through a limp bizkit phase and liked the way it is, the 1998 song.

also got billy idols greatest hits on and that was only 2 years ago

Schism · 30-08-2009 10:15pm

I used to listen to my older brothers music when I was growing up, I was weaned on the likes of Def Leppard and Van Halen.

I'm not really a fan of that stuff these days (except the odd bit of edam

) but I suppose I'm not really ashamed of it either. I listened to the charts aswell same as any kid.

/tosses hair

Max Power1 · 30-08-2009 10:20pm

My two fave childhood bands -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJxSEGsOGIQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3LDhBLk478

cypharius · 30-08-2009 10:30pm

I once liked one of Slipknots songs(Before we Forget, something like that). But that was a long time ago. The most embarrassing thing I listened to was Gorilaz.

Nightwish · 30-08-2009 10:32pm

Gorillaz are pretty good. Clint Eastwood was a great song.

Schism · 30-08-2009 10:33pm

Ah yes, how could I forget The Saw Doctors. I still like them though and I'm not at all ashamed of it.

lord lucan · 30-08-2009 10:56pm

A-ha were the first band i really got in to. Used to have all their stuff on vinyl and seen them in concert. Gotta admit that they're probably the best pop band i've ever heard and i'm not ashamed to have their greatest hits on my ipod.

Karl Hungus · 30-08-2009 11:34pm

Honestly folks, stop being ashamed of good music. Both Blur and Gorillaz are terrific! Damon Albarn is a genius tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01C4RPEinM4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk

freyners · 30-08-2009 11:36pm

all dance music

GLaDOS · 31-08-2009 12:32am

I was rather fond of Robbie Williams

Still think Let Me Entertain You is a cracking song

Otis Driftwood · 31-08-2009 2:02am

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Honestly folks, stop being ashamed of good music. Both Blur and Gorillaz are terrific! Damon Albarn is a genius tbh.

And lets not forget his work with Michael Nyman on the Ravenous soundtrack.

Anyone that hasnt seen this movie,get your asses out there and rent or buy it.

Karl Hungus · 31-08-2009 2:12am

Definitely agreed with you on that Ned, terrific soundtrack, and the film is great too.

Six of One · 31-08-2009 2:16am

Was a boyzone and take that fan. Saw Boyzone in the Grand Bingo Hall Cabra as a kid. Sure feck it I knew no better!

StormWarrior · 31-08-2009 9:12am

The Lightning Seeds. In the early-mid 90's I absolutely loved them, I had their T-shirts, cassettes, I even saw them live. Now I look back and think WTF???!