Guilty Pleasures • Non-Gaming • Music • Eurogamer.net

deem 15 Jan 2008 23:08:25 31,653 posts
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Universally regarded as naff or panned by the critics.

Any albums you listen to that you know might not actually be that good, or groundbreaking/original etc, but you just like?

For me, at the moment, it's Air Traffic - Fractured Life.

Lot's of radio play, lots of bad reviews, lot's of comparisons to Coldplay and Keane.

But I really like a lot of the album, and I've found myself putting it on a lot, even though I have 4161 other tracks to choose from.

Stickman 15 Jan 2008 23:16:24 29,885 posts
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Snow Patrol. Not panned by critics per se, but definitely seems to elicit scorn around here!

Whizzo 15 Jan 2008 23:17:28 44,765 posts
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/remembers I've not ripped SP's second album yet...

I've got some Kylie albums, I'm not gay though.

edit: that's odd the spoiler graphic doesn't want to show up on my browser

MrAmmons 15 Jan 2008 23:17:38 54 posts
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*ahem*.. cascada

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:17:49

I've got a real thing for power ballads. Don't really feel any guilt for it though.

Load_2.0 15 Jan 2008 23:19:31 26,409 posts
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Def leppard and Belinda Carlisle, to name only a couple. I am completely unrepentant.

JYM60 15 Jan 2008 23:21:08 17,505 posts
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Stickman wrote:
Snow Patrol. Not panned by critics per se, but definitely seems to elicit scorn around here!

Same, I'm listening to them now. My friends think they're pretty gay. =)

They're from here so it's not so bad.

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:22:30

KISS.

/wins forum

Whizzo 15 Jan 2008 23:23:19 44,765 posts
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deathgibbon wrote:
KISS.

/wins forum

You really should be downloading the latest season of The Apprentice (US)...

hypernova 15 Jan 2008 23:24:38 1,965 posts
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Load "$" wrote:
Def leppard and Belinda Carlisle, to name only a couple. I am completely unrepentant.

+1

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:25:10

Whizzo wrote:

deathgibbon wrote:
KISS.

/wins forum
You really should be downloading the latest season of The Apprentice (US)...

There's not a KISS challenge, is there?!

WHICH EPISODE?! TELL ME NOW!

/Bauer

Whizzo 15 Jan 2008 23:25:55 44,765 posts
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It's a celebrity season, Gene Simmons is one of the contestants.

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:26:08

I have to say find the idea of a music critic a bit odd. Music is really subjective, much more so than a game or a film. Plus, I can just listen to stuff in the shop, or on the radio or whatever before I buy it. I really don't get the idea of basing what music I listen to on someone else's opinion. Even if I care about their opinion, I still want to hear and judge for myself.

caligari 15 Jan 2008 23:27:44 17,924 posts
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I'm rather ashamed about rocking out to [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J9rTZJBmw">Pat Benatar and

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:31:26

Another one. Although they've had very good reviews and they're quite 'with it'... Of Montreal.

Even though it's incredibly camp stuff, I can't stop listening to it.

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:36:27

/coughs

chopsen 15 Jan 2008 23:37:23 19,993 posts
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kalel wrote:
I have to say find the idea of a music critic a bit odd. Music is really subjective, much more so than a game or a film. Plus, I can just listen to stuff in the shop, or on the radio or whatever before I buy it. I really don't get the idea of basing what music I listen to on someone else's opinion. Even if I care about their opinion, I still want to hear and judge for myself.

Listening to stuff to find out what it like is easy now, thanks to the internet. In the olden days it was difficult to find new music, with limited radio, even more limited music TV. I personally always find myself very selfcouncious when listening to stuff in the shop.

It's less stupid than a TV critic - how pointless is that?

On an unrelated note, I've always found it a bit odd how albums never have any find of description as to what kind of music it is, like you see with movies (e.g. DVDs or VHS cases) or novels. Probably a reflection of that subjectivity...

GuiltySpark 15 Jan 2008 23:46:27 6,757 posts
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Death Cab for Cutie.

Possibly not panned by critics, but they do suck, in a strangely endearing way.

Deleted user 15 January 2008 23:47:58

ecureuil wrote:

disussedgenius wrote:
/coughs

But that's just awesome, and we all know it. I'm proud to love Sega!

True. It is kinda hard to explain to office co-workers though.

deem 15 Jan 2008 23:50:39 31,653 posts
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kalel wrote:
I really don't get the idea of basing what music I listen to on someone else's opinion. Even if I care about their opinion, I still want to hear and judge for myself.

That's all very well if you have time to sit and listen to 600 new records a week.

Shinji 15 Jan 2008 23:53:50 5,902 posts
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My entire fucking life is a guilty pleasure, but it's the second bit I'm most concerned with

I don't really follow any form of mainstream music press, listen to the radio or watch music TV, so I have no bloody idea what's considered "in" right now, frankly. I'll wager it ain't what I'm listening to, mind

AlcohollicA 16 Jan 2008 00:01:05 2,376 posts
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"Oasis - Be here now" and "Green Day - Warning" are 2 of my favourite albums but I think they are generally thought of as shit.

//Gets panned for liking mainstream music.

Inquisitor Moderator 16 Jan 2008 00:40:25 14,557 posts
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Oooh, hmmmm.

My most shameful occasions have seen me listen to game soundtracks and the like.

This is a classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNhkvmpXaog&feature=related

I'm a sucker for things that bring back treasured memories, even if I didn't like the songs at all at the time. Good examples of this are things like early 90s pop, hated it at the time (more shamefully I liked dance music back then) but brings back great memories of school so now I like some of that stuff.

Razz 16 Jan 2008 00:43:56 63,428 posts
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Whizzolistenstokylielol XD gLOL

I actually snorted.

Whizzo! Of all people!

gLOL

Anyway. I regularly listen to the Immaculate Collection from Madonna. Norah Jones, Beverly Craven, and The Light House Family. :/

deem 16 Jan 2008 00:45:21 31,653 posts
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So why do you keep pretending you have me on ignore razz?

Razz 16 Jan 2008 00:46:28 63,428 posts
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Just to wind you up really.

ProfessorLesser 16 Jan 2008 00:47:01 19,698 posts
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I quite like Girls Aloud. And Mika.

Sue me.

Razz 16 Jan 2008 00:48:15 63,428 posts
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Oh, I like a bit of Mika, possibly due to voice sounding a lot like Freddy (RIP). I listen to a lot of Freddie to.