The Three Most Embarassing CDs in your music collection:

..that is, the ones you have to hide when 'people who matter'* show up.

Mine:
1.Leslie Gore's Greatest Hits
2.The film soundtrack from 'Bye-Bye Birdie'
3.Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind' Princess Diana tribute.


*people who matter= non-family members or anyone who knows so much about you that that there's no point in hiding anything.

:D

and now I have that song stuck in my head. :banghead:

That's got to count for something. :P

Guilty pleasure of the 1990s? You bet. But compare it to that other Swedish pop group--those who I refuse to name out of principle and out of the fact they are quite possible the worst example of "music" in human history--and it's musical genius in comparison.

I kinda like that Avril record though. :D

The Lion King Soundtrack

The Proclaimers

Rod Stewart

:hide:

The man must be stopped.

liked the song Forever Young, so I bought it....:)

Rupaul sings christmas carols

Zamfir.... nuff said

Il Divo


lost

Zamfir (The Lonely Shepherd, or whatever it's called)...and I actually kind of like to listen to it sometimes. :blush: Hey, it's nice and relaxing! :hide: :hi:

That includes a conprehensive collection of Styx albums.

1 - Yanni, Live at the Acropolis
2 - Soundtrack from the movie "Toys"
3 - Greatest Hits of Classical Music, volume 1. (it was a gift)

I learn something new everyday....I don't think you should be embarrassed about your 3rd choice, I got quite a bit of classical music, and I'm not ashamed....:hi:

but the "greatest hits" CD collection is pretty bad. you get maybe one movement of a great symphony, or part of a piano concerto, just the stuff that is more popular. And the recordings are by second rate orchestras you've never heard of.
but it was a gift, the person said, "oh, I know you like classical music, so I got you this." really bad idea, but their heart was in the right place.

the Toys soundtrack I bought becaus of one song - in the movie, Robin Williams sings something called "Things that never happened" which was a pretty good tune in the film. But its not on the soundtrack, you only get a version by Thomas Dolby, who wrote it. Its not bad, but its not what I was looking for.

The Thomas Dolby tune on the "Toys" soundtrack kicks ass, and anybody who disagrees wants to invade Iran. :)

On edit: Thomas Dolby didn't write it, Trevor Horn did. It's called "The Mirror Song."

Tremble before my superior cheesiness!

mikey_the_rat

even though we tried. And when they sing, a new world begins.

Kill me for knowing that off the top of my head.

Dude, seriously.

:rofl:

I must confess, in the '80s I played in a band that did, among others, David Lee Roth's "Yankee Rose," and I got to go all Billy Sheehan on my bass. Viva Velveeta pop-rock!

mikey_the_rat

1. Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun - the disco Rod album that includes "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
2. 2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be - the x-rated version of this landmark, including such classics as "Dick Almighty," "I Ain't Bullshittin" and, of course, "The Fuck Shop"
3. Screaming Jay Hawkins - Black Music For White People - the album actually is pretty good (includes two Tom Waits covers), but I cringe at the cover art, which features Screamin' Jay staring bug-eyed at the camera with a bone in his nose and holding a pretty white girl.

...the primary guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist was the one and only Mike Keneally, former Zappa stunt guitarist. Also former member of Steve Vai's band, and current member of Dethklok. :)

n/t

1. Pat Boone - In a Metal Mood
2. Tag Team - Whoomp, there it is (single)
3. Pantara - Far Beyond Driven

...but the arrangements on that album are absolutely brilliant. Some of the best big band arrangers in the world today worked on that album. Not to mention some of the fine players:

Gregg Bissonette
Dawayne Bailey (formerly of Chicago)
Ritchie Blackmore
Dweezil Zappa
Sheila E.
Lenny Castro
Michael Melvoin (father of Wendy and Jonathan)

and the Daler Mehndi CDs. I like Daler Mehndi, but have never listened to that Chandra. I don't care what people think. I'll put on The Fall or Dead Can Dance if they give me any shit.

Somewhere, I think in the hall closet. But I do have it.

Even if I think it sucks now I had a reason for liking it at the time.I've listened to everything from Soft Cell to Gruntsplatter and can find something cool about all of it.

There was that Bon Jovi record though..... :D

on the oldies station yesterday...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnGbYOJn_I

"Whatever Happened to Fun?" by Candy, a skinny-leather-tie hairband from LA. This is actually a pretty good pop song. Not sure if anything on the album is even listenable.

The fact that this video is on YouTube is testament to the fact that they do have everything... the comments are pretty funny. Evidently, the drummer now teaches and some of his students found the video.

I actually love these cd's and not really all that embarassed by them, they are just the cheesiest ones in my collection.
Carly

Wow. You get all the medals and a runner-up.

Hey, she did a lot of good stuff; Quincy Jones producing too.

I bought'em, Cause I like them and that is all that matters.

I bought that quite a while back, when I was young and immature. :-). BUT... I still listen to it, on occasion.

:)

Leslie Gore is Awesome. :)

Embarassing...I'd have to say "Welcome to the Jungle" by GnR, I've bought it several times over the years, because it's damn good, despite the adolescent misogyny.

Jin's CD...I love that song "Learn Chinese" so much it's not funny. The rest of it is just mediocre.

I've been known to own some hokey country over the years. I lurve Dwight Yoakam's "Guitars, Cadillacs, etc, etc,"

:eyes:

Maybe like mold, but grown nonetheless.

mikey_the_rat

1. The best of Babylon 5 Music by Christopher Franke
2. Xanadu soundtrack
3. Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

It's not available anywhere else.

1.- Music of the Peoples of the Soviet Union

This includes Estonian bagpipe music, which sounds like bags of cats beaten with pipes.

2.- Piporro

Mexican Comedian/Singer from the 1960's. Pokes fun at Norteño music (Accordion, guitar, base, and whiny vocals).

3.- Titanic sound track

The less said, the better.... :blush:

1. The very same Bye-Bye Birdie soundtrack
2. Christmas with the Chipmunks: Volume 2
3. Anything by Toby Keith

1. Disco Hits of the 1970s. My ex girlfriend got it for me freshman year of college. I've tried to get rid of it so many times but somehow it hasn't gone away--my wife for some reason insists on keeping the damn thing. Worst thing is, stupid thing doesn't have "Stayin' Alive." What sort of greatest Disco hits compliation doesn't have Stayin' Alive?

2. I don't know? Creed? Or some other band that didn't have a lot of staying power?

3. Last but not least:



The Family Auto Mart (of Melbourne, Florida) "Do the Family Man Dance" CD. Yes, I am not joking. There is such a thing. In the Orlando, Florida area, there are 30 minute infomercials with some place called Family Auto Mart where the used car dealership's owner would play to every campy stereotypical trademark of a used car salesman there was. I can't explain it. I was in college. And they actually sold a CD of a song, sung by the Family Auto Mart guy. And I paid $6 to buy it. It's so bad, I have to keep it as a momento.

I still say that if the music moves you somehow, you shouldn't have to defend liking it.

It's subjective, and if I like it, that's what counts for me. That said, I would have rather gotten a few Britney downloads rather than some of her whole CDs. And my Marilyn Manson CD might turn off some.

1. Basia - I don't know the album but the artist's name should be enough to understand.
2. Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl


1 was bought long ago when I was young, confused, and probably under the influence of something. :P

2 was a silly spur of the moment, bought on a whim type thing... $2 in the bargain bin last year. :D

Neither are some others I see here IMO. I have a lot of pop, and it's just a genre I find enjoyable when done well. :hi:

:blush:

She has a few catchy ones on there.

But I'm not a music elitist either, so that plays into it.

Yes, that is her best CD. :-)

That's also not the first one I go bragging about. :D

Andy Gibb, "Shadow Dancing."

I'm so ashamed.

not even the Barry Manillow CDs

I like what I like. I don't care if you don't like it or not.

I hope you don't care whether or not I like what you like.

That stuff shouldn't decide whether we like each other.

Little River Band - Greatest Hits



Friday night, it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?

How to tell you, girl
I wanna build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand
I'm talking about a lifetime plan

That's the way it began
We were hand-in-hand
Glenn Miller's band
Was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more

And the Porter tune
(Night And Day)
Made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
On the way back home
I promised you'd never be alone

Hurry, don't be late
I can't hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park
And reminiscing

Friday night, it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right?

Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missing
Spending the hours reminiscing

Hurry, don't be late
I can't hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park
And reminiscing

I've been hearing that song in the background since I was a kid, and I never until now knew any of the words beyond "Hurry, don't be late."

Why ya wanna tase me like that, bro?

for your aural and visual pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5RDn5Y0D_0&feature=related