I gotta weigh in here on what should properly be considered a guilty pleasure and what should not. What I mean by a guilty pleasure is music that anyone with a hint of what it means to be hip would automatically write off as too uncool for listening. Jackson Browne does NOT fall in that group. Neither do Dire Straits, Neil Young or Bonnie Raitt. The Carpenters DO classify as a guilty pleasure. So does Burt Bacharach, Andy Williams and Dan Fogelberg. Here are a few more of mine: The Turtles' "Happy Together" Spiral Staircases's "I Love You More Today Than Yesterday," and "1-2-3" by Glenn Barry. Now COME ON! Confess!
Guilty pleasure music?
How about this for a thread -- name some of your guilty pleasures musically. What albums/CDs/tapes do you dig out of their hiding places and put on when nobody's looking? What do you like that you'd hate to admit to the Keepers of the Cool? I'll start with ... Stand Up by David Lee Roth. Okay, the guy's a jerk and has about a 4-note range. But this song, along with "Just Like Living in Paradise," really kicks. Steve Vai casually tosses off guitar leads that smoke, the drumming is punchy and the bass packs a nice whomp. Just the thing to blare through a pair of headphones as you get your workout in high gear. So, who's next? Anybody wanna fess up to liking Alice Cooper? Bad Company? Early Chicago?