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

Twilightning

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

Spice Girls

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

Twilightning

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

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

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

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

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

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

"DIE! Yes I will!"

Nightwish

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

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

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

Karl Hungus

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

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

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

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

My two fave childhood bands -

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

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

cypharius

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

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

Schism

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

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

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

all dance music

GLaDOS

I was rather fond of Robbie Williams

Still think Let Me Entertain You is a cracking song

Otis Driftwood

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

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

Six of One

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

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???!

lala stone

David Gray,, why was he so popular here?!

Oh and a Blazing Squad cd... ccccccccccrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnngggggggeeeeeeeeee

Twilightning

I hate you all for having childhoods filled with the likes of Sabbath and Lizzy. I didn't get into music until I was like 14. :mad:

I liked Limp Bizkit and linkin park, cant stand them at all now:o

Twilightning

LittleNipper wrote: »

I liked Limp Bizkit and linkin park, cant stand them at all now:o

Keep ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'!

I am disappoint.:(

Hellrazer

For me the claim to shame had to be Status Quo.I grew up with them,had everything on vinyl and must have seen them live at least 5/6 times from the age of 9 to 15/16.


I couldnt listen to anything by them these days.

Hellrazer

Hellrazer wrote: »

For me the claim to shame had to be Status Quo.I grew up with them,had everything on vinyl and must have seen them live at least 5/6 times from the age of 9 to 15/16.


I couldnt listen to anything by them these days.

All their songs sound the same to me, same chords anyway:D

seachto7

not so much what bands I listened to, but for a a few years at the start, I listened to ONLY metal, mainly Metallica/Megadeth, and would have dismissed the likes of Sonic Youth or Pavement and the likes (no guitar solos).

To me, this was wrong wrong wrong. Now I would rarely listen to metal, but still crank it out, especially if I'm, out jogging. I suppose I would listen to everything and anything, so wouldn't devote as much time to any one genre of music..

So, just listening to one genre of music, to me, is something I would be a wee bit ashamed of. best thing to come out of it was my guitar chops \m/ and rhythm timing...

jenizzle

I went to see Destiny's Child years ago and I really enjoyed them when there were 4 people in the band. I also obsessed over 5ive, and still maintain they were slightly better than Boyzone/Take That were :rolleyes:

I used to be a li'l skanger back in the day, and loved the music to go with it. Tbh, I still love the music now though (we're talkin Paul Van Dyke, Mauro Picotto, odd bit of Tiesto, and any other randomly named one-hit wonders from 2000)

LightofDarkness

Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox 20. Yep. Still keep a cyanide pill underneath my tongue should this dark secret become known.