RABid Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I heard Ummm. Bop on the radio this morning. That song still makes me feel all happy inside. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Hey, no need to be ashamed. I thought that was a great record too, in fact I thought Hanson in general were great! First of all, they can seriously sing, and I mean really well. I saw them on SNL and a few other shows when that record was huge, and in one interview they spontaneously launched into an a capella version of "MMM-Bop" that was awesome. Their live performances (at least on TV) were fantastic, they could all play their instruments very well and just flat knew how to write good pop songs. In fact, I ended up buying their live album. If you can find it, I'd highly recommend picking it up, those boys were just good old school pop - grew up on Beatles and Motown and Beach Boys, and it shows. And they could pull it off live without any trickery, what a concept. They also seemed to have a great sense of humor about themselves at such a young age... they appeared in several SNL skits where they poked fun at themselves, like one where a guy goes insane from having heard "MMM-Bop" one too many times. I guess they're all grown up now but I've heard they're still very active and putting out records independently. Good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I have always thought of them as a genuine gruop, that they are in it for the joy of music. Mmmm Bop! http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I too thought that was a cute little pop song even though it became fashionable to dog it. Sounded very Motown to me and hey, I'm the guy who if stuck on a desert island would be perfectly happy with Beatles & Stones & Motown & Stax records to get me by. -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I dig "Disco Inferno". Always have. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 I have always and will always like the Ramones. And I've always like Michael Franks but I won't make any apologies for that! Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 Afternoon Delight? sorry ... No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 My case is the worst I think. I allways love the Too Live Crew. Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.WOW Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Wishing Well I can't believe I admitted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Not so much an admittance, but I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread over... ever hear a song that - while it may not be a badly done song, you just - don't - like it, or think it's cheesy, stupid, annoying or whatnot? Like some fricken 80's hair band love ballad or ... whatever, something that just is not your thing. ANd then it gets stuck in your head, and you think "this is music... I hope I don't write something as shitty as this.. now I've lost my focus AHHHHHH" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Together in Electric Dreams The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendmik Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Whew. Ok. Here goes. Iowneveryhueylewisandthenewscd. And I still love them. That was hard to say. It's better than Winger I guess. Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain (1835-1910) -------------------- Reporter: "Ah, do you think you could destroy the world?" The Tick: "Ehgad I hope not. That's where I keep all my stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymar Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Listening to "Ummm. Bop" gives me the same queezy feeling as listening to "The Pina Coloda Song". steve You shouldn't chase after the past or pin your hopes on the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwestenberg Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 mmm Bop and Afternoon Delight Lyrics. Wasted space between solos. I can't tell you, but I can play it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Winger got old pretty quick but clearly Kip Winger knows his stuff. When I was young I had some minor differences of opinion with the law, never serious trouble but regret it much now. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I dug Huey Lewis and the News. AND Winger. Both tight bands with great chops. I'd try to work with Kip if he didn't have the unholy Rod Morgenstein at his disposal. Since this is an apology thread, I apologize for every time I've ever been forced to play "Mony, Mony" or any Lynyrd Skynyrd tune, in some of the bands I've been in. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I loved the Monkees as a kid and I still love them. My favorite song when it first came out was "I'm a Believer". Now I love "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone". That song rocks! Yum, Yum! Eat em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hey, it's hard to really knock the Monkees. They had some seriously great songwriters and session players working on their records! It was not at all cool to like John Denver when he was huge but I always did. Thought he wrote some great songs and it was nice to see somebody try to project a positive image to the world, despite getting knocked for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.WOW Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 The Power Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 The Banana Splits had some nice music-one song was `Wait Till Tomorrow`-worthy of radio play fer sure. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Props to WOW on the Power Station mention. I always thought that that band would have sounded a whole lot more bitchin' if there'd been less production gloss. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 I love old AM pop tunes from the 70s. Not the really sucky ones...just the hooky ones. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 The 80`s band Naked Eyes kicked some major posterior-one of my favorite clean tone guitar songs: You made me promises promises you knew you`d never keep Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I'm not really sorry for this, but I do like Flock of Seagulls, and I went to Rush at the Hollywood Bowl. Is that enough self-disclosure? Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 The Monkees were cool. Ditto on Hanson, Ramones, and even Huey Lewis and the News... the band evolved from an old Bay area band called Clover, which backed Elvis Costello on his first record (My Aim Is True)... think "Allison". Cool stuff. I dig "Disco Inferno". Always have Someone please take Offramp out back and have him flogged! I've got a few of my own confessions, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to share them with everyone yet - they're really bad. But when I do, it will be payback time Offramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I'm sitting here with my wife listening to Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. On vinyl of course. No, it's not one that I feel guilty about, but it's definitely something I consider to be tres cool, and I don't care who knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I'm watching "Soundstage" on PBS right now (stunning broadcast sound, BTW). Burt Bacharach/Ronald Isley - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Flugelhorns, melodies, meter changes. If the Beatles didn't break in America in 1963, it would have been Bacharach/David's decade. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Great call on Burt Bacharach! Burt always comes up sooner or later - usually sooner - in these "guilty pleasures" threads... I fail to see what so guilty about it. Is mellow stuff somehow embarrasing to the male macho hard rockin' ego? Who cares. I'm secure in my masculinity. I think Burt Bacharach is a absolute GENIUS on so many levels - as a writer, he writes some of the best melodies ever. He's a brilliant arranger with a very distinct and identifiable "sound". He said "I became a producer and arranger out of self-defense," but I'd say he had a natural gift for it. Some of his records are all time classics. So what's not to like? And why do we always include the guy in the guilty pleasures lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Still up, eh, Phil? I love Bacharach. And I especially loved the nod they gave him in the Austin Powers flick...that really made it 60s like. Whenever movies want to establish the sixties vibe they reach for the demonstration footage and Hendrix burning his Strat. But, there was a lot more to the sixties...and the Austin Powers movies nailed it. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowbell Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 The first band I remember liking was the Backstreet Boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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