Your Deepest Musical Secret (rock, great song, cd, REM, u2)

Zer0 · 02-26-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jacklovezhimself

I own every A.F.I. album.

So do i, and a lot of their EPs, their early stuff still sounds great

Decemberunderground makes a great frisbee though...

Surell · 02-26-2009, 11:10 PM

I love Diva by Beyonce.

I really don't have musical secrets unless it's horrible. But I don't mind telling people what I like really.

kyleargyle · 02-26-2009, 11:50 PM

I like Bon Jovi. Like, not even guilty pleasure like. I genuinely enjoy their music.

I hate myself.

Oedipus Next · 02-27-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HolidayG1

LOL I have Ultimate Manilow. For that kind of music- cheesy love songs- he's one of the best. Sometimes I'm just in a mood to listen to that stuff.

Manilow was a genius songwriter out of Williasmburg Brooklyn-- paid all his
dues 1st as a jingle writer for commercials that we still hear today...collecting royalties like crazy his entire life:
some of his more "popular" songs are 30 second hits you've been
singing since a kid...some examples would be>>
1) "I am stuck on band-aids 'cause band-aids stuck on me...."
2) "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there..."
3) "My baloney has a first name ..it's O S C A R ...."

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Originally Posted by Pianogirl75

I like James Taylor.

I wouldn't consider that a 'secret' - he's a living blueprint for so many artists

HolidayG1 · 02-27-2009, 10:38 AM

Yes- I like James Taylor, as well. He's also a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. I know some may say he's a little too mellow, whatbnot, but he's endeared his music to me.

Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue are two of my musical guilty pleasures.

LOL, Kyle- do you think BJ will get in the Hall of Fame? Overall, I'd lump the music more with Foreigner and Journey than, say, U2 and R.E.M. No doubt BJ remains a powerful touring attraction, though.

Oedipus Next · 02-27-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jacklovezhimself

I own every A.F.I. album.

they are awesome -- "Girl's Not Grey" is great song/ video

scottsy · 02-27-2009, 10:58 PM

HolidayG1, I could NEVER place Bon Jovi in the same league as U2 and REM - commercially they may have exceeded REM, and I am perfectly OK with that, but creatively they aren't even in the same league... REM, in nearing 30 year career, have produced very few stinkers... some might malign Around the Sun (but i still like it, actually) but Bon Jovi's whole career sounds like a series of Around the Suns, time and time again...

Should I mention the device with which one cuts cookies?

lucifer_sam · 02-28-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Oedipus Next

Manilow was a genius songwriter out of Williasmburg Brooklyn-- paid all his
dues 1st as a jingle writer for commercials that we still hear today...collecting royalties like crazy his entire life:
some of his more "popular" songs are 30 second hits you've been
singing since a kid...some examples would be>>
1) "I am stuck on band-aids 'cause band-aids stuck on me...."
2) "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there..."
3) "My baloney has a first name ..it's O S C A R ...."

...wouldn't exactly call him a genius if commercial jingles are the best things he's produced.

Oedipus Next · 02-28-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

...wouldn't exactly call him a genius if commercial jingles are the best things he's produced.

Hear ya...maybe a better term would be "financial genius" in terms
of business art...as if not successful one would quickly be 'out of business' --

What I am getting at is that from a music publishing POV it is a wise
move to do jingles as the publishing licenses are scalable especially when
we're taking about jingles that have survived from the 70s and are stile viable today in this frenetic and capricious music market where commercials and sound bytes are the big money winners since they rely on licensing deals and not CD sales.

Manilow though ( my god I am embarassed to say this ) is a great performer I saw him in Las Vegas many times. His piano skills are up there with Elton John.

HolidayG1 · 02-28-2009, 10:52 AM

scottsy, that would be a pretty accurate term. hehe Slippery When Wet by far is the band's highlight (and even that is no masterpiece). It's not that I couldn't see the Hall of Fame nominating BJ, but I find it humorous that anyone thought the band was a shoo-in when it became eligible this past year.

Barry Manilow has a talent for jingles, sure, and for those cheesy love songs. He's another one that I can't believe anyone would think would be a no-brainer for the HOF. he's been eligible for some time, and if he hasn't been considered as of yet, likely not to happen.

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	HolidayG1, I could NEVER place Bon Jovi in the same league as U2 and REM - commercially they may have exceeded REM, and I am perfectly OK with that, but creatively they aren't even in the same league... REM, in nearing 30 year career, have produced very few stinkers... some might malign Around the Sun (but i still like it, actually) but Bon Jovi's whole career sounds like a series of Around the Suns, time and time again... Should I mention the device with which one cuts cookies? __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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HolidayG1 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 24	scottsy, that would be a pretty accurate term. hehe Slippery When Wet by far is the band's highlight (and even that is no masterpiece). It's not that I couldn't see the Hall of Fame nominating BJ, but I find it humorous that anyone thought the band was a shoo-in when it became eligible this past year. Barry Manilow has a talent for jingles, sure, and for those cheesy love songs. He's another one that I can't believe anyone would think would be a no-brainer for the HOF. he's been eligible for some time, and if he hasn't been considered as of yet, likely not to happen. __________________ Clickable link removed by mod.

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kyleargyle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 120	I like Bon Jovi. Like, not even guilty pleasure like. I genuinely enjoy their music. I hate myself.

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HolidayG1 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 24	Yes- I like James Taylor, as well. He's also a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. I know some may say he's a little too mellow, whatbnot, but he's endeared his music to me. Olivia Newton-John and Kylie Minogue are two of my musical guilty pleasures. LOL, Kyle- do you think BJ will get in the Hall of Fame? Overall, I'd lump the music more with Foreigner and Journey than, say, U2 and R.E.M. No doubt BJ remains a powerful touring attraction, though.