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Joined: October 12 2010
Location: Canada
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 21:26
More hilarious than embarrassing. One time a buddy came over to my place and I don't remember what I was playing but as soon as he walks in he shakes his head and says "Darryl and his weird music"
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Joined: March 16 2007
Location: Boston
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 20:38
Trout Mask Replica usually gets the most adverse reaction but I can pretty much put about half my collection on and have friends & family demanding a change of music.
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Joined: April 18 2015
Location: 2112
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 20:16
One of my friends asked me what I was listening to (It was One Size Fits All) and I said "Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. But they're really weird I do not recomend them."
Another time I was listening to Aphrodite's Child on my ipod and I hope that one friend of mine didn't see the album cover that said 666...
I showed my dad Sailor's Tale by Crimson and I do regret that.
I didn't play it for them but I did tell a few friends what The Musical Box is about, and, well that's creepy enough.
I really want to make one of my friends listen to all of Inca Roads by Zappa and film there expressions. It would be hilarious.
Joined: January 25 2015
Location: kentucky
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 20:11
Tom Ozric wrote:
hellogoodbye wrote:
Could you repeat this eye to eye ?
Hush hush, is all I can say..........but listen to Beggs' bass....... regardless of the hit 80's anthem of sorts, is musically ambitious and rather complicated...........you don't see many (if any) cover bands playing Too Shy.........because it's Too Hard. Period.
I have Too Shy on my iPod. So don't make out like you're so special.
Joined: September 25 2010
Location: Melbourne
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 18:13
condor wrote:
...showing to your friends
Sleepwalkers from Godbluff got a hard reception once
Fracture from Starless and Bible Black most people failed to grasp
Sleepwalkers? lol
did you tell them you're dealing with dumb khunts? lol
All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
Joined: June 07 2005
Location: In transition
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Points: 2807
Posted: November 27 2015 at 11:26
it was the 70's. I was raving about this new up and coming band. Be Bop Deluxe. street cred and acting cool was everything. Imagine my horrors when this new super cool group I was championing appeared on Top of the Pops, the sh*ttest uncoolest music programme ever featuring singing wombles, Village Peoples, disco crap and everything that is bad about music. It was even hosted by paedophiles for god's sake. The following day was not a pleasant experience.
I don't bother showing it to people I know won't have any interest. I usually just put on Journey and Nirvana, but will sometimes sneak Your Move in there.
There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
Joined: August 09 2015
Location: Italy
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 07:56
What embarrasses me at times is bad judgement. I think I can play so-and-so to this-or-that person because my recollection is that to me it's quite nice and melodic but while I'm playing it I empathise with my listener friend and realise that there actually are some quite tough atonal unconventional moments to torment their poor little soul. And I'm a nice guy, had I realised in advance, I wouldn't have played it.
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 07:50
seriously though... we've seen these kind of threads/polls over the years. What the hell is there to be embarrassed about with music you like. People don't like it, f**k it, f**k them.
then again... if one of you mentioned you had a N.K.O.T.B album and enjoyed it.. then perhaps.. PERHAPS.. one might be embarassed.
Not that they were bad of course, they did have one hell of a live show. I think seeing them was the first step to losing part of my nerve damage in my ears (never marry an audiologist.. or especially a satanic red-headed audiologist)
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Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 07:41
most of my buddies and friends don't dislike my kind of music, so there is nothing I'd be afraid to show them >> though TBH, I got rid of the embarrassing stuff a long time ago, because I hate to embarrass myself even when alone
Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 07:20
hellogoodbye wrote:
Could you repeat this eye to eye ?
Hush hush, is all I can say..........but listen to Beggs' bass....... regardless of the hit 80's anthem of sorts, is musically ambitious and rather complicated...........you don't see many (if any) cover bands playing Too Shy.........because it's Too Hard. Period.
Joined: October 02 2005
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 07:13
sounds like you need new friends man.. my friends see me as I am... the encyclopedia and arbitrator of (great) music and the wellspring to music they have never heard.. or heard of.
I remember I took Sulle Corde di Aries in to work when we had a major project and won 'the man' a bunch of new fans. Ever since then they look forward to days where we have special projects at work and I provide the music!
The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
Joined: October 12 2011
Location: Melb, Australia
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 05:19
An album that I'd be embarrassed to have seen in my collection?
Well, it may surprise some of my prog-snob friends, but hell NO, this soundtrack album is my pride and joy, I searched everywhere for it locally when it came out!
What can I say, I like pretty girls playing poppy punky blasts of energy (even if in this instance they were Hollywood actresses pretending to be a rock band! ) Can't fault a catchy tune!
Great fun film too, also loved the boy-group in it and their signature tune that all the girls went crazy for, `Backdoor Lover' (Comin' from behind with the lights down low...")
Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 04:44
Naturally, in a word - Kajagoogoo - No-one, I mean NO-ONE on this forum would admit, let alone even remotely like, this (wonderful) 80's concoction.............but I do, and so be it (laugh all you like.......)
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Posted: November 27 2015 at 04:25
I'm never embarrassed by my tastes, but I do know what to put on if I want to clear my house of visitors, and it's usually some sought of prog. Gentle Giant is good for getting a laugh out of people. Zappa and Mars Volta good for getting everyone to f**k off.
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