rekosn Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 A guilty pleasure is like killing hookers and wanking on their corpses. Ive never felt guilty after listening to a track, unless you beat up a kid and took his CD, Ive yet to do that though. fucking ZOLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I only listen to Berlin when ironing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I fucking love the safety dance and another one bites the dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 OK...wow. just, woooooow. i can't believe you guys like things guiltily. i mean, "hokay!"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I fucking love the safety dance My friend took singing lessons from the singer of that band. And one guy I was recording considered getting him to do some session piano work for us, but he decided against it for fear that Men Without Hats dude would want to take over the project. Apparently he really likes to do things his way. No dancing at my studio, btw. I really like Extreme's III Sides album. I'm glad i got into music in grade 5, because there's no way i would have ever gotten into some of that shit in high school, and oh how I would have missed out. And around the same time i got into this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW0HeE9ymYU I had both albums on cassette, and rebought III Sides on CD maybe 5 years ago after seeing it in a thrift store for four bucks. I'm still looking for a comparable deal on Sound of White Noise, but one day it'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The concept of ironically liking something is the most retarded idea Ive ever heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 "Ironically" really isn't the best word to describe it, which is why it was in quotes. "Nostalgically" would probably be a better word, but also not perfect. I guess something like this would be an example: http://youtu.be/tajDxBaPBBM I assume back in the day it was supposed to sound future-ey or next level or something; like Windows 98 was the next big thing. If I was the same age as I am now back in '98, I would probably think that it sounded trite or annoying, especially after being forced to listen to it every time my computer started up (I've used Macs my whole life though; I might switch to Linux soon because they keep getting worse). Now, however, it sounds amazing, but not because it's "beautiful" in any intended sense. There's something about the low bit rate and cheesy-ness that make it sound so good. So "nostalgic" would be a better word, but "hauntology" (hauntological?) would probably work even better. Although I guess since I like it for the opposite reasons than intended, it is ironic in a sense. The MIDIjam video I posted in the OP is a better example. The intention of the song was to be soothing easy-listening music. But I like it because it sounds so perfectly like cheesy MIDI music. Edit: It's also the reason I watch public access late at night. Community bulletin boards are the bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Cow Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19w0VZh4Pg0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 OK...wow. just, woooooow. i can't believe you guys like things guiltily. i mean, "hokay!"... well this was unnecessarily creepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 "Ironically" really isn't the best word to describe it, which is why it was in quotes. "Nostalgically" would probably be a better word, but also not perfect. I guess something like this would be an example: http://youtu.be/tajDxBaPBBM I assume back in the day it was supposed to sound future-ey or next level or something; like Windows 98 was the next big thing. If I was the same age as I am now back in '98, I would probably think that it sounded trite or annoying, especially after being forced to listen to it every time my computer started up (I've used Macs my whole life though; I might switch to Linux soon because they keep getting worse). Now, however, it sounds amazing, but not because it's "beautiful" in any intended sense. There's something about the low bit rate and cheesy-ness that make it sound so good. So "nostalgic" would be a better word, but "hauntology" (hauntological?) would probably work even better. Although I guess since I like it for the opposite reasons than intended, it is ironic in a sense. The MIDIjam video I posted in the OP is a better example. The intention of the song was to be soothing easy-listening music. But I like it because it sounds so perfectly like cheesy MIDI music. Edit: It's also the reason I watch public access late at night. Community bulletin boards are the bomb. Oh, so you mean, like this? Awesome song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 still the best one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Oh, so you mean, like this? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 yeah i don't really get this either. i don't like anything ironically or however you wanna put it. either i like it or i don't. i never feel ashamed for liking something, no matter how cheesy or whatever. examples of stuff i genuinely love that would probably be considered too cheesy for some http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwURNv0Zbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ELnhjGw4Zs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFZmRVjUJnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usFFKNRB2z8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpq9UsFUuO4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwXVDaCveSY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Billy Joel, not ironically, just love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanyo Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Guilty pleasures thread is more interesting anyway. Let's just switch to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattern recognition Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Guilty pleasures thread is more interesting anyway. Let's just switch to that. http://forum.watmm.c...heese-you-like/ or even: http://forum.watmm.com/topic/58777-a-song-you-should-hate-but-you-just-cant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gravity Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ahhhh... it's nice to hear that old Windows startup sound again. Nostalgia rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKYpepxGkyY&feature=player_detailpage First of all... fuck you. 2nd... I've thought long and hard about it and I don't think it's possible for me to like something "ironically". Either I like it or I don't... and I love Klaus Nomi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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david Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHc-yIAPbg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gmanyo Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 ^First one is blocked in my country, but the other two are fucking great. I love the cheesy synths in Don't You Want Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Backson Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Maybe not ironic, so much as "lol, what fucktards", but me and my friends have listened to so much Soulja Boy and Waka Flocka Flame recently that we can recite the lyrics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrmOVIYitkQ "I got that juice, that Grey Goose. Groupies giving me head on the project roof" - Uncle Murda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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