The No Depression Confession Booth

Please step in.

Here is how this works: Surely there are skeletons in your closet of musical fandom that you are aware of.

This thread is where you let the healing begin.

Let it all out.

Admitting to the shame is the first step to making it all better.

I'll start.

I am deeply ashamed to admit that I am more familiar with Bob Geldof's Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere than I am with Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks. I understand that this is scandalous and unacceptable and should have been rectified a long time ago. In my defense, I can say that I am not fond of Geldof's effort in the least. I just happened to purchase it in high school and spent a summer mowing lawns while listening to it and trying to figure out if it was any good. It really isn't, but I have a certain soft nostalgic spot for those lawn mowing days.

Further in my defense, I may say that "Idiot Wind" is one of my favorite Dylan tracks and that I believe that it leads off Blood On The Tracks, but I am not entirely certain (and further to my credit, I am not turning around and pulling it off the shelf to cheat). [EDIT: I checked - boy, was I wrong. Side A: Track #4 - will begin further penance.]

While I understand that I had a musically misspent youth which rapidly moved into a busy adult life full of responsibilities, I realize that this particular situation should have been rectified long ago.

The first step is acknowledging the problem.

I am on the road to recovery.

OK - Who's next?

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Permalink Reply by RS Field on January 4, 2012 at 2:16pm
my "guilty confession" is...I don't really like much 'Americana' (but I don't think of Dylan, Beatles, Stones, Blues, Satchmo, Hank I, Waylon, Duke Ellington, Kinks, Edmunds/Lowe, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Pretenders, Randy Newman, Mose Allison, The Band, etc., as Americana).
Permalink Reply by L A Johnson on January 4, 2012 at 2:38pm

No one knows what Americana is, but if I did I'd say THE BAND were/are

Permalink Reply by RS Field on January 4, 2012 at 3:48pm
I Agree.
Permalink Reply by Stina on January 14, 2012 at 9:58am

To name a few from the past:

Donnie & Marie - A Little Bit Country (A Little Bit Rock n Roll)

Almost all pop music from the boyband era including Britney Spears through to OTown to NSync to Westlife to BSB (I wanted to be Nick Carter's wife at the young age of 13) and so on and so on. We were goofing off in the car yesterday and singing everything from those days straight through to 98 Degrees (My passion for Drew Lachay was ressurected when he was on DWTS - can't stand Nick Lachay) Even 2ge+her (Calculus). Actually want to dig some of my old CDs back up again. Listen to alittle BSB for old time's sake. Saw them in concert for old time's sake 3 or so years back. Had a great time. I did it for the 13 year old me who never made it to one of their concerts.

Abba - still.

 

Was hardcore into country music (Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Dean - "Billy the Kid", Alabama, Shania Twain, etc) and the Monkees in my preteen years. Early teens focused on pop music of all kinds and country (Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Lonestar, etc). Later teens was 80s music. (Bon Jovi, U2, Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, Springsteen, etc) Early 20s was still the 80s music somewhat. Wasn't as hardcore on Bon Jovi as I had been (three concerts later) and was mainly focusing on U2 and Springsteen. Had always liked Bob Dylan but majorly fell for him around this time. Bono also. Decided to give that fellow RYAN Adams one more try and the rest is history. LOL. Definitely broadened my horizons with Gram Parsons, Whiskeytown, Avett Brothers, Justin Townes Earle, etc. Now I like to think I'm some kind of blend of all my musical personas. What I don't listen to anymore sits on my shelf and waits to be rediscovered. What's corny to me today could be number one on my playlist tomorrow. i.e./ Avril Lavigne. Thinking about digging that first CD I loved so much out again. (The rest since sucked big time though I can't be the only one who can't get "Girlfriend" out of my head occasionally...)

 

LOL.

Permalink Reply by Kip Byrum on February 19, 2013 at 7:57am

My biggest "guilty pleasure" is the band Better Than Ezra, have everyone of their CDs and a live DVD from HOB in Nola. They write really cool visual songs, the kind that when you close your eyes you will be transported to another place and time. Is that corny?

Permalink Reply by Louis Richardson on February 19, 2013 at 9:20am
When I was a little kid (10 years old), I was completely obsessed with Michael Jackson. I don't necessarily consider MJ a "guilty pleasure", per se. I mean the guy made some pretty bad ass records, especially as a young 'un. But when I say obsessed, I mean obsessed. My bedroom was absolutely covered with posters and magazine clippings. I even had a sparkly glove and one of the red jackets with all of the zippers on it.

Geez. That is a wee bit embarrassing. :-)

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