Question of the Week: What ‘guilty pleasure’ music artist are you most nostalgic about even if you’re not proud of it?

Local Spins’ Question of the Week (Dec. 29, 2022)

What ‘guilty pleasure’ music artist are you most nostalgic about even if you’re not proud of it?

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THE READER RESPONSES:

Steve Middendorp – Backstreet Boys. I watched TRL on MTV after school when they were all over the countdown along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Not long after, I got into Third Eye Blind and went into alternative and heavy rock and also classic rock.

Kevin Murphy – The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson in any configuration. Seen both bands more times than I can remember.

Roger Kintner – I don’t know why, I enjoy Cher. Especially “Believe and “If I could turn back time”

Stacy Noonan – The Carpenters.

DeAnna Owen Harvey – John Denver ‘Country Road’ and Randy Travis ‘3 Crosses,’ Jonny Lang ‘Lie to Me.’ Endless list.

Kate Meinel Kirchner – Rod Stewart. ‘OOh, La La’

Rich Emerson – Supertramp. Still on my playlist…

Ed Atanasoff – The Marshall Tucker Band, and not shy at all about admitting it. Toy Caldwell’s thumb should have been bronzed.

Steve Sly -Nothing guilty about MTB. They were one of the great Southern Rock bands of their era IMO.

Vicki Stein – Indigo Girls. Not guilty at all.

Laura A. Dillivan – Gotta admit it was Barry Manilow. And NOW I have to admit that my husband just this past weekend scored 3 of his albums on vinyl for $1.00 each and brought them home to me (kinda like a cat bringing in a dead mouse, sweet but kinda “Ewww”).

Steve Sly – First thing that comes to mind Jimmy Buffett. Yes, he is best known for his novelty hits, but if you dive into his catalogue he has written a lot really good songs. Jimmy is completely different from pretty much any other music in my collection, but I have always liked him.
Elle Lutz – Amy Grant ( especially the CCM from the 1980’s) As a girl who grew up singing on church stages, Grant’s music was a very big part of my life. Ahhhh.. I am embarrassed to admit that but I still enjoy her music.

Elle Lively – Elle Lutz: I can actually totally relate to this for the same reasons. She’s still a power icon in the Nashville scene.

Eric Mj Ellis – Does Ryan Adams count? I’m nostalgic for the days of just thinking he was a jerk instead of a jerk who’s habitually done shitty things to girls/women.

John Harvey – Bob Dylan. My roommate in east Lansing was obsessed with him and his music. Taught himself to play the guitar and harmonica. We’d buy a matchbox stuffed full of weed and groove to those one in a lifetime lyrics.

Alex Austin – Might be mid 2000s pop rock for me. I like the Fray, All-American Rejects and early (first 2 albums) Maroon 5. I also have a soft spot for Phil Collins-led Genesis and his solo career.

Michael Pierce – Anything the roller rink DJs played when I was in middle school: Cry For You by September, Every Time We Touch, Sandstorm, Lil Jon… All good stuff to glide to.

Brian Ferriby – I love me some Carpenters. Her voice, the arrangements, and the stellar studio work of Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew. I don’t care if it’s cheesy. It’s the good kind of cheese, like warm Brie.

Lee Chase – Tommy James (and the Shondells) and Lou Christie both put out some great stuff. It’s a non-guilty pleasure to hear their music today. Oops forgot Blues Magoos and SRC!

Mark DeWitt – I revisit pop songs. I particularly like Chic. Nile Rodgers was an innovator at the time.

Jerry Ford – I will take in every group that you mentioned, then I will throw in the Carpenters, the outsiders, Cryan, Shames, association, Gene Pitney, and Buckinghams.

Dave Adams – I grew up with The Partridge Family and The Cowsills.

Stephen Aldrich – Dave Adams: The Cowsills have become hipster favorites these days, a guilty pleasure no more.

Bryce Driesenga – I’ll sometimes go through phases of jamming to some Will Smith tracks. We are still living in the Willennium, after all.

John Nowak – Friday by Rebecca Black. And I AM proud of it!

Denny Larsen – Gene Pitney’s 5-octave voice!

Hannah Martin – Aaron Carter! May he RIP. Sorry not sorry. Also Dreamstreet/Jesse McCartney

DeAnna Owen Harvey – Cher: I enjoy her strong rockin voice

Daniel Parsons – Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Roy Orbison. Also loved Gene Pitney.

Michael Packer -I think The Cowsills are GREAT. I brought Susan Cowsill in years ago with another band. I understand The Cowsills are touring again.

Jeff Armstrong – Rick Springfield count? The Monkees?

Rick Wilson – Classics IV, Young Rascals,

Randy Scott Marsh – The Lovin’ Spoonful, Captain Beefheart, Yardbirds, Mothers of Invention, Spirit’s first album.

Jeff Martin – The 1960s hits of Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.

Jakey Thomas – I think “You Can’t Stop The Bum Rush” by Len from 1999 is one of the best albums ever … this isn’t a guilty pleasure, just a pleasure. And I’m very proud of it haha. But the way my wife responds has me thinking otherwise

Jack Leaver – Tommy James, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Herman’s Hermits

Michael J Vizard – The Wozard of Iz…An Electronic Odyssey… always popped it in the 8 track player.

Dale J Dreyer – The Association was That Band, Brian and The Boys were #1, but the love songs of those talents in Association were my go to slow dance tunes.

Brian Kelly Rampenthal – I love ‘70’s top 40. Memories of my adolescence.

Serita Crowley – Love ‘em all. Even though not from my era but were times of some of the best music ‘60s and ‘70s. I love The O’Jays The Dramatics The Stylistics The Temptations The Emotions Curtis Mayfield Jim Croce Bread and Guess Who and many many more!

AJ Dunning – +1 for The Guess Who; huge fan. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons- writing & production on those early hits are amazing.

Melodee Van Bogelen Horsford – Still love all of those. My guilty pleasure is John Denver!

Jeff Frazier – Steppenwolf.

Greg Baxter – The Smiths – “Louder Than Bombs.” Morrissey’s lyrics didn’t age as well as Marr’s guitar or the production but it’s still a fun listen.

Adam Kenyon – Michael W. Smith, “Go West Young Man.” I wish I didn’t still like it but I totally do.

Jon Miner – Black Sabbath

Jim Leitch – Association, Carpenters, Cowsills. Not a dud question. I had to think twice about fessin’ up to The Rain, The Park and Other Things. Hey; good is good.

Daniel P Hudelson – I don’t ever have guilt over what music I like.

Lance Hendrickson – With a side of guilt? Blondie. Absolutely, Blondie. So much of what they did was 100% corporate, but I was smitten. Years later I bought the box set or whatever, and I found some hidden gems.

Frank Youngman – The Association

Diane Scott – Harry Chapin.

Paul Brewer – I am a jazz musician to the marrow of my bones. However, I do love the singing of George Jones!

Brent Godfrey – The Tubes. One of my favorite concerts of all time back in 1978.

Brian Borbot – Sooo many. I’ve been listening to a lot of Bachman Turner Overdrive since the drummer Robbie just past. Truly underrated band. Ooh, and don’t forget The Producers.

Lee Chase -I don’t see Johnny Rivers here yet!

Diane Yob – Tom Rush, The Shaggs, and Captain Beefheart. But feeling guilty? Nope.

Lar Fitzgerald – Mott the Hoople, Monkees, Herman’s Hermits, Buffalo Springfield, Grass Roots, Bobby Fuller Four, SRC

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