That oddball band you like

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2005-12-20 01:26am

We all have that one band you like, even though it goes against the rest of your taste in music. What is it for you?

For me... I've got to say it's Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. I'm not a big folk fan at all, except for "Country Roads, Take me Home" but that's for sentimental reasons, but give me almost any of their songs and I love it...

So, what is it for you?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-12-20 01:37am

A local punk rock band called Stuck With Arthur, who I saw play and picked up their first CD about halfway through the term. Other than the occasional Green Day, I don't listen to punk music at all, and actually dislike it, compared to the stuff I usually listen to, which is generally in the experimental and electronic ranges.

Darth Quorthon · Post by **Darth Quorthon** » 2005-12-20 01:43am

Enya and Loreena McKennitt.

I usually listen to black metal and death metal, groups like Bathory, Rotting Christ, The Crown, and Dark Tranquillity. Occasionally I need to mellow out, and those are what I go with. Off topic: the oddball band that I like that nobody else I know seems to care for is Godflesh(at least where I live).

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-12-20 03:15am

Eminem and the Beastie Boys.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-12-20 05:32am

ABBA. Needless to say, WTF?

I normally listen to anime soundtracks, death metal, weird chanting, and gothy music. How did ABBA sneak in there?

No clue.

Prozac the Robert · Post by **Prozac the Robert** » 2005-12-20 01:37pm

I pick Kraftwerk. I find them pretty amazing, and yet haven't found anything particularly similar that I like.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-12-20 01:52pm

Runrig - scottish folk/rock band. A guilty and nostalgic pleasure.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2005-12-20 02:50pm

Hey Seed Dixie, very very strange, yet very funny

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2005-12-20 02:57pm

Supertramp

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2005-12-20 03:20pm

Supreme Beings of Leisure. For some reason, I really enjoy their self-titled album even though I usually can't stand stuff from that genre.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2005-12-20 03:30pm

Man or ......Astroman? Love that weird surf vibe.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2005-12-20 04:41pm

Mindless self indulgence, off the wall? weird? nothing like anything else? yep, and i like em for it.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-12-20 04:51pm

Moosebutter.

Thanks to Bohemian Fey for introducing me to them.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2005-12-20 09:00pm

*looks around*

t.A.T.u. And not just because of the former Hot Lesbian Chicks thing. I liked them even before I found the intarweb. Although that part is nice too.

I hate pop music. I have no idea why I like them, since everybody apparantly thinks they're screechy.

*runs away*

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-12-20 09:22pm

The Bloodhound Gang, they often mix rap with pop punk (which I hate) and yet I still love them to bits.

I also like some scally music, though I have no idea why. I don't "love" it, like I do with TBG, but I enjoy it on some level. I also find myself inexplicably drawn to "Tupac and Dr Dre - California Love," along with most of Run DMC's stuff. Oh, Gorillaz, too, way not what i normally listen to, but oddly addictive.

Pick wrote:ABBA.

I don't really like them except for the chorus of "money, money, money" which I find to be intimidating and impressive for whatever reason. It's almost doomy.

Oh, and for those that enjoy some death metal, well, I may as well use this chance to pimp my band. Listen to Buried, it's our most recent song and has an addictive as hell riff to it, though the recording quality is shit. If you have myspace, feel free to add us.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-12-20 09:28pm

Jeffrey Lewis - If You Shoot The Head You Kill The Ghoul. Fantastic song, great stylings.

And I forget the name of the Hobart group who did: "the love whose name must remain unspoken" (iirc) all about loving Daleks.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2005-12-21 01:50am

Robyn

For my fellow americans they probably remember her first album which was the first taste of the young female pop mixed with R&B album however it didn't take off and her susbsequent releases I've had to consistnely buy as imports. Her sound has matured a LOT in the intervening years (6-7 now) but I just enjoy the combination of songwriting and rythm she has. So yeah, I'd say that's my quirky like since I've had to pay 30 bucks plus shipping or more for each of the last three albums.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-12-21 01:41pm

Erasure. My entire CD collection is made of of mostly metal, nu-metal and Rock. Hidding in the corner of the rack is a Pop by Erasure. I just love their sound.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2005-12-21 01:47pm

Kid Loco.
I normally like Punk and Ska and hate electro, techno and what ever they´re all called. Kid Loco is some sort of electronic music and it´s damn cool.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-12-21 04:28pm

Bands that I like that other people tend to hate or at least elicit a strong reaction:

Blood Hound Gang.
Reel Big Fish.
Mighty Mighty Bosstones.