In the Prog Seat: Our Favorite Guilty Pleasures

[@seaoftranquilityprog]

Steven's picks: 1. TV Theme Music - Mike Post etc. 2. Lionel Richie / Commodores 3. The Bangles 4. Terence Trent D’Arby 5. Simon & Garfunkel Pete's: 1) Bruce Springsteen 2) Player 3) Christopher Cross 4) Dan Fogelberg 5) Prince Chuck’s Picks * 5. Tinderbox-Siouxsie and The Banshees * 4. Ok Computer-Radiohead * 3. Debut-Bjork * 2. Systems of Romance-Ultravox * 1. EP: Live In Japan-Japan George: 5. Screaming Headless Torsos - s/t (funk) 4. Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. - Area 52 (flamnco nuevo) 3. Incubus - Science (alternative rock) 2. Ideamen - Schemata (alternative rock) 1. Alice in Chains - Dirt (grunge)

[@ericporter344]

Adding my picks to the list: 5. Hall & Oates 4. The Darkness 3. Jim Croce 2. Michael Hedges 1. America

[@ricklabonte4144]

my picks: 5) Bob Marley 4) The Mamas & The Papas 3) Stevie Wonder 2) James Brown 1) Elvis Presley

[@andrewedwards8238]

Stevie Wonder is a genius.

[@ik8034]

Completely agree about "The Darkness"

[@steveseim]

@@ericporter344 I've really been getting into America lately. Great pick.

[@kamranmalik8546]

Song: - Men at Work- Down Under - Midnight Oil- Beds are Burning - Celine Dion- My Heart Will Go On - The Backstreet Boys- I Want It That Way - The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper's Delight and Jump On It - Any 70s and 80s One Hit Wonders I want to include there are too many to name Album: - Michael Jackson- Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad - Chumbawamba- Tubthumper Artists: - Tupac - Notorious B.I.G. - P. Diddy - Ice Cube (N.W.A) basically any of the old 90s and 00s Hip-Hop, R&B Rap stuff - Earth, Wind and Fire - Sean Paul - Shaggy - Air Supply - Nirvana - Pearl Jam - Collective Soul - Live - Third Eye Blind - Tina Turner - Rick James - Simon and Garfunkel - Whitney Houston - Prince

[@SomeSong2]

Great collection of everything! I would put all that on shuffle and throw a big party.

[@rocioiribe5841]

That's just a fun playlist

[@michaelbaucom4019]

I'm a 70s-80s prog rock/hard rock guy( with forays into jazz-rock fusion), but I also like Al Stewart Dan Fogelberg (RIP) The Eurythmics/Annie Lennox Tears For Fears Linda Ronstadt Billy Joel Gerry Rafferty ( RIP) The Bangles Men At Work Huey Lewis and the News Thanks for mentioning Dan Fogelberg Pete!

[@ericporter344]

Linda Rondstant....fantastic!

[@lance98541]

Great to hear Bjork get a mention. Such an amazing voice and one of the most original artists ever, and such a brilliant live performer.

[@zachary1966]

Björk is brilliant!

[@julesjma]

She also doesn't give a rip what ANYONE else thinks.

[@gogoyubari366]

She is not my cup of tea.

[@daflotsam]

Unique sound, incredible voice, fantastic arrangements.

[@barrypeirson3710]

She's great man. Just now discovering her. She's so sweet!

[@alecl9430]

Applause to Luis on To Pimp a Butterfly. Did NOT expect to see that record ever mentioned on SoT. But like Luis said, it was a 10 from first listen. Sonically superb, composed brilliantly, and if you can at all get into rap lyrically you can unpack the record for years. One of my favorite records of all time.

[@eduardocalvo9631]

I grew up in the seventies. Among my best memories are of my mom driving my sister and me to school, with the 8-track playing at any given moment Jim Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, Seals & Crofts, Bread, Diana Ross and the Carpenters. Brings back to memory the scene from Tommy Boy, where the late great Chris Farley and David Spade are driving cross country and the radio starts playing the Carpenters' Superstar. Priceless.

[@ericporter344]

You get Eduardo, all that music takes me back to being a kid, my parents played that music too, and it's burned in my head

[@d.a.crossman3343]

Carpenters. So many great songs and Karen's voice... unparalleled.

[@stuarthecht8196]

Totally agree. I loved the Carpenterrs and Karen's voice. Helen Reddy had a similar vocal quality, and I used to like her as well.

[@paulherrick1228]

Totally agree the ultimate female vocalist

[@CleitonSilva-mx3uj]

I second that... one of the best female voices ever...

[@asdfzxcv3617]

Yes, magnificent band, fantastic singer.

[@JeffReams]

Im a massive Carpenters fan. Karens voice is the absolute definition of smooth. Amazing stuff. 👍

[@sspbrazil]

Chuck’s picks are always great, Siousxie And The Banshees, Björk and Japan Indeed.

[@Pizzageek-jc4xp]

and Radiohead...😊

[@user-hf8hm4bv3y]

Elvis, I also cried that day hearing about his death, living in Sweden, my tenth year. I still love listening to him!

[@franciskocher200]

Fantastic show with great people.Thanks guys.😄👍👍

[@joedolenza7944]

George: Low dairy product...hilarious!

[@TranquilityFireReid]

That was one liner of the night!

[@BigElectricCat]

Arcade Fire-The Suburbs Gillian Welch-Time the Revelator Fela Kuti-Live! Cocteau Twins-Heaven or Las Vegas Talking Heads-Fear of Music

[@ron6927]

Chistopher Cross debut is fantastic. Also love Gerry Rafferty's City To City. Perhaps the album i own that best fits the guilty pleasure theme is Kid Creole & The Coconuts' Tropical Gangsters. Genius pop music. Major respect to all, esp Chuck for mentioning Japan again.

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Ron, now I'll be hearing the MASH theme all day 😂

[@kevinbutler3665]

Man i love so many genres away from the obvious to this channel--trip hop, hip hop, Industrial, classical, post hardcore, Indie, punk, etc etc but even for anyone who knows me a i do have some albums i love who would maybe shock friends so i'll go a top ten of those in no specific order 1. Duran Duran---Rio, 2. Duran Duran----Seven And The Ragged Tiger 3.. Seal---debut album. 4. Madonna-Erotica. 5. Madonna, --Bedtime Stories. 6. Level 42--True Believers 7. David Sylvian--Secrets Of The Beehive 8. For shame as it's a compilation album-10CC Greatest Hits. actually thats about it for what i'd really call guilty pleasures I expected more to spring to mind. I have to say as far as Banshees go, Kaleidoscope and Ju Ju are obvious stand out albums for me with John Mc Geoch on guitar, superb albums, Radiohead's A Moon Shaped pool is awesome.

[@rocioiribe5841]

I really enjoy most things in the post hardcore genre.

[@kevinbutler3665]

@@rocioiribe5841 How bloody good-it killed grunge and thrash for me--Fugazi, Jawbox ,Bluetip, Engine 88, Girls Against Boys, At The Drive In, Trail Of Dead, Sensefield, Garrison, Jets To Brazil, Samiam, Shades Apart, Shihad, Burning Airlines, Retisonic, Cave In, Thrice, etc etc etc, maybe the worlds best kept musical secret.

[@SkeltonKnaggsLives]

5. The Turtles-- Turtle Soup (their last LP, '69) 4 Strawberry Alarm Clock-- Wake Up, It's Tomorrow (2nd LP) 3. Samantha Sang-- Emotion 2. Pirates of the Mississippi-- Feed Jake (song & official video) 1. Paula Abdul-- Forever Your Girl LP HM: Amy Grant-- Heart In Motion LP Thanks Pete and guests, fantastic show.

[@SomeSong2]

Paula Abdul was one of my first posters as a boy. Her videos were sizzling.

[@Jimbaud1]

Wake Up, It's Tomorrow is a FANTASTIC album! Prior to the beginning of this year, I had only really known the Strawberry Alarm Clock's one big hit, "Incense and Peppermints", but I finally decided to check out some of their albums and have heard their first three. Wake Up, It's Tomorrow is definitely my favorite, featuring outstanding tracks like "Sitting on a Star", "Tomorrow" (their only other Top 40 hit), "Sit with a Guru", "Curse of the Witches" and the gorgeous "Pretty Song from Psych-Out". Great pick! :-)

[@ericporter344]

Thanks for watching Shane...The Turtles!

[@arnaudb.7669]

Great show. My Picks : 1- Wagner : The Ring (Solti) 2- Mahler : Symphony n°2 (Bernstein) 3- Schonberg : Gurrelieder (Ozawa) 4- Stravinsky : Rite of Spring (Boulez) 5- Beethoven : Symphony n°9 (Fricsay)

[@ericporter344]

I love classical as well arnaud!

[@michaeltibus1238]

Tremendous show guys! Loved every minute of it. Here are my five: 1. Tears for Fears 2. Seal 3. Christopher Cross 4. Dan Fogelberg 5. Kenny Loggins

[@julesjma]

I was thinking of Seal also...

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

TFf is a decent choice more so than H.-O.!!!!!

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

Tears For Fears really good.

[@jasonshort1437]

This was so great! LaBonte's enthusiasm for music is so wonderful. I'm prog A.F., but DEVO will always be my first love. Thank you Louis for mentioning them. Other than prog and crazy jazz, I'm a big fan of bands like WIRE, Guided By Voices, Mission Of Burma, Black Flag and The Minutemen.

[@ashleygeisler1003]

Another fantastic show guys My guilty pleasure top 5 are Dido - life for rent Lobo - of a simple man Sly and the family stone - fresh Bread - greatest hits Till tuesday - voices carry

[@WCSkills]

My 5: #5 - Amy Winehouse - Back To Black #4 - Jem - Finally Woken #3 - Daniel Licht - All 8 seasons soundtracks from Dexter #2 - Men Without Hats - The Silver Collection #1 - Ennio Moriconne - All his spaghetti western music.

[@paulwelch1992]

Thanks guys another really enjoyable show, please do some more like this, "Out of The Prog Seat". Watching you guys is like hanging out with family, it's always fun and uplifting.

[@randyhenderson6166]

Great show! May be my favorite ever on this channel

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Randy

[@jmj8596]

hi all ... good one ... sounds like there's room for a part 2 ... will have to do mine in a list ... cos I'm getting old ... 😁

[@deanleslie3269]

Hey,finally some love for Elvis. I totally agree and mention this all the time....Elvis' early stuff was totally hard rock of that period.Also,Steven's love of TV themes I also really relate too,love it,not to mention Luis and Devo...mongaloid he was a mongaloid! Great stuff everyone.

[@stuarthecht8196]

Elvis was great, especially as you say the rocking stuff. There couldn't have been a Robert Plant without an Elvis.

[@deanleslie3269]

@@stuarthecht8196 No doubt!

[@knightvisioniixv]

Didn't see this one coming at all. And fantastic picks from every single person on this panel, including the MIA Anthony; A select few of these picks truly surprised me, if I'm honest. Curious if Chuck is a fan of IDM (ridiculous term, imo) artists like Aphex Twin? His mention of his love for Radiohead made me think of them (an album like Kid A seemed to dabble in that aesthetic.) Steven - I am with you fully on the TV themes; I was obsessed with them as a kid, just for pure musical enjoyment. Love them, too (and the Cheers theme is one of several.) Luis: "I don't really have guilty pleasures, 'cause I don't give a shit if people don't like what I like..." A man after my own heart! Fantastic episode, guys!!!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the show, great to hear what people like outside of the music nornally discussed on SOT

[@wolf1977]

I didn't see this coming because it was already done on Jul 9, 2021 in an episode called "Guilty Pleasure Bands & Artists (w/Martin Popoff)". It's OK to repeat shows & themes but I'd rather watch new stuff

[@paulkazakoff9231]

Someone mentioned Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention ? I had the privilege of seeing both bands live in the 70's and both very good.Especially Steeleye with the great Maddy Prior on vocals.At that time I was more into the hard rock and metal stuff so went along for the hell of it and was quite surprised how good they were as musicians and perfomers.In a way those concerts had an effect on me and developed an appreciation for this folk rock style of music.I think the more you listen the more you might just catch on to it.

[@MHep-qy9yv]

Winter reggae moment: I was once on tour, on the highway in a snowstorm, white knuckling, feeling really shitty about the hours of dark treacherous miles ahead, we throw on Toots and the Maytalls, and the mood got SO good, I believe it helped us survive! So yeah, reggae is winter music for me ever since

[@TheMafrand]

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. That's my guilty pleasure :-)

[@mellotronin54]

A taste of Honey is GREAT.

[@TheMafrand]

@@mellotronin54 Absolutely. So is Spanish Flea, Tijuana Taxi, Casino Royale and my personal favorite The Lonely Bull. Among others. It IS a guilty pleasure but I just love it :-).

[@spoteach]

Very interesting and revealing episode. Thank you, guys. Five totally different names I never mentioned before but are all worth discovering: Townes Van Zandt (American country, folk artist who's his lyrics make me cry and when I'm done crying I feel totally relieved) Angelo Branduardi (talented Italian guitarist and violin player, his wife wrote the lyrics and he has huge in Europe in the late seventies) Cocteau Twins (Scottish band with a complete unique post punk meets dream pop sound, fantastic guitar layers and an outstanding female vocalist) Dead Can Dance (Australian duo who sounded like Joy Division on their debut but departed totally from rock and dived into classical, medieval and worldmusic) Split Enz (always been a fan of the Finn brothers of New Zeeland, Neil going massive with Crowded House in the 80's an 90' and Tim composing some underrated solo material) ps. I'm a sucker for TV themes as well.

[@ericporter344]

Love Split Enz and Crowded House

[@chutspe]

Yeah for Siouxsie & The Banshees!

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Enjoyed this show immensely. Just like the HVS show of Guilty Pleasures and the earlier In The Prog Seat show of what you don't care for, this show gives us a little insight into just how wide and how deep the love of music runs with all the Prog Seat squares. Until the end, didn't think I would have anything George might mention but the Dirt by Alice in Chains came to my attention from some earlier SoT shows. And love Luis' attitude about WTF, no guilt about what he listens to and enjoys. But the personal winner for me is Steven and his love for TV themes and movie music as well. Have been peppered so often with questions like "Why do you have a CD of TV theme shows?" and "Why do you keep trying to learn and playing piano bits from movies and TV", Steven spoke well for my love of that as well. Spoke to some pleasures on the HVS similar show but my music love runs far and wide since I studied classical piano for years and grew up in a house where Dad liked Dixieland jazz and played classical violin, upright bass, banjo and piano and Mom liked the big band era and singers like Sinatra, Bennett, Doris Day, Judy Garland, etc. and played piano and organ. But for one who does love a lot of prog, have a strong tendency towards Power Pop [the Raspberries, The Wondermints, Cheap Trick, etc.], the blues [Muddy Waters, Lead Belly, Big Mama Thornton, etc.], classical [particularly Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky], 60s garage rock [mostly singles here but check out the boxed set Nuggets] and, more currently, a listening and following of Lady Gaga. There's a lot more - including much of what was mentioned in this show - but it's all good. Thanks for the fun, everyone, and as alway, thanks to Pete for the lists he posted.

[@SomeSong2]

My ultimate guilty pleasure playlist: 1. Robert Palmer: Simply Irresistible 2. The Pointer Sisters: Jump! (For My Love) 3. Boy Meets Girl: Waiting for a Star to Fall 4. Amy Grant: Good for Me 5. Seals & Crofts: Summer Breeze 6. Brewer & Shipley: One Toke Over the Line 7. Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt: All My Life 8. The Tony Rich Project: Nobody Knows 9. Randy Vanwarmer: Just When I Needed You Most 10. Ace of Base: Don't Turn Around 11. Jon Secada: Just Another Day 12. Londonbeat: I've Been Thinking About You 13. Paula Abdul: Cold Hearted 14. Backstreet Boys: Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) 15. Baltimora: Tarzan Boy 16. Sonique: It Feels So Good 17. Deee-Lite: Groove Is in the Heart 18. Skee-Lo: I Wish 19. Naughty By Nature: Hip Hop Hooray

[@DerrickMims]

“Good for Me” ❤

[@thedude3423]

Most guilty pleasures for me would be ABBA and the soundtrack to GREASE. 👍😊

[@rocioiribe5841]

Ah the soundtrack to Grease! Perfect answer. 👌

[@ericporter344]

👍 Grease, I love Olivia Newton-John. Thanks for watching

[@chiragchittar4179]

Fantastic stuff. Loved this! Such a variety in terms of what each one picked. I do really like some of the picks a lot. Huge fan of Rodrigo y Gabriella and have a really memorable anecdote. I remember wearing a Megadeth tshirt and was in the crowd. As their setlist progressed, I was holding my shirt. Gabriella saw and she all of a sudden whispered something into rodrigo's ear and next minute they played holy wars flamenco style. Really adore them for that. Gabriella is a finger player whereas Rodrigo uses the pick. My picks some of them atleast Boards of canada-the campfire headphase Juana Molina-halo Roy Harper-stormcock Fela kuti-zombie Daft punk-discovery

[@SomeSong2]

I've been trying to get into Fela Kuti more as it's a huge influence on a lot of the modern music I listen to. Long sprawling songs but interesting stuff.

[@rocioiribe5841]

I will never forget discovering Rodrigo y Gabriela's debut album stationed in Okinawa Japan in 2007. I'd never heard anything like it. I shared it with everyone!

[@chiragchittar4179]

@@SomeSong2 Yeah he even influenced stuff like talking heads and guys like ginger Baker who played with him at one point. His album afrodisiac has shorter songs and they are quite good as well.

[@chiragchittar4179]

@@rocioiribe5841 that's really cool!

[@willowfinn2133]

I really loved this episode, fun hearing your “guilty” pleasures! I was a teen in the eighties and love any 80s pop, especially stuff that was popular on MTV, my main source for music. Some favorites: Duran Duran Howard Jones REO Speedwagon Tears for Fears

[@stevedraper8849]

George , thank you for the suggestion of Ideamen - Schemata. Also liking Cuba with the acoustic guys. Here in Australia I appreciate suggestions of quality music from outside the main lanes. Great channel , especially for prog and fusion fans.

[@georgelamie7001]

Glad you're liking those.

[@purpletemple1]

Bee Gees, Mylène Farmer, FGTH, Amanda Lear, Maria McKee, Nik Kershaw, Duran Duran and so many more. There are so many great artists outside of our usual genres. Cheers!

[@ericporter344]

Nik Kershaw! Nice pick, and Bee Gees all day long!

[@scorpiorising3741]

Great show guys. I have most of the albums mentioned. Like Luis said, no guilt when it comes to liking music but a few outside the box would be Burt Bacharach, The Four Freshman, Frankie Lyman, The Platters, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Grease soundtrack, George Jones, lots of synthwave, do wop, classical. Music is the soundtrack to our lives.

[@ursula3438]

Burt Bacharach is a genius.

[@paulh6673]

Great, great show! I get it, it's all in good fun and it's basically just choices from genres that you wouldn't usually hear talked about on here but in absolutely no world could I describe Bjork, Prince, Radiohead, James Brown, Springsteen, Bob Marley, B-52s, Simon & Garfunkel AND STEVIE WONDER as "guilty pleasures"!! Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is an absolute modern masterpiece. To anyone who wouldn't give it the time of day based on it being hip-hop, I'd say just give it a chance. Headphones, the full works. There's a great vintage funk and jazz foundation on that album. The grooves! That bassline on 'King Kunta'! Ernie Isley, George Clinton guesting. Kendrick Kamar himself is an absolute master at what he does. Great mention of Richard Thompson from Chuck! Always appreciate a mention of Richard. Genuinely one of the best and most original guitarists around. A fantastic witty guy with a verrrry dry sense of humour makes his live shows a must, aside from the incredible musicianship. Also check out his live cover of Britney's Oops I Did It Again, complete with "medieval" guitar break! If we're just picking big popular artists, I'd go for.. Beyonce- s/t Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Paramore - s/t Carly Rae Jepson - Emotion Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In

[@davidsteffens3940]

Love this show and these guys!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks David, much appreciated

[@cool927]

Love Christopher Cross and the whole Yacht Rock thing. Some other great artists to check out in this genre: Marc Jordan, Bill Labounty, Robbie Dupree, Michael McDonald, Bobby Caldwell, Jay Graydon, Randy Goodrum, Al Jarreau, Boz Scaggs, Bill Champlin, Michael Franks, Eric Tagg, Michael Johnson, Carole Bayer Sager, Airplay, Peter Allen, Lou Rawls, Greg Guidry, Player, Alessi Brothers, Maxus, Pages, Randy Crawford, Maxus, Larsen-Feiten Band, The Wilson Brothers

[@mathewsandford3796]

Al Stewart 'Year of the Cat' and 'Time Passages'

[@scorpiorising3741]

I agree, Year of the Cat takes me to another place, especially when the sax solo kicks in. Brilliant.

[@ericporter344]

Ohhh....Boz, yes! Jay Graydon, what a great guitarist!

[@lh5942]

Pages very good!

[@chrisharper6088]

Add Paul Davis , Larry Lee and the Keane brothers

[@droidlittle582]

Wether you love em or hate em DEVO is a super important band. Those first 5 records are untouchable. Not to mention all the pre Warner Bros self released stuff. They put out a couple of so so records in the 90s but that last one they released called Something For Everybody was a fantastic return to form. Superb stuff! One of my all time favorite bands.

[@hrothgar64]

Great show. Steven Reid cracks me up. My "outside the prog box" includes a lot of the names mentioned by you guys. But I also listen to Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly and other delta blues stuff. I have a soft spot for Cyndi Lauper. I saw her live back on the True Colours tour in the mid 80's and she was brilliant. Her band included Rick Derringer on guitar. She finished with a solo, unaccompanied/a capella version of True Colours and it was spine tingling. Heilung are a particular fave of mine, too. One of the best live experiences I've seen in a very long time.

[@nigelelliott4901]

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson could be the one that gets Pete into English folk rock. Perfect album. (As bleak as Joy Division.) And the guitar on the live version of 'The Calvary Cross' BURNS! Folkadelic, folks. Lots of great picks here. Totally on-board with Chuck & Luis.

[@recyclerhopkins]

Shoot Out The Lights from 1982 is also a great album with songs like Wall of Death, Did She Jump and Man in Need to only name a few songs on this disc that is excellent from start to finish. This is more of a rock album and showcases Richard's harder, electric side but his acoustic, folk, storytelling stuff is great too.

[@keithheitner1020]

A few guilty pleasures: 1. The Monkees 2. Early Bee Gees 3. Three Dog Night 4. The Association 5. David Gray

[@julesjma]

Three Dog Night rocked!

[@randyhenderson6166]

Ketchup!!! HAHAHAHAHA! 1) Stevie Wonder - love that guy 2) Hall and Oates 3) Chicago - does that count? 4) Beastie Boys 5) America - especially "Ventura Highway"

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Great show and as entertaining as ever. Glad to see JAPAN, got some love on here, lucky to have seen them play live at, The Queens Hall, Leeds, (now demolished) they were absolutely brilliant. America saw them as a support act to, Family, at, St George’s Hall Bradford. Saw Depeche Mode at a then Pub in Leeds called, Amnesia, Free in too! Again very good.

[@sspbrazil]

I love Kendrick Lamar, great pick Luis and I am in the same camp as Luis with KISS and thanks for adding me to Facebook.

[@marksimpson4258]

Brilliant show, you all love music 🎶 that's all we need.

[@georgemathie8123]

Such a blast to watch all you share your guilty pleasures i do dig hall and Oates their deep cuts are brilliant, love John Foxx and Ultravox to fun show I had fun watching it

[@ericporter344]

Thanks for watching George, this was fun hearing picks outside the normal conversations

[@TheMafrand]

I love the theme song from MASH :-). Suicide is painless.

[@RealJeffTidwell]

Nice with the Kendrick Lamar. As for Radiohead, I’d recommend The Bends to get started, and go chronologically from there. Context is pretty important when looking at their catalogue.

[@howie5th]

1. Jefferson Starship - Freedom at Point Zero 2. Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova 3. The Knack - Get the Knack 4. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard 5. Zebra - Zebra

[@ericporter344]

The Knack, good one, and I dig Zebra

[@stuarthecht8196]

Dave Brubeck Quartet,, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, Tijuana Brass, Wilson Pickett, Helen Reddy, the Carpenters, Boston Pops with Arthur Fiedler conducting.

[@dmskon]

Bob Scaggs, Harry Nilsson, Jackson Browne, Solomon Burke, Richard Thompson (props to Chuck)

[@jimhawkes]

For me I have a secret love of "high dairy product" 70's bubble-gum pop, and specifically, from a UK perspective, The New Seekers! 😀

[@MartyMurray]

I had posted a comment, and it seems to have disappeared, but Pete, you really should listen to Chuck Alverez when it comes to Richard Thompson. The man is an amazing player, and a great songwriter. Look up a song called "1952 Vincent Black Lightning." It's a song of love, crime, and death, and if it doesn't blow your socks off, I don't know what will. Richard's playing on it is amazing, and what a great story.

[@beetlebum7760]

Great pick with the Bangles, Stephen. I really like In a Different Light, but their debut album All Over the Place is even better. One of my fave bands of the 80s.

[@marcofalzone6469]

Their 1988/9 album 'everything' has some great moments

[@beetlebum7760]

@@marcofalzone6469 Oh yeah, definitely. I even still like Eternal Flame a lot, which would maybe be the Bangles song closest to a guilty pleasure, also because it’s been quite overplayed on the radio, and because of that dreadful cover version by Atomic Kitten. I would also recommend their first single (as The Bangs) and EP, which are included on a more recent compilation called Ladies and Gentlemen…The Bangles!, together with demos, live versions and other rarities. Great stuff!

[@kennycraig6769]

You can pick out the Scotsman by the clothing!! Cold up there.😬

[@jimmyjambhere]

The Bangles are super under rated as a band. I mean they sold millions of albums but everyone sees them as pop but they can jam. Doll Revolution is a good album. When they first got back together in the late 90’s they did an MTV concert that was real good. I also love their version of Hazy Shade of Winter.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

CHUCK: Welcome Back😊 I loved you picks. I wouldn't call them guilty pleasures. There're more like sophisticated picks from a different genre. RICK: I loved your James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley pick in particular. All influential artists that deserve recognition. Thank you for giving it to them✌ LOUIS: I agree w/you about Kiss👍 They're like The Monkees w/makeup. I also liked your picks. Have you heard Devo's cover of Satisfaction? It's great! STEVE: I'm a sucker for a Scottish accent💖 I loved your picks, especially Terrence Trent D'Arby. Wishing Well, Dance Little Sister, Sign Your Name, all hits in the US and great songs. I also remember him having even greater success in the UK. ANTHONY: Even though you're not here, I loved your picks too😉 We have a couple of picks in common. I also have Violator and Music For The Masses. I also have Duran Duran's Greatest Hits. I'm also down w/A Flock Of Seagulls. I love the 80s. PETE: You continue to surprise me. We both hate GNR. I don't hate Motley Crue but, I think they're pretty useless in the grand scheme of music. We both like Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake and Winger. I'm slowly getting into Rainbow so, we'll see. I also have Purple Rain. I'm surprised you're a Prince fan?! I also would've never pegged you as a listener of Bob Marley, way cool😎 I'm a moderate Springsteen fan and, I have no problem w/his politics. And, I agree Ted Nugget is an asshole! MY GUILTY PLEASURES: JT, Justified & FutureSex/LoveSound (Sexy Back, OMG!); Michael Jackson, Dangerous, Thriller & Off The Wall; Tears For Fears, Songs From The Big Chair & The Bodyguard Soundtrack (I Will Always Love You, OMG!)

[@TranquilityFireReid]

Great post Kimberly!! Thanks for watching - and the positive comments on my accent... most people just can't understand me, which is probably a good thing! lol!!

[@ericporter344]

@@TranquilityFireReid 😂

[@lahloonatic]

I have, and it is far better than the original. Much more believable too!

[@rocioiribe5841]

that JT album is so good and i also really enjoy his 20/20 Experience. :D

[@sspbrazil]

Michael Hedges, James Brown and Lionel Ritchie great choices too. Love the Commodores too.

[@chuckazeee]

This is a re-edited post from my Facebook page. There are no bad answers to what we all listen to outside the norm. For this segment, I played it safe with music which would catered to many of the masses of the show's subjected premises. Growing up in the South Bronx, I was very fortunate to had been witness to the birth of Hip-Hop, yet I decided to leave that out yet always willing to discuss albums that should pique the interest of the open minded listener. Kudos to all of my SOT Mates with nothing but awesome picks. I know that many have questions of a "Guilty Pleasure" yet in theory it's more like, "what do you listen to and enjoy outside the SOT Prog realm...?" and as you see we've all scratched the surface of what makes up all individuals. Great job Gents, an awesome show.

[@ericporter344]

You too Chuck, great choices. I have to check out Japan

[@chuckazeee]

@@ericporter344 They are literally were Duran Duran on all facets. Yet two things helped distinguish Duran from Japan; 1. Duran Duran made better note of utilizing the video age to help propel them into superstardom and 2. they were better songcrafters of music which catered to the Pop music listener.

[@spoteach]

I should add one name to my previous list. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, a UK synthpop duo that is known in the States for their 1986 hit If You Leave from the Pretty In Pink movie. But Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys became huge in Europe in the early 80s. On their first four albums they were goundbreaking, experimental and influential. Although they had immediate hit succes, the deep cuts from those albums are worth discovering. Synthesizers never sound cold or robotic on OMD albums: they are moody, melancholic and have a certain degree of warmth. Their 1981 Architecture & Morality album is considered to be their classic album. And if you're still reading, I can tell you that the unique OMD sound was obtained by using mellotrons (the early prog instrument par exellence) next to synthesizers. Go check it out. You might be suprised that this was the same band that wrote If You Leave.

[@Jsixseven]

Totally agree! Dazzle ships as well is an experimental masterpiece and a very influential album.

[@spoteach]

@@Jsixseven Dazzle Ships was the first album I ever bought!

[@renlessard]

The Rockford Files theme is the greatest tv theme song ever produced. My daughter and I used to mimic the outro song for Bear in the big blue house. Brilliant

[@aidanhatton7163]

I'm with Pete on the self-titled Christopher Cross album. I've been listening to it all this week and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I already knew "Ride Like the Wind" before going into it.

[@mathewsandford3796]

Foxx era Ultravox - well done Chuck! Great stuff!

[@mathewsandford3796]

Oh... and Japan. Great picks. Follow Japan down the rabbit hole. Once they split, you had a host of fantastic releases from Jansen, Barbieri and Karn.

[@lightanddreamsphotography7140]

I love Springsteen,especially with the East Street Band, and I love his politics too. The guy is a great poet, and some early songs are almost prog :)

[@747jono]

Happy birthday Ken 🎂

[@davidthomas1467]

Man, I could totally relate to all you guys. So totally agree with 95% of what choices that were picked.

[@hauskahirvi]

Great show and many great picks! Here are mine that come to mind: - Level 42 - I have many albums (and there are prog connections to the band... ;) - Sade - I like the first 3 albums - Yello - I have many albums. The music is classy and sophisticated but humorous at the same time. - Bee Gees - I really like the first 4 albums plus a few more before they went disco. - The Monkees - I have the first album. I liked the show when I was a kid. * Some honorable mentions: - Tom Jones - I got one album from the 60s. He is "old school cool". Great voice! - Art Of Noise - I have many albums and EPs. - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (fascinated by the album cover since I was young... I like the music too, sort of cheesy but well done. It makes me smile!) - Compilation - This Is Cult Fiction (A cool compilation of TV and film themes. I really like a lot of theme music from the 60s and 70s...)

[@oseriu]

Great show!

[@ericporter344]

Thanks!

[@bobbaldwin3572]

A flock of seagulls!! Amazing album.

[@arthurprice603]

The Mediaeval Baebes ‘The Rose’ Loreena McKennitt ‘The Book Of Secrets’ Enya ‘Watermark’ Madonna ‘Like A Prayer’ No Doubt ‘Rock Steady’ And one for Steven Reid - The Theme from the British children's TV programme 'Magpie'

[@lpc1231000]

Very interesting picks all around. Here are just a few of mine... Todd Rundgren - Faithful Beach House - Bloom (or Once Twice Melody, both are outstanding) Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins Neko Case - Blacklisted John Martyn - Solid Air Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Guster - Keep it Together Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy

[@chuckkaras9729]

Eric listening to Michael Hedges "Aerial Boundaries" and gotta say I really dig it

[@ericporter344]

Thanks Chuck, some great and beautiful acoustic guitar

[@oskarklang8616]

Erasure-The Innocents Abba-Arrival Bee Gees-Main Course Barbra Streisand- Stoney End Human League-Dare

[@ericporter344]

Bee Gees and Abba!

[@peteygemini60]

Steven - i saw the Bangles supporting Pat Benatar a few years ago and they absolutely rocked the house.

[@tanvirchoudhury122]

For me it's Tori Amos - quirky and hugely emotive, A-Ha - synth pop with a bit of edge, Sarah McLachlan - lush, Radiohead - genius from the left field, and Duran Duran - why the fuck not!

[@larsschneider2378]

Not really familiar with Sarah McLachlan, but the rest could have been my picks as well. Duran Duran are awesome, especially their 80s stuff.

[@rocioiribe5841]

Some of my favs off the path: Kelly Clarkson - My December Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Sara Bareilles - Anything by her Bee Gees - greatest hits Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder Phil Collins - Tarzan Soundtrack *incredible* Tiger Army Lady Gaga - The Fame Lana del Rey - Born to Die: Paradise Edition Kings of Leon - Only by the Night Lindsey Stirling - debut album John Mayer - Battle Studies *my fav of his* Lastly, i own several Tim McGraw albums and I'm not embarrassed by it at all.

[@ericporter344]

👍 thanks for watching

[@rocioiribe5841]

@@ericporter344 really fun episode 👍👍

[@tonyhonour665]

My guilty pleasures (today 🙂) 1: Barry Gray. His scores made Gerry Anderson a ton of money; Thunderbirds is my favourite program and soundtrack. 2: Sandy Denny. What a voice, taken far too young. 3: John Barry. His film scores are legendary. 4: Gene Clark. Just wow. 5: Janis Ian. Stunning vocals and lyrics.

[@carstenselberg1255]

Dan Fogelberg - Innocence Age Kitaro Opera, which I grew up with, as my mother was an opera singer America Garth Brooks double live, seen him live twice, fantastic performer Runrig

[@andrewedwards8238]

Lewis. Amazing picks. Kendrick Lamaar is amazing. Also check out Illmatic by Nas for simliar excellence. Love thae B52' s too.

[@chuckazeee]

Brother Andrew, you are bringing the goods my man.

[@andrewedwards8238]

Thanks Chuck.

[@waynechesser2000]

I am most definitely a progmetal fanatic, but I grew up listening to 70s and 80s radio. All of you had some outstanding picks, many of which I also like. Trying not to repeat any already noted, here are the five non-prog/metal artists that I would pick. 1 - The Monkees (these guys just don't get enough respect) 2 - ABBA (pure pop, anyone?) 3 - k.d. lang (more specifically Ingenue, which is just an amazing album) 4 - Chuck Mangione/Herb Alpert (yes, cheating by putting in two, but both have put out some phenomenal stuff) 5 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (funk band and if you've never heard of them, you really should give them a try) edit: Meant to add, you have a new subscriber; just found this channel; looking forward to watching more.

[@tonyziporlin4240]

I love me some No Doubt. Just fun, catchy music.

[@georgelamie7001]

I dug them too. Beacon Street Collection is my favorite of theirs.

[@nickygoods131]

Check out the band: Sumo Cyco, sounds like no doubt with metallic leanings, shredding, and some reggae...I don't think you'll be disappointed!

[@SomeSong2]

Spiderwebs is probably the greatest song of all time.

[@mrfunball5204]

Sunday Morning 👍

[@dougcarey7314]

Just found this one. I feel like I'm right there with you guys. I love hanging with you through these shows : )

[@joklerd1599]

Some of my favourites: Joy Division - Closer The Cure - Disintegration Depeche Mode - Black Celebration Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Wire - Pink Flag Tim Buckley - Happy Sad Nick Drake - Pink Moon Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Seven Days of Falling Scott Walker - Scott 3 Above & Beyond - Tri-State Alvvays - Antisocialites Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour Sade - Love Deluxe

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Some great choices, without a doubt. .

[@b2tall239]

I'm in my late-50s now so I really don't feel guilty about anything I listen to anymore (but I certainly did when I was younger), but as a lifelong lover of metal and hard rock, there are a few other things that I've always loved from the beginning. 1. '70s R&B and Soul. From Stevie Wonder to the Spinners to Lou Rawls to the Temptations and beyond.... 2. Glenn Campbell. Not a fan of country but I've always really enjoyed Mr. Campbell. 3. '70s soft rock....and I mean really soft. Whether it's Bread or England Dan & John Ford Coley or whatever. 4. Reggae. Don't know why but it just clicks with me. I've been to more than a few Reggae shows from local groups all the way to Peter Tosh. If I hear Reggae coming out of a beach bar (I live in S. Florida), that's probably where I'm going for brews. 5. Great vocal performances by women. Madonna or Dionne Warwick, Sarah Mclaughlin or Barbara Streisand and so forth....I don't necessarily love everything by them but there's plenty that I really enjoy.

[@ericporter344]

Some great picks there, I'm a sucker for the 70s, Glen Campbell is up there for me as well. Thanks for watching

[@ericporter344]

No Softies per George! 😂

[@b2tall239]

@@ericporter344 I'm very much a product of being the youngest in a family of six, all of whom were audiophiles in their own right. I heard it all growing up - big band, swing, blues, folk, pop, metal, Motown.....

[@ericporter344]

@@b2tall239 That's awesome. I'm the oldest, but growing up my best friend lived next door, he had an older sister, we used to raid her album collection, that's where I got my start

[@seanschmidt8408]

Mike Post also served as Lieutenant Governor of California under Jerry Brown.

[@dcafarelli]

There is a legend that says that Christopher Cross filled in for Richie Blackmore in the early 70's in San Antonio when Deep Purple was touring and Richie was sick. Of course that may just be a legend. And of course Dan Fogelberg was a tremendous musician. I saw him live twice. Once at Beacon Theater in early 90's with his band. And then Nassau Coliseum in 1982 when he toured as a solo artist. Just guitar, piano and a microphone. He really was a great musician. The Innocent Age is probably one of my favorite records. Not just because of the hits from that record. But everything on it is great. In The Passage is tremendous.

[@greghansell5115]

I love the song 'Halfway Hotel' by Voyager. It was released back in the late 70's. I remember it very fondly from my teen years. It's just stuck in my mind all these years. I never ever hear anyone mentioning it...

[@jaznjim59]

Dan Fogelberg, Al Stewart, Rickie Lee Jones, Thompson Twins...All favorites!

[@peteygemini60]

Great Episode - Japan were an Art Rock band and did a great version of Don't rain on my Parade ( Streisand) and Terence Trent D did a few gigs as lead singer of INXS after Hutchinson passed away.

[@joedolenza7944]

Pete Pardo everyone of your shows costs me a cd or two lol, but thanks!

[@CosmikDebris77]

Another great show! I said a few weeks ago that I’d be buying a SoT shirt, I ended up getting two. So if any if you reading this see a slightly overweight, balding guy walking around Dublin, Ireland in a SoT or Prog Seat shirt say Hi to me! I’ll buy you a Guinness and we’ll talk about music.

[@ericporter344]

Wish I was in Dublin! Cheers, thanks for watching! Us bald guys have to stick together

[@randyhenderson6166]

TV shows - The original Bob Newhart Show theme tune was always my favorite. And The Wild WIld West

[@johnhansen9652]

Interesting episode, outside the box of what the panelists usually discuss, which is good on occasion. Not sure that these are guilty pleasures for me but they are outside my current usual wheel house. That said, all the below are immensely talented, IMHO. 1. Prince (agree that his early stuff is classic but check out the following songs late in his career (Colonized Mind, Wall of Berlin, and Dreamer from Lotusflow3r, Plectrumelectrum, Baltimore, and Guitar) 2. Michael Jackson (early work, including with the Jackson 5). 3. Elton John (great catalogue, including his soundtracks and work on Broadway) 4. Johnny Cash (great catalogue, and like others mentioned, a promoter of social causes) 5. Simon and Garfunkel (great catalogue, and some of the best incorporation of music in film in The Graduate) Honorable Mentions: Nancy Griffith, REM, Bee Gees, Lionel Ritchie, Jim Croce, Hamilton Soundtrack, and Coldplay

[@richardarchbold4721]

Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas. I have probably played this album more than any other one I have. From Thanksgiving until New Years every year for the past 25 years or so, it has been in constant rotation. I love a lot of Christmas music, but this is such a special combination of quiet celebration and contemplation of the season. Love it. (And at risk of driving Mr. Reid mad, I can't get through the holidays without a fairly constant diet of I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, by Wizzard.)

[@MetalMan73100]

In, short, I sincerely hope this episode gets a sequel, and the sooner the better. Steven Reid in particular seemed especially well prepared and super entertaining. A quick top five list for my guilty pleasures: 5. R.E.M. - Out Of Time 4. Mr Mister - Welcome To The Real World 3. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy 2. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society 1. ABBA - Super Trouper

[@85vesti]

Rate Your Music is the biggest 'music rating' site on the web and collates opinions from millions of serious music fans. Among the highest rated albums of ALL TIME of ALL GENRES on the site - the top 10 has the likes of Pink Floyd, The Beatles.....but Number ONE is Chuck's pick - Radiohead - OK Computer, and number FOUR is Luis' pick - Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly (which I'm assuming is a play on 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. I already own and love OK Computer, but as someone who isn't a rap fan at all - to see a rap album ranked among those giants is incredible praise and for once - I will definitely make a point of giving it a serious listen and giving it the respect it's clearly due!

[@independenceltd.]

Did everyone have to take some kind of test to prove that they were serious music fans before getting to rate the music?