Guilty Pleasure Bands & Artists (w/Martin Popoff)

[@PR-fo5mj]

Gordon Lightfoot - if you have a spare few hours, listen to the entire Black Sabbath 70s catalogue followed by the entire Gordon Lightfoot 70s catalogue - a glorious mixture! 😀😀

[@rongabrieljr.8784]

Love some Gordon Lightfoot😁

[@christopherdavies3079]

@@rongabrieljr.8784 I love “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald “.

[@donaldkennedy9573]

@@christopherdavies3079 That song I still play a lot.

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Ive Got A Gorden Lightfoot Box Set & 4 Black Sabbath Box Sets..

[@johnw706]

Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot is one of a handful of albums that I consider perfect .

[@iaincook5835]

America aren't a guilty pleasure - they're an essential musical foundation. I proudly state that I love their music. Genius.

[@alann5003]

Exactly. They made some of the greatest a.m. pop songs of the 70's.

[@xavierlluch702]

Loreena McKennitt. I love her voice and music.

[@maddysmith8846]

Yes!! Nothing to feel guilty about here and I’d add Enya too.

[@treffbennett6534]

beautiful vocals!

[@wernermoritz882]

And why a guilty pleasure?

[@xavierlluch702]

@@wernermoritz882 Nothing in my record collection sounds similar to Loreena McKennitt, but she blew me away from the first moment I heard her. I am a Rock fanatic and she is the ONLY license I take in this regard.

[@wernermoritz882]

@@xavierlluch702 To me a guilty pleasure is pretty bad music but I get it now. we stick with Pete‘s definition here.

[@CMPProductions]

I think Pete may need to do a Yacht Rock show now!

[@kylebuschfan100]

I totally agree

[@wolf1977]

@@kylebuschfan100 I see some online lumping Steely Dan, 10cc & The Doobies into this category - let's NOT

[@ryanfisher5835]

Yes please!

[@billstreett1939]

Yes, Pete, please do a Yacht Rock show. There is no shame in sailing the seas of cheese with Pablo Cruise, Robbie Dupree, and Christopher Cross manning the helm.

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

@@kylebuschfan100 Every time He Mentions Styx & Toto its A Yacht Rock Show

[@jwgmoore6797]

I like the Big Band era. The Dorsey Brothers, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Artie Shaw. But then again I like ACDC, Iron Maiden, Angel City, BeBop Deluxe, Mott The Hoople and The Spice Girls.

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

JWG Mott the Hoople was a glam rock band not a bigband no horns involved.

[@jonathancilley9450]

Men At Work....Business as Usual and Cargo are great albums. Colin Hay is a really good song writer.

[@Nephilim-81]

Terrific choice. Love that band. “It’s A Mistake” is an incredible song.

[@wolf1977]

@@Nephilim-81 Nothing wrong with this band. BAU & Cargo are their best, Contraband/Best Of also has some winners on it

[@wolf1977]

Forgot but Colin Hay solo is also worth a listen: Going Somewhere, Looking For Jack, Peaks & Valleys

[@nelsonmaud1]

totally forgot about them i know the lead singer had toured with ringo so cant be too bad

[@Nephilim-81]

@@wolf1977 you’re damn right all the time. ;)

[@martinnapier6286]

I don't even feel guilty anymore but I love the bangles. I also love Enya and find her music very soothing

[@ukrocksounds3419]

Clannad gone some great chill music.

[@SwanShadow]

Nothing to feel guilty about in loving The Bangles. All Over the Place is one of the most underrated albums -- and one of the greatest power pop albums -- of all time.

[@heygringo7]

Bangles rock, a little harder than the GoGos, and not so hard on the eyeballs either

[@DarkAnubis]

Enya and Celtic Woman 😭 so soothing

[@michaelbaucom4019]

I'm a 70s-80s hard rock/prog/jazz person, but I also like Al Stewart Dan Fogelberg Huey Lewis Linda Ronstadt Eurythmics/Annie Lennox Pet Shop Boys Commodores The Bangles

[@georgeeleazer3376]

Machine gun always makes my white body move😂

[@cylonred8902]

Go Go's, Pat Benetar Even a couple old style country... Lvoe me some Bubble gum pop and EARLY psychedellic

[@randycunningham7318]

I don't blame you for not wanting to mention Huey.

[@qdaveq6597]

I'm sure others have mentioned this, but Madness are legendary in the UK and were HUGE here in the 80s, with many big hit songs.

[@fishinabarrel2256]

Great that other knows this. There still a a madstock going on to this day

[@rs8461]

ONE STEP BEYOND

[@brianparker663]

Surely no guilt in liking Madness is there? Brilliant stuff :-)

[@larrygiles1603]

This is THE BEST description of what it's like to be a KISS fan, ever

[@Dagger-Deep]

Well, they're a kids band.

[@donaldkennedy9573]

@@Dagger-Deep They weren't a kids band at first. They were very cool at first. They never should have done that TV movie. It was terrible.

[@luckycharm4623]

What a lot of people don't know is early Kiss - the first 3 albums era weren't listened to by kids. Kids under 15 didn't even know about Kiss then. Before Kiss rose to superstardom it was guys like me that liked hard rock that knew about Kiss and appreciated their hard rocking straightforward punchy rock and I was a guitarist as well so when I heard Ace Frehley's juicy, tasty riffs and brilliant lead licks I was sold.

[@jesuschambers]

SPARKS - Been going for over 50 years and still making original, smart and influential recordings. Impossible to pigeon-hole and full of enormous creativity. Also amazing live, here in London they did 21 albums in 21 nights on June 2008.

[@marvinbattlejr.9365]

Just saw that doc about them in theaters recently, excellent.

[@vinylrec]

I don't understand how Sparks is a guilty pleasure. I'm gonna try and keep quiet...lol

[@michaelwalters3004]

I saw the The Sparks Brothers documentary last night at the theater, which was weird in itself, what a great film. Great band, great style, great determination, great songs. I don't see them as a guilty pleasure. But maybe to a metal head they are.

[@manuelper]

The Sparks collab with Franz Ferdinand is fantastic.

[@bertmaanders6679]

Kimono My House = Masterpiece!! 🤩

[@thermionic1234567]

I’ve heard “Sugar, Sugar” hundreds of times and have not only never tired of it, but also wanna get up and dance every time I hear it. Doesn’t matter what my initial mood is because it instantly becomes a good one.

[@brucybabyy7355]

totally!

[@treffbennett6534]

Sugar Sugar should be classified as a DRUG! Addictive in every way!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stuartthomas5769]

Madness are great , definitely not a one hit wonder , loads of hits in the uk and Europe .

[@jockmctodger]

They were huge in Australia too

[@anypoxynames]

Probably the worlds most famous covers band.

[@jockmctodger]

@@anypoxynames Hard to believe that "It Must Be Love" wasn't an original composition

[@elimalinsky7069]

They were basically unknown in the US. They did get some exposure in commonwealth countries like Canada and Australia (hence why Martin was the more likely of the two to be familiar with them), and maybe some college radio in the US played Madness back in the day, but that was it basically. In the US, Madness was a one hit wonder with Our House, but it was a minor hit, in the UK it went to #1.

[@catsofsherman1316]

@@jockmctodger who did the original? I always thought it was by Madness.

[@frankstanovic4401]

I love Petes face when he hears Martin say Madness. Lol.

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

Thank you Pete for holding the line when it comes to hating rap.

[@treffbennett6534]

Except for Public Enemy! ESSENTIAL! All other rap pales in comparison! Check em' !!!

[@TickyYoshi]

@@treffbennett6534and beastie boys

[@l.scottnielsen2482]

When I am in the mood I listen to any of these singer/songwriters...James Taylor, Cat Stevens, John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, Gordon Lightfoot, and Neil Diamond. One of my favorites right now is Chris Stapleton, I love all his records.

[@mr.jamesvincent3519]

John Denver Rocks! I am a big JD fan.

[@wernermoritz882]

These are great artists. Why should they be considered a guilty pleasure?

[@glaeken777]

Came to see someone pull out a Pablo Cruise album. Was not disappointed.

[@richard1966groovy]

As a thrasher back in the 80s, I'd get the strangest looks when people would learn I was a John Denver fan. Waking up after a late night raging metal blitz, I'd throw on his Greatest Hits album to ease into the day. Decades later, I still love thrash and still listen to JD.

[@wernermoritz882]

John Denver‘s version of Country Roads is so incredibly good. Even when you think you hate the song so much his singing will blow you away. Few singers have a pure voice like him. To me no guilty pleasure because he‘s great.

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

"Annies Song" would Make Any Slayer Fan Cry!!!

[@toddfoster828]

That's one I forgot to mention in my comment. Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home...does folk rock get any better?

[@wolf1977]

@@toddfoster828 My wife is a big John Denver fan (along with Josh Groban, INXS & KD Lang). I just can't do it

[@darlatidwell6255]

I'm a fan too. Fond memories of waking up on the farm hearing Rocky Mountain High and Country Roads playing on the radio. One of the purest most naturally talented voices ever. RIP JD. 🙏

[@stevefletcher6163]

Have the first 4 Madonna albums, and saw her do a great show at Wembley.

[@jeffreycoy]

I like her early stuff. You know, "Lucky Star", "Borderline" - but once she got into her "Papa Don't Preach" phase, I don't know, I tuned out. 😂

[@brichards989]

Darn you Pete, I've been listening to the Go-Go's all day because of you. Thanks a lot! :-)

[@craigusselman546]

The Go Gos they partied so hard they scared Ozzy tremendous nostalgia and music ability so happy they got into The R+R hall o fame.

[@ayeatropoulos1]

Most madness fans that I know and have met focused primarily on the first 3 albums. However the next 2, "The Rise And Fall" and "Keep Moving" are absolutely amazing!! They continued to expand their song writing horizons while remaining true to their roots. It's infectious, catchy, hook filled masterpieces that were overlooked and should be revisited by both madness fans and non-fans alike... and you do not have to be a fan of ska to enjoy these incredible compositions.

[@a.k.1740]

Exactly, even Mad Not Mad (without Mike Barson) which is not that great as before has some fine songs.

[@DBTdad]

Classic country from the 60s & 70s. George, Merle, Willie, Waylon, Hank Sr, Porter & Dolly, Tom T Hall, Cash, touch my soul.

[@joshdance9959]

Kiss blew my mind as a young kid. I still have a real fondness for them, and even named my new puppy Ace. Lol

[@rbg9866]

kinda like safe space therapy here. "My name is Pete and I like Madonna's music." Thanks for sharing with the group.

[@Squirrelconga]

"one day at a time..."

[@geoffg9362]

The Monkees! - mixed my own cd from their catalog , only play to trusting friends!

[@vinylrec]

Nothing wrong with The Monkees

[@stinkylarue7677]

Love the Monkees,in fact I'm going to see mickey and mike in November

[@Ashthulhu]

Definitely not a guilty pleasure. I freakin' love the Monkees!!

[@Joe-li2nk]

They had a lot of good songwriters, including mike Nesmith, and they had good studio players on their records.

[@martinfranco3716]

Ok Pete, I found and played, A Place in the Sun today and it's phenomenal! Some of my guilty pleasures, U2: I'm a fanatic, Alanis Morrisette, James Taylor, Elton John and Stevie Nicks. All are among my tons of metal CD's. Thanks to you and Martin for this great episode.

[@cool927]

INXS was a great pop/rock band with a funk/dance feel. They had so many great albums and songs but unfortunately they are only remembered for the mega hit album Kick. Sadly, the band A-ha also falls into that category. They are only known for the song Take On Me but they have so many more great songs, particularly on their last 3 or 4 albums.

[@preving]

Cry Wolf haha. great song!

[@treffbennett6534]

INXS was a great, great band.....period! RIP Michael Hutchence-huge talent!

[@WhatsWrongWithTheStreet]

INXS is the best live band ever. I have seen lots of bands and INXS were just so exciting. See the remastered cut of the film Live Baby Live. It is a great representation of that band at their peak.

[@kimberlywalker3970]

I love you for just mentioning INXS. I'm an American who absolutely loves them. I've seen them in concert three times, one of them being the KICK tour. I love KICK but, Thieves is great, my second favorite INXS album, X and Welcome are good too. Elegantly Wasted I have mixed feelings about but, overall, a f-ing fantastic band. My favorite by a mile!

[@matsetizar65]

Belinda carlisle’s runaway horses is a perfect album. Kinda rocks in places too. Lyrics are unbelievable, beautiful poetry. “When the tide runs out, I’m still at the waters edge...”

[@entelikey1]

Heaven Is A place on Earth 🌏 and Summer Rain, I’ve always thought we’re stratospheric songs!

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Mat Setiizar Circle in rather sand is a Great song.

[@MorryB]

I have a nostalgic love for a lot of so-called Yacht Rock and even early to mid-80s Pop/New Wave type music (Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, etc). Hated it back in the day but now I can certainly appreciate how well written and performed it was.

[@hsmetalhb2036]

I am Metalhead for most of my life... but I still love Bands like Tearß for Fears, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode...all this great stuff that came out in the early 1980s! It is still great music!

[@treffbennett6534]

people are limiting themselves for no apparent reason......open your ears to EVERYTHING! CURE, NEW ORDER, DEPECHE MODE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, RAMONES, DEVO, SMITHS, THE CHURCH......brilliant stuff! Then listen to something heavy and it just that much heavier! All Good!

[@wernersteynberg4034]

Treff Bennett the soundtrack to my youth

[@jamesclifford189]

@@hsmetalhb2036 I mainly listen to rock and metal, but love that 80s synth stuff too. The Human League are a particular favourite, they tour often and still look/sound great in concert

[@catsofsherman1316]

Tears for Fears reunion album Everybody Loves a happy ending is stunning. It's almost like The Beatles Abbey Road and isn't plagued by 80s synths and drum machines.

[@sabyrk]

Wow, this was such a satisfying episode. This was as fun as watching a really good movie.

[@rodsmolter5046]

Bee-Gees for sure. The Go-Go's greatest hits CD is fantastic.

[@coldsolitude4417]

i love when martin says i finished my Damned book and some may not know thats the bands name, that was just perfect

[@drummusicinc4027]

My pick has to be the band GARBAGE….. I’ve been listening to their new album obsessively. Something about her voice, is just mesmerizing to me. It’s dark, sensual, yet powerful and it just strikes a chord in my soul, similar to the way Paul Rodgers does. By the way, Martin…. I tried to buy Cut the Crap on Amazon and the one copy available was used and $37. I passed. Great show guys✌️🎶

[@ykmgeedee]

I just heard Garbage' new one and like the way they don't hold back what's on their minds.

[@thebrood138]

Love the new Garbage.

[@johnw706]

I totally agree . Beautiful Garbage is a great album .

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Drummusic Garbage's song Stroke of luck is brilliant and worth a listen from their first album.

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Michael Salisbury you're a genius so is Roger W.

[@darrendohertymusic]

This was so much fun!! Love me some System Of A Down & Madness. Was not expecting the Madonna shout Pete lol - Superb!! I love a surprise.

[@briannusser8924]

I have several " guilty pleasures", but Pete, I'm right there with you on The Bee Gees,.. love 'em, any era!!!

[@treffbennett6534]

Currently buying up ALL Bee Gees early stuff, with all the incredible vocal magic, beautiful acoustic guitar and plenty of hooks and song craft.....Bee Gees are TOP SHELF! Love the dance stuff too-people who don't are LYING! Undeniable ear candy!

[@jeffreyweber8006]

Totally agree on "Our House" just heard it yesterday and was blown away by how perfectly constructed it was.

[@georgeeleazer3376]

Love stuck mojo’s Southern Pride!! 5 Barry Manilow 4 O’jays 3 Seals and Croft 2 Bread( some heavy stuff) 1 Chase

[@old4mat]

Mother Freedom and Down on My Knees spring to mind.

[@chrislegner4816]

Big props for airing your musical unmentionables. We all have them, difficult as they are to claim ownership of.

[@melaniethurber5117]

I like America a lot and I also like the older Bee gees and the Disco songs. I'm into heavy rock music also

[@maddysmith8846]

A Horse with No Name is one of my favourite songs ever ❤️ and Bee Gees are great, Barry Robin and Maurice what voices and harmonies!

[@melaniethurber5117]

I love the horse with no name I remember when it came out in 1972 I have the best of the bee gees on on LP and another one on a CD

[@1963catman]

I love that you guys talk about stuff like this. We all start out listening to what our parents listen to as they control the car radio. I grew up on British invasion...GREAT! But also Abba, Barry Manilow, the Carpenters , Bread etc etc. I still love them. I don't get asked to play them very much, but I still have them in my collection. Nothing wrong with Pablo Cruise, Little River Band, Player, Kincade. "Guilty" pleasure ? For me just a pleasure. I like what I like, and if someone else doesn't like it, go home, play your own music. Great video, I love the conversations you two have.

[@ayeatropoulos1]

I own the entire America catalog and love a vast majority of it, but the debut album is a top to bottom masterpiece, especially the deep cuts... Clarice, Here, Rainy Day, Children... all magnificent!!

[@IgorArbuzov]

Thanks, Pete & Martin! We absolutely need a Yacht Rock/Westcoast AOR episode! That would be awesome!

[@Yarsh52]

Big fan of Gino Vannelli. Some of his music has progressive and fusion elements, but I also love his voice and some of his catchier tunes. Also love The Style Council. Paul Weller can do no wrong in my opinion.

[@guillaumechabason3165]

Gino Vannelli is a musical giant and a total genius

[@MorryB]

I jusss wanna staaahhhp! :)

[@marcotron7288]

And a FANTASTIC vocalist !!

[@guillaumechabason3165]

@@marcotron7288 the best without any doubt

[@neddystark3351]

Pardo and Poppff, the best thing on KZbin 👍😀

[@thecocomastiux3655]

Duran Duran. They are seriously great musicians with great hooks. They are also always changing and updating their style.

[@Grandizer8989]

Agreed. Hated them in High School because of their look… like them now. But never hated their videos 😈

[@Grandizer8989]

And the baseline on Rio is epic. John Taylor has a KZbin channel that explains it

[@garyjoyce2160]

Agreed. Have a good chunk of their stuff. And I’m as metal / hard rock as they come. Great 👍 choice 💯

[@rdh1130]

Love Duran Duran since the beginning. Their live show was really live and more rock than pop

[@christopherdavies3079]

Duran Duran definitely are a guilty pleasure but I’ve always liked them and also their side project Power Station with the much missed Robert Palmer

[@christopherdavies3079]

I’m loving this show , and I’m with you again Pete on America who have made some lovely timeless music .

[@covers_girl]

3 distinct singers. Some of the greatest evocatively inane lyrics ever -- "the heat was hot" backed with studio pros. Bassist Leland Sklar just did a couple of YT broadcasts on them.

[@interstellaroverdriven6450]

All of the DC go-go bands I grew up around that I still like to listen to: Backyard, Junkyard, Pleasure, Rare Essence, Chuck Brown, etc. I have an old live tape from 1978 of Rare Essence that sounds like a mutant hybrid of James Brown, Steely Dan, and Bob Marley. Really great stuff!!!

[@Ianmackable]

Back at that time I used to wait patiently for go-go to break out of DC and go global. I was sure that, say, Chuck Brown would be huge. It never happened, for reasons I still don't really understand. But it does mean that that music still sounds fresh 30-40 years later.

[@interstellaroverdriven6450]

@@Ianmackable Amen to that! Parts of the sound appear to have crept into the hip-hop community. I wish that Chuck Brown could have been a much bigger star but he was BELOVED in the DC Metro area. Got to seem him in ~ 2009 before he passed and the energy was off the charts.

[@fishinabarrel2256]

Grew up in Detroit. Found many 12" go-go records. Love each and everyone of them. Gives me a hyped as dub 12" do. Killer music needs more reussues.

[@fishinabarrel2256]

@@Ianmackable college 🚉 in Detroit. During mid 80'a to early 90's

[@josephmarcus1723]

Ive Been Wanting to Explore That Genre. " Minor Threat" & Henry Rollins Talk About That Stuff..

[@michaeltibus1238]

Great show guys! Pete, we are pretty much vulcan. Love all of it!!

[@leedean9633]

I can still hear the dismayed cries from my best mates in high school: "You like BREAD?!!" Yep. Still do. David Gates is a pop genius.

[@kiplambert64]

I left my Bread LP in the sun and it became Toast...

[@wolf1977]

Bread's 1st record from '69 is excellent (and I basically hate the '70's Bread hits). Guitar Man, Lost Without Your Love, Manna & On The Waters are also pretty good albums. They're obviously most known for those soft rock hits but the stuff I like is more rock oriented

[@rutex09]

@@kiplambert64 You really broke the mold with this comment…

[@allthingsclassicrock]

“It Dont Matter to Me” is my ultimate I’m laying my chips on the table and telling you how I feel song. It gets me every time, real heartfelt lyrics.

[@wolf1977]

@@allthingsclassicrock Yep that's one of mine too, from the 1st album

[@agedefyingfitness]

Thank you Pete LOL I can think of 5 or 6 Madonna songs I like quite a bit. Definitely a guilty pleasure and I had a feeling i wasn’t the only rocker ashamed almost for liking Madonna’s music a little.

[@Panzersonor1967]

Totally on board with The Bee Gees. Great pop music.

[@dougmphilly]

their early popsike stuff was spectacular.

[@heygringo7]

Good on ya Pete for Pablo Cruise!!!! I love those dudes. Top 5 PC Songs 1. A Place in the Sun 2. What You Gonna DO 3. Love Will FInd a Way 4. Atlanta June 5. El Verano Hon Men: Zero to Sixty in Five

[@ryanfisher5835]

I love The Bee Gees. The pre disco stuff is amazing!

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Popoff and Pardo are at it again and confessing all kinds of guilt. What a great show and I really enjoyed Martin discussing why he thought some of his choices should be "guilty pleasures". Grew up with a dad who loved classical and dixieland jazz and a mom who loved big band music and vocalists of that time. So always a lot of different music in the house and I seemed to be one always seeking something 'new' for listening. So not many surprising things that I listen to for people who have listened to the music I enjoy. But the surprises probably would be the very little rap music I enjoy since could not stand it to begin with. And another would be my fondness for certain trance music but certainly not just all of it. Thanks, Martin and Pete, for another great discussion and your confessions.

[@knightvisioniixv]

These “Guilty Pleasure” episodes are always the most fascinating. Not just to get a deeper look into the listening habits of others, but to also get a glimpse of the thought process behind what actually constitutes a ‘Guilty Pleasure’ from individual to individual. Personally, I don’t believe in the term, as I’m generally open about the things I love; ‘Music is music’ has always been my philosophy. Martin picking KISS was an interesting one, and in fairness to the spirit of the topic (as outlined by Pete), KISS - of all groups - would probably fit my list, if one were to exist. By most accounts, I shouldn’t be into these guys. For starters, I’m not a hard rock or metal junkie (in this case, a little bit goes a long way for me), I care very little about the make-up gimmick, and I most certainly don’t care about any of the reputed sleazy rock star exploits of its members. I heard many of their songs on the radio as a teenager (before I even knew a single thing about the band’s image), and I thought the songs were melodic, catchy and fun. Didn’t own any of the albums until about a decade later (after hearing a few from a friend.) It’s fun, catchy stuff, and I don’t take it so seriously. The trick for me is listening to the music to the exclusion of most everything else associated with the band--their bios, most interviews, the videos, even their merchandise (a fucking KISS casket???) Those things are of no interest to me whatsoever. This also reminds me that Martin’s appearance on Guitar Hack’s 5 Least Favourite KISS albums video was absolutely hilarious. He went berserk.

[@christianman73]

Thank you for recognizing Kiss *specifically as songwriters* ! They get so much attention for the make-up and the flashy stage shows, but they never would have survived and endured, as a band, if they had not written so many *memorable, catchy* rock songs! I loved them when I was much younger, and I love them now, in my late 40s, and I'm not ashamed of it!

[@knightvisioniixv]

@@christianman73 Thanks for the very cool reply; you highlighted the one thing that I failed to explicitly mention in my original post: the fact that I like KISS specifically for the music, and not for the other major 'selling points' (e.g. the make-up, merchandise.) Ironic, if you think about it. The members have not exactly been coy about their...um...pecuniary concerns, shall we say, and the fact that they air so much of their dirty laundry out to the public (with the main objective revolving around the above-mentioned 'concerns', I'm pretty sure) puts them in a precarious position, particularly with those who already despise the band. While I'm aware of the fact that there's a thirst for this kind of thing, rock star scuzz is generally not for me; the members of KISS are astute enough to recognize the general lust for this stuff amongst the public, and have played up to it relentlessly. I'm sure the insides of my stomach would curdle if I delved too deeply into any of that mess, so I avoid it like the plague, hahahaha - I just listen to the CDs. Hearing many of those songs on the radio (without any prior knowledge of the band's image, and the members' 'exploits') was probably the best and most pure way to experience the music, and I'm glad it happened that way. The songs are catchy and melodic, and in the end, that's what counts; Paul Stanley, especially, always seemed to have a knack for strong, memorable melodies, despite what some might think of him, personality-wise. KISS were always very melodic. Again, thanks for the nice reply, and if you read this all the way to the end, thanks again. 😁

[@kaosmonger73]

What a great show! I love Bread, Air Supply, Neil Diamond, John Denver . Great music is great music.

[@sherryraisbeck9547]

Back in the day I was listening to Priest alongside The mama's and papas, yeah, my friends thought I was nuts!...but I didn't care🤣

[@wernermoritz882]

The Mamas and the Papas are a great band. And don’t worry, I know a lot of other people listening to priest, you don‘t need to feel embarrassed.

[@brianseneca3546]

Pete you are a couple years older than me but I feel we lived the same childhood with your stories mirroring mine. I did NOT like the Bee Gees when i was young but they are in fact a guilty pleasure now! I hear their music and it instantly transports me back to a time when I had no worries only adventure. They like the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac for some reason remind me of summer. Summer in the 1970's will always have a special place in my mind and heart! Big fan of you guys. Always enjoy the shows

[@claymccoy]

I love Bruce Hornsby's first two albums, never get tired of hearing them.

[@christopherdavies3079]

I also love those 2 first albums

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Especially the debut, it's an utterly superb record.

[@christopherdavies3079]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 Sure is !

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Dont Forget Over 100 Shows Playing with The Grateful Dead. I Loved his Grand Piano In The Dead

[@BayouMaccabee]

My favorite Bruce Hornsby album is his double-CD live album "Here Come The Noisemakers" released in 2000. Such amazing musicianship on that album, and I never get tired of it.

[@RentonRC]

Really excited to see you're into Madness. Despite growing up a metal fan (and still am), they are one of my absolute favorite bands. Our House is one of my top five songs of all time. Pure perfection. Makes me happy every time I hear it.

[@angelomicciche3044]

I’m the same, and with Shut Up and Ghost Train.

[@lionelraoul]

I feel like in another universe you are both meteorologists.

[@wernermoritz882]

So you‘re saying they are not? 😲

[@jimmycampbell78]

I love the now traditional weather chat at the start of Pardo/Popoff videos 😂 I think Pete is more into it than Martin is though.

[@mck7646]

Pete enjoys his weather discussions.

[@wernermoritz882]

Still waiting for Martins book „Toronto weather forecasts vs. actual weather during the NWOBHM (1979-1984)“.

[@wolf1977]

@@mck7646 You're raining on their parade

[@Nephilim-81]

You guys are great. Thank you for doing this. :)

[@747jono]

All the 80s bands Tears For Fears Howard Jones etc had talent and would never dismiss them.

[@nelsonmaud1]

totally agree

[@treffbennett6534]

Oh Man! Tears For Fears are about as good as alternative music gets-my go to vid right now is "Goodnight Song" and what a beauty it is-Roland playing such sweet tones with soul stirring solo and his totally engaging voice.....Tears' are in that top tier of alternative bands, with Cure, Echo And The Bunnymen, New Order, Depeche Mode and The Smiths. Like Howard Jones and his excellent keyboard playing-catchy as hell!

[@ericmiller5603]

My favorite band is Iron Maiden and Howard Jones really clicks for me:)

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

So refreshing to hear both Pete and Martin love the Yacht Rock/ Soft Rock bands of the mid/ late 70 and early 80s! I'm a HUGE Soft Rock fan(Pablo Cruise, Little River Band, Bread etc).

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

There are a couple of genres I like as a whole not talked about often around here and that is classical and surf. Just can’t get enough, but here are a few non prog/metal/rock artists: ABBA, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Xaver Varnus, Flock of Seagulls, Berlin, Tubeway Army.

[@findmusic8797]

My 21 guilty pleasures (also known as L7 music, fits on one CD-R): 1. ABBA "Honey Honey" 2. America "Tin Man" 3. Bread "If" 4. Budgie (not the heavy rock band) "Bonsai Garden Frolics" 5. Carpenters "This Masquerade" 6. Eagles "The Best Of My Love" 7. Enya "Amarantine" 8. Gary Glitter "I Love You Love Me" 9. Grass Roots "Midnight Confessions" 10. Harry Nilsson "Girlfriend" 11. Johnny Cash "Give My Love To Rose" 12. Jon Anderson "I Love You" 13. Mamas & The Papas "I Don't Wanna Know" 14. Nanci Griffith "Love At The Five And Dime" 15. Ray Thomas "Adam And I" 16. Seals & Crofts "Baby Blue" 17. Soft Cell "Tainted Love" 18. Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra" 19. Sweet "Call Me" 20. Three Dog Night "Joy To The World" 21. Wings "With A Little Luck"

[@troymosson8975]

To list a few on the top of my head: Tom Waits Billy Joel - Anything before and NOT including An Innocent Man The Fixx The Smiths Stevie Wonder Prince Pat Benatar Gary Wright Michael Hedges Tim Buckley Hall & Oates

[@thebrood138]

If Tom Waits is guilty... Lock me up!

[@scottmcgregor562]

Yep. Everything on your list.

[@wolf1977]

Early Billy Joel is dope although I might cut things off at '78's 52nd Street instead of Innocent Man (except for some random tracks here & there)

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

Tom Waits Not Guilty Pleasure.! Tom Waits Is " Must Listen"...

[@swampula]

Great music and no guilty pleasures......

[@mikeryanmikeryan4740]

Hi Guys. Great Show I have a few off the top of my head. I could name more if I thought about it. Numbers 4,5, and 6 takes me back to my childhood. 1. Pet Shop Boys 2. The Fixx 3. Ace of Base 4. Earth Wind and Fire 5. Ohio Players 6. KC and The Sunshine Band

[@briandunlap8534]

ELVIS Bee Gees U2 Manowar (not just the early stuff) Bruno Mars

[@cffinch44]

Obviously I am very late to the party here but am cacthing up on Pete's stuff. My list would be almost exactly the same as Pete. BeeGee's and America are absolutes!

[@nmd14723]

Dan Fogelberg, America, Pablo Cruise, Pete we have a lot in common my man 👍

[@kingofallmediums2123]

Finally, Martin, a band we’ve heard of! 😆

[@MCDLHOTP]

I also like System of a Down, but like Pete I thought that was maybe the only nu metal band that's still generally respected and people like without ironic distance. I guess Powerwolf could be considered a guilty pleasure in the metal community. I also look at Ratt as a guilty pleasure. Kacey Musgraves. Really not one for pop-country, but her Silver Lining album (which is the only one I'm familiar with) sounds quite like classic country and is nice easy listening. Avril Lavigne is probably my biggest guilty pleasure, though. I don't really know why I like her music, I guess it resonated with me at a time and I still haven't left it competely. And I really think especially her first couple albums have some half forgotten gems.

[@fernandoriveros1372]

Another excellent show guys! My rock history starts with Kiss, just like Pete. Of course with the time I got to know many more bands that actually play real music, but somehow, every record kiss published I had to buy it. Like it or not! Always a guilty pleasure because in Mexico they were complicated for religious reasons, but I loved then and I love them now. As a Pink Floyd, Opeth, Dream Theater, Symphony X... and so on fan, you need to feel guilty about listening to kiss, but most of all Kiss Army fans will love them never the less forever, I think.

[@daremcadams1868]

Canadian Band....The Tea Party just Luv em...very unique band jim morrison meets jimmy page , yet original,

[@stephanechamberland8486]

Great band but its not a guilty pleasure ! It's a pleasure !

[@wolf1977]

+1 for The Tea Party, I've got at least 40 of their tunes. Triptych, Splendor Solis, The Ocean At The End, The Interzone Mantras, The Edges Of Twilight - very solid records. "The Badger" & especially "Silence" could be acoustic numbers off a Zep album

[@MartyMurray]

I made up a series of CD compilations, called "Guilty Pleasures," and I think I'm up to about eight volumes now. All 60's and 70's radio hits - everything from 1910 Fruitgum Company to Ohio Express to the BeeGees to Three Dog Night, and a lot of one-hit wonders in between. It's great fun stuff to listen to, and the songs take you back to certain memories and certain times. My girlfriend is the same age as me, so if we go on any road trip, I have to bring some of these along, because I know she remembers all those songs. Pete, you are right, that "Brandy" is an amazingly great song, and so are you Martin, for picking "Our House" by Madness. The thing I remember about Jackyl is that the lead singer posed nude in Playgirl magazine, so when that came out, all the girls in the office at Pulse Niagara, where I was working at the time, were all ogling it! I have always loved power pop, so the Go-Go's were a great band for that, as were The Bangles, and if you wanted to rock, The Runaways and Girlschool. And Madonna - great songs, and she became quite a good singer. I have her greatest hits collection, but the album by her I really enjoy is "Ray Of Light." And when you mention America, just remember that a lot of their records were produced by George Martin. Their first album, to me, is just a masterpiece. I love Dan Fogelberg also. What a great songwriter and musician that guy was.

[@sspbrazil]

Madness doesn’t seem out of the ordinary for Martin. Lol. I love Madness and all the Two Tone bands, The English Beat being my favorite.

[@wernermoritz882]

You‘re right! Martin liking Madness came as no surprise to me as well! 😄

[@ledzeplover58]

@@wernermoritz882 Can't believe Martin doesn't like the Specials...

[@sspbrazil]

@@ledzeplover58 yeah, me either.

[@t.josephcravens4272]

My mother was a huge Bee Gees enthusiast and left me a ridiculously voluminous BGs vinyl collection when she passed (mostly the pre-disco, but a lot of the disco stuff too), lots of import pressings. I also inherited a Bee Gees belt buckle and 5x3.5 ft poster. Make no mistake, they were amazing singers and songwriters. A friend of mine did some session guitar work for them back in the day, and he said that not only were they prodigious dope smokers, but they were British Naval Academy war buffs and had episodes of Victory at Sea playing on endless repeat during the sessions. Heh.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Huey Lewis & The News

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you guys for your guilty pleasure band and artist picks!! I enjoyed listening to your picks!! All the damn time. 🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁 Life is better with music.

[@thecocomastiux3655]

I don't know if it's even that guilty, but Erasure. A genius on the keyboards and a fantastic singer. Their Pop compilation is absolute fire and The Innocents album is strong start to finish and probably among the best synth pop albums of the 80s.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

How many other musicians have had huge hits with three different bands? Vince Clarke is one talented bloke.

[@jimbrady7443]

Earth, Wind and Fire is a band I have always loved.

[@ilj1259]

1) Carpenters 2) Air Supply 3) Neil Diamond 4) Bread 5) Barry Manilow

[@treffbennett6534]

Love me some Neil Diamond (THE VOICE!) and same goes for Karen Carpenter and brother Richard-beautiful tunes across the board. Bread's greatest hits is ESSENTIAL easy listening music with David Gates superb vocals. But Air Supply just too saccharine and bland (except for Lost In Love-stunningly beautiful melody and craft!) and Barry just a few gems, Weekend In New England being the cream of the crop-stops me in my tracks every time hearing it! Different music for different moods! Nice list!

[@ilj1259]

@@treffbennett6534 "Brooklyn Nights" and "I Am I Said" by Neil Diamond always gives me goosebumps and I am not even from Brooklyn.

[@rydermike33]

Great show you two. Thank you. Into the Groove is a great track!

[@maddysmith8846]

I feel we need a ranking the albums of the Bee Gees, fantastic! I’d add Lionel Richie Can’t Slow Down and Christina Aguilera Stripped. Not guilty, just a pleasure! I always liked Glen Campbell - Always On My Mind, and Witchita Lineman especially and his other Jimmy Webb songs, thankfully I grew out of the guilt, one of the greats.

[@sdrandazzo]

Love the drive and energy of Devo.

[@scottmcgregor562]

I am from North East Ohio, so yes, I will listen to some Devo.

[@wolf1977]

@@scottmcgregor562 Also some James Gang, Pretenders & Raspberries?

[@scottmcgregor562]

@@wolf1977 absolutely James Gang and Raspberries. Honestly for my taste, I think that first two Pretenders albums are the best rock and roll albums of the 80s ( I guess the first Pretenders album) was'79. Rock and roll with a punk attitude. Chrissy Hynde can sound so vulnerable in one song and make me feel like punching out somebody in the next song. Martin Chambers, and James Honeymoon Scott are criminally underrated musicians.

[@wolf1977]

@@scottmcgregor562 Chrissy Hynde's solo record Stockholm has quite a few good tunes on it. Always loved her voice. She's doing some Jazz stuff now with an outfit called The Valve Bone Woe Ensemble & can't get into a lot of that (too jazzy/laid back for me), but "No Return" is OK. They cover the Beach Boys' "Caroline, No" which is also not bad. This year she put out Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan that has a few good Dylan covers. Her cover of The Beatles' "Let It Be" & McCartney's "Live And Let Die" (one of THE great 70's tracks) are good, also her live/acoustic solo version of "Talk Of The Town" (great record) off the soundtrack I Melt With You (also has some Clash on it)

[@wolf1977]

Even some of the later Pretenders is good (Learning To Crawl, Loose Screw, Hate For Sale, Packed!)

[@charliebrown3082]

Right now my non-guilty pleasure is Janet Jackson. Just like her brothers music the production is incredible ( Jimmy jam & Terry lewis).

[@timknight9093]

Driving back from Nashville to Knoxville had the Bee Gees greatest hits (RED/BLACK double disc) this weekend and the songs are still running through my head. I love the early Bee Gees stuff too! Madness is a cool choice too!

[@davej9228]

In regards to Stuck MOJO whom I've never heard of, who gets to decide what you can't get away with? Answer, NOBODY

[@qryche1967]

Great episode! Need a part 2

[@SteveHughesOfficial]

I feel no guilt at all for these. But maybe seen as such on this show. Aurora - Norwegian pop elf Tori Amos Simple Minds Talk Talk Siouxsie and the Banshees Sting

[@spaghetti.lee-69]

I Saw Tori Amos Live. Having Known Nothing About Her. I Was Very Impressed...

[@SteveHughesOfficial]

@@spaghetti.lee-69 indeed….she is very good. I prefer her older stuff. But she is a true master.

[@Triton63]

That look by Pete's face during Martin's Madness rave, "What is he talking about? Is this happening? I'm not sure if we can be friends and longer". Too funny! I added some Jackyl to a playlist Martin and I feel the same way about the Bee Gees Pete. I was just thinking a few days ago how brutal it must be and how sad it must be for Barry Gibb to have lost three brothers.

[@kenl2091]

Mike Portnoy knows what he's talking about and Kiss have one of the greatest images/live experiences around but I have yet to hear 30 seconds of recorded Kiss by which I've been impressed. Madness, on the other hand, and no matter your genre preferences, are great at what they do. In no way would they be regarded as a guilty pleasure in the UK - simply a pleasure.

[@redrocker7857]

Excellent show guys!I am a total 70’s am gold junkie!

[@knightvisioniixv]

The Bee Gees were excellent. I love the Disco stuff, but those early albums were awesome. Bee Gees’ 1st is my favorite.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I think How Deep is Your Love is one of the best pop songs ever written and recorded, in the Top 10 for sure.

[@knightvisioniixv]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 Fully agree! It’s a gorgeous, well-written tune. I think the Bee Gees had tons of remarkable songs throughout their long-spanning career, some just might not realize it.

[@wolf1977]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 My dentists' office used to pipe in a muzak version of that tune so I always associate it with the drill. So for me that song's more like "How Deep Is Your Cavity"

[@hipoint4599]

Pink, love her voice ,look songwriting. Even my kids chuckle as I'm in my late 50s and wonder why they didn't get me her latest album for my bday!

[@stephanea5364]

Martin : Child in Time and Stairway to Heaven sucks!!! Martin : JACKYL!

[@maddysmith8846]

You feel there is a certain self-imposed obligation to live up to the tag of “contrarian”!

[@wolf1977]

@@maddysmith8846 Someone: Martin you're a “contrarian"...Martin: No I'm not! I just made that up😎

[@metalslather]

That look on Pete's face when Martin busts out with Madness.........a little perplexed

[@wernermoritz882]

I find it interesting what many consider a guilty pleasure. To me the Carpenters, the B-52s, Beach Boys or the Bee Gees are nothing to feel ashamed about. I rather find bands like Def Leppard (Hysteria) or Mötley Crüe embarrassing, both frequently discussed here on this channel. Just my 2 cents.😄

[@a.k.1740]

Quite the same opinion !

[@zakwan10]

15 minutes in and I have not heard of any of these bands, until Pete got to the Bee Gees.🤣