TEN GUILTY PLEASURES - ALBUMS I SHOULDN'T LOVE ... (BUT DO)

[@standoughope]

I've never felt guilty for liking Enya. I keep hoping she'll release a death metal album entitled Enya Face

[@kennethnorman8079]

Or a house album called Enya Butt.

[@rieskorin2027]

Made me laugh I'm Doug Stanhope... and that's why i drink LoL

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

🤣

[@wanderlking8634]

Take your upvote and go

[@markshulusky6680]

Enyama.

[@lewiscarty5517]

Enya's 'Watermark' is a definite classic album, and it's such a wonderful album.

[@treff9226]

Gorgeous!

[@bllewellyn42]

A wonderful makeout album, along with the live San Francisco foghorn in the distance😊

[@treff9226]

Songs from the Steve Martin movie L.A. Story featured two from Enya's Watermark album, and that ethereal, beautiful music made those scenes pure magic! Did you ever see that movie? Cheers!

[@brettlowton6961]

So I love Pink Floyd, Yes, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - I also love Enya. Good music is good music.

[@ThomasDaubert-p9s]

It's about time someone acknowledged Enya!

[@edwilson5416]

And Clannad for that matter. I picked up the Magic Ring for a fiver in a second hand record shop, got a bargain. Quality album.

[@anthonyfrancis2374]

Yes, they acknowledged her down on the psyche ward unfortunately she couldn't acknowledge too much herself!

[@MichaelRoy-hc3lz]

Yes, love Enya. Odd thing is most of my old prog rock buddies all listen to her

[@yesacoustic]

Yes, Enya is no "guilty" secret. Surprising how many metal heads listen to her (and admit it). Anyone who stopped listening with Watermark missed out big time.

[@KNOPFLERSGOD]

Yes, I love Enya. She has a stunning voice and lovely melodies. Like Mike Oldfield, who has a stunning voice from his guitar and lovely melodies, too.

[@265TEE]

Men at Work , Business as Usual is a great pop album , Colin Hay is a brilliant singer/songwriter.

[@Iainm-my8hk]

This was my first album I owned, and still my fav album ever!

[@geographyinaction7814]

Great record!

[@EckyBoy007]

Be Good Johnny

[@davidhall7648]

I'm a metal head but good music is good music and I'm seeing Leo Sayer live this year, he's brilliant!!

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

His vocals on 'Thunder in My Heart' are brilliant IMO

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

Same! I Iike hard rock music but love his songs 😃

[@anjizetland-von-kiesel3346]

😂😂😂

[@Mark-gw7je]

The man can sing have to give him that

[@threadbear]

A great songwriter. He wrote an album for Roger Daltrey which is how his career started. Had a great voice in his prime too.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

The most important thing I learned while working at Tower Records as a younger man, was that ALL music is valid & taste is subjective.

[@mben-david2064]

I used to manage a record store in Denver. I learned quickly that some folk are easily impressionable and just follow fads, while others are knowledgeable and dedicated fans who take records as personal statements and are fun to talk to and learn from. I am the wrong guy to ask about KISS or Motley Crue. They're both horrible, to me. but ask me about any number of 70's bands and I can tell you a lot you may not know. Taste isn't always subjective. You try proving that Hendrix is not the greatest guitarist. You can't do it. Try proving The Beatles aren't the most important band in music history, Again, not possible.

[@MrNaKillshots]

You are right, there. With age comes some wisdom.

[@MrNaKillshots]

An interesting choice, and entirely valid and refreshing.

[@Phobero]

Not all music is valid

[@gavinhughes7136]

Indeed

[@demonsbutterfly]

Herb Alpert is one of my faves. Lee Hazelwood and Nancy

[@TheMafrand]

Herb Alpert is the king of Guilty Pleasure :-). Love him too. And might I add - Burt Bacharach.

[@mben-david2064]

"Some Velvet Morning" is hard to beat as a spaced out 60's single.

[@johncoltrane7899]

Good shout re Lee Hazlewood. As soon as he starts singing you're placed in his world.

[@clydekimsey7503]

Jackson by them is great.

[@Gary-fk9pu]

If Paul McCartney had written 'We don't talk anymore' people would say it was a classic of that era. I think your brother had the right idea, listening to what sounded good and entertaining to his ears and not worrying about what is, the dreaded word, 'cool'. I enjoyed hearing about your guilty pleasures, very entertaining as always.

[@lylemays100]

Sheeeeep!

[@blastfromthepast-o1d]

To be fair, it IS regarded as something of a classic. Alan Tarney was a great writer.

[@blastfromthepast-o1d]

@@lylemays100 I always thought that bit could or should have been changed! LOL

[@KyleSherrington]

Karen Carpenter....That voice

[@biserkasertic1208]

Yesterday once more 🎶🎶

[@paulannable3734]

But the sickly sweet and syrupy songs!

[@ernger531]

Great Voice, and she was a good drummer

[@earlgrey691]

@@paulannable3734 'Goodbye to love' with that bitchin guitar solo by Tony Peluso ..cmon maaaan ?

[@paulannable3734]

@@earlgrey691 I’ll check it out and get back to you. I’m secretly also ok with ‘calling octopus of interplanetary craft’ (as I thought it was called as a kid) But I’ve honestly tried to enjoy the Carpenters as I’ve grown older and found them just too saccharine - too soft.

[@scottlowell493]

I don't believe in "guilty" pleasures. I like what I like and never apologize. It's no one else's business. Inevitably, someone else will enjoy something that sounds crap to me.

[@TrumptonMayor]

Spot on.Who are we supposed to feel guilty to?the editor of the NME or Rolling Stone?Rock / music snobs? Yep if I like something could not give a monkeys cuss if others dont.

[@dkimuk]

You beat me to it. I like what I like without shame or apology. I’m not beholden to any arbiter of taste.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

I agree 100 percent. Of course the older you get, the more you tend to not give a rat's ass what other people think about what you do (or at least that's been my experience). I mean I straight up love the Bay City Rollers, and I'll gladly shout it from the highest mountain top! 😊

[@happy_fecker]

Yes! I have always said this and could not agree more with this statement! I do not ever feel guilty about the music to which I listen.

[@greatloverofmusic1]

I agree 100%. Life is too short to worry about what others think. Now a little gentle teasing among friends is always a good time. Cheers.

[@marko-ze4nl]

ABBA - The Visitors album, found a tape of this in my dads car when I was a long haired rocker (and wouldn’t admit to liking my sisters Kate Bush albums) went out and bought the vinyl;still have it, still love it. Of course there’s a bit of cheese in there but the title track is superb, Slipping Through My Fingers is the best song ever about being a parent and Like an Angel Passing through My Room is sublime - possibly the song I would listen to on my deathbed !

[@rodsmolter5046]

Abba is one of my guilty pleasures. Bee Gees and Blondie too.

[@ulrikealtmann4655]

@@marko-ze4nl If Abba had taken drugs, they would sound like the happy child of Pink Floyd

[@1967rcafinlandia]

Agree 100% most of that record is incredible in its own weird way. I don’t apologize for loving Abba anymore.

[@kenlee1416]

I'm a huge fan of ABBA but indulge in the occasional "guilty" pleasure of listening to bands such as Carcass, Burzum, Bathory, Sodom, Celtic Frost, Death etc. 🤐

[@chrisfromnoosa1905]

Many moons ago, living in Penang and not hearing any music for about 6 mths, I jumped into a taxi that had an ABBA album playing. Normally, being a blues/ rock fan, I would have been horrified to find myself stuck with ABBA for the 20 min taxi ride. But I was musically starved and I literally absorbed that music through my pores. To this day I still don't know the name of the album, but there was this eleven or so minute track and it is one of the most magical music experiences I have ever had. I didn't want to get out of that taxi, much to the annoyance of the driver!.

[@sebastienlavoie9334]

I'm a huge KISS fan, they're my number one favorite band and i also really like Unmasked, Tomorrow and Naked City are my favorite songs on it, I call it their ''Pop rock'' album too.

[@richardgrant418]

Your extensive knowledge - overlaid with a wonderful choice of words and metaphors … I’ve been reading/ listening to music reviews since 1969 You are the Best!!

[@chuckhutton5087]

My favorite guilty pleasure is Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg’s “ Twin Sons of Different Mothers”. Great album of many instrumentals and a tremendous cover of the Hollies” tell me to my face” with Dan playing about five or six instruments.

[@samdemic3373]

Love Enya and Clannad. Its a surreal trip for the senses listening to these beautiful vibes. And lets not forget Robin of Sherwood and Clannads music that wove a mystical tapestry.

[@HieronymousCheese]

Theme from Harry's Game still haunts me.

[@SJHUE]

Oh yes the Robin of Sherwood album is truly wonderful!

[@samdemic3373]

@@SJHUE Utterly brilliant. Still play it now, the music and vocals are sublime and brings back memories of more innocent times. They dont make em like that anymore. I belive there were tracks that were ommited from the original album. Wouldnt it be great if they released those as well? Long live Robin, Nazir, Little John, Marion, Much, et al 😃👍

[@SJHUE]

@@samdemic3373 Yes it is a wonderful soundtrack. You are likely correct about the first series as the album is very short but I know for certain they made some new music for the second series and the master tapes for these have been lost now for many years. Such a shame. There is a track called "Caislean Oir" on the album `Macalla` which came out after `Legend`. That track is a reworking of one of the tracks from the second series of RoS and I think that`s all we`ve got! Sorry if you knew this already!

[@samdemic3373]

@@SJHUE Yeah, I have a copy of Macalla and other albums as well. I fell in love with Clannad after the series ended. There is a beautiful Cathedral concert they performed thats available on DVD. A Robin medley is performed amongst many wonderful Clannad pieces.

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing together on Bing's Christmas Special in 1977 has always held a special place in my heart, in spite of the fact Bowie said he didn't care for it and only agreed to appear on the show because his mother wanted him to. Never could figure out why he he disliked it so much. From a musical standpoint it is awesome. I also had a special place in my heart for Ringo's first solo album, Sentimental Journey. Yeah, the critics beat it up pretty bad when it was released and they haven't gotten kinder with age, but it was the only Beatle-centric album my Dad and I could listen to together. My brother brought it home not really knowing what was on it, played it one time, then forgot about it. But I love those old songs from that era. So that's my guilty pleasure I guess. Okay, Ringo's vocals don't rival the originals, but he sang em with heart and it comes through on the record, so good on him. Sure beat the crap John was burping up at that time with the woman whose name shall not be uttered here.

[@barbarayoung9376]

Was about to comment on the Bowie/Bing duet. Totally agree! Watched the original broadcast as a kid and now one of my favorite. Spot on on Ringo too

[@patrickbarry6273]

Love Bowie with Bing

[@EckyBoy007]

I brought the 'Waves' album by Katrina and the Waves on CD back in the day and I loved all of the catchy, poppy songs. But I especially loved track two 'Tears for Me'. I have not played this album for many years but now, thanks to you jolting my memory, I'm going to dig it out and give it a spin cheers fella keep up the good work ✌

[@dringypie]

There's no such thing as a guilty pleasure and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! We all like what we like, and to be fair I enjoy most albums on this list.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

As Frank Zapp[a said, "If it sounds good to you, it's bitchin'; if it sounds bad to you, it's shitty."

[@TrumptonMayor]

​@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1 Wise words great mate.

[@peztopher7297]

It's open-minded pleasure, which means more to enjoy.

[@NicholasSadlier]

Stranger on the Shore was my grandmother's all-time favourite - I actually saw Acker Bilk play this live

[@davescryptodays1441]

Enya was a revelation, so unique! "When I need you" was supposedly Sayer's bid to join Bread at the time - you can hear David Gates singing that, can't you. Bing and his generation remind me of my Dad, too - hey good music is good music; no matter it's age or genre. Unmasked and Dynasty - personal faves of mine too. The melodies on both albums (as you mentioend) are incredible. Cliff Richards mid - to late 70's run into the early 80's was cool/interesting.

[@naznomad635]

Steve Hughes said about Enya, ''it's just silence coloured in'', and he was right.... and it's great.

[@StonefieldJim4]

That description, to my mind, is more appropriately applied to much of Eno's work.

[@Magicalfluidprocess]

“ straight , it’s the new gay “

[@robertforman3494]

Robert Fripp says “Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.”

[@earlgrey691]

Enya and Moya Brennan from the Clannad realm,what gorgeous gifts bestowed upon our planet.

[@michaelperkins6747]

I much prefer Moira's solo stuff to her sister's.

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

Theme from Harry's Game being one of them

[@damiankarras]

Cliff Richard’s I’m No Hero is an album I still listen to regularly. That is the follow up, followed then by Wired For Sound. I’m No Hero featured ‘Dreamin’, ‘A Little In Love’ and the gems ‘In The Night’, ‘A Heart Will Break’, and ‘Everyman’. Amazing Pop/Rock.

[@garryholland4729]

Excellent album - his best, I think. Packed with quality songs. 'Everyman' is one of the great album-closers - but virtually no-one knows it!

[@karenjoannawarwick]

Yes fantastic Album

[@kevinwilt5496]

(P)Rick- Special Patrol Group is a stupid name for a hamster Vivian Vivian- Ok I'll change it. Hello Cliff Richard- the Young Ones

[@DSM9]

Abba, Pet Shop Boys, Carpenters, Donna Summer, as well as any amount of 1970s disco in my own guilty locker 😂

[@steelyfan7745]

all great acts!

[@BKCook-ye2np]

Excellent choices! Kiss Unmasked is a good example. If they had no make-up shtick . Today.People would be like i found this killer power rock band from the 70s. I have DJ many times at hipster Party's and before shows. Playing songs from Dressed to Kill and Rock and Roll over And Hotter than Hell. Someone always freaks out when they find out what it is that is playing. Kinda funny to mix them in with garage rock and stuff like the Stooges.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Guilty pleasures? Zappa: "If it sounds good to you, it's bitchin'; if it sounds bad to you, it's shitty."

[@threadbear]

Absolutely right. Music is an art form. There's no such thing as good and bad. You like it or you don't.

[@DavidJohnson-ob7vq]

That's Yngwie's philosophy: if you like it, it's good.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Amen to both of you!

[@chrisfromnoosa1905]

Gotta love EVERYTHING about Zappa

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

@@chrisfromnoosa1905 I def do...saw him/MOI a dozen or so times...hell, 1/2 a dozen times at the Garrick!

[@michaelperkins6747]

I love all of the Katrina and the Waves albums and they had so many brilliant songs. I also love the Cliff Richard era from 74 through to 80 - a change in style but some great pop songs.

[@grahamnunn8998]

Besides, Kimberly Rew was in the wonderful Soft Boys and that band means he can make wonderfully uncommercial albums to this day.

[@Alun49]

Acker Bilk's Strangers on the Shore is wonderful piece. I recall it from my childhood in the mid-sixties. It was the theme to a drama series.

[@total.stranger]

One of the most beautiful tunes ever recorded - and brilliantly so by Bilk.👍

[@alfching2499]

I got the original Strangers On The Shore Lp by Acker Bilk and a gem it is too😊

[@oolongoolong789]

My guiltiest of guilty pleasures is 'Rock and Roll Pt 1 and 2' by Gary Glitter. I bought that single when I was a kid when it was released in 1972. We're not supposed to like Gary Glitter's music now after discovering what a sleazy criminal he became. But that debut single is fantastic. The rhythm track of two drummers, plus guitars, and the vocal yells pack a powerful punch.

[@c.7610]

I fell in love with KISS when I was about 12. I was made to feel guilty about it by other kids who fancied themselves more sophisticated than I was (even though I got much better grades in school). For decades I hid my love for the band out of embarrassment I’d been taught to feel. Finally in my 30s, around the time of the first Reunion Tour, I “came out” as a KISS fan and have never looked back. People who make other people feel guilty or stupid for their personal tastes are nothing but bullies. Fifty years on I still love KISS.

[@JeffreyStonerVideo]

I loved KISS’ pop phase with Unmasked and Dynasty. Paul in particular wrote great hooks and they really shine on those two LPs.

[@smalltown2223]

Barbara Dickson - January February. Love it, there I’ve said it.

[@slowmarchingband1]

Great singer, good song.

[@jeroenwarner4834]

If memory serves both this song and Cliff's LP were arranged and produced by Alan Tarney. The signature quirky chord changes and sparkly synths give the game away (see also: Tarney Spencer Band's version of Cathy's clown)

[@jdekong3945]

Love it too

[@earlgrey691]

Lovely folkstress.

[@H-mu4bo]

Love that song, love the sweeping feel. A fairly big hit in Australia too.

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb: a Guilty guilty pleasure. Sorry not sorry.

[@treff9226]

They made some magic on that album - perfect pairing!

[@terrymann1341]

Why feel guilty? You love it you love it...

[@michaelvoulgarellis8298]

Even though i am a metal head i adore Streisand and i play the Guilty album quite often…

[@normantor]

"In the Naked City, there are ten thousand stories!!" I also have a soft spot for that Album...

[@MRumpel33]

Fantastyczne ujęcie, po raz pierwszy nie musimy słuchać o Metal Machine Music

[@KeithCosslett]

Chris de Burgh's Spanish Train is very good, I also like his Crusader release from the 70s.

[@erniericardo8140]

👍👌 -Also like Far Beyond These Castle Wall's which contains my favorite song Turning Round (Flying)

[@KeithCosslett]

@@erniericardo8140 - FBTCW does have it's moments but can get a bit "twee" on occasions!

[@NorthernGrit]

Chris de Burgh was quite cool, I remember amongst the new hippie types of the 80s but then Lady in Red happened

[@markpresley7549]

I’m pleased you mentioned Kiss “ Unmasked “ I totally agree. I’ve been into Kiss since the late 70s and I would rank it as one of their best albums. I prefer it to Dynasty coz there’s just more on it giving us more to look forward to when we put it on. Kiss fans tend to be a bit narrow minded when they say “ well, it’s not really Kiss, is it?” Actually, it’s a band trying to vary their sound and try something different to avoid becoming jaded. I was disappointed when Gene & Paul kissed the arse of the fans saying “ yeah, we fucked up” I’m sure they gave intense thought to the direction they were taking and were satisfied until the narrow minded reaction of the “fans”. I don’t know, I guess many bands get a similar reaction from fans when they change direction. However, I’m of the opinion that music should broaden the mind not narrow it. Anyway, thanks always for your insightful assessments which I’m sure give us all food for thought. Cheers!

[@pampossum9431]

I have a good Bon Jovi story for you. I arrived home one evening to be informed by the Mrs that she had bought the tickets. I had no recollection of any gigs I wanted to attend but was informed that they were for Bon Jovi in Christchurch and I had agreed the other night, when I was pissed, that I would go. Cut a long story short she went with a mate and I went and got the snip rather than having to suffer seeing them, still glad I did!

[@gmnty13]

De Burgh? Im an admirer of The Getaway from 1982. Don’t Pay the Ferryman is a great track.

[@keithparker1346]

People forget that Ferryman rocked

[@TheCurseofStCustards]

Transmission Ends from Man on the Line is wonderful as well.

[@terrykemp1876]

@@TheCurseofStCustardsMan on the Line is a great album with stunning production.

[@MetalMan73100]

Cliff Richard´s collaborations with Alan Tarney are absolutely brilliant. The one album I have by Cliff is 1987´s Always Guaranteed, ten songs of brilliant pop music for adults of the Thatcher era, written and produced by Tarney, who also did great work with Norwegian pop sensation A-ha around the same period.

[@catmando7262]

Have great memories of Cliff's Love Songs compilation. Soundtrack to teenage fumbles.

[@matthewcannon9699]

Endless Flight has one of the finest rhythm sections of the 70s, and some lovely arrangements. Steve Gadd on drums.

[@redbirdct]

No issue with Chris DeBurgh. I saw him as an opener for Asia in 1983 and was pretty impressed. Some of his better writing put him in Al Stewart territory IMHO, which is high praise as I like Al's music an awful lot. I think "The Getaway" is a super recording. I have the CD that has "Lady in Red" on it and like it a lot, though I think there are multiple songs on that which are better than "Lady in Red". Go figure. I don't think I have heard anything he's done since though. Yes, Bon Jovi's from New Jersey. They have a rest stop on the parkway named after him.

[@earlgrey691]

'Lady in Red' is so grotesquely banal it could easily have been a Webber/Rice composition.

[@redbirdct]

@@earlgrey691 when I think of the songs of his I know and like they’re usually faster songs like “Don’t Pay the Ferryman”. I read a comment on Wikipedia calling him the Irish Barry Manilow. I didn’t realize he was held in such low esteem. Then again, I’m only familiar with some of his earlier stuff.

[@earlgrey691]

@@redbirdct I can forgive him for his descent into vanillaism just for that incredible xmas tune of his.

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

Your mention of Our Price and Woolworths makes me nostalgic! That's where I used to get all my stuff before I discovered Tower Records (also sadly no more). Love Enya but keep it under my hat. When my daughter was born in 1995 it used to calm her when I played the Watermark album so it is inextricably linked to memories of her at that age. Interesting that 3 of your 10 are Irish artists.

[@basswars7060]

I have always loved Kate Bush's first record The Kick Inside. I was 12 years old, and very much in love with her.

[@rieskorin2027]

Shouldn't that be Behswars 😉

[@markkumanninen6524]

My fave is Dreaming. "This house is full of ma-ma-madness..."

[@MrButtonpresser]

@@markkumanninen6524Play it loud Ok! 😊

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@markkumanninen6524 Yes, I was blown away when I listened to 'The Dreaming' whilst wearing headphones ! That particular album deserved the plaudits and appreciation that 'The Hounds of Love' would receive IMO

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I love 'The Kick Inside' ! I was also 12 years old when the album was released and those haunting tunes still resonate with me to this day !

[@paulmcmillen5925]

In '72 I bought Slade Alive because I thought the cover waa cool. I absolutely loved the album and played it everyday for weeks. This is great pub rock music.

[@michaelbeasley5783]

Loved this. Thanks. I have gulity pleasure songs more than albums. I've been a rocker typically, but I do secretly venture into country. I get your early Taylor Swift thing: "Picture to Burn" never fails to elicit a singalong in me. Sometimes I go way back: "Pop a top again. I think I'll hsve another round. Another one, my friend . . ." And then there is, for me, the great Dwight--Yoakam, that is. So many great songs--"Thousand Miles from Nowhere", "Fast as You," and his remake of Elvis "Suspicious Minds", a song I was apathetic about, frankly, but Yoakam's remake made me love the song. Anyway, I'll stop. Thanks again, and be well.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Gotta agree with Dwight Yoakam. That whole era with him, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, etc, was the best in country music history IMO. 👍🏻😎

[@michaelbeasley5783]

@@Mick_Ts_Chick Thanks.

[@rogermaybank9345]

That Leo Sayer Endless Flight album really jumped out at me because I also used to have a copy based on the fact that whatever small amount of pocket money I got, you would try and bolster the fledgling record collection with whatever fit your meagre pocket and whatever was in the bargain bin. So that was one of them. And occasionally I'd get lucky. Foolish Behaviour by Rod Stewart was a excellent album as was Autoamerican by Blondie and lastly Landscape and their synth Pop brilliance of From The Tea Rooms Of Mars... Guilty pleasures maketh the man and broaden the musical palette! Keep up the good work sir!

[@baron_von_brunk]

But as long as we're on the subject, Leo Sayer was legit. I didn't even realize he was the original singer of "The Show Must Go On" before Three Dog Night did their famous version of it.

[@slowmarchingband1]

Show Must Go On is a fantastic song. That little strangled falsetto on "leave me outside my address" gives me goosebumps every time

[@gibsonduvall]

He initially wrote 'One man band' for Roger Daltry but he didn't want it, or something like that.

[@lylemays100]

I do believe that You Make Me Feel Like Dancing is not on Endless Flight. The other big hit was How Much Love.

[@chrismiller1183]

Leo Sayer had great stage presence...particularly in the early years. Long Tall Glasses is a great track by him.

[@ArtbyJoeH]

I'll never forget his appearance on Top of the Pops in 1974 performing that song , dressed as a clown. I was blown away ! Still have his debut album

[@stefanrobijn2655]

I do like "Under wraps" by Jethro Tull... Took some time to appreciate it... And some tracks of the "I'm no hero" album by Cliff Richard like "Dreamin", And as you mentioned it, I really liked "Carrie" back then...

[@MultiStats]

A common theme here is that there is an emotional attachment with some of the albums. It's from childhood or reminds him of a person.

[@rickmilam413]

Refreshing video. My wife has always loved Watermark by Enya and I was surprised that I find it as pleasant as I do. My dad wasn't a music guy. My mom was and took me to my first concert when I was 10, to an relatively unknown signer/songwriter named Willie Nelson. I talked with Willie when I was 10, so thanks, Mom. Dad liked very few things musical but loved this Acker Bilk album. Dad's been gone 27 years so thank you for sparking the memories of listening to it as a wee lad with him. Best

[@bonesjackson81]

Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night Howard Jones - Dream Into Action Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (1 song but damn I love it) Just a few I wouldn't necessarily crank while driving but do at home.

[@terrykemp1876]

Great choices!

[@billvrabel1502]

I found the Johnny Hates Jazz album at goodwill a couple of years back and I was surprised at how good the whole album was.

[@stevecloutier8673]

I'm with you on Chris DeBurg; I had a teacher who had us analyze Spanish Train (Grade 9?). I also have a soft spot for Unmasked; it brings back memories of teenaged summers. Enya, as you say, is good for that sonic experience - just float on the sound. Would Toto IV be considered a guilty secret (not sure: I no longer feel guilty about my weird likes)? If yes, then that's mine. If not, I'll own up to liking the Village People (for reasons - mostly nostalgic).

[@earlgrey691]

Imagine Enya recorded at 432 hertz rather than industry standard 440 ? It could cure cancer.

[@gwts1171]

Yep, I like all of these. Enya's "Shepard Moons" is really good, too. Also, that first Bon Jovi album is nearly perfect, along with "7800 degrees Fahrenheit".

[@mournblade1066]

Yeah, I think _Shepherd Moon_ is possibly even better than _Watermark_ . "Caribbean Blue" alone is worth the price of admission. To be honest, she never released a bad album.

[@andybuhaltor6725]

Hahahahahahaha 😂 your number 1 guilty pleasure was total unexpected guilty pleasure number 1.didn't see that one coming.....awesome and very satisfying channel by the way..love it and keep up the sterling work

[@Wayner71]

One could include the ultra-comforting Roger Whittaker. "Durham Town" leaves a warm, consolatory feeling even though the lyrics are quite dark. Its no mean feat to create coziness out of such subject matter. Cheers.

[@peterdixon7734]

"If" was his masterpiece.

[@johnnythefox9830]

Val doonican or Andy Williams anyone?

[@earlgrey691]

@@johnnythefox9830 Andy for sure.'For all we know' by Ray Conniff gives me good vibes, recalling those halcyon 70's childhood days with it emanating from gramps Austin Maxi player.

[@relativetimeworx8459]

I actually caught Bon Jovi at a small club in Philly in support of their debut album and I was quite surprised at how tight the band was. The totality of their music is not quite my cuppa, but mad respect for them in their context.

[@raggeragnar]

My guilty pleasure is Yazoo. Got the studio albums , 7”s and 12”s. Got nothing else from that kind of genre otherwise. I think it’s Vince’s music and Alison’s voice combined that does it.

[@terrykemp1876]

Vince and Alison were a stunning duo.

[@raggeragnar]

@@terrykemp1876 : Short but great. I think that’s a part of it too.

[@tango22ah]

Found myself driving through Donegal on a road trip to Ireland recently and played, Enya. it felt so right

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Bobby Darin, a prodigious multi talent. His Mack the Knife (USA No.1 in 1959) is one of the greatest vocals in pop history. A 1920's song about a serial killer.

[@chrismiller1183]

Don't forget Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin either.

[@earlgrey691]

@@chrismiller1183 And '18 Yellow Roses'. ? Good enough for Tarrantino's inclusion in one of his films.

[@stevecrescini2081]

If I Was A Carpenter is fantastic

[@kingcurry6594]

Great to see your Ghost of the Machine T shirt. Scissors was one of the best debut albums I've heard. I love Watermark and the follow up Shepherd Moons. Enya is a unique talent.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Perry Como It's Impossible. Reach Out In The Darkness, Friends and Lovers. Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez. And of course, Dancing Queen.

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Dancing Queen? Haha o

[@robison5396]

Never feel guilty about any musical pleasures..my collection is littered with such uncoolness. Watermark is a gorgeous listen, chilled and atmospheric.

[@fab208athome]

I was at that Chris De Burgh Crystal Palace gig too, it was The Bluebells rather than The Housemartins but a great gig, starting with A Spaceman Came Travelling was an unusual choice but it got the crowd singing along from the off.

[@earlgrey691]

Arguably a contender for GOAT yule tune.

[@baron_von_brunk]

My musical tastes are almost entirely hard rock and heavy metal, but in my various playlists I have strange anomalies like '80s/'90s pop songs, which are almost exclusively there for nostalgic purposes. In my '90s Spotify playlist [which is mainly Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Metallica, KoЯn, and Stone Temple Pilots] I have some songs from Ace of Base - specifically because my older sister was obsessed with The Sign album in 1994 when I was 9 years old - so hearing those corny Swedish dance songs nowadays reminds me of simpler times when inflation was low, Pepsi was crystal-clear, and my only worries in life were getting yelled at by my 3rd grade teacher for drawing on my desk.

[@needfoolthings]

Crystal clear Pepsi was even shorter lived than Ace of Base.

[@anorak211]

Spanish Train by Chris de Burgh is a classic, as is The Getaway from 1982, Kalidescope World by Swing Out Sister is fantastic, I Know There's Something Going On by Frida (Abba) is great

[@3sportdad]

Your videos are invariably interesting. (This is a video I shouldn't love . . . but do!) I always think I'll skim through them and wind up listening to every word. Ha! Perhaps most importantly (for me, the music lover), your videos ALWAYS cause me to look up music I haven't heard, or haven't heard in a while, and it opens new treasures for me. Great job as always, sir!

[@NigelFortune]

Nothing embarrassing about liking Enya. She's awesome!

[@mattleppard1964]

Great list. With you on Taylor Swift. My mum loved Cliff from way back when he was the British Elvis through his born-again conversion to 70s pop icon. So all of those songs from the 70s are there with me too. “It’s So Funny”, “Carrie,” and all that. He played early on at Knebworth 1990 - I was there and the crowd all sang along. It was fantastic 😊

[@davehandelman2832]

I can't imagine that you would NOT think highly of Spanish Train. It's CLASSIC!

[@martinbishop2966]

Well done that man! 😃 anybody who likes Enya and Taylor is fine with me. One of my guilty pleasures is the 1964 recording on EMI classics of Bizet's Carmen with Maria Callas in the title role. Her version of the Habanera is perhaps the guiltiest pleasure of all. Great stuff! 🙂

[@rundbaum]

i'm giggling @ the enya, but you reminded me of what BEAUTIFUL layers of music that is! i should hear more. leo sayer! i remember him in 1976 . . .

[@TheMmfam]

Glad to see Kiss unmasked on hear. It always satisfies.

[@colinmurphy2127]

Phil Spectors “A Christmas gift for you” always takes me back to more nostalgic times and places.

[@2ToneWalt]

I saw Level 42 and Squeeze at the Crystal Palace Bowl, that was a great gig.

[@robinstreets1792]

I saw Level 42 at the NEC, Running in the family tour. Loved it

[@jonathanmarkbotterell1926]

My brother being 6yrs older sharing the same bedroom and a musical Mum &Dad,meant I have a 'comforting' list like yours. Kinks, Klaus Wunderlecht, Osibisa,Tellingbone, Seballius, Jack Parnell. To name a few. Great vlog. All the best 😎☯️🌱

[@tdunph4250]

Harry Chapin is one of my guilty pleasures. Same with early Abba albums.

[@seankm6nfo990]

Interesting video as always. If you keep them coming, I'll keep listening 🎶 👌.

[@RAPTRx-xm7zb]

I usually don’t like Country, but I’ve always loved Alabama. Lots of good hooks and vibes, and the vocals don’t sound as exaggerated like much of Modern Country.

[@marktait2371]

same have ghits a few othera went to packed arena show 80s one of the best country bands of that era waylon ghits in my cassette player now another todays no thanks just now on radio new johhny cash single well alright

[@gibsonduvall]

Raptr: Then I'll suggest your listening to the wrong sort of country.

[@shawno66]

For me, it wouldn't be Christmas without that Crosby album.

[@johngalt6708]

I was nodding along sagely until you said "Taylor Swift".

[@Leo-qe3gl]

😂

[@CoastPropertyBuyers]

That Cliff Richard album reminds me of boarding school…so many memories. Pretty handy tunes on it, cheers for the reminder.

[@vordman]

There sure was some crap there. I'm glad you got it off your chest. My own guilty pleasure is Best Of The Dooleys.

[@corgiGY]

You are one of the chosen few.

[@SJHUE]

Big fan of The Dooleys here also! The Best Of is great but the first two studio albums are even better! The writers/producers Findon/Myers/Puzey don`t get anywhere near enough credit.

[@PaulStirk]

Remember a R1 DJ introducing "you can't get me by the Dooleys"

[@karenjoannawarwick]

I like The Dooleys best of as well .

[@DocRobertable]

Wanted is a great track. Benny and Bjorn themselves would have been proud writing that one.

[@stevegasparutti8341]

Im with you on the Cliff album. He had a number of serious helpers on that one - including Bryan Ferry doing some ooohs and aahhhs on We Dont Talk.

[@markshulusky6680]

Carpenters greatest hits, and I don't care who knows it.

[@michaelwine]

Kings of the Wild Frontier is one of my all-time favorites - a gateway to the 80's that took me from "classic rock" to new wave. Love all the songs and can't think of anything like it.

[@midlander4]

Cliff Wired for Sound is a total banger.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

..." If it's music it's 'Wired For Sound' !

[@kevinputry5655]

Out of all of those albums, I'll agree with the one by Enya. I love her early albums. And I like a couple of tunes on KISS' Unmasked, mainly the ones written/sung by Ace.

[@ianlongland69]

Demis roussos forever and ever always reminds me of my dad. I love the album.

[@erniericardo8140]

Aphrodites Child 👍👌

[@biserkasertic1208]

Rain & Tears 🎶🎶

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

Same here. The album including that song and 'My Friend The Wind' was constantly on in the background in my childhood

[@ianlongland69]

@DarkSideOfTheMoule my dad has a lot to answer for. My music taste has lot to do with car rides as a child. Not that I'm complaining. I'm so glad I listen to loads a different styles of music.

[@DarkSideOfTheMoule]

@@ianlongland69 Yeah, same here. It was Eight Track cartridges in the car on journeys down to Cornwall: The Stylistics, Bread, The Carpenters but also Issac Hayes Shaft album and Cream!

[@douglasstruthers8307]

I, too, bought and enjoyed Enya's WATERMARK. Still sounds nice. Good for you, Barry! Bing Crosby IS a classic. No apologies required. All this video shows is that you have a wide range of musical interests and are open to accepting good music for what it is!

[@christoguichard4311]

You SIR...are a GENUINE music fan! 😊

[@English-folker]

As a teenager in the 70s I grew up on punk then got into classic/prog rock by 79 as the punk thing was dying off. Then onto heavy rock/ metal in the 80s and beyond..Couple of my guilty secret albums are Diamond life - Sade, Can't Slow down - Lionel Richie and Bad - Michael Jackson..🤷‍♂️..these days I listen to anything that attracts my ear... from psychedelic freaks Acid MothersTemple to English folkers Show of Hands..from Canadian bluegrass The Dead South to Pokey Lafarge.

[@slowmarchingband1]

Most of my guilty pleasures seem to be from the 80s, Nik Kershaw, Level 42, Men Without Hats and Freur. From the 70s I really liked (and still do) David Essex's early singles, Slade, Wizzard and Mud.

[@lamecasuelas2]

The bass playera from Level 42 Is insane! And he sings too!

[@slowmarchingband1]

Saw them live twice, they're much more powerful than on record.

[@lorrainebennett7528]

Level 42 are class.

[@gattingbowledwarne]

I love unmasked. It’s full of great songs. It’s just not heavy . Love enya too. My guilty pleasures are less albums but artists I enjoy; Madonna, Bee Gees, Gershwin, Duran Duran, missing persons, the go gos, the big limp bisket album, split enz

[@7cColin]

Mine is Abba, but these days even the hardest of old rockers will offer them a grudging nod.

[@robh9079]

From a technical perspective you can't deny that songwriting skill, and by all accounts they were great live. Still popular with the younger generation too...

[@stevecowder4774]

😆 excellent point ! That says a lot for today’s brand of music.

[@stevewilson8467]

ABBA have always been a guilty pleasure, Eagle is a tour de force - that guitar..

[@ulrikealtmann4655]

@@7cColin If Abba had taken drugs, they would sound like the happy child of Pink Floyd

[@7cColin]

@@ulrikealtmann4655 🤣

[@jayanxiety]

I absolutely LOVE Enya! It's like nothing I ever heard before or since! As a teenager in the late 80s, I was tired of the mundane sounds of the day, and then I heard "Orinoco Flow" aka "Sail Away". It didn't fit with the era, and felt otherworldly! Not a guilty pleasure...that would be "Songbird" by Kenny G!

[@goliathsmall2911]

What, no Pickettywitch! 'i still get that same old feeling... Classic

[@peterdixon7734]

Quite so.

[@earlgrey691]

'Car 67' anyone ? ''Yes we may have another job for yer''...awesome bit of kitschery.

[@robertmarlow255]

Mega teenage crush on her!

[@colincattanach8748]

I'm surprised That Same Old Feeling has never been revived by some new band or singer. It's a great song

[@beggarslexicon7649]

I am 63 and a child of the 70s, so many of my guilty pleasures include Slade, early Leo Sayer, and even some Carpenters. However, one of my biggest guilty pleasures is My Chemical Romance - I love every album, including of course The Black Parade. To me they are the natural progression of 70s rock.

[@MBF78]

I would never consider the likes of Enya or Chris de Burgh a guilty pleasure. Just a pleasure.