tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post2283627013241170854..comments2023-07-15T20:50:59.779-07:00Comments on Clicks and Pops: Hear the Angels, Join the ChoirAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-83923436469694776102009-12-06T21:47:32.539-08:002009-12-06T21:47:32.539-08:00Who, I'd give the Romantics at least a half-un...Who, I'd give the Romantics at least a half-underrated. Their first album is a power-pop masterpiece (although I'm not sure <a href="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f349/f34978w60jy.jpg" rel="nofollow">those suits</a> were ever a good idea) and some of their later work was quite good as well.<br /><br />Plus, I like to think of the Romantics as Kiss with good songs -- "What I Like About You" has been used in so many commercials that the band probably earned more from the licensing than from anything else they've ever done!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-39267675447763324702009-12-06T20:45:24.059-08:002009-12-06T20:45:24.059-08:00Welp, my secret enjoyment of the Moody Blues at th...Welp, my secret enjoyment of the Moody Blues at their most pretentious has always been enough to get me in trouble amongst the smart set and I honestly can't blame them :-)<br /><br />Alex, are The Romantics one of tbrough's 3.5 that you'd rate as underrated? I can still recall a friend long ago saying I should give them a listen, but I never did & have felt somewhat guilty ever since ...Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-54718731997320658622009-12-06T16:13:34.733-08:002009-12-06T16:13:34.733-08:00Tbrough, No veggies from me. And I could make a c...Tbrough, No veggies from me. And I could make a case that three and a half of the guilty pleasures you named are underrated, not guilty pleasures.<br /><br />I was wondering why in the late 1970s, the band would substitute "Winter" for "Christmas" -- and then I remembered there's already a song called "The Christmas Song"!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-63653079470779009182009-12-06T11:25:43.787-08:002009-12-06T11:25:43.787-08:00PS. There's even a re-mixed version where they...PS. There's even a re-mixed version where they changed "Winter" to "Christmas." LOL!blackleatherbookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077220767469540975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-66666433746045495452009-12-06T11:23:11.834-08:002009-12-06T11:23:11.834-08:00Hah hah - ANGEL are one of my MANY guilty pleasure...Hah hah - ANGEL are one of my MANY guilty pleasure bands. Others include Kiss, Billy Squire, The Romantics, The Osmond Brothers, The Jonas Brothers, The Royal Gaurdsman and The Knack. <br /><br />You can now commence throwing veggies.blackleatherbookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077220767469540975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-78834297035216939212009-12-06T10:24:13.470-08:002009-12-06T10:24:13.470-08:00Steve & Sarah, your secrets are safe with us! ...Steve & Sarah, your secrets are safe with us! :)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-22103293907460177282009-12-06T10:23:49.492-08:002009-12-06T10:23:49.492-08:00Mr. P, I didn't wear a disguise, but I'm p...Mr. P, I didn't wear a disguise, but I'm pretty sure I hid it under a copy of <i>My Aim Is True</i> that I bought on the same trip. I don't think the sales clerk made a remark about the Angel album, but I'm fairly sure there was an eyebrow or two raised.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-56196544986825332202009-12-06T05:45:10.724-08:002009-12-06T05:45:10.724-08:00Oh, and I unashamedly *love* Little Drummer Boy, l...Oh, and I unashamedly *love* Little Drummer Boy, love Bowies festive jumper!<br />SarahSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-70500458777033960702009-12-06T05:43:55.724-08:002009-12-06T05:43:55.724-08:00Not specifically festive,but I'd have to say T...Not specifically festive,but I'd have to say The Day I Met Marie, Cliff Richard....<br />If Cliffy ever had a secret heroin addiction(doubtful) this is the song he would have written about it ;)<br />SarahSarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-24268169011123598192009-12-05T23:48:50.723-08:002009-12-05T23:48:50.723-08:00Wow Alex, that was brave confession. That is trul...Wow Alex, that was brave confession. That is truly the most gag inducing LP cover I have ever seen. Did you wear a disguise when you bought it? :) The song does have a nice mood.<br /><br />A guilty pleasure for me would be <i>Jive Talkin'</i> by the Bee Gees. Love Maurice's bass line.Mister Pleasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525855662696903836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116501776625667465.post-560244779173640842009-12-05T18:03:56.822-08:002009-12-05T18:03:56.822-08:00"Little Drummer Boy" by Bing Crosby and ..."Little Drummer Boy" by Bing Crosby and David Bowie.Stevenoreply@blogger.com