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post #51 of 172

Remember those cheese-bomb songs that played during the chase scenes on Scooby-Doo? 

 

 

 

...um, they're really, REALLY fuckin' good bubblegum pop....

 

 

post #52 of 172

Is Space Lord Mother by Monster Magnest bad? I rock out with my cock out to that song, mang. Someone validate me.

post #53 of 172

post #54 of 172
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Is Space Lord Mother by Monster Magnest bad? I rock out with my cock out to that song, mang. Someone validate me.

 

 

I fucking LOVE Magnet. "Space Lord" got ridiculously overplayed, but it still holds up. 

 

 

Bottom line here is I will fist-fight anyone who says Monster Magnet is bad. 

post #55 of 172

Im just sorry, okay?...

 

post #56 of 172

...however, anyone calling me out for questionable taste on this song? I will accept and shamefully slink away with my umbrella drink. 

 

 

post #57 of 172
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Im just sorry, okay?...

 

 

 

I respected you as a poster up until this moment. 

post #58 of 172
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I respected you as a poster up until this moment. 

 

I know, I know.

 

Its a bit different when someone truly owns the title of this thread aint it. No loveable cheese or ironic enjoyment here I'm afraid.

 

I'm just a bad person basically.

post #59 of 172
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I know, I know.

 

Its a bit different when someone truly owns the title of this thread aint it. No loveable cheese or ironic enjoyment here I'm afraid.

 

I'm just a bad person basically.

 

 

Well, the first step is realizing you have a problem. 

post #60 of 172
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Well, the first step is realizing you have a problem. 

 

 

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post #61 of 172

Okay, the caveats abound with this one:

 

- I just heard this for the first time last week

 

- I can certainly UNDERSTAND where it would lose its appeal after being played 500 times

 

- I know that the artist rubs many people the wrong way

 

- I hold no illusion that this is anything more than a novelty song. 

 

 

All that said, having heard this once, and thinking Toby Keith probably is an OK guy on a personal level, he should just never speak in public, I thought this tune was a good fun:

 

 

 

post #62 of 172
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Bring it, motherfuckers.


Love this one, too. Killer bass work.

 

These days, I'm pretty much only interested in either what Patton Oswalt calls "blasty-ass, gut-bucket rock n' roll" or 80's New Wave. Even the revival stuff like M83 or Chromatics.

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post #65 of 172

This is my jam.

 

post #66 of 172

Surprised there aren't more hair band power ballads in this thread.

post #67 of 172

While I think every other Huey Lewis and the News is lame and middle of the road, I do like this one. You can't deny it has good harmonies.

post #68 of 172
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Surprised there aren't more hair band power ballads in this thread.


I think these are legitimately great songs! Its not a guilty pleasure to like Cinderella. They rock!

post #69 of 172

As the defender of Bon Jovi on Chud I probably win this thread, however I like worse songs.

 

Like this for example....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYT2aWavXlc

 

 

and this

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc7Q5kybPeQ

post #70 of 172

My problem is that generally if I like a song that I know I shouldn't like I actively avoid learning about it. No song titles, no artist names... nothing. The song will appear on the radio and I'll say "Oh, I like that song." and then I forget it ever happened. I like one of those songs by a guy that isn't Jason Mraz, but I always think it is. Oddly, then Jason Mraz sings a song that always seems like it's going to turn in to the song I like but never does and I don't like that song.

 

If Jason Mraz's last name was Peterson, no one would care who he was.

post #71 of 172

Did someone say power ballads?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

post #72 of 172

A good example of how a bad/good song can be made worse/better with a cheesetastic video:

 

post #73 of 172
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I think these are legitimately great songs! Its not a guilty pleasure to like Cinderella. They rock!

 

I swear I almost added "Unless you guys think they're actually good." to my post.  But I was sure nobody actually thought that.

 

C'mon.  Cinderella is fucking awful.  Tom Keifer's voice is like stepping on a wet cat.

 

edit- And by the way, I like that song.  But at least I feel guilty about it!

post #74 of 172

Anyway, I think the best power ballad is Alone by Heart.

post #75 of 172

Screw this "bad songs" label, I've enjoyed pretty much everything that has been listed already.

 

Much love to the people of Germany and Canada for these gems.

 

 

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post #77 of 172

Wind of Change.  The song that invented the "Power Whistle."

post #78 of 172

 First off I like Kiefer's voice. He sounds like Janis Joplin singing hard rock. He can also play lead and rhythm guitar, piano and saxophone. I'll be seeing them June 23rd and I can't wait!

 

  While I like the Scorpions a lot, I can't stand Winds of Change.

post #79 of 172
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Anyway, I think the best power ballad is Alone by Heart.

Yes, yes it is
post #80 of 172

I own, and enjoy, a Deadmau5 album.

post #81 of 172
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Originally Posted by MrBananaGrabber View Post

I own, and enjoy, a Deadmau5 album.

 

Like you said, but also with Skrillex.

post #82 of 172
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Originally Posted by Disciple_72 View Post

Did someone say power ballads?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think you're missing the point of a "power ballad" - "Separate Ways" isn't very ballady, "More Than Words Can Say" doesn't have much power. 

 

 

 

IMO a power ballad is best explained by saying you'd feel like an idiot trying to headbang during the verse, but feel like an idiot for NOT headbanging during the chorus. 

 

So if, say, Heart's "Alone" ISN'T the best one out there, it's a fine exemplar (I guess I'd probably nominate "Fly to the Angels" or "Never Let You Go" as most exemplary power ballads). 

post #83 of 172

I guess this is as good a time as to come out of the closet with my love for Girls Generation:

 

 

I guess I'm a secret Korean.

post #84 of 172
The problem with Asian pop is I honestly have no idea how to judge if it's considered "bad" or not. I mean, I know that "Muskrat Love" is bad because for God's sake it's a tender ballad about rodents having sex, but is this even "bad?" I DO NOT KNOW. But I do know that I dig it:
post #85 of 172

So, basically the Asian version of Ace of Base. Which reminds me....

 

post #86 of 172

I cleverly referred to Ace of Base as "Ass of Bass*" when they first came out. 

 

 

 

* bass like the fish, not bass like Bootsy Collins plays

post #87 of 172

This is in my opinion the greatest power ballad of all time

post #88 of 172

I am assuming Cheap Trick is posted here just to illustrate your "best power ballad ever" point, because you had best not be insinuating they are bad (other than that "Don't Be Cruel" cover), otherwise it's gonna get ugly. 

post #89 of 172
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I am assuming Cheap Trick is posted here just to illustrate your "best power ballad ever" point.

 

That is why I posted it. I'm a huge Cheap Trick fan.

post #90 of 172
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That is why I posted it. I'm a huge Cheap Trick fan.

 

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post #91 of 172
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Originally Posted by commodorejohn View Post

The problem with Asian pop is I honestly have no idea how to judge if it's considered "bad" or not. I mean, I know that "Muskrat Love" is bad because for God's sake it's a tender ballad about rodents having sex, but is this even "bad?" I DO NOT KNOW. But I do know that I dig it:

 

Only knowing the context and the English bits, I can guarantee this is a bad song, because they are singing about Intel processors ("my deep love core.")

 

 

And yet?  Still find it catchy.  Pretty girls singing and dancing to a song about microprocessors?  It's like a clip from my 14-year-old subconscious.

post #92 of 172
Thread Starter 

Well... this thread certainly exploded. Anyway, I will defend Huey Lewis and the News to my dying breath, especially "The Power of Love". That's fucking epic.

post #93 of 172

Earlier in this thread the soundtrack for Flash Gordon came up. I feel no shame in admitting I love that CD and the movie as well!

 

 

I do have one problem with the soundtrack. The change the line Flash Gordon you've saved your Earth. Have a nice day to Hail Flash Gordon. Savior of the universe.

post #94 of 172

My turn to come out of the closet. Two drug dealer -looking fuckers singing about golden showers (I guess?):

Ay-ay-ay!

post #95 of 172
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Earlier in this thread the soundtrack for Flash Gordon came up. I feel no shame in admitting I love that CD and the movie as well!

 

 

 

I don't think it's bad - the movie is at least partly "intentional cheese" and the soundtrack perfectly fits that. 

 

 

Queen is capable of better music than this, but something a bit less subtle and overblown would have not fit with the movie in any way. 

post #96 of 172
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I guess this is as good a time as to come out of the closet with my love for Girls Generation:

 

 

I guess I'm a secret Korean.

 

Girls' Generation, Regis Philbin, David Letterman and Bill Murray together. I don't know why the world didn't end.

 

post #97 of 172

This has been a lot of fun. I can't even start to think of my own cheesy song cause I have been checking video after video.

post #98 of 172

Well since Euro 2012 is happening right now:

 

post #99 of 172
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I guess this is as good a time as to come out of the closet with my love for Girls Generation:

 

 

I guess I'm a secret Korean.

 


Those undulations......hypnotic!

post #100 of 172

And for my entry, I give you the best song I've found to get me "up" before doing something unpleasant like going to the DMV....

 

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