I’m a rocker, always have been and always will be. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and have managed to live through the hair metal and grunge movements with my most favorite bands coming from one of those two eras. I tend to favor bands like Van Halen, Motley Crue, Ratt, Dokken, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden. As I write this, we are just learning of the untimely passing of Chris Cornell. It’s a somber morning as we pay our respects through listening and perhaps remembering what was going on in our lives when we first heard iconic songs like Rusty Cage, Outshined, Black Hole Sun, and Spoonman.
Most of us have that certain genre of music or grouping of bands that we’ve attached ourselves to. However, I’m willing to bet that you, like me, also have a few “guilty pleasure” bands that are completely out of character for you and that no one would ever guess that you are into. Perhaps you’ve kept this list totally on the down low, avoiding embarrassment and ridicule. Now is the time to let your freak flag fly! Be free and own your guilty musical pleasures. I’m sharing my list. Now, what's yours?
A FEW OF ROB'S GUILTY PLEASURE BANDS (in no particular order):
- Tears for Fears
- Morris Day And The Time
- Post Modern Jukebox
- The Bee Gees
- Michael Jackson
- Katy Perry
- Dave Brubeck
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers