My sister likes them.
That's 'exhibit A' if you needed it. My sister also likes Enya.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:28, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Monty in 'hating things' shocker

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:35, Reply)

'Hating things' is the only thing I don't hate.
That and Himmler's castle.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:40, Reply)

what about Tractor?
I feel once again I should thank you for making me aware of them. I'd listened to a few tracks and found myself particularly loving the reuglar drum fill on one of them, and on further listening found that he does similar stuff all the the way through the album!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)

OK they're 'not too bad'.
I can't believe they evaded my attention for 20+ years of music research and record collecting. Maybe it's their slightly underwhelming name.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:49, Reply)

I suspect you might be right
I'm fond of a band called Anyone. In the early days of the internet finding them proved very difficult.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:55, Reply)

The Who are lucky they predate the internet, aren't they?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:56, Reply)

very much so
also, they would be thought very average these days.

what are your thoughts on The Kinks?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:57, Reply)

Mostly fucking brilliant..

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)

glad to hear it
listened to Dedicated Follower of Fashion this morning.

fucking superb
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)

"'The' is a commonly used word and has been omitted from your search terms.
'Who' is a commonly used word and has been omitted from your search terms."

Fucking google...

Edit: Beaten to it. Arse!
Bugger it: same joke but for The The.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:56, Reply)

In your own time, Joey.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)

It's these limp wrists, they make it hard to type at speed...

(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:01, Reply)

Enya and Crowded House
The former I had to endure a week of during my work experience on the record counter at WH Smiths in 1989. I hate Orinico Flow to the point where I'd quite happily have bludgeoned our stereo to death.

The latter's best of album was on loop constantly in my ex-g/f's (nee ex wife) bedroom for three months in 1998. I'm surprised it didn't provoke erectile dysfunction.

I don't agree on the New Order point though.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:46, Reply)

I really cannot understand the appeal.
Everyone loves New Order but to me they register a complete emotional flatline. I truly don't get it at all.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:50, Reply)

The early stuff is a continuation of the Joy Division emo theme.
Which fitted in with my teenage MO quite nicely.

The screaming disco queen in me loves Blue Monday and I quite enjoyed the raw jangliness of Confusion too. The latter is underrated. IMHO.

The Perfect Kiss is quite a good chill out track too.

[edit]
Thieves Like Us and Bizarre Love Triangle sucked donkey balls though and bits of Technique were a tad unambitious.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:52, Reply)

I don't like Joy Division either.
Just sounded like middle-of-the-road pop music to me, if I'm honest. I don't like Ian Curtis' vocals and that fucking 'same on every track' bass-playing drives me to distraction. Perhaps they should have also had an actual bass player, to fill out the bottom end*...

*not a euphemism

I have to go back to work now - see ya
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 13:59, Reply)

you don't like anyone that isn't ACDC

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 1 Jul 2010, 14:03, Reply)