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<blockquote data-quote="Kid Socrates" data-source="post: 3089318" data-attributes="member: 10714">I tend to stick to rock or intelligent pop. I am a huge Sting fan, own every album and most of the B-sides. I like my required number of current bands (Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Franz Ferdinand), I dislike the required number of current bands to keep an indie cred (Coldplay, Papa Roach, half of what's played on Top 40), and I even like some local bands, including ones that have broken up so I can talk about how great music was &quot;back then.&quot; (Washington D.C.-based Dismemberment Plan and Lawrence, KS band Anything But Joey)But, um, well. Okay, there's this song by Marc Anthony called &quot;I Need To Know.&quot; When it came on the radio a while back, my friend Brian and I were driving around, and both of us, immediately, &quot;See, this is why music is going downhill.&quot; &quot;Oh, yeah! It's trite, it's sophomoric, the music is over-the-top and the sampling is bad.&quot; &quot;Not to mention...&quot;And then less than a minute later, both of us, top of our lungs, &quot;TELL ME BABY GIRL 'CAUSE I NEED TO KNOOOOOW!&quot;Every time that song comes on I am required by my soul to turn my radio up as loud as it goes and turn into a Latino singing sensation. And I'm not happy about it.I also really like N Sync's &quot;Pop.&quot; I'm so ashamed.Also -- is it possible to hear Chris Isaak's &quot;Wicked Game&quot; without singing along to it in a ridiculously over-the-top campy style? I have so far been unable to resist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kid Socrates, post: 3089318, member: 10714"] I tend to stick to rock or intelligent pop. I am a huge Sting fan, own every album and most of the B-sides. I like my required number of current bands (Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Franz Ferdinand), I dislike the required number of current bands to keep an indie cred (Coldplay, Papa Roach, half of what's played on Top 40), and I even like some local bands, including ones that have broken up so I can talk about how great music was "back then." (Washington D.C.-based Dismemberment Plan and Lawrence, KS band Anything But Joey) But, um, well. Okay, there's this song by Marc Anthony called "I Need To Know." When it came on the radio a while back, my friend Brian and I were driving around, and both of us, immediately, "See, this is why music is going downhill." "Oh, yeah! It's trite, it's sophomoric, the music is over-the-top and the sampling is bad." "Not to mention..." And then less than a minute later, both of us, top of our lungs, "TELL ME BABY GIRL 'CAUSE I NEED TO KNOOOOOW!" Every time that song comes on I am required by my soul to turn my radio up as loud as it goes and turn into a Latino singing sensation. And I'm not happy about it. I also really like N Sync's "Pop." I'm so ashamed. Also -- is it possible to hear Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" without singing along to it in a ridiculously over-the-top campy style? I have so far been unable to resist. [/QUOTE]

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