Guilty Pleasure Music

We all have at least one. An artist that we can't help but listen to and enjoy, even though for whatever reason we feel as though we shouldn't. Is it because it's embarrassing? Or is it just an obscure anomaly in comparison to the rest of your music taste? (Nothing wrong with going for an eclectic range). Or is it even because you're just paranoid? OR are you just looking at me with one eyebrow raised aloft, higher than the other, wondering what the hell 'guilty pleasure music' is and why the hell I'm still chatting on about like the figure of a man who seems to think that he's legally obliged to write any old blog about any old crud that comes into his mind, as often as possible? If you're answering with 'yes' to the final question, I advise that you walk on by and never speak of this event again. You won't like it here. Me personally? I'm rather partial to a bit of Jamiroquai here and there. I have no shame in saying that, so it's not really a guilty pleasure as such, but it's certainly the biggest digression in style from my usual lot, and it is a bit unorthodox for a 16 year old straight guy to be a self declared Jamiorquai fan. To be fair, 'fan' I am not, but I do like their music (it took me years to realise it was a band and not in fact a person...) Jay Kay is clearly a talented man. He's the white man with the voice and moves of a black woman. He's certainly a character too. Allegedly a bit of a man whore, he also has a massive sweet spot for a different kind of sexy chassis...he loves his fast cars. He's arrogant, confrontational, and funny. I don't want to, but I must say that I do like the man. He's been doing his thing for the best part of 20 years now, and his latest work with the band (apparently a totally new line up) 'Rock Dust Light Star' proves that he's back to his best. Jesus, I'm starting to sound like an undercover advertiser now. I'm not though. And if I was, I would have told you. Promise. FINE, if you still don't believe me - would an advertisement say this publicly about a product that it is trying to shine light upon and sell? "Rock Dust Light Star is a dreadful album title, and the cover sleeve of Jay Kay gurning towards the camera with what looks like a space-station (designed by the product of a flid passing architectural college) attached to his head is pretty bad." There we go. I have no allies here, see? Man, the lengths I'd go to to prove my relative impartiality.

If you can relate to what I'm trying to say (and you've managed to wade through all the thick babble that has collected up from the steady spewing of my mouth, above), and you have some guilty pleasure music of your own, then please feel free to share. Without comments I feel alone...so alone...