Favourite Bands who are deemed 'not cool'

[Sussex Nomad]

Carpenters definitely, fantastic tunes, I still listen to them.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The Backstreet Boys, so many great tunes. A hideously guilty pleasure in an otherwise credible record collection.

 

[Mattywerewolf]

Level 42. Can't beat a bit of Mark King...

 

[JJ McClure]

Yep. Most people only know Nickelback for their middle of the road soft ass singles. They're actually a cracking rock band to watch live.

 

[Pevenseagull]

1970s Billy Joel

 

[Mellotron]

The Kooks.

Inside In/Inside Out is a f*cking classic.

From Brighton + South London. Sings with a Northern accent. Pretentious bellends.

 

[Mellotron]

ABBA
ABC
Early (cheesy) Depeche Mode
Some of U2's weirder stuff
Early Coldplay

 

[Triggaaar]

Favourite Bands who are deemed 'not cool'

I liked Abba and Jacko when it was quite uncool (and before we knew he was a pedo)

 

[Mellotron]

Britney Spears' album Circus is pop perfection.

 

[mikeyjh]

Dire Straits were cool at one point, but I suspect no longer. MKs guitar work, for me, is fab, and I still listen to it.

Dire Straits are many things, cool, they never have been.....

 

[Meade's Ball]

They Might Be Giants.
How the cool can't like, and admire, Dr Worm, is beyond me.

 

[Goldstone1976]

George Formby
The Sweet
Bee Gees

Are whole genres allowed? Opera.

I reckon at least 75% of what I listen to isn't cool...those who know me will doubtless be gobsmacked at this revelation.

 

[Lower West Stander]

The Osmonds doing Crazy Horses.

And ABC - The Lexicon of Love is an all time classic

 

[Icy Gull]

Dire Straits are many things, cool, they never have been.....

Maybe not with Punks of the time but they were very cool when they released Sultans of Swing, not when they became the Yuppies darlings obviously

 

[Gazwag]

I dunno who's was cool and who wasn't now so I'll put these out there

Neil Diamond (not a band though)
Depeche Mode (at the start when they might not have been cool)
Human League (still play Dare)
Another vote for ABC

 

[Mackenzie]

Boney M

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Loads.

U2
Milli Vanilli
Marillion

draw the most comments when people see my record collection. Can't say I still listen to MV but I still get the other 2 out for a play and see them live.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Cold play, all those mobile phone lights, it's like some dodgy make shift runway

 

[hart's shirt]

As British as they come, great stage presence, quality musicianship and football lovers.

What's not to like?

 

[BBassic]

For me it was Ocean Colour Scene. Why are they not cool man?

Psssh! Ocean Colour Scene are still cool.