Most of my listening is devoted to artists that I consider substantial (though that term is subjective, of course), but I have a huge music collection and many of the artists are ones who've never had anything particularly important or profound to say, are not what I consider great poets, and are not fawned over by critics. Just fun music that I might like for one reason or another.
This week, I've listened to some Rick Springfield, Journey, Huey Lewis and The Babys.
Sweet ...and their Chinnichap compatriots ....if this opening riff doesn't grab you ...check your pulse
Some others I listen to just for pop pleasure... this married heterosexual white male has no hesitation in admitting his love for the Village People.
Or Boney M... although I'm not sure my absolute love of this song is good or bad right now...
And another absolute pop favourite... just so many great melodies and grooves... and perfect vocals...
@Jerseyfornia Shaky, Bonnie Tyler, absolutely smaltzy pop cover of a golden oldie... what's not to love?
Shakin Stevens. It was my introduction to 'rockabilly' type music, or indeed music in the 50's style, as an 11 year old when he became big in Australia in 1981. Yeah, sure, the rock and roll masters he was partially imitating and partly honouring whom I listened to later, plus other artists that did similar stuff more seriously, are objectively 'better'... but I love Shaky. I find myself grinning like a loon whenever I put on some Shakin Stevens.
Badfinger and Gin Blossoms .... I will probably be back 😀
Wanted to add Tommy James, The Grass Roots and Three Dog Night also
I gotta say, Rick Springfield deserves more credit than he gets. No matter what he claims in his novelty song 'Bruce,' no one's going to confuse him with Springsteen, but he's come a long way from his sometimes creepy 80s songs that all seemed written from the perspective of a 14 year old boy. His songs about his father's death are an incredibly moving suite when played together, his album The Snake King is fairly impressive and he's overall grown into middle age better than a contemporary like Bryan Adams, with more interesting songs.
I'm not saying there's not a place in the world for Jesse's Girl, because that's a banger - but he's made some decent records over the years.