# Which CD in your collection are you most embaressed by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543 "2005-04-22T03:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Coulbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Coulbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coulbean)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/21 "2005-04-22T07:10:05Z")
_shrieks_ Rats, nothing on Amazon or Ebay. Well, at least I’m reminded to play that game again sometime soon. Good times… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/22 "2005-04-22T12:39:35Z")
“The Mason Williams Phonograph Album.” I got it for my bother one Christmas, thinking he might like it. He gave it to me on my birthday. I gave it back to him on Christmas. We did this for a couple of years and I think I ended up stuck with it. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/23 "2005-04-22T12:57:34Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > I don’t own any CDs that I’m ashamed of. No Hanson, no Spice Girls, no William Shatner. I have good taste in music. > > **Tracy Lord** , that’s really not a good reason for buying a Hanson CD. Just think of all the other things you could have spent that 99 cents on–a pack of gum, or a sock, or 3 newspapers. Or a William Shatner CD. Hey, I have to come in to defend William Shatner. Have you actually heard his recent album? His 1960s stuff from \*The Transformed Man \* was self-indulgent goofiness that nobody took seriously, but his 2004 release \*Has Been \* was self-indulgent fun, with great production and songwriting by Ben Folds, and memorable songs ranging from poignant to hilarious. The album has gotten consistent good reviews from reputable music critics, and features tons of credibility-lending guests: Folds, Joe Jackson, Aimee Mann, Henry Rollins, country singer Brad Paisley. I hate to break it to you, but it’s really good, and Shatner can rock out. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/24 "2005-04-22T13:02:34Z")
My CD collection is a veritable pirate’s chest of Musical Loves That Dare Not Speak Their Names, from Iron Maiden to the Bee Gees. Ronnie James Dio to Bread. :o ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/25 "2005-04-22T13:36:48Z")
I don’t own very many CD’s, but the few I have are in general good taste. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Aerosmith, Green Day, a couple soundtracks, Eagles. But, amongst all that, is a scar on the face of my music collection…Jewel, _Pieces of You_. What makes it worse is the reason why I bought it…I’m too embarassed to even write it on a (somewhat) anonymous message board! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/26 "2005-04-22T13:40:38Z")
My CDs are pretty tame, given my musical tastes. Many people would be embarrassed by my CD collection, but not me. My _cassette_ collection, on the other hand … every album Poison, Warrant, Skid Row, Motley Crue, L.A. Guns, and Faster Pussycat ever recorded. And I still listen and sing along–though I don’t really want anybody to know. Guess when _I_ went to high school. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/27 "2005-04-22T14:17:35Z")
_The Maquerena_. No shit. What did I win? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/28 "2005-04-22T14:22:44Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I don’t own very many CD’s, but the few I have are in general good taste… Aerosmith… Eagles. :dubious: > [@bouv](#): > > But, amongst all that, is a scar on the face of my music collection…Jewel, _Pieces of You_. > > What makes it worse is the reason why I bought it…I’m too embarassed to even write it on a (somewhat) anonymous message board. Hey, it’s OK. I owned this album too, for a few months back in college. I saw Jewel perform live back when “Who Will Save Your Soul” was first starting to get radio play and she was still largely unknown. It was a free outdor concert, I went with all my college buddies, and we saw this beautiful young woman singing and playing guitar and even yodeling. It was love at first sight. Of course, after I listened to her album a few times (and especially started paying attention to her lyrics), the love affair was over. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/29 "2005-04-22T14:37:28Z")
Big fan of Garth and Shania here, and a just-this-side-of-neutral fan of the Backstreet boys; the CD’s I have from those performers is no source of embarassment to me. I don’t embarass easily and generally don’t care what anyone thinks. However… When I have passengers in my car I fervently hope they don’t go flipping through my CD case and find… the soundtrack to the Josie & the Pussycats movie. :eek: :o :eek: :o It was one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life, but what can I say – I kinda liked the music. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/30 "2005-04-22T14:40:07Z")
> [@Nordic](#): > > the soundtrack to the Josie & the Pussycats movie. :eek: :o :eek: :o It’s okay, I have it too. We’ll start a therapy group, or something. And how can you hate a movie with a line like “DuJour means seatbelts!!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/31 "2005-04-22T14:58:10Z")
**Christmas in the Stars: The STAR WARS Christmas Album, Featuring the Original Cast; R2-D2 & Anthony Daniels as C-3PO** Including that wonderful Holiday Hit… _What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)_ Lead Vocals by John Bongiovi (who later in life became Jon Bon Jovi) I am so ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/32 "2005-04-22T15:08:02Z")
Like others here I am not embarrassed by any of my music. I also have _Best of Cher_ and Jewel’s _Pieces of You_ and I like them. Best of Cher is good for when I’m cleaning the house because the fast songs keep me moving. I have a Kenny G and Neil Diamond Christmas albums, but I was in Columbia House at the time and forgot to send my response card in and then forgot to send them back. I should have more bad music for that reason because I was really bad about that. But they’re Christmas music and they might come in handy some Christmas … eventually. I suppose people might raise their eyebrows at my _Bagpipes and Drums of Scotland_ but I happen to like bagpipe music and I make no apologies for it. Should anyone ridicule me for that I may just move next door to them and try to learn to play the bagpipes. That’ll teach them. ---
**Author:** ![mailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mailman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mailman)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/33 "2005-04-22T15:39:53Z")
I was a huge Stranglers fan–still am as a matter of fact. But, I remember being embarrassed FOR the Stranglers when I bought their tenth album, cleverly called “10.” It was a horrible, awful, serious lapse in judgment, and one which signaled the end of the original lineup. I just saw it this morning as I was looking for something cool to take along to my morning basketball game, and I believe I winced involuntarily. So we played basketball to the cool strains of Booker T. and the MG’s. ---
**Author:** ![wonderwench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wonderwench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderwench)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/34 "2005-04-22T15:42:35Z")
I used to be embarassed by the ABBA greatest hits CD, but ever since Mama Mia, ABBA is retro-chic. The Michael Jackson Thriller CD should be an embarassment - I still enjoy his 80s music, so pfft. The first Spice Girls CD will have to be The One. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/35 "2005-04-22T15:46:26Z")
Not embarrassed, but a few of my soundtracks need some explaining, because even though the movies **Cutthroat Island** or **Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde** or **The Beautician and the Beast** may have sucked big time, the original scoring is actually quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/36 "2005-04-22T15:54:14Z")
Robbie Williams - The Ego Has Landed Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals. I love “Rock Is Dead”. _hangs head in shame_ Nik Kershaw- the Riddle Other people seem embarrassed by my immense collection of Pet Shop Boys albums, but I’ve very proud of them. I’m also not ashamed of my Smashing Pumpkins collection, even though I’m no longer an angst-ridden teenager. I just like Billy’s voice, it’s entertaining. Oh, and all my KMFDM and MDFMK albums. Of all these I am proud, but I have been told by many that I _should_ be embarrassed. Ah, well. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/37 "2005-04-22T16:03:09Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > My _cassette_ collection, on the other hand … every album Poison, Warrant, Skid Row, Motley Crue, L.A. Guns, and Faster Pussycat ever recorded. And I still listen and sing along–though I don’t really want anybody to know. Hey, embrace your inner headbanger! Hell, I’ve seen half of those bands live (and Sebastian Bach when he played Jesus in _Jesus Christ Superstar_… :eek: ). And own CDs by all of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/38 "2005-04-22T16:16:11Z")
That will be **QUITE** enough disparaging comments about Neil Diamond, thank you very much! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/39 "2005-04-22T16:17:51Z")
I’m torn…it could be two, not sure which takes the prize for most embarassing though. A vote perhaps? Contender #1 **Shaq Diesel** Contender #2 **Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Soundtrack** …The one with a couple Vanilla Ice songs. Can’t say they get any rotation anymore, but when I bought them I was probably old enough to know better. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543/40 "2005-04-22T16:23:06Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Hell, I’ve seen half of those bands live (and Sebastian Bach when he played Jesus in _Jesus Christ Superstar_… :eek: ). And own CDs by all of 'em. I saw him in _Jekyll & Hyde_. 🙂 And a couple years ago, I gleefully bought tickets to the GLAM SLAM METAL JAM–Poison, Warrant, Quiet Riot and … Enuff Z’Nuff. But thankfully, I don’t own _their_ album. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cd-in-your-collection-are-you-most-embaressed-by/300543.md?page=3)