Songs You're Surprised You Like?

When i first discovered Metallica, I was really surprised that I liked them. This was probably the Master of Puppets era. I was much more into urban funk and club music at the time. Now, much more into rock.

I can also tell you the exact moment I became hooked on Led Zepplin in High School, which was a shock for my friends!

Aside from the whole Danity Kane thing, I guess I'm really not surprised by much, musically. My tastes are SO all over the place.

However, I will say that I was a Steely Dan fan for years before I ever even knew it. As dumb as that sounds, I had heard their music for YEARS and had always assumed that they were someone else (specifically, that "Do It Again" was a Santana song), and that I didn't really like Steely Dan.

About five years ago, my (now) hubby, popped in a Steely Dan CD while we were on a road trip, and I went along with it to humor him. I was shocked to leanr that I has been a fan for years and didn't know it!

This are my 4:

Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones

Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai

Never Let You Go - Third Eye Blind

You've Got The Music In You - The New Radicals

I love Coldplay and with My utter disdain and distaste for modern rock music taken into account, that shocks Me right there.

My three most listened to genres are Classic Metal, Rock and Prog. But I am not a big ironbound genre follower, I listen to a little of everything except Opera and R&B.

Examples of songs that I like but that don't fit

Foggy Mountain Breakdown-Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Come On In My Kitchen-Robert Johnson

Rumble-Link Wray

Natural Born Killaz-Dr Dre & Ice Cube

Rose Colored Glasses-Earl Thomas Conley

And I love a ton of Classical Music as well

Following the recommendations of Prof. Anger and lovnrckets, I recently got the Jurassic 5 EP. I pretty much grew up listening exclusively to rock, and I've never given rap/hip-hop the time of day, so I was really surprised to find that I quite liked it. I still don't think I'll be rushing out to but the latest offering from Fiddy and his ilk, but I'm starting to realise that maybe not all rap is bad.

I guess when I was younger I shocked myself when I got into rock. When I was 11, all I would listen to was classical music, I would have Stravinsky, Handel and Bach on constant repeat and I never strayed away from classical for a whole year. Then I somehow stumbled upon Tom Petty and it was so different from what I would normally listen to at the time but I loved it (and it also led me to the rest of what I listen to).

And also Journey, I discovered them pretty late into listening to rock and I always just thought they were the band that sang "Any way You Want It" and thought they were just another bad one hit wonder band (*cough cough* Poison) so I was surprised when I loved them.

Green Day is soo cool! =)

they actually dont care about what other people say they have the balls to actually tell people off in thier songs.

But honestly I would have to say listening to some old backstreet boys songs and some 80's songs really surprised me when I found out I like them =)

lily allen- smile

I normally can't stand pop music but i love her voice. and the lyrics are good.

oh and

everything's magic by angels and airwaves. It's no Blink 182 song but its actually a very catchy song. RIP Blink 182 lol.

Royce da 5 9 and dr dre

I think The Beatles were the biggest shock to me. I never disliked them, but I never thought I would appreciate them as much as I did when I started listening to them in high school. Hearing the simple beauty of "Mother Nature's Son" just one time was all I needed.