New artist and reflections

Hey all, just a quick update before I go to bed.

One of my hobbies, as many people may know, is music.  I tend to like every type of music, ranging from classic, rock, classic rock, alternative, icelandic music, believe or not.  So when I find another alternative artist, I say, well, they sound like every other alternative artist I know, so I'll just ignore them.  But Keane, which I've tried to avoid for a long time now, is actually quite good.  I'm thinking of actually buying an album of theirs.

Now, alternative for me is like my LOST of television: it's a guilty pleasure.  Pop music is something looked down upon in my opinion, but really, his voice is just gorgeous.  For me, someone who has extensive musical taste (and I say that with minimal snobbery) it's just sad that I listen to someone like Keane.  Not that Keane is bad, mind you, but at least I don't listen to, say, Justin Timberlake.  Now there's something to be ashamed of.  But it's like, the Counting Crows aren't bad, and niether are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, so in terms of alternative, perhaps Keane is more towards the pop end of the spectrum, but I can't resist those piano + vocal songs with descending chromatic scales.  That might just be me being a music geek, but there is a logical explanation to why I'm turned on by this particular artist.  So laugh all you want.  I may be a little more ashamed of the music I listen to, but it could be worse.