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I think almost every sound has it's place. A cheesy DX-7 bell piano sound can ruin a song if the feel of the song isn't right but can also be a lot of fun in the right song.

I find that the Amiga mod scene was good at this. For example, melody that comes in at 0:49 in 4mat's Madness (link below). It's super cheesy and totally wouldn't work in a generic 8bc chiprave song, but in a good humored and light song it works really well.

The other scene that seems really good at taking terrible and/or cheesy sounds and making it work is the italo disco genre. Especially my favourites, proxyon.  I don't even need to give you a timecode, just listen to any part of the song below and you'll hear a slew of awful sounds coming together to make - in my opinion - an awesome song.

4mat's Madness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcPL1C65HBo
proxyon:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM_veynd3Dk

A melody that just alternates between two notes is definitely corny and unimaginative.

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Hate:
When the bassline/melody alternates each note from one octave to another and then repeats with a change in pitch.

ex.  C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 C6 B5 B6 B5 B6 B5 B6

I just think it sounds so corny and unimaginative.

You made me listen to that Rebecca Black song for the first time ever. God it's terrible.

<3 That lead on Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)"

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</3 Autotune's vocal output, generally.

Wooo - crazy shizzle that harpsichord!  I'm more of a Clavinet fan - esp down low.  (search "cogs in cogs" on youtube; first hit)

I hate the sound of speakers exploding when you power up a DMG forgetting the majority of your instruments are set at a volume of 2x - 3x ; BANG.

But I love the minor synth stab that Inner City used in their house tunes '87 / 88 - eg.  white label remix of Goodlife (1988) minor stab example.

That's the sound that got me spending my pocket money on house when I was a kid :-]  And also the first thing I ever sampled for using in a track.

Another sound I hate, people whining about the sounds that I hate.
Another sound that I love, people articulating their hatred of chipjazz.

the tick's intro theme song was the startup sound of my computer in college

+ slap bass & orchestra hits, duh.

My favorite sound ever - this vocal sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJrSTAv0-tw&t=1m45s

I'm still a sucker for Amens...even though I know a lot of people hate them.

I hate the 'scrapping' sound that a Sharpie makes.

A friend of mine hated the sound at the beginning of this:

you want a sound that i love?

this: http://8bc.org/music/x+Critical+Strike+ … rg+DS-10)/