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Originally Posted by Engine
That made me a little sad for some reason.
I think it's because I can see myself having the exact same reaction if that was my experience. For me it was like: a friend recommends Young Team and I was lukewarm to it for a while but came to love it - and all their previous stuff. Then Come On Die Young came out and I remember that day well because I had a friend drop me off at a record store after work so that I could buy the CD. I had brought my discman and I walked the 2 or so miles home listening to it. At first I was terribly disappointed. I wanted those big sounds that I heard in Young Team and 10 Rapid. They didn't come. Instead it was all mellowed-out post rock bliss that I eventually also came to love (I still count it as one of my favorite albums).
Anyway, they proceeded to make a lot more music that was hit or miss and I can see writing them off as boring. But for me a lot of their music is as engaging as it gets.
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I'm able to write them off because I know what appeals to me. I have never grown to love any band, as I do not torture myself with music I don't like after a certain period of time. I give myself only enough time to come to a 100 percent conclusion that I do or do not like a band.
After I've made that decision, there really isn't much to think about. I'm not missing out on anything if I don't like their music.
That probably makes me seem closed minded, but I really do give everything a chance. I just don't see the point behind trying to change who I am just so a band can acquire one more fan.
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Also, it's not like I'm writing off the entire post-rock genre. I just don't see what's so special about Mogwai. I like the concept of post-rock, but I'm just waiting for something to happen in the genre that breaks a little more ground than Mogwai.