Albums you still have to grow into

**Janszoon** · 12-03-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Music has a strange tendency to run in cycles with me. For instance, I've had entire months where the only thing I can bring myself to listen to is hip hop only to be followed by a more extended period where I have no interest in hip hop whatsoever. It's always most interesting when I find myself pursuing styles that I've had no real interest in prior. I've learned to honor this trait and not look at it as me being fickle, especially since the tangents often lead me to some interesting music that I wouldn't otherwise discover.

I'm exactly the same way. I feel like there are artists that I don't really listen to, even though they are definitely something I like, but I was simply introduced to them during the wrong cycle.

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I guess what I'm getting at is sometimes I run into something that I know is good, but I know it's not where I'm at. It's not uncommon for me to run into it at a later point and wonder why it took me so long to catch on. It's usually after everyone else has had enough of it and moved on, but one thing I don't do is try to force something on myself that I don't immediately like. Like Pedestrian said, there's just too much great music out there to do that.

I agree with the first part of this but you lose me in the second to last sentence. I've found over the years that, a lot of the time, albums that I immediately love on first listen don't end up having much staying power for me, while growers are often the albums I listen to for years to come. If I just dismissed anything that didn't blow my mind on first listen I'd actually be missing out on a lot of my favorite music.

**Goofle** · 12-03-2011, 08:22 AM

I generally base my opinion on first listen. If I dislike the album, it will very rarely get a second listen unless I see that most people rate it highly. If I slightly enjoy it, and the music itself is "strange" by conventional reasoning, I will give it another listen.

For example...

I listened to a Shabazz Palaces album and didn't really get into it that much on first listen, but when I went back to the album, it grew on me massively. Now I listen to their work regularly.

On the other hand, I don't like the new Metallica album but I won't go back because there is nothing unconventional about it.

Beat Poet · 12-03-2011, 08:33 AM

Most of My Morning Jacket's albums are tough for me. I love them, they're one of my fave bands, but I can't listen to any of their albums all the way through. That's mainly because they go off on so many tangents that it takes a while to get acclimatised to certain styles, or you have to hear a song live to "get" it.

Insane Guest · 12-03-2011, 09:13 AM

I still have yet to see why The Velvet Underground's S/T is claimed as such a good album, Pale Blue Eyes is an amazing song, but I can't get into the rest of the album.

s_k · 12-03-2011, 09:16 AM

To be honest I even prefer it to & Nico

Howard the Duck · 12-03-2011, 09:56 AM

the live 1969 is my fave, actually

Queen Boo · 12-04-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I missed that. Really good post, Tumor.

The Fascinating Turnip · 12-05-2011, 05:28 PM

What usually annoys me about this sort of phenomenon is that I sometimes have every reason to believe I'll enjoy a certain album, and then I'll only enjoy a few songs off it, and never bloody get into the whole album.
Belle And Sebastian are the epitome of this to me. They sound like something I'd usually listen to and enjoy quite a lot, but I can only really enjoy the first song out of every album I own. And I really do love those songs.
It's ridiculous. I feel like I'm keeping myself from enjoying something for no reason.

s_k · 12-05-2011, 05:37 PM

I know the feeling when it comes to Belle & Sebastian.
Had the same problem, then I grew into the Life Pursuit, then I grew into Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk like a peasant. I really love the latter. Still working on the rest of their repertoire.

The Fascinating Turnip · 12-05-2011, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I know the feeling when it comes to Belle & Sebastian.
Had the same problem, then I grew into the Life Pursuit, then I grew into Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk like a peasant. I really love the latter. Still working on the rest of their repertoire.

I only have If You're Feeling Sinister, Tigermilk and The Boy With The Arab Strap, and I only really like the first tracks of each album: The Stars of Track and Field, The State That I Am In and It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career, respectively.

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The Fascinating Turnip Moper Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 510	What usually annoys me about this sort of phenomenon is that I sometimes have every reason to believe I'll enjoy a certain album, and then I'll only enjoy a few songs off it, and never bloody get into the whole album. Belle And Sebastian are the epitome of this to me. They sound like something I'd usually listen to and enjoy quite a lot, but I can only really enjoy the first song out of every album I own. And I really do love those songs. It's ridiculous. I feel like I'm keeping myself from enjoying something for no reason.