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Albums that you dismissed at the time of release and yet you now rate when hearing them retrospectively...

I used to think they were wet but I've just really enjoyed Coldplay's Parachutes. Unless the album is poor and it is my taste that has deteriorated over the years? It's either an epiphany or the onset of dementia, who knows? Who cares? Not me!

Any other albums out there that have seemingly improved with the years?

In reply to broken spectre:

I was too immersed in Slayer and Metallica at the time, and totally dismissed grunge, particularly Soundgarden. The Superunknown album is something I listen to a lot these days and I rate as one of the all time greatest rock albums. Same goes for Ice-T, Public Enemy and Dre.

In reply to paul_in_cumbria:

Good stuff. Have you seen Straight Outta Compton? Great film.

In reply to broken spectre:

Pink Floyd - Animals, got dismissed out of hand at the time due to me being a Punk.

In reply to broken spectre:

Tom Waits: The Black Rider. Hated it back in 1994 when I first heard it, one of my all time favourites now.

In reply to davidbeynon:


I have just YouTube'd this and it is some of the strangest shit I have ever heard in all my days.

In reply to broken spectre:
It is indeed. It's the soundtrack to a musical based on a faustian legend from somewhere in germany I believe.

Also: It is marvellous for inflicting on people who never take their turn to drive to the crag...

In reply to broken spectre:

Coldplay started out ok. 'A rush of blood to the head' is a really good album

Everything since then isn't.

In reply to broken spectre:

Opeth - Heritage

it was when they made a significant move away from their original black metal vibe to a more prog rock sound.
Wasnt keen at first but then it grew on me.

Same thing happened when Type O Negative changed their sound.

In reply to broken spectre:

I bought VDGG's "Still Life" on a whim, and hated it. I gave it away to a musician mate of mine, who is also a student of philosophy.*

A year or so later, he just happened to ask; "Did you actually listen to it properly? Did you read the lyrics?"
He gave me a cassette copy of it.

After forcing myself to sit through many plays, it suddenly clicked. It's a frigging masterpiece

I now own all of VDGG's, Peter Hammill's and all the other spin offs and side projects works. I've seen Hammill live four times, and have seen the reformed VDGG once.


*talented bastard. Probably the hottest jazz guitarist in Wales.

In reply to broken spectre:

The Smith, The Smiths. Loathed it. Love them now!

Early Yes was similarly dismissed by the young Shani. I love them now...and if it was not for Jeremy Clarkson I'd be looking in to Genesis's back catalogue.

In reply to Big Ger:



Like so many before me, I found Trout Mask Replica to be 'interesting' when I first heard it, though I couldn't bear it for more than 30mins at a time. After some perseverance, I started to get it, and before long it became my favourite album ever, and it still is.

In reply to Shani:


Beat me to it!

In reply to Big Ger:


Four or five times myself. First time was supporting Marillion in a place I think was called The Sugarhouse in Lancaster in 1983; he was good, but it seemed a very odd pairing. Then at the South Bank centre in London in 1987 when he was jaw-droppingly good, one of the best gigs I've been to. Then again in London, in 1989 I think, when he was pretty terrible. And a few times since but not for a while.

VDGG never clicked with me either, so perhaps it's time to revisit.

T.

In reply to Removed User:

I like the Captain but I'm still struggling with TMR. Had a similar experience with The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu, bought it and played it maybe three times in two years and was baffled originally, definitely a favourite now.

In reply to Removed User:


Same here, I was immersed in Zappa and didn't have time for The Captain until a mate insisted I borrow Clear Spot. Then everything made sense. Every home should have a copy of Trout Mask Replica, Clear Spot and Spotlight Kid.
Really pleased I got to see the Captain live at Brum Odeon back in the day.

In reply to broken spectre:

Trout Mask Replica and The Modern Dance are both good calls. I had a lot of trouble enduring them, and enduring The Fall until Slates came out, then it was easy, then Beefheart was easy too. The Magic Band had learned how to play their instruments before unlearning it all - in pioneering fashion - in order to record TMR, but The Fall never learned how to play in the first place, which sorta gave them a head start.

The Bridge album by Red House Painters - their version of I Am A Rock seemed deeply depressing...but that, it slowly dawned on me, is the point - it's about not being a rock when you wish you were. Since I clicked with that I haven't looked back with RHP or Mark Kozelek/Sun Kil Moon.

I have tried with Van Der Graaf, but I don't seem to be able to find a way in, excepting possibly the song 'Still Life' which is brilliant as already noted.

In reply to broken spectre:

Funkadelic - maggot brain.

In reply to broken spectre:
Hard to believe now, but I didn't like Tom Waits the first time I heard him.
I can't remember which album it was back then, bit whichever one it was I definitely love it now.

In reply to broken spectre:

The Motown Chartbusters Albums

Mates & I were into heavy & prog rock, like"The Rotters Club" only even less cool.

Soul music & people that liked it were beneath our contempt until I heard stuff like Superstition, Nutbush City Limits and I heard it Through the Grapevine then more stuff on the Stax label

In reply to cragtyke:


A lot of Pere Ubu also took me while, but it was worth the effort. Only recently discovered Rocket from the Tombs.

In reply to deepsoup:

He's a bit of an acquired taste and some albums (Heart Attack and Vine, for example) are a bit easier to get into than others. Worth it though

In reply to Pursued by a bear:


Agreed. That was on Marrilion's first major tour I believe, touting "Script for a Jester's Tear", (the full Genesis show,) I saw them in Stevenage.

Hammill plus a guitar player, not bad, but not his best gigs.

Marrilion were ...interesting.... I still have a guilty fondness for that album.

In reply to John H Bull:


I loved The Fall from the start but to this day I just don't get Beefheart.

In reply to aln:

Have you tried Clear Spot - very accessible...and brilliant!

In reply to broken spectre:

As a youngster I bought "Strange Days" by the Doors and the only track I liked was the title track. Fast forward a few years and It was my least liked track and I had got really into the Doors and bought all their other albums

In reply to paul_in_cumbria:


All excellent. But for me, his greatest of all is Lick My Decals Off, Baby. Still hoping to engineer a situation where I can use the phrase in earnest to a significant other.

In reply to John H Bull:

Don't think I've heard that one. I'll give it a go.

In reply to broken spectre:

I recall absolutely hating antics by Interpol when it came out. In hindsight I can only assume it was all the drugs I was taking at the time as it's defo one favourite albums of all time these days.

Perhaps I should start on the drugs again? Haha

In reply to broken spectre:

Bit newer than some of the other stuff but 'Hot Fuss' by the Killers. Couldn't stand any of it at the time but looking back 15 or so years later it was pretty much the album of my teenage years.

In reply to broken spectre:

My ears were closed to Eminem when he burst on the scene. But 10 years later I realised he was a lyrical genius.

Was a bit slow to sppreciate The Smiths too. But that was tribal. I'm the original New Order acolyte.

In reply to WildCamper:

One of my favourite bands, although I will have to disagree that they have ever been black metal. Ghost reveries is in my top three favourite albums of all time! However, I just cant get into Heritage, even the album artwork annoys me! I have enjoyed the two albums since Heritage a lot more though.

In reply to Hugh J:


+1