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NFT: What album did you hate

Scott in Montreal : 1/17/2019 4:22 pm
by a favorite artist when it first came out but have gone on to really like and apperciate it as the years went by.

Two that are on my play list now that I am really enjoying are:

Ozzy Osbourne - No rest for the Wicked
Really did not like. Was not at all like the previous solo albums. Plus Jake E Lee had left. As the years have gone by. It is actually a fanatstic album. Amazing lyrics and young Zakk Wilde is really great.

Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band
My all time favorite band.
This was last album before breaking up. Got very little play back in the day. I was also never a real big fan of Coverdale in Purple.
Saw a video interview with the late great Jon Lord who basically talked about how proud he was of that album and how musically strong it was. I gave it another shot. It is a fantastic album. Tommy Bolin would have been one of the greats if he did not pass away. The songs are dated but they are still great rock tunes.

Mine would be  
BIG FRED 1973 : 1/17/2019 4:29 pm : link
Metallica - Load
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arcarsenal : 1/17/2019 4:32 pm : link
Radiohead - OK Computer

I dont know what it was, but it just didn't click with me at the time it was released. I was only in 7th grade, so I think my musical taste just wasn't developed enough to understand what made that record so unique and great.

I remember re-discovering it later in high school and realizing that I loved the entire album from front to back and by the time I was 17, it was one of my favorite records.

It was just a funny dynamic... I had virtually no interest in it the first time I heard it and then it all just made sense a few years later.
Pinkerton  
pjcas18 : 1/17/2019 4:36 pm : link
by Weezer. Initially thought WTF, this doesn't sound like the blue album. It took a while, but I got it. Pinkerton is awesome.

Also, GNR Lies. After Appetite for Destruction anything would be a let down, but GNR Lies shows a lot of range and has definitely grown on me.
Cursive - Happy Hollow  
Saos1n : 1/17/2019 4:36 pm : link
Still hate OK Computer, to this day. Don’t understand the hype this album gets, much less Radiohead, as a whole
Does it have to be a favorite artist?  
Greg from LI : 1/17/2019 4:39 pm : link
I was never much of a Smashing Pumpkins fan. Liked a few of their songs OK, disliked the rest, never owned any of their albums, mostly ignored them. The nifty thing about Amazon Music is the ability to listen to pretty much anything. Listed to Siamese Dream recently for the first time ever other than the hits (Today and Disarm) and wow, that's actually a terrific album.
John Mellencamp  
Post Time : 1/17/2019 4:47 pm : link
Lonesome Jubilee
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arcarsenal : 1/17/2019 4:50 pm : link
I don't even really listen to Radiohead anymore, I totally lost interest after In Rainbows. But I still think OK Computer is fantastic and will re-visit it every now and then.
Funny thing about Radiohead  
pjcas18 : 1/17/2019 5:04 pm : link
and Ok Computer (not to miller the thread) is that critics went all gaga over it, but I thought the Bends and Padblo Honey were both better than Ok Computer.

still do, that's one that never grew on me and I feel like I was kind of ahead of the curve with Radiohead and a fan of them early, but lost interest with Ok Computer and later.
Off the top of my head...  
bw in dc : 1/17/2019 5:05 pm : link
U2's "Zooropa".

"Zooropa" was U2's album after the brilliant "Achtung Baby". As different sounding as "AB" was, "Zooropa" went even further away from the traditional U2 sound. It was a very difficult sound to digest. I stopped listening after only a handful of tries. Edge was using sound effects with his guitar that sounded too processed and machine-ish. Eventually I crawled back into listening mode, dug in, and got it. And it's now of my favorite pieces in their catalog.

Signals, Rush  
Gregorio : 1/17/2019 5:13 pm : link
What the f is it with all these keyboards! Hated it back then. Over the years it grew on me. Subdivisions is now a masterpiece in my view.

Another album is Forever Now by Level 42. So different from the older jazz funk. It later became an all time fave of mine.
Metallica  
Gman11 : 1/17/2019 5:52 pm : link
St. Anger

Bought the CD and then gave it away.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot  
rebel yell : 1/17/2019 6:00 pm : link
by Wilco. It took repeated listening when it was first released in 2002. I think it's genius.

RE: Funny thing about Radiohead  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 1/17/2019 6:37 pm : link
In comment 14267031 pjcas18 said:
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and Ok Computer (not to miller the thread) is that critics went all gaga over it, but I thought the Bends and Padblo Honey were both better than Ok Computer.

still do, that's one that never grew on me and I feel like I was kind of ahead of the curve with Radiohead and a fan of them early, but lost interest with Ok Computer and later.


Dude...Pablo Honey? Really?
Every R.E.M album from 1987-1992  
John In CO : 1/17/2019 6:40 pm : link
I was a HUGE fan of this band from Murmur through Lifes Rich Pagaent. But the releases between LRP and Automatic for the People......I just didnt think they came close to the first four. I thought AFTP was a return to form. But it took me a long long time to go back and give those others a listen. And when I did, they werent nearly as bad as I had remembered.
RE: Metallica  
arcarsenal : 1/17/2019 6:47 pm : link
In comment 14267090 Gman11 said:
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St. Anger

Bought the CD and then gave it away.


Where's the part where you wound up actually liking it?

Were there people who actually did anything other than throw that album in the trash? The snare drum sounded like an actual trash can, so... it seemed to belong there.
RE: RE: Funny thing about Radiohead  
pjcas18 : 1/17/2019 6:47 pm : link
In comment 14267117 Bold Ruler said:
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and Ok Computer (not to miller the thread) is that critics went all gaga over it, but I thought the Bends and Padblo Honey were both better than Ok Computer.

still do, that's one that never grew on me and I feel like I was kind of ahead of the curve with Radiohead and a fan of them early, but lost interest with Ok Computer and later.



Dude...Pablo Honey? Really?


100%. the first one is always hard to beat. I saw an interview with Thom Yorke about the recording of creep. It was awesome.

I like Creep, Stop Whispering, Thinking About You, and others all more than anything on Ok Computer, which is basically Karma Police and a bunch of songs people like because someone said they should like them (just my opinion of course). People say "look at the arrangement of OK Computer, its like Dark Side of the Moon the way the songs flow". It is nothing like Dark Side of the Moon, not close, but I get the comparisons because Dark Side of the Moon is not my favorite PF album.

Stop Whispering most underrated Radiohead song.

again, beauty of music to me is that everyone's opinion is all that matters, and no one is wrong. except McKee he'd make people feel bad about their music opinion.
Rancid - Life Won't Wait  
St. Jimmy : 1/17/2019 7:01 pm : link
Didn't like it at all. Thought they were selling out. Listened to it about 10 years later and it went into the rotation for a long time.

Plow United - Narcolepsy. It was heavier and darker than Goodnight Sellout. Same thing where I gave it another shot and really got into it. They had a great run for 4 years there.
Bruce's  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 1/17/2019 7:03 pm : link
'Tunnel of Love'. It's grown on me immensely over the years.
U2 - achtung baby  
CardinalX : 1/17/2019 7:39 pm : link
for me, as someone that grew up with U2, this was almost a sellout. a copout. a dance, disco vibe that i didn't, couldn't, wouldn't recognize.
but after multiple concerts on the tour i came to love it. i recognize it as an evolution of the band. and for that, i thank them
RE: Every R.E.M album from 1987-1992  
bw in dc : 1/17/2019 7:47 pm : link
In comment 14267122 John In CO said:
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I was a HUGE fan of this band from Murmur through Lifes Rich Pagaent. But the releases between LRP and Automatic for the People......I just didnt think they came close to the first four. I thought AFTP was a return to form. But it took me a long long time to go back and give those others a listen. And when I did, they werent nearly as bad as I had remembered.


Wow...very interesting. I’m convinced “Automatic for the People” is REM’s greatest work. And followed closely by “Out of Time”. All in the time span you thought they slipped...

They hit two home runs in two years.
Automatic for the People is a front to back masterpiece  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 1/17/2019 7:49 pm : link
the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.
RE: U2 - achtung baby  
bw in dc : 1/17/2019 7:52 pm : link
In comment 14267158 CardinalX said:
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for me, as someone that grew up with U2, this was almost a sellout. a copout. a dance, disco vibe that i didn't, couldn't, wouldn't recognize.
but after multiple concerts on the tour i came to love it. i recognize it as an evolution of the band. and for that, i thank them


It’s a fabulous piece of work.

Bono says it saved the band. Great documentary about it called “From the Sky Down”. They go back to Hansa Studio where they started working on AB. One of the most historic recording studios in the business...
RE: Automatic for the People is a front to back masterpiece  
bw in dc : 1/17/2019 7:55 pm : link
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the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.


I love the beautiful closing tracks of “Night Swimming” and “Find the River”.

I find those songs very moving...
RE: RE: Automatic for the People is a front to back masterpiece  
Bold Ruler : Mod : 1/17/2019 8:08 pm : link
In comment 14267176 bw in dc said:
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the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.



I love the beautiful closing tracks of “Night Swimming” and “Find the River”.

I find those songs very moving...
AGREE!
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rebel yell : 1/17/2019 8:14 pm : link
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the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.



I love the beautiful closing tracks of “Night Swimming” and “Find the River”.

I find those songs very moving...

AGREE!

That entire album is incredible. Monty Got a Raw Deal and The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight are great. I think Night Swimming might be one of their most underrated songs. It's beautiful. The lyrics are sublime.
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thomasa510 : 1/17/2019 8:27 pm : link
In comment 14267126 pjcas18 said:
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and Ok Computer (not to miller the thread) is that critics went all gaga over it, but I thought the Bends and Padblo Honey were both better than Ok Computer.

still do, that's one that never grew on me and I feel like I was kind of ahead of the curve with Radiohead and a fan of them early, but lost interest with Ok Computer and later.



Dude...Pablo Honey? Really?



100%. the first one is always hard to beat. I saw an interview with Thom Yorke about the recording of creep. It was awesome.

I like Creep, Stop Whispering, Thinking About You, and others all more than anything on Ok Computer, which is basically Karma Police and a bunch of songs people like because someone said they should like them (just my opinion of course). People say "look at the arrangement of OK Computer, its like Dark Side of the Moon the way the songs flow". It is nothing like Dark Side of the Moon, not close, but I get the comparisons because Dark Side of the Moon is not my favorite PF album.

Stop Whispering most underrated Radiohead song.

again, beauty of music to me is that everyone's opinion is all that matters, and no one is wrong. except McKee he'd make people feel bad about their music opinion.


While The Bends is my favorite Radiohead albumn there are a lot of great songs on OK Computer imho
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christian : 1/17/2019 8:41 pm : link
The production and recording of OK Computer makes it. The song writing and lyrics are fantastic, but if you throw on a pair of earphones and can get through that record without appreciating the work of high art it is, that surprises me.
RE: RE: Metallica  
Gman11 : 1/17/2019 9:00 pm : link
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St. Anger

Bought the CD and then gave it away.




Where's the part where you wound up actually liking it?

Were there people who actually did anything other than throw that album in the trash? The snare drum sounded like an actual trash can, so... it seemed to belong there.


Ended up liking the songs that they performed live. Sounded like shit on the CD, but just fine live.
Off the top of my head —-Judas Priest  
djm : 1/17/2019 9:09 pm : link
Turbo. Coming off screaming for vengeance and defenders of the faith, expected more...

I didn’t want to like Metallica’s black album but I couldn’t help myself.

I didn’t love somewhere in time by maiden either. Most seem to like it but to me everything post powerslave falls short.
Oh  
djm : 1/17/2019 9:11 pm : link
And by far the most disappointing album? The Tool album that refuses to arrive. Where the fuck is the next album???
RE: RE: Automatic for the People is a front to back masterpiece  
Ssanders9816 : 1/17/2019 9:22 pm : link
In comment 14267176 bw in dc said:
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the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.



I love the beautiful closing tracks of “Night Swimming” and “Find the River”.

I find those songs very moving...


Night Swimming is one of my all time favorites. Michael Stipes voice is on display at its best.
Metallica and Lou Reed  
EdS56 : 1/17/2019 9:42 pm : link
Lulu is one of the biggest piles of crap. Sonic Syndicate
Confessions. Pussy rock at it’s worst.
RE: RE: Every R.E.M album from 1987-1992  
John In CO : 1/17/2019 10:09 pm : link
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I was a HUGE fan of this band from Murmur through Lifes Rich Pagaent. But the releases between LRP and Automatic for the People......I just didnt think they came close to the first four. I thought AFTP was a return to form. But it took me a long long time to go back and give those others a listen. And when I did, they werent nearly as bad as I had remembered.



Wow...very interesting. I’m convinced “Automatic for the People” is REM’s greatest work. And followed closely by “Out of Time”. All in the time span you thought they slipped...

They hit two home runs in two years.


I guess I didnt make it clear....I loved Automatic for the People, but it was the 3 after Lifes Rich Pagaent...Green, Out of Time, and Monster. They just didnt hit me like those first 4 (and I should really add the EP Chronic Town and Dead Letter Office in addition to the first four) I dont know what it was. Funny thing is it the ones I didnt care for were where their popularity really started to take off, so I can easily see where there would be differing opinions. And, again, going back to listen now, I definitely have a new appereciation for them now.
some of you guys should  
mdc1 : 1/17/2019 10:10 pm : link
find out who actually played the music for many of these acts in the studio and then go buy their releases. Then you will find the real deal. Most of these fools cannot play in time or in tune to get through a studio experience, unless they are patching together daw loops (created by folks above) and using autotune plugins to fix their inability to sing.

An odd example, look up the drummer Jim Gordon, now in prison for murder (a schizophrenic). Was in Derek in the Dominoes, wrote the ending of Layla and played the keys and also played drums on just about any signififcant song you ever liked and heard in the 70's depending on genre. Our Glenn Campbell playing guitar on Beach Boys albums. That list is big, Carol King was in on it too.
RE: Off the top of my head —-Judas Priest  
John In CO : 1/17/2019 10:25 pm : link
In comment 14267238 djm said:
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Turbo. Coming off screaming for vengeance and defenders of the faith, expected more...

I didn’t want to like Metallica’s black album but I couldn’t help myself.

I didn’t love somewhere in time by maiden either. Most seem to like it but to me everything post powerslave falls short.


One that was a big disappointment for me was Diver Down by Van Halen. Man.....I was in the Navy at the time and the album had come out about a month after we went out to sea. So finally was able to pick it up when we got to Hawaii 6 months later. A lot of anticipation built up over that time. I can still recall the conversation that me and my friends had after the first listen. Not thrilled. Most common word passed around was "sucks".

REM from AFTP...  
trueblueinpw : 1/17/2019 10:40 pm : link
I loved REM, still do, but only up and through Green. Then I remember my mom came to visit me in college and had AFTP and I was like, fuck that, this band is done. They were all over the radio and MTV too with Everybody Hurts. I never left those first albums, they’re still great today. A few years ago I listened to Monster and that opened me up to the REM records after Green. So, there’s that.
RE: some of you guys should  
santacruzom : 1/18/2019 12:28 am : link
In comment 14267278 mdc1 said:
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find out who actually played the music for many of these acts in the studio and then go buy their releases. Then you will find the real deal. Most of these fools cannot play in time or in tune to get through a studio experience, unless they are patching together daw loops (created by folks above) and using autotune plugins to fix their inability to sing.



What the...

I doubt any of the bands listed here relied upon studio musicians or production trickery to mask holes in musicianship.
I'll stick with Radiohead  
santacruzom : 1/18/2019 12:37 am : link
I couldn't stand In Rainbows at first, and now start to finish it's one of my favorites. That's partly due to having my opinion of the songs altered by hearing them played live.

House of Cards is such a uniquely haunting song, and All I Need kills. Plus 15 Step has some of my favorite bass and drum work of theirs (and their rhythm section is stellar).
Aphex Twin...  
vonritz : 1/18/2019 7:37 am : link
'I Care Because You Do'. That album is amazing, but I hated it for years.

Also had a lot of trouble listening to 'Disco Volante' by Mr Bungle the first couple times, but then started loving it.
Queen  
I Love Clams Casino : 1/18/2019 8:30 am : link
Hot Space
I think Monster  
Phil in LA : 1/18/2019 8:41 am : link
was pretty underrated when it came out, but was probably my favorite of all of their albums.
RE: RE: some of you guys should  
YAJ2112 : 1/18/2019 8:45 am : link
In comment 14267306 santacruzom said:
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find out who actually played the music for many of these acts in the studio and then go buy their releases. Then you will find the real deal. Most of these fools cannot play in time or in tune to get through a studio experience, unless they are patching together daw loops (created by folks above) and using autotune plugins to fix their inability to sing.





What the...

I doubt any of the bands listed here relied upon studio musicians or production trickery to mask holes in musicianship.


Yeah, I was trying to figure which post this was in response to.
Hate is a strong word  
YAJ2112 : 1/18/2019 8:52 am : link
but 7/8 year old me didn't get most of Caress of Steel by Rush when I first bought the Archives set. I doubt I gave it a serious listen, I think I was weirded out by the beginning of The Necromancer and didn't even bother listening the rest of the way.

It wasn't until a few years later when I got a new stereo and was re-recording all my vinyls to tape for my Walkman that I listened to it for real. Top 5 Rush album easily for me from then on. Under the Shadow is just blistering and love every bit of Fountain.
RE: some of you guys should  
LarmerTJR : 1/18/2019 9:05 am : link
Mdc1

Another talent like this is Larry Carlton. His guitar work on some Steely Dan work is sensational.



In comment 14267278 mdc1 said:
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find out who actually played the music for many of these acts in the studio and then go buy their releases. Then you will find the real deal. Most of these fools cannot play in time or in tune to get through a studio experience, unless they are patching together daw loops (created by folks above) and using autotune plugins to fix their inability to sing.

An odd example, look up the drummer Jim Gordon, now in prison for murder (a schizophrenic). Was in Derek in the Dominoes, wrote the ending of Layla and played the keys and also played drums on just about any signififcant song you ever liked and heard in the 70's depending on genre. Our Glenn Campbell playing guitar on Beach Boys albums. That list is big, Carol King was in on it too.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a good example,  
j_rud : 1/18/2019 9:16 am : link
although I didnt hate it. Coincidentally Im reading Jeff Tweedy's autobiography and he talks about Wilco's expanding sound and his willingness to explore different recording techniques and soundscapes a bit. He talks about his relationshio with Jay Farrar and how after he wrote AM following the breakup of Uncle Tupelo he realized he was still writing songs and music as companion pieces to Farrar's songs because that was the dynamic he started writing songs in. He talks about how he started looking at the studio as something that can add to the music rather than being fearful of overproducing stuff and "losing something" since most of the Uncle Tupelo recordings were very basic live takes. He also talks about how Jay Bennett helped in this area, and how what started in earnest on the recording for Being There eventually evolved into the stuff they would do on Summerteeth and YHF.

Its interesting stuff and worth reading if youre a fan. The book "Learning How to Die" also gets really heavy into the circunstances around the recording of YHF.
DITCH TRILOGY, Neil Young...  
x meadowlander : 1/18/2019 9:39 am : link
...at 17, I was a beginning acoustic guitarist and had just gotten Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps for Christmas, got a songbook and was thoroughly immersed in Neil.

At a Flea Market, was very excited to see Neil Young releases among cheapies, grabbed Time Fades Away, On the Beach and Tonight's the Night for $5 each.

Unlistenable. Boring! Sloppy!! Actual bad playing and he actually sounded DRUNK on Tonights the Night.

Had a long commute to college the next year and slowly, kept listening to them.

All 3 of those albums are among my favorite albums Neil has ever released now, in particular, TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT which I now recognize as a brilliant, cohesive work of art. Drunken and sloppy, yes - intentionally so, though - great songs - right now, it's the only Neil Album in my playlist. Lightning in a Bottle - Crazy Horse with Nils Lofgren - unquestionably Young's most emotional album, it's all there the mourning over the loss of Danny Whitten, the tequila and blow fueled performances soaking through the speakers.

Not just one of my favorite Neil albums, one of my favorites period and yeah, at first listen, I hated it.
RE: Hate is a strong word  
jnoble : 1/18/2019 9:54 am : link
In comment 14267391 YAJ2112 said:
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but 7/8 year old me didn't get most of Caress of Steel by Rush when I first bought the Archives set. I doubt I gave it a serious listen, I think I was weirded out by the beginning of The Necromancer and didn't even bother listening the rest of the way.

It wasn't until a few years later when I got a new stereo and was re-recording all my vinyls to tape for my Walkman that I listened to it for real. Top 5 Rush album easily for me from then on. Under the Shadow is just blistering and love every bit of Fountain.

Under The Shadow is the closest Rush ever got to speed metal
RE: RE: Hate is a strong word  
YAJ2112 : 1/18/2019 10:51 am : link
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but 7/8 year old me didn't get most of Caress of Steel by Rush when I first bought the Archives set. I doubt I gave it a serious listen, I think I was weirded out by the beginning of The Necromancer and didn't even bother listening the rest of the way.

It wasn't until a few years later when I got a new stereo and was re-recording all my vinyls to tape for my Walkman that I listened to it for real. Top 5 Rush album easily for me from then on. Under the Shadow is just blistering and love every bit of Fountain.


Under The Shadow is the closest Rush ever got to speed metal


Also has some Alex fingertapping ala Eddie Van Halen a couple of years before he broke out
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santacruzom : 1/18/2019 12:21 pm : link
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find out who actually played the music for many of these acts in the studio and then go buy their releases. Then you will find the real deal. Most of these fools cannot play in time or in tune to get through a studio experience, unless they are patching together daw loops (created by folks above) and using autotune plugins to fix their inability to sing.





What the...

I doubt any of the bands listed here relied upon studio musicians or production trickery to mask holes in musicianship.



Yeah, I was trying to figure which post this was in response to.


I was trying to figure out what thread it was in response to.
RE: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a good example,  
santacruzom : 1/18/2019 12:26 pm : link
In comment 14267408 j_rud said:
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although I didnt hate it. Coincidentally Im reading Jeff Tweedy's autobiography and he talks about Wilco's expanding sound and his willingness to explore different recording techniques and soundscapes a bit. He talks about his relationshio with Jay Farrar and how after he wrote AM following the breakup of Uncle Tupelo he realized he was still writing songs and music as companion pieces to Farrar's songs because that was the dynamic he started writing songs in. He talks about how he started looking at the studio as something that can add to the music rather than being fearful of overproducing stuff and "losing something" since most of the Uncle Tupelo recordings were very basic live takes. He also talks about how Jay Bennett helped in this area, and how what started in earnest on the recording for Being There eventually evolved into the stuff they would do on Summerteeth and YHF.


I wasn't particularly knowledgeable about Wilco when YHF was released and just heard about it word-of-mouth, but it's definitely a candidate for "album that took repeated listens to learn to like."

That's such a funny phenomenon: the album you can't absorb or flat-out dislike the first time you hear it, yet clearly contains something that compels you try again in the first place. I'd never do that for, say, a Maroon 5 album -- I'd just know that it would never pay off.
Ooh I have an idea  
santacruzom : 1/18/2019 12:27 pm : link
Time to finally see if My Morning Jacket's "The Waterfall" can earn a spot on my list of such albums.
RE: Ooh I have an idea  
Eman11 : 1/18/2019 12:34 pm : link
In comment 14267680 santacruzom said:
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Time to finally see if My Morning Jacket's "The Waterfall" can earn a spot on my list of such albums.


Big Jacket fan here but I can't put this on a list like this. I like the album, but never hated it or grew to love it though.

I do love a few tunes with Tropics being my favorite, I just wish they found a way to jam it out a bit more, especially live. It seems to be just about ready to take off and go to another level, and then it's over too soon for me.

Given a bit of a Dondante/Phone treatment and it'd be right up there with a must get live IMO.
RE: Ooh I have an idea  
j_rud : 1/18/2019 12:36 pm : link
In comment 14267680 santacruzom said:
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Time to finally see if My Morning Jacket's "The Waterfall" can earn a spot on my list of such albums.


I dunno if Ill ever love that album, and thats coming from someone whos seen that band 60-some times. I like some of those tracks live, especially Spring. But its been relegated to Evil Urges status.
Harry Lauder's Popular vSongs...  
BMac : 1/18/2019 1:38 pm : link
...At first, it just sounded scratchy and tinny. Over time, I recognized it for the work of genius it is.
KISS - Music from the Elder  
Steve L : 1/18/2019 4:31 pm : link
It’s an very underrated album.

Aerosmith - Done with Mirrors is another one.
Elton put out an album in 2006 The Captain & The Kid...  
jnoble : 1/18/2019 11:41 pm : link
..that sold poorly and sank quickly partly because his label didn't promote it but its a very good one musically & lyrically. It was a sequel to his Capt Fantastic album. Only really had one or two "commercial radio friendly" songs but damn it was a shame it didn't get the attention it deserved. Elton himself said he was furious at how the record company didn't promote it and its his lost gem
RE: RE: Automatic for the People is a front to back masterpiece  
Jim in Scranton : 1/19/2019 1:37 am : link
In comment 14267176 bw in dc said:
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In comment 14267168 Bold Ruler said:


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the opening track Drive is one of my all time faves.



I love the beautiful closing tracks of “Night Swimming” and “Find the River”.

I find those songs very moving...

I think I listed to that album over and over again on my Packard Bell back in the 90's with the cheap head phones plugged into my computer. I think I was playing SimCity 2000, while listening to that album.
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