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anyone got any albums they really didn't like that really grew on them?

i'll start off with one of big chris's suggestions, opeth - blackwater park.

first time i listened to it, i thought it was pants - too much ballady stuff, where's the attitude? listened a few more times now and,ermm, it's rather good
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Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Halves - Haunt me when I'm drowsy

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Pink Floyd - Animals.

I didn't get it at all and wondered what all the hype was about, but after a while it grew!

I'm currently trying to do the same for "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", but I think it's just pants full stop. Needed Waters to sort out that one, that's for sure...
 

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The Byrds - Sweetheart of the RodeoAlways liked the early stuff but remember as a kid listening to a 'Best Of' CD borrowed from the library and being aghast when the country songs came on. Now 18 years down the line I see it as possibly their best album - toss up with Notorious Byrd Brothers. Gram Parsons may have been flawed as a person but he sure wrote great songs.
 
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Pink Floyd - The Final Cut. At age 15 when it came out I thought it was trite. At 42 I love it and the sentiment is superb.

Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill. Took an age. Great band.

Rush - Signals - aged 15 and saw them live in a cattle shed in Edinburgh. Hated the record then but about 3 years ago bought the remaster - superb!
 

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Pink Floyd - Animals.

I didn't get it at all and wondered what all the hype was about, but after a while it grew!

I'm currently trying to do the same for "A Momentary Lapse of Reason", but I think it's just pants full stop. Needed Waters to sort out that one, that's for sure...

Oh dear me,you sound like yet another member of the 'roger waters' was pink floyd society.
 

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Neil Young - Harvest

Too country for my juvenile tastes.

I was more a Floyd, spirit, Rush sort of lad at 15 or so.
Besides his guitar style sounded too lazy. Now with the benefit of hindsight I love his understated economy. No more notes than are necessary.
 

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During late 70's / early 80's i was into newer heavy metal (iron maiden etc) and absolutely hated the older rock bands (Led Zep / Black Sabbath) but now really like them.

Also hated Pink Floyd but now are one of my favourite bands.

Mid 80's hated the Smiths but now think they and Morrissey were/are superb.
 

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stevee1966:

Mid 80's hated the Smiths but now think they and Morrissey were/are superb.

Likewise with me. Some of morrisseys lyrics just crack me up. Im a huge fan of his stuff these days. 20+ years ago i would sooner have walked on hot coals than listened to the smiths.
 

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Craig M.:
anyone got any albums they really didn't like that really grew on them?

i'll start off with one of big chris's suggestions, opeth - blackwater park.

first time i listened to it, i thought it was pants - too much ballady stuff, where's the attitude? listened a few more times now and,ermm, it's rather good
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xqSeSRllg

I'm glad you no longer hate 'Blackwater Park', and you were able to give it the time it deserves to appreciate it. It's my fave Opeth album, which just so happens to contain my fave Opeth song, which funnily enough is 'Blackwater Park'.

Mmmmm........More attitude eh? You might want to try 'Deliverance'. If ballady stuff isn't your bag, avoid 'Damnation' like the plague though, (although the combination of mellow acoustics, and brutal metal is one of the reasons I like them).

I'm glad that so many people are embracing Opeth. They're a great band that really deserve greater recognition, and I think people are waking up to the fact it's not right to just stick an "Extreme Metal" label on them. It doesn't do them justice by half.
 

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Big Chris:Craig M.:
anyone got any albums they really didn't like that really grew on them?

i'll start off with one of big chris's suggestions, opeth - blackwater park.

first time i listened to it, i thought it was pants - too much ballady stuff, where's the attitude? listened a few more times now and,ermm, it's rather good
emotion-10.gif


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xqSeSRllg

I'm glad you no longer hate 'Blackwater Park', and you were able to give it the time it deserves to appreciate it. It's my fave Opeth album, which just so happens to contain my fave Opeth song, which funnily enough is 'Blackwater Park'.

Mmmmm........More attitude eh? You might want to try 'Deliverance'. If ballady stuff isn't your bag, avoid 'Damnation' like the plague though, (although the combination of mellow acoustics, and brutal metal is one of the reasons I like them).

I'm glad that so many people are embracing Opeth. They're a great band that really deserve greater recognition, and I think people are waking up to the fact it's not right to just stick an "Extreme Metal" label on them. It doesn't do them justice by half.

I agree Chris - no way are Opeth "extreme metal" - they're much too proggy for that and more interesting as a consequence. I've only got the two Opeth albums to date, BWP and Watershed, looking forward to getting more at some point. What would you recommend?
 

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Drummerdave:I agree Chris - no way are Opeth "extreme metal" - they're much too proggy for that and more interesting as a consequence. I've only got the two Opeth albums to date, BWP and Watershed, looking forward to getting more at some point. What would you recommend?

Ooo - watching thread with interest - I first came across Opeth only a couple of weeks ago on the back of a post by Chris - Ghost Reveries... (thanx Chris)

But one of those albums I liked from the very first listen, so back on topic - ÿPearl Jam "Ten", because my friend used to play it uncessantly. To the point I didn't listen to it for years. "Ten" is now one of my favourite albums.
 

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Drummerdave:Big Chris:Craig M.:
anyone got any albums they really didn't like that really grew on them?

i'll start off with one of big chris's suggestions, opeth - blackwater park.

first time i listened to it, i thought it was pants - too much ballady stuff, where's the attitude? listened a few more times now and,ermm, it's rather good
emotion-10.gif


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xqSeSRllg

I'm glad you no longer hate 'Blackwater Park', and you were able to give it the time it deserves to appreciate it. It's my fave Opeth album, which just so happens to contain my fave Opeth song, which funnily enough is 'Blackwater Park'.

Mmmmm........More attitude eh? You might want to try 'Deliverance'. If ballady stuff isn't your bag, avoid 'Damnation' like the plague though, (although the combination of mellow acoustics, and brutal metal is one of the reasons I like them).

I'm glad that so many people are embracing Opeth. They're a great band that really deserve greater recognition, and I think people are waking up to the fact it's not right to just stick an "Extreme Metal" label on them. It doesn't do them justice by half.

I agree Chris - no way are Opeth "extreme metal" - they're much too proggy for that and more interesting as a consequence. I've only got the two Opeth albums to date, BWP and Watershed, looking forward to getting more at some point. What would you recommend?

'Orchid', 'Morningrise' & 'My Arms, Your Hearse' are the first 3 albums, and although they're still recognisably Opeth, they're more rooted in their black metal beginnings, so probably not those (Unless you find 'em on eBay for a couple of quid).

'Still Life' came just before 'Blackwater Park', and the two are musically quite similar. As 'BWP' isn't your fave, maybe skip that too for now.

My fave album of theirs after 'Blackwater Park' is 'Deliverance'. Heavier though, as it was released at roughly the same time as 'Damnation' which has nothing but mellow tracks.

'Ghost Reveries' is another great album, but perhaps a tad more commercial than previous releases.

So I'd say 'Deliverance' or 'Ghost Reveries'. I think 'Deliverance' is in the Play.com sale for a fiver too, so seems like a logical step.

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1021076/Deliverance/Product.html

And while you're there.......

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1021077/Damnation/Product.html
;-)
 

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Big Chris:Drummerdave:Big Chris:Craig M.:
anyone got any albums they really didn't like that really grew on them?

i'll start off with one of big chris's suggestions, opeth - blackwater park.

first time i listened to it, i thought it was pants - too much ballady stuff, where's the attitude? listened a few more times now and,ermm, it's rather good
emotion-10.gif


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xqSeSRllg

I'm glad you no longer hate 'Blackwater Park', and you were able to give it the time it deserves to appreciate it. It's my fave Opeth album, which just so happens to contain my fave Opeth song, which funnily enough is 'Blackwater Park'.

Mmmmm........More attitude eh? You might want to try 'Deliverance'. If ballady stuff isn't your bag, avoid 'Damnation' like the plague though, (although the combination of mellow acoustics, and brutal metal is one of the reasons I like them).

I'm glad that so many people are embracing Opeth. They're a great band that really deserve greater recognition, and I think people are waking up to the fact it's not right to just stick an "Extreme Metal" label on them. It doesn't do them justice by half.

I agree Chris - no way are Opeth "extreme metal" - they're much too proggy for that and more interesting as a consequence. I've only got the two Opeth albums to date, BWP and Watershed, looking forward to getting more at some point. What would you recommend?

'Orchid', 'Morningrise' & 'My Arms, Your Hearse' are the first 3 albums, and although they're still recognisably Opeth, they're more rooted in their black metal beginnings, so probably not those (Unless you find 'em on eBay for a couple of quid).

'Still Life' came just before 'Blackwater Park', and the two are musically quite similar. As 'BWP' isn't your fave, maybe skip that too for now.

My fave album of theirs after 'Blackwater Park' is 'Deliverance'. Heavier though, as it was released at roughly the same time as 'Damnation' which has nothing but mellow tracks.

'Ghost Reveries' is another great album, but perhaps a tad more commercial than previous releases.

So I'd say 'Deliverance' or 'Ghost Reveries'. I think 'Deliverance' is in the Play.com sale for a fiver too, so seems like a logical step.

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1021076/Deliverance/Product.html

And while you're there.......

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1021077/Damnation/Product.html
;-)

Excellent Chris, cheers.

Will have to wait til next month though, have already bought 6 cds this month :)
 

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