I'm the poster-child of Goofle's approach: I blow through loads of albums to try and focus on what I immediately like, and have been criticized here for not spending my time with works other people deem classics.
That said, a couple of my favourite albums have taken me years to come around to, most notably Loveless, which I thought was average for well over the first 30 listens, but has now become one of my favourite albums, even to my own surprise.
In the end, I just hold on to anything I think is intriguing or might come in handy in the future, then stop thinking about it after that. One day I might feel like throwing it on and it'll click, or worst case it'll sit in silence on my hard drive. It doesn't really matter to me, because in the end I'm really enjoying my discovery.
|