The first one that comes to mind for me is Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band. My first exposure to the group was Trout Mask Replica, and when I listened to it, I thought "well fuck, they're not even trying, and that singer's just trying to be a weirdo." While the latter might be true, I still hated the album and group for a good 5 months. Then I decided to revisit Captain Beefheart after enjoying his and Zappa's collaboration on Bongo Fury quite a bit in the form of Safe As Milk. After getting to know and love Safe As Milk, I eased into TMR again (not without mild discomfort, but considerably less than when I first listened to it). Now it's my favourite album.
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