The Explain Why You Like This Album ('cause i don't understand) Thread

[jackhammer]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's probably true a lot of the time, but as someone who has reversed his opinion on a lot of bands over the years I do see a point to it. Sometimes you realize that you haven't heard the band's best album or that you were coming to the band with the wrong set of expectations or not paying attention to the right things about them. A lot of times I'm curious to hear what fans have to say about bands that I don't like but who seem to be well regarded. Sometimes they even win me over.

Yeah I see where you are coming from and paradoxically agree but I have had so many failed attempts on MB I have become sort of battle hardened and realised that once a mind has been made up, it can be a thankless task sometimes.

What I could say in PT'S defence is that their music has constantly evolved and they are not just a heavy band with Prog inclinations. Their first few albums were very ambient keyboard/guitar led.

The other way to look at it is that PT are a fairly easy on the ear type of band so if you don't like them then you probably may never really like them. Yet I would much prefer to big up a band that are more difficult to listen to as they can be the more rewarding. If you like Prog etc then missing out on PT is not a huge biggie but a band with a unique sound may well be worth the time investment. I guess that's how I approach bands and reco's for music.

[boo boo]

Originally Posted by Comus

Take it from a prog head, Fear of a Blank Planet sucks regardless of how you look at it.

Obviously because it's not from the early 70s.

[SATCHMO]

Originally Posted by boo boo

Obviously because it's not from the early 70s.

Prog. Rhymes with analog.

[boo boo]

Anyway Satchmo, to explain why I think Blank Planet is a great album.

I think their best album is In Absentia, which is is one of their most accessible albums.

But I think the reason PT fans rave about Blank Planet is because it marks a return to a darker, more proggy sound. Only think I don't like about it is the murky production.

[Black People Are Cool]

I ****ing adore both of these albums, but if you asked me why I wouldn't have an answer...

[The Abominable Homan]

Dream Theater - Images and Words

DT isn't exactly my thing, but everyone seems to love this album and I can't seem to even tolerate it.

Also, The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

Another widely acclaimed and loved album, but I found it rather boring.

[jacklovezhimself]

Originally Posted by The Abominable Homan

Also, The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

Another widely acclaimed and loved album, but I found it rather boring.

I liked this album, but I'm not exactly convinced why everyone loves it so much.

[JJJ567]

AC/DC- Back in Black
Mindless **** rock with a lead singer that sounds worse than the old one.

Rush- 2112
I found it cheesy, but not in a good way.

Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
I found it on vinyl at a Goodwill. It's okay, but I fail to see what the hype was about.

Ramones- Self-titled
They are catchy, but after a while their songs tend to run together.

Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bullocks
A lot of hype with little substance.

[The Abominable Homan]

Originally Posted by jacklovezhimself

I liked this album, but I'm not exactly convinced why everyone loves it so much.

Yeah, I personally didn't but I could understand people deriving some enjoyment from it. What I can't understand is why it's so universally lauded as one of the best things ever.

[debaserr]

Originally Posted by JJJ567

Ramones- Self-titled
They are catchy, but after a while their songs tend to run together.

Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bullocks
A lot of hype with little substance.

i concur.