Albums you still have to grow into

**Janszoon** · 11-30-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferrari5180

While this may be the case at times, it might not be at others. I know of a handful of bands that I listened to and did not like at first, I even hated some. However, some of them are on my favorite band list. Some did remain on the most hated list though. All in all, I keep surprising myself every day with my musical tastes.

I totally agree with this. I see nothing wrong with putting in some effort to appreciate something, especially if its a style you're not used to listening to. Stepping outside your comfort zone, in music as well as a lot of other things in life, is how you grow as a person.

Stephen · 11-30-2011, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I'm sure we've all had these moments.
You go to a record store, have a quick listen at a record, like it, buy it, play it at home and then you think... "Yes, it's allright. But why exactly did I buy this? It doesn't seem like a thing I'll ever be playing again".

LOL. I used to do that all the time when I shopped at this store in the city. The guy there would get me all excited about a record by playing me the best track off it and I'd get home to severe buyer's remorse. Bathory was a good example. He played me a track in the store and it blew me away. When I got home and played the whole album it was a decidedly less rapturous experience. It was alright but never really got the mileage that it initially promised. Krisma was another band he put me onto that left me puzzled once I got home.

Howard the Duck · 11-30-2011, 06:45 PM

^^i'd never let any shopkeeper recommend me anything

i buy on my own impulse and choice

spiderland · 12-01-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tumor

I feel like if you have to grow into something it really isn't for you. I remember I used to force myself to listen to the bands my friends like over and over again and getting nothing out of them but eventually I would enjoy them a bit more because they were familiar to me. Anything you have to force yourself to listen to is not worth your time. Music should be enjoyable.

I do find myself abandoning something and then really enjoying it after a while. I went through a phase where all I ever felt like listening to was noise rock and hardcore punk and played the same albums again and again and again. Nothing wrong with that and those are my favorite genres to this day. They have been for years. I remember in the middle of this phase though, I downloaded a few different things and hated them then put on Songs About ****ing again.

Revisiting these albums confused me. I had no idea why I used to hate Weezer, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Pavement but I did and now I really enjoy listening to them.

I'm a little like that. People force albums upon me. However, sometimes it can be a good thing and a bad thing. Most of my favourite artists have been forced upon me. When I now try to search music for myself, I don't find the music material as enjoyable as the music that has been forced upon me.

It's not because I feel as though I have to enjoy it I think it's just a coincidence that the music that has been recommended to me 'I Feel' is better than the music I have come across myself.

Works both ways, it can be a good and a bad thing.

s_k · 12-02-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

^^i'd never let any shopkeeper recommend me anything

Oh I do, all the time. And most of the time he's right.
But I always listen by myself, I go to the entire album :0

Unknown Soldier · 12-02-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Oh I do, all the time. And most of the time he's right.
But I always listen by myself, I go to the entire album :0

What you listen to an entire album in the shop???

Paedantic Basterd · 12-02-2011, 05:44 PM

There's so much music out there it doesn't make much sense to me to waste time on albums I may or may not come to like. If I feel inclined to give an album another shot, or if someone convinces me to try again I will, but in the meantime, I'll continue to plow through them, and spend time with those albums I take an immediate liking to. Maybe I'm missing out on a couple of things, maybe I'm not. There are only so many hours in a day, and I don't really see why it matters if I'm still listening to music I like at the end of it.

s_k · 12-02-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

What you listen to an entire album in the shop???

I listen to every track. Not to entire tracks, unless it's really good

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I should probably add that I am at that shop from 1pm or something to an hour after closing time

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SATCHMO · 12-02-2011, 11:02 PM

Music has a strange tendency to run in cycles with me. For instance, I've had entire months where the only thing I can bring myself to listen to is hip hop only to be followed by a more extended period where I have no interest in hip hop whatsoever. It's always most interesting when I find myself pursuing styles that I've had no real interest in prior. I've learned to honor this trait and not look at it as me being fickle, especially since the tangents often lead me to some interesting music that I wouldn't otherwise discover.

I guess what I'm getting at is sometimes I run into something that I know is good, but I know it's not where I'm at. It's not uncommon for me to run into it at a later point and wonder why it took me so long to catch on. It's usually after everyone else has had enough of it and moved on, but one thing I don't do is try to force something on myself that I don't immediately like. Like Pedestrian said, there's just too much great music out there to do that.

Dr_Rez · 12-03-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

Music has a strange tendency to run in cycles with me. For instance, I've had entire months where the only thing I can bring myself to listen to is hip hop only to be followed by a more extended period where I have no interest in hip hop whatsoever. It's always most interesting when I find myself pursuing styles that I've had no real interest in prior. I've learned to honor this trait and not look at it as me being fickle, especially since the tangents often lead me to some interesting music that I wouldn't otherwise discover.

I guess what I'm getting at is sometimes I run into something that I know is good, but I know it's not where I'm at. It's not uncommon for me to run into it at a later point and wonder why it took me so long to catch on. It's usually after everyone else has had enough of it and moved on, but one thing I don't do is try to force something on myself that I don't immediately like. Like Pedestrian said, there's just too much great music out there to do that.

Couldnt agree more satchy!

12-02-2011, 05:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	There's so much music out there it doesn't make much sense to me to waste time on albums I may or may not come to like. If I feel inclined to give an album another shot, or if someone convinces me to try again I will, but in the meantime, I'll continue to plow through them, and spend time with those albums I take an immediate liking to. Maybe I'm missing out on a couple of things, maybe I'm not. There are only so many hours in a day, and I don't really see why it matters if I'm still listening to music I like at the end of it.

12-02-2011, 11:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Music has a strange tendency to run in cycles with me. For instance, I've had entire months where the only thing I can bring myself to listen to is hip hop only to be followed by a more extended period where I have no interest in hip hop whatsoever. It's always most interesting when I find myself pursuing styles that I've had no real interest in prior. I've learned to honor this trait and not look at it as me being fickle, especially since the tangents often lead me to some interesting music that I wouldn't otherwise discover. I guess what I'm getting at is sometimes I run into something that I know is good, but I know it's not where I'm at. It's not uncommon for me to run into it at a later point and wonder why it took me so long to catch on. It's usually after everyone else has had enough of it and moved on, but one thing I don't do is try to force something on myself that I don't immediately like. Like Pedestrian said, there's just too much great music out there to do that.