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Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding

So like most of you (I bet), I listen to tons of music.  But there are just some albums I never learned to appreciate.  I hope this thread can serve as a teaching tool.  I did not get Mingus at first but now he is one of my favorites.

Perhaps ending each post with, "What am I missing?" would be a good idea.

I will start with Graceland by Paul Simon.  Most of my friends call me crazy (still after all these years...OUCH that was bad) but I never desire to listen to this record.  I get the African influence and rhythm but it just does not impress me.  Alternatively when Peter Gabriel did the African influence thing I found it stunningly good. Paul Simon as a musician impresses me in his other works.  What am I missing?

bancsee

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bluorion
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I've never been able to understand the appeal of the Dave Matthews Band or Hootie and the Blowfish. So boring! I could go on and on but those are my top two.

bluorion
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Totally agree with some of the posters here---the current ’Bro country’ is absolutely horrendous. It’s the same theme over and over: living in the country, dogs (or my girl) in my pickup, drinking......ugh! Same with certain types of jazz. We went to a friend’s birthday party at a brewery a couple of weeks ago and we sat outside next to the stage while they played jazz for over two hours. Someone else reserved the table. We could barely hear each other talk with all the noise--so annoying we left early.

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