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

Bruce Springsteen the Boss?  Nope, I fired him years ago, and he hasn't improved with age.

I read an interview with the leader of the African backup band to Paul Simon wherein he said that Paul Simon stole all the music from them, never sharing the royalties or credits. That interview and the one Simon gave explaining why he jettisoned Art Garfunkel put a bad taste in my mouth so to speak. 

There are many bands where I just don't get it. Thankfully there are many bands that make me feel good :)

Miles Davis. He may be a ground breaker but the album I had just seemed like random notes.

Jersey boy here and I think that Springsteen is a hack.  Went to one concert of his back in the day and I will say they played their butts off.

I'm a firm believer (right or wrong) that most people like the music they heard in their formative years. And carry that forward into adulthood.  I still don't get people who don't listen to any music, I mean not even background crappy FM on a boombox.

My parents loved B'way shows and saw Sinatra a number of times at the Rustic Lodge when he was starting out.  So we had many, many B'way and Sinatra records.  That is what I cut my teeth on as a child. 

I was nine or ten when Beatlemania hit...and yes I still go back to them and find it has turned into a day of listening.

Way to much music to list that I dislike (or just don't get) so I won't bother.  Very rare for me to try and "get" some music because I think I should. 

Regards,

barts