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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
zazouswing
148 posts
 

So… The Beatles. They found a formula - the secret key to making good harmonies - but it somehow always comes off as unauthentic. The early work is better, but still maybe I can listen to 1 song per album. For a comparison of their various incarnations, I’d listen to Them, or Lazy Smoke, or Bob Smith any day. 

zazouswing
148 posts
 

As far as albums I’ve come around to- Amon Dull 2 Dance of the Lemmings. I got this when I was 16 and hated it for about 2 years. Now it’s one of my all time favs. 

scottfi
1 posts
 

You forgot to roll yourself a "J" first.

 

 

dmk_calgary
121 posts
 

Bitches Brew by Miles - still don't get it. I have found there are some albums I did not like on the first couple of spins, but let them sit a few weeks or months and another spin, and I find I like them. Except for BB. Still working on that one. Anything Miles did before BB I LOVE. 

rockadanny
1,224 posts
 

Anything Miles did before BB I LOVE

I used to feel the same way! Every couple of years I'd pull out my copy of BB and try to listen but I could not get through even one whole side. I ended up springing for a MoFi release and played it LOUD. I think these two things, plus years of effort, and click! I finally got to like the album. That opened up the gateway to his releases after BB for me. I now also really like Agharta and Pangaea, as well as others. 

 

 

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