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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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tkhill
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Anything Paul McCartney did or does after the Beatles. Most of the Beach Boys.

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mammothguy54
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The only rap that I like is Eminem.  He is at the pinnacle of the genre, IMO.

I don't care for much of Country music, though some of it can be good.  Country flavor in rock music is quite good and there is plenty of it that I like a lot.

I'm getting more into jazz these days, too.  

Otherwise, I'm pretty much open to just about anything.  If I like it, I listen to it.  If I don't like it than I don't listen to it.  

I'm glad there is so much to choose from and that we all have our tastes, likes, and dislikes.  Like most anything, variety is the spice of life.

On a final note (no pun intended), if the music was very well recorded and produced and thus can deliver an excellent sonic quality, I am glad to listen to it, no matter the genre.  A great music system with a great SQ album playing through it is a very satisfying part of owning the music system.

singintheblues
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Jeff Buckley!   Insufferable whining.

edcyn
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I'm truly lovin' this thread. Don't be shy, ladies & gents. Proudly proclaim your preferences! And diss the ones you don't dig!

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rettrussell
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After The Bends, Radiohead left me behind.

John Coltrane, A Love Supreme...couldn't connect.

Loved them at the time, saw the Speaking in Tongues tour, but Talking Heads is too twitchy for me to enjoy now.

Maybe that's the point, but U2's The Joshua Tree never gets off the ground.

Marquee Moon, Television, Todd Rundgren, Bjork.... and most everything by Pavement ...I'm just not/wasn't hip enough....

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