2. music
  3. 126192-10

Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You

I'd love to hear about records you own that left you cold or disappointed when you first heard them but really grew on you with time. I'll give two examples.
The first is Paul Simon's collaboration with Brian Eno from 2006 entitled "Surprise." I really, really disliked it at first – so much of it felt to me like noise. But over time, I came to appreciate it.
The second is Donald Fagen's "Sunken Condos." I am such a huge fan of him and Steely Dan that I was shocked by how little affection I felt for that record when I first heard it. Now, the better part of two years later, there are songs on the album that I can't get enough of. Strange how this happens…
Your examples?
rebbi
ghosthouse's avatar
ghosthouse
4,306 posts
 
Yes - Big Generator.  Only liked Shoot High Aim Low when it first came out.  Thought the album was too blatantly commercial.  Almost 30 years later, now thinking this is a great album.  Songs are strong; arrangements and sound quality are great.  
tostadosunidos's avatar
tostadosunidos
1,197 posts
 
fourwnds, I didn't initially care for Workingman's Dead--I came to like every tune on the LP. 

bdp24, I liked your Big Pink post.  I took to that album immediately.  I was familiar with some of the tunes from the radio but didn't know who did them and was pleasantly surprised to find them on the new LP I was spinning.  BTW, I once played a couple of tunes with Bobby Fuller's drummer.  He was a hometown buddy of our drummer, ex-Mother Jimmy Carl Black. I had actually forgotten about that experience until I read your post about the bassist, so thanks for that!
bdp24's avatar
bdp24
9,711 posts
 

Workingman's Dead is a classic, no doubt. When I heard it, it too sounded like it was at least in part inspired by the second Band album. The songs, the harmonies, the country feel. The Band and The Dead (as well as Janis Joplin & Big Brother) did a tour across Canada together, traveling in a train car. Too bad THAT wasn't videotaped! Though not thought of as part of the Rock 'n' Roll drug crowd like The Dead, three members of The Band did indulge pretty heavily, even in heroin.

Bobby Fuller had two different drummers, both good. The first place I visited when I moved to L.A. was Forest Lawn Cemetery, to pay my respects to Bobby. Anyone who does likewise, he is listed as Robert Fuller.

tostadosunidos's avatar
tostadosunidos
1,197 posts
 
bdp24, have you not seen "Festival Express?"
jafant's avatar
jafant
19,403 posts
 
Everyone must see the "festival express".
More to discover