For me, it took about 8 listens to fully appreciate and get Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago”. Same goes for the first two Springsteen albums. Gratifying to come around to art that good (and I know that’s up for debate).
Yes "Fragile" for me. I always knew that's something I should be listening to and bought the cassette. It took years to sink in. Still have much Yes to discover.
It was a game time decision, but I started the session off this afternoon with Patricia Barber/Nightclub (red book). I bought that one back in the '90s shortly after I bought Cafe Blue (even though, at the time, I wasn't grabbed by Cafe Blue). I won't say that I just came around to liking Nightclub this afternoon, I listened to it a few years ago and decided that there was more to it than I originally thought, but today I decided that I liked Nightclub even more than that. The vocal is very palpable in between the speakers and the instrumental work in the sound stage is very good.
@grislybutter: RAM is my favorite of McCartney’s early albums, though I also like his s/t solo debut. I have never heard anything post-Band On The Run, so my opinion is of questionable value. I did get the Wings Wild Life album when it was released, but didn’t think much of it and didn’t keep it. YouTube video maker (and Beatle fanatic) Norman Maslov ("Mazzy") has been raving about the album, so I recently found myself a used copy cheap to try again.
I realize I’m very alone in this, but John Lennon is the only Beatle whose solo albums I own none of. Sorry, I just don’t care for him on his own (or with Yoko, of course ).
My favorite post-Beatle work of any of them are The Traveling Wilbury albums.
I have very low opinion of the John Lennon post Beatles body of work, compared with Paul and George's. (I have nothing against John, I just don't get most of his albums.)
Band On The Run is kind of a mess but a beautiful mess. I just bought the album. I also heard London Town about 6000 times in the 80s so I can't really listen to it again.
Wings is much like Paul McCartney, one album great, next one is forgettable, next one is on the way to great again, and next one is brilliant.
I like the Travelling Wilburys too, but my #1 is probably All Things Must Pass.
Can’t really think of one example of a song that took me multiple exposures to develop an attraction to. With me it works kind of in reverse. On some occasions if I’m overexposed (in my estimation) to music I previously found acceptable it can become quite offensive.
That Boston album is a great example...you could say it's more than a feeling.
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I did get the Wings Wild Life album when it was released, but didn’t think much of it and didn’t keep it. YouTube video maker (and Beatle fanatic) Norman Maslov ("Mazzy") has been raving about the album, so I recently found myself a used copy cheap to try again.
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