Music you HATE the most but once you LOVED it

Man, I probably wore out at least 5 Cat Stevens albums; and by wore out, I mean I smoothed them grooves. Now, maybe a couple of times a year I'll toss in "Tea for the Tillerman" if I'm feeling kind of nostalgic or something. Out of nothing more than pure stubbornness, I might make it through 4 or 5 songs. Too bad really, I was just coming into adulthood when TFT came out and Cat served as philosopher most high to many of us back then. It's the same way with the "The Graduate". I might actually of set some kind of record for most viewings of a movie if it weren't for my buddy Frank and "Billy Jack".

"YES, OTOH, is on my list of music that I loved when I was younger but sounds a bit soulless to me now"

News flash:

Yes never had any soul to start with.

Well, maybe with "owner Of A Lonely Heart", but even that's a stretch.

I've seen them 5 times in concert and still consider them to be classic and worth fresh listens though.

Leave Yes alone. My all time Progressive rock favorite. Wish the "Yessongs" remaster was better quality. It will always be a one of a kind great to me. True their music had no soul, but soulless? That's just not fair. They were musical virtuosos.

actually, i think chris squires bass often imparted a unique flavor of soul into a good bit of yes' music.

Don't get me wrong, YES is an awesome band, and they are members of the great Pantheon. I think what I should have said is that they tend to be hit or miss for me, with their strong songs being damn good and their weaker ones being...well, weak.