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Following up on Flick James's post regarding stuff you've played out, how about songs or bands that you didn't like at first but found yourself enjoying more over time.  One song that comes to mind for me is Pearl Jam's Black.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVlJAi3Cso
I couldn't stand the song originally but after a lapse of time I heard it on the radio and found myself humming along. 

I originally did not care much for Tool, but since then I've grown to appreciate them.

In general, however, I rarely experience this. I either like a song/band/album right away or I don't, and then it stands the test of time or it doesn't.

first time I heard beach boys 'pet sounds' I wondered what all the fuss was about. took quite a lot of listens for me to appreciate it as a work of genius which I now think it definitely is...

Talk Talk's Lauging Stock kinda stuch me as being weaker than Spirit Of Eden at first listen. It seemed not as memorable, but the more I listened to it, the more I realised it was an insanely great album that's probably better than SOE. It's definately a more mature album.

Creedance Clearwater Revival- never was a big fan at all, until recently.  Guy at work plays all their stuff on a loop.  Caught myself digging some of the songs.

The Clash - I didn't start to really appreciate them until a couple years ago, and it was actually a result of hearing Strummer's cover of "Redemption Song"  So I went out and got "Streetcore", and then got into more Clash material - I kind of went about it backwards!

Good choice.  The Clash is one of my own personal favorite bands.

Extreme and their Pornograffitti album. Only just really getting into it and realising it's as good as the first LP. Great riffs and clever lyrics. "He-Man Woman Hater" is awesome.

I used to really dislike Gun N Roses, but have recently found myself enjoying many of their releases. I think they used to scare me.

I absolutely hated the Georgia Satellite's "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" when it was released. Now, I quite like it. Same with The Oak Ridge Boys and "Elvira."

I still, however, despise Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart," and I don't see that ever changing.  :tongueout:

I'm guilty of only listening to my fave songs on a particular album and avoiding listening to some of the less-than-obviously-great ones for some reason. It's very rare that I hear an album so good that I just want to listen to it in it's entirety. Case in point: Angel's Of Light's How I Loved You. I used to only listen to maybe three songs off the whole album and then put it aside. But now I find myself gravitating towards the songs I previously ignored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31nz_kRwFM

A more obvious choice would be Radiohead's OK Computer. When I first heard it, I didn't get what all the hype was about, but the more I listened to it (especially while under the influence  :wink:) the more I "got" it - it's kinda like Dark Side Of The Moon for the 90s and it's an incredible record in it's own right. You all know what Radiohead sound like, so I won't bother posting a vid.  :drink:

That was the one song that pretty much everyone in my house loved when I was a kid.  Which needless to say was an oddity. 

I used to hold a very hardline position that U2 didn't do anything good since The Joshua Tree, and thus I didn't listen to anything they did after that high-water-mark release. My wife, who is a U2 fan, has tempered me a bit, and I actually like a few things they did after that.

I love U2, but not everything that they've done. I always thoughtThe Joshua Tree was good, but I really don't think it's there best. I prefer their early stuff. I bought the October album, and on first listen it didn't do too much for me, but it definately grew on me and now it's my fave album of theirs. I also didn't like The Police's Regatta De Blanc when I first heard it, but it really grew on me after a few more listens.

Replace Joshua Tree with Achtung Baby, and that's the same way I felt for quite a while.   :smile:

An artist I loved as a child, "grew out" of, and recently started digging again, is Tom T. Hall. 

Crash Test Dummies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgnPxA2mhBY
I didn't dislike them or anything, I just never heard any other song except "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". Having listened to their other songs, I find them to be funny, quirky, and rather unique.

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Daft Punk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRlt1XyOg0&ob=av3n
I foolishly dismissed them as your run-of-the-mill "techno" band years ago and have recently given them another try. This song and video made me a fan.

The Beatles---was never a big fan until recently.  Started buying their cd's and quite like them.

I love the Dixie Chicks and since Maines is on a leave of absence, the sisters have formed a group called "The Courtyard Hounds". I thought it pretty much sucked for a while. Then one day I popped it on, and it's damn good.

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The Dead Kennedys Frankenchrist album, im a huge DK fan but this album was not my favorite. But its gottan a lot better the more ive listened to it

CCR , Boston, Cheap Trick and Lynyrd Skynyrd have grown on me more and more over the year to where I really like their music nowadays...

I didn't like 90s era Duran Duran until more recent times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLiVwpv89s&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Motörhead - I've been listening to hard rock and heavy metal since I was 10 years old, but I never had any real interest in this band. I guess that may have been down to the fact that "Ace Of Spades" is incredibly overplayed and that I was attracted to more image conscious bands early on. What triggered it was when I found an old compilation cd I'd thrown together that had the song "Deaf Forever" on it (hadn't actually listened to this cd at all), and was subsequently blown away. I bought album after album, and now I almost have the entire Motörhead discography. I admit the band still sounds a little samey on nearly every record and Lemmy's vocals took me a while to properly appreciate, but they are just a kick ass rock n' roll band.

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The first time I heard Trout Mask Replica - "What the heck is this?"
The fifth time I heard it - "This is pretty good"

Cannibal Corpse I was never a big fan of Death Metal but these guys have grown on me a bit over the years.

Crispin Glover and New Wave in general. I'm not crazy about too many bands, but I've grown to appreciate certain songs.

The Bangles. I sort of liked them back in the day but wasn't exactly crazy about them either. In fact, "Eternal Flame" got on my nerves real quick.
Been listening to their version of Hazy Shade of Winter a lot lately. The more I listen to it the more I think it must be the greatest song of 1987.
Synced my iPod with Bangles Greatest Hits (except Eternal Flame) and have been playing them on my way to work every day.

Crispin Glover is a pretty good definition of hit-or-miss. I will say that I think the song "Getting Out of Bed" is the best example of schizophrenia set to music I have ever heard. The expansive craziness of the music, combined with the bizarre "flatness of effect" of the lyrics just strike me as sounding exactly what it must be like to suffer from schizophrenia. I love it, but it's unsettling.

Also, I love this version of "Ben."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wakdnee8GAc

Puddle of Mudd.

When they first came to my attention they were associated (to me) with bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit, two bands I detest. That's not unwarranted, apparently Fred Durst was instrumental in getting the bands attention. According to Wikipedia, the band is not happy with that connection.

However, I think the band has made some great songs, although I haven't followed them. "Blurry" is a fantastic, heart-felt song, and "She Hates Me" is pop-rock perfection.

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Pavement - Brighten The corners (1997)

I liked Pavement but wasn't that impressed the first few times I heard this. I thought it sounded quite samey and nothing really stood out except the 1st single "Stereo"...it's probably now in my top 10 albums of all time, and I think every song on it is genius! - except the 2 tracks written by the bass player but they're pretty good as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4IzhMfKPGk

Friday by Rebecca Black.

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