Songs that took you the longest time to get into

Kind of sideways on the subject.I think the mood you are in personally at the time you first listen to something new can affect your like for it.
I have found that something that did not interest me that much changed when I was in a different mind frame so to speak .
As far as direct not like to love some music I can’t say that has happened to me.
It might have but I can’t recall one specifically.Certainly the album growing more and more after several listens is a common thing for sure.

Aphrodite's Child's Infinity. First couple of times I heard this was outside of the album, because peeps often find it funny to post in threads pertaining to generally weird music. It's not a "fave" now as much as I find it to be an integral part of the album...it makes sense in the context of 666.

The whole In a Glass House album.

Not a song(s) but an album. Phil Manzanera/801's Listen Now was repeatedly foisted on me by a prog afficianado-friend when it came out, and I viewed it as more pop than prog. One listening finally came about when I truly saw the light. The album's a fine mix of several styles, not least of which is prog. For the uninitiated, give City of Light a go.

^That's too easy - Piano Man!

Seriously, the 80’s epitome - Too Shy, by none other than KAJAGOOGOO.
My sis had this debut album of theirs for decades.........Having learnt this was Nick Beggs ( Bassist extraordinare and Chapman Stick wizard) first successful band, I listened and listened.....
Great tune from a rather ‘humiliated’ band of the era.
All I can say is ‘just listen and learn’....../if you can !!!

The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this thread was Igor Wakhevitch...but then again I tend to think of him when topics like this come along. Impenetrable, difficult and highly unorthodox are fairly accurate descriptions of his music, yet that doesn't quite prepare your brain for what is about to happen.
Here's a small bit from my Logos review that perfectly captures my initial beginnings with Igor's music:

-The music is ritualistic and deeply fascinating. It shimmers and lurks with strange hovering almost static segments, where polyphonic musical voices pop up in the most odd of places. Unlike post rock where the crescendo is nigh on foreseeable, you DAAAAAAWWW get the DOOOOOUUMNM feeling BAAAAAAAAAAHHH with DOOOOOOUMM Igor that he seeks to highlight other moments in his music. It's perplexing at first - it even gets annoying - I seem to remember getting furiously angered with myself and the music, because it didn't behave as 'normal' music did. "AAAARGGGHHH!!!!!! Follow the Goddamn rules why dontjah!?!?!?!!"

I did come around though and now consider him to be a true genius.


Edited by Guldbamsen - February 16 2018 at 04:39

That does not surprise me. She sounds completely deranged on that song. I'm not sure I'm ready for 39 minutes of strange orgasm sounds performed to music...but it'd be fun to hear at least just once.

Edited by Guldbamsen - February 16 2018 at 05:19

Shine on You Crazy Diamond--it took a lot of months and Pink Floyd listens as a whole to get used to it, now it's one of my favourites of theirs. 

John Cage- 4'33