Albums You've Regretted Buying but Now Enjoy

Zeit was a different story since I bought it after Ricochet & Stratosfear, expecting more of the same. I now love it.

Although I didn't like Octopus and Pawn Hearts, I never regretted buying them, because I knew there was something in there I didn't get/grasp at the time (the mid-70's), but realized I'd one day get it.

So every second year or so, I spun them to see if I dug them or not.

Turns out that for GG, it would be 15 years and for VdGG , 20 years

In first meet with this album , I faced to boring Hard Rock album that sang by my hero Fish but now I really love it. Thee are too many things that I didn't mention in this album. 

I'm not sure if regret is the right word but I definitely didn't care much for these when I first heard them. 

Marillion - Clutching At Straws

Yes - Tormato ( I remember buying this on vinyl around 1986 because it was not available on cd or cassette)

Genesis - Wind And Wuthering

I guess the most obvious one for me was ELP's Love Beach.

I can vividly remember, we were playing in Belleville and I knew it was coming out while we were there, but didn't know what it was called or anything about it other than 'New ELP'. So release day comes and I head the the record store. First shock...the cover (no D'uh), has ELP gone reggae ???  Ok, I buy my copy and head back to the bar. I ask them if I can listen to an album on their DJ system and they say sure. I put on the phones and listen through. I shook my head and put the LP back in the jacket where it probably sat for a month or more before pulling it out again. Still had an issue with side one, but Memoirs started to grow on me. These days I listen through the glaring short comings and just enjoy the parts that show there is ELP there, even if it seems they were disinterested in doing the project.

There have been not so few I had got rid of and became very fond of afterwards, for instance Nursery Cryme and Foxtrott.

Actually, if talking about my whole life, there're more than hundred of them.

1. Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn - At first it seemed far too quaint, pastoral and simplistic, but it's really grown on me over the years. Especially after hearing the story of dwindling inspiration (thus the desert album cover), it's now become one of my favorites.

2. Steve Hackett: Please Don't Touch - I wanted it to be like Voyage of the Acolyte, but it wasn't, so I almost dumped it. Now it's my favorite Hackett solo album.

3. Rick Wakeman: The 6 Wives of Henry VIII - "What's all the fuss about?" I wondered after first hearing it. After many years of half-hearted listening, it slowly but surely grew in significance.

4. Steve Howe: Beginnings - Like everyone else, Steve's vocals put me off at first. Still, this album is so strong instrumentally/compositionally that now they no longer bother me.

5. Barclay James Harvest: Caught in the Light - It's over 70 minutes and takes its time getting there, but it's one of their only albums where everything works. While it could stand a little editing (and I don't mean the guitar solo on "Forever Yesterday"), I'd be hard pressed to eliminate even one track. If only they had retired after this album...

Yes, one man's banshee wailing is another man's sexy sounds. I didn't like it, but once you've heard it, the "song" remains with you till Infinity. 

One year for Christmas, I asked Santa for "Trout Mask Replica" by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band on CD, which at the time was over $100.00. After listening to the album in its entirety, I was filled with regret. I contemplated all the other albums I could've gotten that totaled the exorbitant price of that one CD. Now, I absolutely adore "Trout Mask Replica."