An album you hated at first

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Have you ever bought an album that you just truly hated at first listen, then through time it started to grow on you?
For me it was Falling into Infinity-Dream Theater. The first time I heard it, it just sounded like a dis jointed mess! I actually forced myself to listen to it a few times to try make some sense of it. After about 10 listens it finally started to sound better and better. The guitar solo in Lines in the sand is probably one of Petrucci´s most slow and emotional solos ever. Now I can´t imagine not having this CD in my collection
Has anyone else had this experience and with which album?

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Dr Know Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 532	Topic: An album you hated at first Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:08
	Have you ever bought an album that you just truly hated at first listen, then through time it started to grow on you? For me it was Falling into Infinity-Dream Theater. The first time I heard it, it just sounded like a dis jointed mess! I actually forced myself to listen to it a few times to try make some sense of it. After about 10 listens it finally started to sound better and better. The guitar solo in Lines in the sand is probably one of Petrucci´s most slow and emotional solos ever. Now I can´t imagine not having this CD in my collection Has anyone else had this experience and with which album?

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:16
	The first time I listened to The Wall by Pink Floyd, I was very, very disappointed: no long compositions, no long soli, songs with pop and rock and at that moment I was confused by the concept from Waters. But I had to listen to it because all my friends loved it and eventually I started to appreciate The Wall. And I even joined my friends on their trips to London and Dortmund (Germany) to witness Pink Floyd playing The Wall live, mindblowing experiences! And I just posted an All Time Progrock Album Top 10 topic featuring ... The Wall .. an album I hated at first and I loved at last!

Emiaj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 30 2005 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 127	Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:20
	Same thing happened to me when I bought King Crimson's Starless and Bible Black..my first experience with KC was their first album which was OK for me..but knowing some years later that Bruford and Wetton joined Fripp and recorded 4 albums was something I wanted to own..looking back I'm glad the only one I found at the little record store was Starless..I just simply love it..first time I listened to it I was like "what the heck was this chaos?"..now it's probably my favorite KC album followed by Larks and Red

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 19943	Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:22
	Still Life by VdGG. Bought it in the 70s, hated it, sold it, now I love it.

Chipiron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 05 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 780	Posted: February 16 2006 at 16:25
	Brain Salad Surgery and Tarkus ...Now I love both of them Edited by Chipiron
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Marwin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 13 2005 Status: Offline Points: 166	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:11
	Dream Theater - Train of Thought at first i didnt like it at all. But i played it again after a few weeks and then i really liked it VDDG - Pawn Hearts side 1 took me a while but i remember i really liked side 2 the first time. Yes - Close to the Edge King Crimson - Discipline
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eugene Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 30 2005 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 2703	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:20
	VdGG - H to He - I failed to understand it 10 years ago Magma - MDK - awful stuff about 6 month ago VdGG now is one of my all time favourites, and Magma - yes,very interesting, not in love with them yet, but it's still growing on me, and same goes to Udu Wudu and Kohntarkosz
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sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:24
	Yes's Close To The Edge, at first I thought "this is really boring" but now I think its Ok, wouldnt rate it as 1 of my favourits though.
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Pseud0 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 31 2005 Status: Offline Points: 415	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:34
	jethro tull - thick as a brick the second listen though... Edited by Pseud0

ChadFromCanada Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 12 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 293	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:41
	I wasn't too keen on Maida Vale BBC Sessions by Van Der Graaf Generator, but it's grown a bit on me. The singer's voice is still a little odd though.

Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Offline Points: 31157	Posted: February 16 2006 at 17:58
	Gong's "You" I didn't understand it when I first heard it, but now I think it's very good!
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Karn Evil 9 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: December 14 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 96	Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:00
	Thrak by King Crimson the first time I heard it, I couldnt believe I had just spend 14 dollars on such a chaotic piece of crap. Then a few months later, I grabbed any old cd and took it with me for a run. I didnt realize what cd i had, but when I was listening to it, I really started to enjoy it. The song Dinosaur was great. I dont care too much for Belew's vocals, but they arent bad. The guitar on this album esspecially is fantastic. Who would think to put dinosaur noises in a song? Its so origional and creative. Alot of King Crimson's work takes some getting used to. Another perfect example is The ProjeKcts. Improvisation is a beautiful thing.
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bucka001 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 16 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 864	Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:05
	Vital by Van der Graaf. It was harsh, loud, and had some really out-of-tune guitar. But, I could tell there was some sort of intelligence behind it - as if, even though it had all of the qualities I just mentioned, it was meant to be exactly what it was. At the time, though, I didn't like punk either. I slowly developed a taste for some punk and now I absolutely love Vital. It rocks, and it's as much a punk album as it is a prog album (to me, anyway). The funny thing is that my first VdGG album (bought in the early 80's) was Aerosol from '69 and I liked that a lot. My second was Vital... what a shock to the system; couldn't believe it was the same band (well, at least two of 'em). http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/095513370X/qid%3D11 35266700/202-8745730-2635847
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Kid-A Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 02 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 613	Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:31
	Foxtrot definitely did it for me. It was one of the first prog albums I heard which wasn't by Pink Floyd (Last summer) but it has really grown on me since then. I just found it boring the first couple of listens. Then I suddenly felt like listening to it more and more. But I never forced myself to listen to it.


Bern Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: September 22 2005 Location: Québec Status: Offline Points: 11746	Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:42
	The first time I heard Still Life by VDGG and Relayer by Yes, I was really disappointed. Now, these two albums are in my all-time favorites
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stan the man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 504	Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:51
	pawn hearts by vdgg and dark side of the moon and tommy
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John Gargo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 450	Posted: February 16 2006 at 19:05
	A PASSION PLAY - At first, I thought "What an inferior, meandering, boring follow up to THICK AS A BRICK." I didn't think it was at all memorable, and the story of the hare who lost his spectacles seemed to be a final slap in the face. However, it's the kind of album that grows on you... I still think it's inferior to THICK AS A BRICK, but not by as wide a margin as before. I actually enjoy the album these days...

Chris_Kemp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 02 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 113	Posted: February 16 2006 at 19:08
	Free Hand, my first Gentle Giant album. Little did I know they would become an obsession later on...
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The Wizard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 18 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7341	Posted: February 16 2006 at 19:09
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27-11 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 05 2006 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 17	Posted: February 16 2006 at 19:16
	Season's End, the first Marillion album with Steve Hogarth. Couldn't get into his vocal for a long time. Now I listen to it frequently. I also find most Genesis albums take a few listens before you get into them.. Most prog music isn't instantly accessible, it isn't supposed to be, Genesis I find particularly like this. These slow burners are often the best though.