Music is all about that one moment...

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When it all just clicks. I got Caravan's "In the Land of Grey and Pink" about two months ago, and I listened to it about 3 or 4 times and thought it was a pretty good album. I put aside for a month, and I just put it on again today and it sounds brilliant. I love it. I think for an album to really make sense you have to get acquainted with it, put it aside for a while, and put it on again. But every time I come across something new and different that I don't think is brilliant at first and I finally come to that listen that lets me understand it, it's always a thrill. I think the best one of these revelations was when I finally realized that "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" was, much more than noise, SHEER GENIUS. I find that the more difficult the album is, the more rewarding it is when you discover its true genius (providing that that genius is actually there to begin with).
Currently on "Nine Feet Underground," and I'm definitely in love.

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Biggles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 705	Topic: Music is all about that one moment... Posted: November 12 2005 at 18:20
	When it all just clicks. I got Caravan's "In the Land of Grey and Pink" about two months ago, and I listened to it about 3 or 4 times and thought it was a pretty good album. I put aside for a month, and I just put it on again today and it sounds brilliant. I love it. I think for an album to really make sense you have to get acquainted with it, put it aside for a while, and put it on again. But every time I come across something new and different that I don't think is brilliant at first and I finally come to that listen that lets me understand it, it's always a thrill. I think the best one of these revelations was when I finally realized that "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" was, much more than noise, SHEER GENIUS. I find that the more difficult the album is, the more rewarding it is when you discover its true genius (providing that that genius is actually there to begin with). Currently on "Nine Feet Underground," and I'm definitely in love.
	The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

Ty1020 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 24 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 721	Posted: November 12 2005 at 18:26
	Yeah, that happens to me a lot and I love it. The most notable instance is with Mr. Bungle's Disco Volante. When I first got the album, I was expecting it to be challenging, but I absolutely hated it upon first listen. I listened to it over and over again, trying to appreciate it more each time, but it didn't work; I still couldn't stand the album. A few months later, I was listening to all my music on shuffle, and a song from the Disco Volante came up. I was bored so I decided to give it another chance and I loved it. I got out the album again and couldn't stop listening to it. Everything had suddenly clicked and I could appreciate it for the great piece of art it really is. On the flip side, I recently got In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (not a prog album) and immediately fell in love with it. So, listening to an album multiple times before "getting" it is not required in order for me to truly enjoy it, but it's definitely nice when that happens.


Biggles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 705	Posted: November 12 2005 at 18:30
	You know what's funny? I'm in such a prog state of mind that the poppier stuff is much harder for me to get used to. I loved "A Passion Play" from the get-go, but I was extremely disappointed when I heard "WarChild," and it took a few weeks for me to get it. I still don't think it's as good as APP and I wouldn't rank it as one of Tull's best, but it certainly is a good album.
	The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.

Publius84 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1043	Posted: November 12 2005 at 18:37
	Hello. I got the same. I've been listening to Caravan for last two weeks very intensive and I truly felt in love with "In the Land of Grey and Pink". Brilliant album. And Nine Feet Underground is something great to me. You're right. Sometimes it needs some time to recognise and understand the good stuff, the masterpiece.