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Artists that at first you hated but then grew to love I've had quite a few of these. Who would they be for you? And how did the transformation take place? What finally won you over? Here are a few examples.
Bjork - When 'Human Behaviour' came out I just couldn't stand it. Her voice was too foreign and freaky for me to digest. But then 'Big Time Sensuality' came out and I was hooked. I realized that I knew 'Hit' too from when she was with the Sugarcubes. And I've been a die-hard ever since. Now she competes with Prince as my favorite. PJ Harvey - My friend tried to get me into her. And it just wasn't working. 'Rid Of Me' was too harsh and abrasive for me at the time. Which was weird cuz I was listening to 'In Utero' at the time. But then 'To Bring You My Love' came out and I fell in love. I enjoy all of her work now. Funny thing is, 'Rid Of Me' is probably my favorite album by her now. Pink - Her Destiny's Child wannabe songs on the first album drove me crazy. I literally got mad just talking about her. But her 2nd album won me over in a big way. There's not a bad song on there. She's much more interesting and captivating now. [This message was edited Thu Feb 13 9:08:03 PST 2003 by TRON] | |
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Janes Addiction - Had their first live album and thought what the fuck is this mess and hated it. Then someone borrowed me Nothings Shocking and i was like..WTF this is incredible!
Rancid - Hated them. Thought they were a really lousy clone of The Clash and typical revivalist punk shit. Then i heard their other albums and realised they weren't fakes and the album i had "..And Out Come The Wolves" was atypical of all their other output. Im still really fond of them. | |
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No Doubt... i couldn't understand what or who they were & then i heard Spider Web, i think it was & now i'm gonna start lookin' 4 some of they're CDs & what not... Peace ... & Stay Funky ...
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PurpleLove7 said: No Doubt... i couldn't understand what or who they were & then i heard Spider Web, i think it was & now i'm gonna start lookin' 4 some of they're CDs & what not...
No Doubt are underrated. Gwens voice still grates after a while but they're so imaginative and VERY good songwriters, i don't think they get the props they deserve and i think the music press have a problem of pigeonholing them which works against them. I know thats definitely the case in the UK where they seem to get no promotion at all and still manage to sell records but not half as many as they should. | |
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Bob Dylan
& Neil Young... hated both of 'em back in the day but now are two of my favorite artists. | |
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U2 - they were so pompous at first it was a total turn-off.
Of course they are still pompous but it took me until Achtung Baby to stop thinking of them as assholes & listen to the music. | |
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I wouldn't say hated ... but I couldn't understand the musical value in Van Morrison when I first heard him (around 1978). But now I love listening to some of his music. ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. | |
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I wouldn't say "hated" just not intersted in thats all.
Prince-My sistah used 2 have vinyls/CDs/Tapes/Videos from the brutha,,she was a hardcore fanatic but I thought he's just another MJ wannabe. I didn't understood him at all or what he was talking about untill I saw the "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" video which is 2 years ago. After that I bought his lastest LP which is RAVE, I liked it and I bought "The Hits/B-Sides" after that and from that moment up till now, I'm collecting his things. I"m now banging my head against the wall becoz my sistah moved 2 Newark NJ and took all of her stuff with her . | |
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Prince. If a song of his came on the radio I'd shut it off. | |
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Cloudbuster said: Prince. If a song of his came on the radio I'd shut it off.
Naaah you wouldn't aside from what you hear in the radio?? I dare ya :p | |
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Harlepolis said: Cloudbuster said: Prince. If a song of his came on the radio I'd shut it off.
Naaah you wouldn't aside from what you hear in the radio?? I dare ya :p I meant once upon a time. Before I was a fan. | |
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Cloudbuster said: Harlepolis said: Cloudbuster said: Prince. If a song of his came on the radio I'd shut it off.
Naaah you wouldn't aside from what you hear in the radio?? I dare ya :p I meant once upon a time. Before I was a fan. Oohh lol I'm really sorry, I thought you were replying 2 my post | |
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Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam Digable Planets I'm not a huge fan of any of them, but I do enjoy them a lot now. | |
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Cloudbuster said: Prince. If a song of his came on the radio I'd shut it off.
Oh yeah, and Michael Jackson as well. I wasn't a fan until Dangerous. I remember being 12 when Bad was released and thinking it was utter shite. Unsurprisingly it remains my least favourite album of his but at least I think it's OK these days. | |
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Thelonious Monk because at first I was throw off by His Take at playing the Piano but after I really listened&allowed myself to hear where He was going with it I was blown away. mistermaxxx | |
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I used to hate it when my mom played stuff by Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, and those type of soul legends. I was a kid. At the time, the music just didn't move me. In my small mind, it just didn't compute.
As an adult, with a little more life experience, I SO get it! And I'm so glad that I do. | |
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UptownDeb said: I used to hate it when my mom played stuff by Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, and those type of soul legends. I was a kid. At the time, the music just didn't move me. In my small mind, it just didn't compute.
that's interesting because I loved all my Parents&Grandparents Music.I Discovered OTis Redding on My Own.My Mom Blasted Al Green,Stevie&Marvin when I was a Kid&I Loved it then&still do.Sam Cooke My Mom turned me on to after telling me about Bobby Womack&I dug them both.Jackie Wilson:My Mother&Grandmother both dug Him but it Was Michael Jackson talking about His Influence on Him that turned me onto Jackie.that is the Cool thing when a Artist you dig Mentions a Artist that they dug&that can influence you to want to go back&Here there Stuff.As an adult, with a little more life experience, I SO get it! And I'm so glad that I do. mistermaxxx | |
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mistermaxxx said: UptownDeb said: I used to hate it when my mom played stuff by Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Al Green, Jackie Wilson, and those type of soul legends. I was a kid. At the time, the music just didn't move me. In my small mind, it just didn't compute.
that's interesting because I loved all my Parents&Grandparents Music.I Discovered OTis Redding on My Own.My Mom Blasted Al Green,Stevie&Marvin when I was a Kid&I Loved it then&still do.Sam Cooke My Mom turned me on to after telling me about Bobby Womack&I dug them both.Jackie Wilson:My Mother&Grandmother both dug Him but it Was Michael Jackson talking about His Influence on Him that turned me onto Jackie.that is the Cool thing when a Artist you dig Mentions a Artist that they dug&that can influence you to want to go back&Here there Stuff.As an adult, with a little more life experience, I SO get it! And I'm so glad that I do. | |
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Frank Sinatra, Coltrane, Miles, any hardcore punk. Love, love, love. | |
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the Beatles. i wouldn't say i ever hated them, though. i could appreciate what they'd done for popular music and culture, but it was all a bit ho hum for me until a few years ago. now i love them.
my resistance to David Bowie and Elton John was less, and incidentally, they've spring into the second tier of my top 4 favorite artists, after Prince & Madonna. Beatles are at #5 | |
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Prince - I liked 1999 and Let's Go Crazy when they came out, but I HATED When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, and Kiss when they came out.
Then Girls & Boys was OK, and I kind of liked the Sign O' The Times singles, but it was 'I Wish U Heaven' that finally got me to buy a Prince album. After that I had to get them all. I never have got to like 'When Doves Cry' though. Everyone raves about it, but I think it's awful. And 'Purple Rain' isn't much better! But I love virtually everything else. | |
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I actually always resisted Springsteen. I'm a bit of a pop junkie, so I was always a bit miffed that hardcore Springsteen fans hated 'Dancing In The Dark', the song he supposedly "sold out" with. I had his Greatest Hits for ages but last year I picked up 'Nebraska' after several people recommended it to me, and I ended up buying one of his albums almost every week. I haven't got them all yet, but funnily enough 'Born In The USA' was one of the later purchases. | |
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Prince - when I first saw the video for little red corvette, I said this sux but the when I listened (no videos involved) I loved it.
Emancipation was another I couldn't get into until I heard it done live and now its one of my favs | |
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JamesMarshallHendrix said: Prince - when I first saw the video for little red corvette, I said this sux but the when I listened (no videos involved) I loved it.
Emancipation was another I couldn't get into until I heard it done live and now its one of my favs Emancipation? live? when not on that tour to promote it, if i remember correctly | |
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AaronUnlimited said: JamesMarshallHendrix said: Prince - when I first saw the video for little red corvette, I said this sux but the when I listened (no videos involved) I loved it.
Emancipation was another I couldn't get into until I heard it done live and now its one of my favs Emancipation? live? when not on that tour to promote it, if i remember correctly It was a Prince show he did on his birthday. The Boot is called The Great White North, it's a double cd set [This message was edited Thu Feb 13 15:38:27 PST 2003 by JamesMarshallHendrix] | |
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Moonbeam said: Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam Digable Planets I'm not a huge fan of any of them, but I do enjoy them a lot now. What's your favorite Pearl Jam album, Moon? This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Bjork, The Rolling Stones, and Parliament | |
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Pink -- same reason Tron
Madonna -- don't like her 80s stuff and Jazz -- hated it once, love it now oh, and Punk Rock -- it's more edible these days | |
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Christina Aguilera- I guess I jumped on the Eminem
bandwagon when he dissed her on The Real Slim Shady. I thought she was a snob and stuff. Then I watched the VH1 Driven special on her, and I realized what an incredible singer she is and the hardships she overcame to get to where she is today. Much luv to Christina. My name is BISCUIT...and I am funky! | |
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In his early years I never gave Lenny Kravitz any chance. But when I heard "Tell Me Momma" it nearly had me in tears. After that he can do no wrong. | |
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