Best Ever Albums

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard A True Star

discojets1 — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 23:24:20 GMT

Author: discojets1

Posted: 06/24/2016 03:24

An album that really grew on me was Todd Rundgren's "A Wizard, A True Star". At first I thought it was strange and pretentious but it really grew on me and its one of my favorites

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Re: Albums That Grew On You

Lowkey — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:41:09 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 06/23/2016 18:41

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Yeezus by Kanye West

quite honestly one of the most important albums in my life now and i didn't care for it at first

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James Blake by James Blake

i thought that it was pretty mediocre at first but it hasn't left my top 100 since 2013

Re: Albums That Grew On You

HazeyTwilight — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:05:33 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 06/23/2016 18:05

This happens to me all the time, but these albums are big growers:

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Teen Dream by Beach House

Up The Bracket by The Libertines

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Automatic For The People by R.E.M.

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Disintegration by The Cure

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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan

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High Violet by The National

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Sea Change by Beck

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Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada

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I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo

Donuts by J Dilla

spoilers~

Re: Albums That Grew On You

Anti — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:11:16 GMT

Author: Anti

Posted: 06/23/2016 16:11

I'd toss in:

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Piñata by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

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The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New

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Sunbather by Deafheaven
(This one is probably grew on me more than any album. I actively hated this album and black metal in general when it came out. I was a newb. Now it's in my top 15. I don't know another album off the top of my head where I hated it so much then came to love it so much.)

Donuts by J Dilla

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Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters

Re: Albums That Grew On You

ofekyem — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:08:20 GMT

Author: ofekyem

Posted: 06/23/2016 15:08

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Re: Albums That Grew On You

Lachapelle — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:01:55 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 06/23/2016 05:01

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Funcrusher Plus by Company Flow

Re: Albums That Grew On You

RoundTheBend — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:36:30 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/23/2016 02:36

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Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones

I wouldn't say I hated it and I wouldn't say it is my favorite ever album... but it did go from, hmmm... probably never going to listen to this again, to wow, this is totally worth listening to.

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Lonerism by Tame Impala

This totally grew on me. I almost disliked it my first listen.

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Brothers by The Black Keys

This album I thought was pretty mediocre, but it grew on me to the point where it is my favorite record of the 2010s... so far at least.

Re: Albums That Grew On You

Anti — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:49:56 GMT

Author: Anti

Posted: 06/23/2016 01:49

Easily my #1

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Madvillainy by Madvillain

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Doris by Earl Sweatshirt

Re: Albums That Grew On You

JOSweetHeart — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:12:29 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 06/22/2016 23:12

This album took a while with me, but once I "got it", it became one of my most favorites from this country music sister trio of the early 2000 decade. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you and them always!!! 😄 😄 😄

Holly

P.S. Sadly its been 10 years now since their last album of all new material. I don't know why they are not out there anymore. They are missed. They were really good back in the day.

Re: Albums That Grew On You

craola — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:50:01 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 06/22/2016 21:50

When I was 14, I was really, really into Silverchair, so I was beyond stoked for this album:

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The Dissociatives by The Dissociatives

It's a collaboration Daniel Johns did with DJ Paul Mac. The album is absolutely whack. Keep in mind, I first heard this as a young teenager who was listening to a lot of guitar-heavy albums (OK Computer, Grace, Ten, Daydream Nation, a couple I'd rather not name, etc.) It's whimsy and eccentric as can be, and to a young teenager at the time, it sounded downright flaccid. This is when we were hating on Coldplay for sounding like Radiohead without testicles. I guess we still do that... but it's also very dark and sincere, and it's that unique combination that got me. Take Horror With Eyeballs, for instance. It's nightmarish carnival music that sounds like it was written by someone in the nuthouse on a bad drug trip. The music video doesn't do anything to protest this perception:

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The music video emulates the absurdity of the project very well, and my obsession with these quirky animations (see: Somewhere Down the Barrel and Young Man, Old Man) is what ultimately brought me into a place where I fell in love with this project.

To this day, this is one of the most bizarre albums in my collection, and there's nothing out there quite like it. The lyrics are downright brilliant. The instrumentation is full of subtleties that sneak up on you. And it's unique enough that nothing's ever displaced it for me.

Re: Albums That Grew On You

PsychologistHD — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:44:31 GMT

Author: PsychologistHD

Posted: 06/22/2016 21:44

Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version by Ol' Dirty Bastard

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Sign 'O' The Times by Prince

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The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox

to name a few "big" ones. i typically don't revisit one of EPs from obscurer artists

Re: Albums That Grew On You

Rhett — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:10:18 GMT

Author: Rhett

Posted: 06/22/2016 21:10

69 Love Songs. Thought it was ridiculous on first listen. Now it's a habit I can't kick.

Albums That Grew On You

craola — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:03:31 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 06/22/2016 21:03

I'm rebooting an old thread that died here.

What are some albums that took you a few listens before they "clicked"? We've all got those albums that left you really irritated or unimpressed at first but grew into one of your GREATEST ALBUM(s) EVER!!!1!11!11111!!!1111

We're not talking love at first sight here.

We're talking, "My brother is stupid. I hate my brother. Actually, he's alright, you know. Not bad, anyway. Meh. I guess I kind of love him. You know, it turns out my brother is pretty cool. I really like my brother. My brother is the best. Really. You'd love him."

Aaye. What have you? What are your biggest growers? Which albums did The Collective I write-off too quickly around here? What didn't get you the first time? What made it click? Et cetera.

If it's not too much of a hassle, write something interesting about the experience. Compel us all to listen again. And again. And again. And...