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Songs you initially hated but now love

I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
edited September 2009 in The Porch
I'm interested to hear which songs people couldn't stand the first time they listened to them, but are now amongst their favourites. I'm talking about monumental turnarounds, simply through deliberate persistence or just with the passing of time.

The End is one for me.

Some from other albums that went from hated to loved for me are:
- Garden
- Indifference
- Present Tense
- Do The Evolution
- Sleight of Hand

I wonder which songs will come out on top from Backspacer with time?
Sydney 3 1998; Brisbane 1 2003; Sydney 1/2/3 2003; Brisbane 1/2 2006; Sydney 1/2/3 2006; Melbourne 1/2 2006; Adelaide 2009; EV Solo Sydney 1 2011.
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,948
    Well I never hated Sleight of Hand and I don't necessarily "love it" now but I definitely short-changed it on my first hundred or so listens to Binarual. It's a great tune.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    I_GOT_no_IDea wrote:
    I'm interested to hear which songs people couldn't stand the first time they listened to them, but are now amongst their favourites. I'm talking about monumental turnarounds, simply through deliberate persistence or just with the passing of time.

    The End is one for me.

    Some from other albums that went from hated to loved for me are:
    - Garden
    - Indifference
    - Present Tense
    - Do The Evolution
    - Sleight of Hand

    I wonder which songs will come out on top from Backspacer with time?

    I never ' hated' a song of them but there are definitely some that I like more and more with time:

    - No way (especially after the last concerts.....)
    - Wishlist
    - I am mine
    - You are
    -1-2 Full
    - Severed Hand
    -Gone
    - Inside Job
    - You
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    Man of the Hour
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    i think that's the beauty of some of these songs - initially challenging to the ear, but paying dividends with continued listens as it becomes more familiar or you get a new appreciation for the lyrics or song structure or quirky rhythm or whatever it was you didn't like in the first place. these can really turn out to be all-time faves.
    Sydney 3 1998; Brisbane 1 2003; Sydney 1/2/3 2003; Brisbane 1/2 2006; Sydney 1/2/3 2006; Melbourne 1/2 2006; Adelaide 2009; EV Solo Sydney 1 2011.
  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    Yes. Complex songs are sometimes 'harder to like' but after a while they are the ones you like most.

    With easier stuff one gets bored to quickly.
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    Wasted Reprise - didnt get it at first and now i find myself singing it all the time :D It almost makes me wish i had an organ...
  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    None. How about used to like, now hate???????
    "I read about the evils of drinking, so I gave up reading." - Henry Youngman
  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    OGT92 wrote:
    None. How about used to like, now hate???????
    you can start a new thread if you like - see who gets the most replies! ;)
    Sydney 3 1998; Brisbane 1 2003; Sydney 1/2/3 2003; Brisbane 1/2 2006; Sydney 1/2/3 2006; Melbourne 1/2 2006; Adelaide 2009; EV Solo Sydney 1 2011.
  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    OGT92 wrote:
    None. How about used to like, now hate???????


    Yep...go on.....
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    Wasted Reprise - didnt get it at first and now i find myself singing it all the time :D It almost makes me wish i had an organ...
    organ in the musical or anatomical sense? ;):lol:
    Sydney 3 1998; Brisbane 1 2003; Sydney 1/2/3 2003; Brisbane 1/2 2006; Sydney 1/2/3 2006; Melbourne 1/2 2006; Adelaide 2009; EV Solo Sydney 1 2011.
  • bigbadbillbigbadbill Posts: 1,758
    Deep and Blood. I thought they were too "heavy metal" back when I first started liking Pearl Jam in 1993. I started to warm up to them 1994 and on.
    11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    bigbadbill wrote:
    Deep and Blood. I thought they were too "heavy metal" back when I first started liking Pearl Jam in 1993. I started to warm up to them 1994 and on.
    blood was one for me too - such a kick-ass song, still to this day (yes, along with deep - definitely a fuck-yeah song if i ever heard one).
    Sydney 3 1998; Brisbane 1 2003; Sydney 1/2/3 2003; Brisbane 1/2 2006; Sydney 1/2/3 2006; Melbourne 1/2 2006; Adelaide 2009; EV Solo Sydney 1 2011.
  • mauichickmauichick Posts: 964
    Blood also for me (hated) until I heard it live in Maine '96, now its a holy grail song to hear again
    '96 7 shows / '97 3 shows / '98 15 shows
    '00 12 shows / '03 4 shows / '06 6 shows
    '08 3 shows / '09 5 shows / '10 6 shows
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Come Back

    It's become a huge favorite of mine. Hope to hear it in SLC. :)
  • redeyeredeye Posts: 620
    anything off avocado, it took me over two years to even like that album..

    talking about songs i loved and now dont love so much has to be Elderly Woman...

    maybe because i played it to death when VS came out..
  • bradbury14bradbury14 Posts: 21
    Speed of Sound is a little hard to digest. Didn't like it at all at first. Can't stop playing it now. Only took a few long car rides. Always does the trick
  • Elbereth84Elbereth84 Posts: 253
    I never was a huge fan of Jeremy ... but one day it just clicked. The same with Immortality.
  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Help, help

    Couldn't stand this at first, thought it was the worst thing ever but a few years later when i listened to it again i 'got it' so to speak.

    Also a lot of the Binaural album. I resisted buying this for a while when i first got into pearl jam because i didn't really like it but i loved the songs on the bootlegs. I eventually bought it to finish my collection but i came around eventually.

    At the min i can't stand 'Speed of sound'. maybe in a few years i might 'get it' :D
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    Anything off riot act that isn't lbc
    and, i know its blasphemous... i didnt like black at all at first
    Beavis: All my friends are brown and red? What does that mean?
    Butthead: It means that his friends are like turds and that they like suck.
    Beavis: Heh heh. Oh yeah. Yeah! Get those spoons out of my face before I shove them up your butt!
    Butthead: Huh huh.
  • dave grolschdave grolsch Posts: 730
    I didnt like Habit at first,love it now.
  • Mono77Mono77 Posts: 76
    Hail hail, it took me a time to get into it.

    and I don't know if it counts, but I just rediscovered tremor christ a week ago, and I realized that I love it.
    I’ll never suck satan’s dick... = P
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    only 1 that I can think of:

    Blood
  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    Blood
    Habit
    Life Wasted
    Johnny Guitar
    Love Boat Captain
    Green Disease
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    rhcpjam6306 wrote:
    Anything off riot act that isn't lbc
    and, i know its blasphemous... i didnt like black at all at first
    Yea, that is borderline blasphemous. :D
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Um, most of them...until I saw them live? Seriously, though, the way I got into the band was by seeing a show basically as a favor to my then-boyfriend now husband. I knew the hits, but taunted him mercilessly for seeing Pearl Jam in 2006...yeah, I was one of THOSE. Of course after the show I was converted and now I am a crazy person, like the rest of you. ;)

    So to answer the question, here are some that I really didn't "get" until seeing them live...
    Do the Evolution (still don't love the studio)
    Gone
    Army Reserve
    1/2 Full (this is a big one, I just really started loving it after hearing it in Toronto this summer)
    Red Mosquito (I know, what was I thinking??)
    Green Disease
    Brian of J. (also one that I never exactly LOVED until hearing it in Toronto)
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,322
    come back
  • redeyeredeye Posts: 620
    i will add the fixer to my list, love it now :D
  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    I_GOT_no_IDea wrote:
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    Wasted Reprise - didnt get it at first and now i find myself singing it all the time :D It almost makes me wish i had an organ...
    organ in the musical or anatomical sense? ;):lol:

    Some back up lungs and a heart wouldn't be a bad idea but i meant in the B3 since :mrgreen:
  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    I always skipped over Oceans and now I would love to hear them play it. I also hated Blood at first...until I heard it live.
  • Electric FeelElectric Feel Posts: 198
    Unemplyable
    Life Wasted (too much classic rock twang initally)
    Thin Air
    Wishlist
    Who You Are
    Rearview Mirror
    Tremor Christ
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