Bands that took a long time to grow on you.

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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,619
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though
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  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    edited April 9
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though
    Same, live is something amazing
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    MMJ? Sorry for the dumb question but, who?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • nautical_disaster
    nautical_disaster Posts: 348
    brianlux said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    MMJ? Sorry for the dumb question but, who?
    That would be My Morning Jacket :) They were second only to pearl jam for me from 2001ish until the 2008 record. When pearl jam announced the opening band in 2006 would be MMJ, i lost my mind haha. Highly recommend giving them a try, the early records are wonderful.

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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    1) The Beastie Boys. I was a punk/ new wave kid and the "in" crowd was all into the Beasties, so I wrote them off for a very long time. I didn't really get into them until after MCA died, and now they're a playlist staple for me.

    2) Pearl Jam. I was team Nirvana and the "Jeremy" video was everywhere and an annoying meathead I knew kept going on and on about Pearl Jam and Dramarama (greatest band ever, according to him). Vitalogy, specifically "Spin the Black Circle,"  changed that for me. And here I am.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    You know, we saw them at Ohana -- I'd never heard their music, but based on all the positive reviews around here, I was looking forward to seeing them. I'm sorry, but I was wildly disappointed. I still have no idea what we saw. My husband hated it even more than I did, and we left after three or four songs. Can anyone explain what I'm missing?
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    nautical_disaster said:
    brianlux said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    MMJ? Sorry for the dumb question but, who?
    That would be My Morning Jacket :) They were second only to pearl jam for me from 2001ish until the 2008 record. When pearl jam announced the opening band in 2006 would be MMJ, i lost my mind haha. Highly recommend giving them a try, the early records are wonderful.

    Ah, yes, thank you!  I suck at acronyms.  :lol:  
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    curmudgeoness said:
    1) The Beastie Boys. I was a punk/ new wave kid and the "in" crowd was all into the Beasties, so I wrote them off for a very long time. I didn't really get into them until after MCA died, and now they're a playlist staple for me.

    2) Pearl Jam. I was team Nirvana and the "Jeremy" video was everywhere and an annoying meathead I knew kept going on and on about Pearl Jam and Dramarama (greatest band ever, according to him). Vitalogy, specifically "Spin the Black Circle,"  changed that for me. And here I am.

    I'm still not a Beasties fan and just never got into hip hop in general, but I've gained a lot more respect for them and other hip hop artists.
    What you said about Pearl Jam is interesting as well.  I had similar issues.  My first exposure to the band was seeing them play "Alive" on Saturday Night Live and I loved it.  But then, I started hearing more of Ten and it just didn't work for me and I gave up.  But then Yield came out and I dug it, and the same with No Code and Riot Act, and those three albums became my favorites.  But then, just recently I listened to Vitalogy and was amazed by how much I liked it, so that's my current favorite PJ album!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,729
    curmudgeoness said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    You know, we saw them at Ohana -- I'd never heard their music, but based on all the positive reviews around here, I was looking forward to seeing them. I'm sorry, but I was wildly disappointed. I still have no idea what we saw. My husband hated it even more than I did, and we left after three or four songs. Can anyone explain what I'm missing?
    Maybe an off night or not your taste. I saw them a long time ago and was distracted by the light up thing on the singers chest. Didn't blow me away but everyone's tastes are different. They did a jam with preservation jazz hall band and that was fantastic. Still a blur though. Maybe my memories are getting all cloudy. 
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,619
    curmudgeoness said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    You know, we saw them at Ohana -- I'd never heard their music, but based on all the positive reviews around here, I was looking forward to seeing them. I'm sorry, but I was wildly disappointed. I still have no idea what we saw. My husband hated it even more than I did, and we left after three or four songs. Can anyone explain what I'm missing?
    The setting was just right. They closed out Shaky Knees in 2023 I think it was, which come to find out, the festival is named after a line in one of their songs. Maybe it was the atmosphere that day, but I was able to connect to them better than I ever have before seeing themlive  - and I have tried multiple times with studio work! Great musicianship 
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,531
    curmudgeoness said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    MMJ. I didn’t get it until I saw them live. I would still prefer them live over album listening though

    You know, we saw them at Ohana -- I'd never heard their music, but based on all the positive reviews around here, I was looking forward to seeing them. I'm sorry, but I was wildly disappointed. I still have no idea what we saw. My husband hated it even more than I did, and we left after three or four songs. Can anyone explain what I'm missing?
    Based on how you've described your tastes, My Morning Jacket is not a band I would recommend to you 
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Okay, I'll try not to read too much into that LOL.

    I was expecting something indy/alternative, and what I heard was -- I guess I'd describe it as southern-fried death metal?? I'm not into country music or death metal, so maybe that's it?
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,477
    For me, two bands for sure, Sleater-Kinney and Drive By Truckers.

    During the pandemic, I bought more records than normal, maybe in an effort to keep my record store guy afloat, and S-K was a big purchase. LOVED No Cities to Love, The Woods, and Dig Me Out. Just saw them this year with my kids and we loved them, my daughter particularly, which I was super excited about.

    As for DBT, listened to a few albums and it just didn’t happen. Finally, though, I saw them in 2016, bought the American Band album, and have been hooked ever since, seen them close to 20 times. My favorite album of theirs besides American Band (criminally underrated, if you are angry about today, just throw that sucker on), is Brighter Than Creation’s Dark. Amazing album.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,531
    curmudgeoness said:
    Okay, I'll try not to read too much into that LOL.

    I was expecting something indy/alternative, and what I heard was -- I guess I'd describe it as southern-fried death metal?? I'm not into country music or death metal, so maybe that's it?
    Ha...not at all! Punk/new wave into Beasties and punkier Pearl Jam makes sense. MMJ is southern rock Floyd and just a completely different vibe.
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    pjl44 said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    Okay, I'll try not to read too much into that LOL.

    I was expecting something indy/alternative, and what I heard was -- I guess I'd describe it as southern-fried death metal?? I'm not into country music or death metal, so maybe that's it?
    Ha...not at all! Punk/new wave into Beasties and punkier Pearl Jam makes sense. MMJ is southern rock Floyd and just a completely different vibe.

    Got it. I like Pink Floyd (not the way I like PJ, but I like them), never was a fan of southern rock. To each their own!
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    It took me forever to get into Portishead and I have no idea why. I've always liked Massive Attack, Tricky and the whole Bristol trip hop scene but for some reason I didn't really get Portishead. I even worked in a record store for 5 years and we sold a ton of copies of Dummy. Go figure.

    Needless to say I've corrected that mistake now!
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    I need to catch up on some of these bands- Sleater-Kinney, for sure after reading a bit about them in Peter Ames Carlin's terrific The Name of the Band is R.E.M.  
    Drive By Truckers and Portishead as well.

    So much music, so little time!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,729
    Music to my ears to really latch on to has to be anchored to my past. Rarely do I get into new music. 
    A few exceptions.

    Whatever!

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Loujoe said:
    Music to my ears to really latch on to has to be anchored to my past. Rarely do I get into new music. 
    A few exceptions.

    Whatever!


    I hear you, Lou.  Not to be boastful, but I've kept up with new music much longer than most of my peers.  Ask any of them about Dinosaur Jr. or Juliana Hatfield or Kurt Vile, etc., and they most often just look perplexed, lol.  But in more recent years, finding mew music I like is a bit more of a challenge.  Maybe even a lot more (but I do try).
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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