What were your biggest musical 180s?

[Lament]

I thought Fleetwood Mac (Buckingham/Nicks era) was simply terrible until I got into my twenties and realized they were one of the greatest bands ever and that Rumours is absolutely perfect and Songbird not only doesn't suck, but makes me want cry every time I hear it.

[Soma.]

Woah. What had put you off previously? Buckingham was late game Mac. I can't think of it any other way.

[Lament]

I was just a stupid teenager. I thought they were pussies. I bought Rumours half as a joke and ended up just being like "WHY WAS I SO WRONG?" It wasn't even that I'd never heard it before, we used to play it pretty frequently at the record store I worked at in my teens. But I'm glad I saw the light. Lindsay Buckingham is an absolute genius and FM is a personal favorite now.

[Chloe]

The National. Took me six or seven years, but I finally get it and love them now.
I think I was hung up on them sounding too much like Interpol, which isn't the case at all, but I hate the voice of the Interpol guy.

[darth_vedder]

The big one for me is Led Zeppelin.

In high school, it was like you HAD to like them. I veered more to the Doors and CCR, and thought LZ was overrated. I took this misguided view with me to college, and it wasn't until post college that I realized I was an idiot and LZ is pretty awesome. I guess in hindsight I just was going against the grain on purpose and being a douche about hating LZ.

[malice]

wilco
allman bros
zep
skynard

off the top of my head and others i can't think of right now

[Jorge]

Ages 15-22 I had the whole reactionary "I HATE LED ZEPPELIN AND PINK FLOYD" thing going on. Stupid.

[malice]

Ages 15-22 I had the whole reactionary "I HATE LED ZEPPELIN AND PINK FLOYD" thing going on. Stupid.

I had this kind of reaction to a lot of music out over the last ten years or so - knee-jerk disdain because it was put out by newer bands that I wasn't familiar with, and made by people closer to your age than mine.
I immediately discounted it as shallow and without much merit until some kind souls on here took pity on me and got me to listen to it.
can't begin to describe how idiotic I was for that...

[doug rr]

while in high school in the early to mid 80s I completely brushed off groups such as Depesche Mode and even the Cure..I just wasnt ready to let go of the 70s music yet

[knee tunes]

I was never a fan of 80s music

[Kral]

The big one for me is Led Zeppelin.

In high school, it was like you HAD to like them. I veered more to the Doors and CCR, and thought LZ was overrated. I took this misguided view with me to college, and it wasn't until post college that I realized I was an idiot and LZ is pretty awesome. I guess in hindsight I just was going against the grain on purpose and being a douche about hating LZ.

Exactly why I cant get into them to this day. I recognize the talent and get why they are adored, but them, the Beatles, the Stones, all these bands were shoved down your throat on a daily basis, and you were considered an idiot for not agreeing. Especially The Doors, good band with some great songs, but thats about it.

[Gods' Die]

Have you ever been initially "wrong" about an artist, album or song and found that your opinion has changed almost entirely upon closer inspection? These confessions are helpful to reinforce a grasp on self-awareness. Don't be shy.

-I used to listen to post-Yield Pearl Jam. I deserve a slap for that one.

Haha...great thread idea. Binaural's got some merits. I'll probably never throw on anything after again, aside from giving new records a couple of spins.

Tom Waits, my now favorite artist, sounded like a cacophonous Disney villain to me on the first couple listens...fuck, was I wrong on that guy.

I swore off hip hop for years and years...fucking Wu-Tang Clan, man.

When I was really young I thought the Beatles and Beach Boys were absolute trash. Duh.

David Bowie had to be gay...love him now.

Country music...since found Parsons, Willie, Merle, Jennings, Kristofferson, among others to be pretty entertaining to listen to.

Thought Springsteen was cheesy and melodramatic, he is on both counts, but he's got a number of albums that are pretty damn great.

[Anders]

My first CD was Don Johnson's Heartbeat. I was about nine. At the store I had narrowed it down to a choice between that and an AC/DC album.

At thirteen, as a big Guns N' Roses and Metallica fan, I first didn't see the appeal of Ten in the spring of 92. By 93 I was a lifelong fan.

When I first heard No Code I was disappointed. Now it's my all time favorite album.

I've been to hundreds of concerts, and listened to thousands of albums, so of course there have been times when time has passed and I've thought that I can't really believe I've liked something. I still often find myself liking pop songs or rock bands with a radio friendly sound. I even watch Idol at times, but I figure it's not good to take oneself too seriously. Live and let live.

[griffinxi]

I hated Radiohead in high school. I got "The Bends" through Columbia House for a penny, and listened to it like twice; "High and Dry" was being played constantly and I was absolutely sick to death of hearing it and couldn't be bothered with the rest of the album (Strike 1). Then "Paranoid Android" came out as the single for "OK Computer," and I liked the bridge of the song a lot, but thought the rest was just noisy and had no interest in exploring the rest of the album (Strike 2).

Despite this, and without consciously understanding my reluctant interest in this band in the first place, I asked for "Kid A" for Christmas (I think I was a college sophomore at this point). When "Everything in its Right Place" started up I knew I had turned the corner and discovered my obsession for the next couple of years.

[Gods' Die]

The big one for me is Led Zeppelin.

In high school, it was like you HAD to like them. I veered more to the Doors and CCR, and thought LZ was overrated. I took this misguided view with me to college, and it wasn't until post college that I realized I was an idiot and LZ is pretty awesome. I guess in hindsight I just was going against the grain on purpose and being a douche about hating LZ.

Exactly why I cant get into them to this day. I recognize the talent and get why they are adored, but them, the Beatles, the Stones, all these bands were shoved down your throat on a daily basis, and you were considered an idiot for not agreeing. Especially The Doors, good band with some great songs, but thats about it.

I love the Stones and Beatles to this day, didn't listen to either in HS. Zep, along with PJ, were my favorite HS bands. Both still have their merits and I can go back and listen to them and still enjoy them.

The Doors, on the other hand, I feel are incredibly overrated and their lead singer was a drunk burnout starting with their second record. Their first was pretty impressive, but they went downhill fast. I loved em in HS as well.

[Kral]

The big one for me is Led Zeppelin.

In high school, it was like you HAD to like them. I veered more to the Doors and CCR, and thought LZ was overrated. I took this misguided view with me to college, and it wasn't until post college that I realized I was an idiot and LZ is pretty awesome. I guess in hindsight I just was going against the grain on purpose and being a douche about hating LZ.

Exactly why I cant get into them to this day. I recognize the talent and get why they are adored, but them, the Beatles, the Stones, all these bands were shoved down your throat on a daily basis, and you were considered an idiot for not agreeing. Especially The Doors, good band with some great songs, but thats about it.

I love the Stones and Beatles to this day, didn't listen to either in HS. Zep, along with PJ, were my favorite HS bands. Both still have their merits and I can go back and listen to them and still enjoy them.

The Doors, on the other hand, I feel are incredibly overrated and their lead singer was a drunk burnout starting with their second record. Their first was pretty impressive, but they went downhill fast. I loved em in HS as well.

[darth_vedder]

That's selling the Doors incredibly short. They are better than that, and Strange Days is better than the first record.

[LetMeSleep]

I'm with GD and Kral. Doors are over rated and I've thought so since I was about 15. A couple of okay tunes but meh. But during those teenage years Doors, JHE, LZ, PF were everywhere so you just heard them all the time regardless. I was the LZep guy.

[darth_vedder]

I feel like it's cool to shit on the Doors and most people do without really knowing the catalog. Not saying that is your case, but I've seen it happen. It's just easy to pick on Morrison.

LA Woman is pretty good. "Been Down So Long" could be their best song. "Wild Child" is pretty tight too. I love me some Robby Krieger. He is underrated, big time.

[Kral]

That's selling the Doors incredibly short. They are better than that, and Strange Days is better than the first record.

Like I said, very good band, some great songs, first album thats pretty amazing, just way overhyped, I feel


For me, part of it is I feel the need to rebel against the popular opinion. I don't know how to explain it, but the more something is crammed in my face, like Zeppelin or the Doors, the more I'm going to go against the grain, at least in my younger days.

Queen was my favorite band at one point in H.S., and my friends would do nothing but shit on them, saying they were nowhere near as great as the mighty Led Zeppelin