What album(s) did you not care for at first, but now love?

[bbernardini]

I was thinking about this today, for some strange reason. What albums originally made you scratch your head and wonder what the artist was thinking, but now you love?

Mine:
Barenaked Ladies - Maybe You Should Drive
Todd Rundgren - No World Order
Roger Waters - Amused To Death

[ALago1]

1. Pet Sounds

Well, it's not that I didn't care for it, it's just that I wasn't expecting to hear a pop symphony when I put it in my cd player. I had kind of a "well, that was unique" feeling after listening to it.

Now, I've come to appreciate the complex melodies and song structures, as well as the profoundly existential themes that permeate the whole cd. I still hear things that I've never heard before in that album and I've listened to it probably over a hundred times. Classic.

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. VU

-Velvet Underground

8 Legged Groove Thing - The Wonder Stuff

[shingashong]

3. AFI "Sing The Sorrow" comes to mind. I love it now! n/t

[jpgray]

4. Beach Boys - Love You

Fucking hated every song on there the first time I heard it. Now I love every single one--it has a powerful 'grow on ya' effect. 'I'll Bet He's Nice' and 'The Night Was So Young' rank among Brian Wilson's greatest.

[sundog]

5. Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular