Metamatic Forums Socialising The Green Room The flipside of "Bands you once liked, but now you don't..."

Not trying to be awkward or too positive about things , but the other thread got me thinking about artists I used to have no use for but now follow quite closely. Something happened - they changed their style, or I changed as a person, or whatever.

There are a number of these for me:

The Smiths/Morrissey
I just didn't get them/him at all until I was 25.

Bruce Springsteen
Until "The Ghost of Tom Joad" I had no idea he would fit in my record collection. I generally only like the slower, minimal stuff though.

Tom Waits
Too weird for years until I heard about the ballads and took a chance one day. I like all of it now.

U2
My sister liked them, I liked "New Year's Day" and "With or Without You" but nothing else. Then "Achtung Baby" came along and suddenly U2 were a new band. "Pop" is their best album in my opinion. Slight slippage since then when they started to want to sell a lot more all over again.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
I liked "The Ship Song" but waited almost a decade before "The Boatman's Call" came along and suddenly he is a genius.

nice Twist

Interestingly, my experience with Nick Cave is almost exactly the same. I had no time for The Birthday party and really didn't know much of the Seeds early stuff as a result.
It wasn't until I heard 'The Weeping Song' from the same album (The Good Son) in a DJ set in Oxford one day - awaiting a live show by, erm, An Emotional Fish I think. Bought the album but couldn't by into the whole thing. Then saw him live on 'Later' with Jools Holland in 2001 performing 'God is in the House'.
Absolutely stunning, one of those rare tide-turning experiences. I bought And No More Shall We Part (which I rate as his best album) and then fell for The Boatman's Call having read brilliant reviews and learning of its genius on the web. I also rate this as his best album...
Spent the last few years buying up all the back catalogue. He is a genius indeed.

I think for me it was probably a personal change, rather than any conscience change of style by Nick Cave. Not quite sure what though - I know it wasn't 'growing up' because that still hasn't happened yet

No other similar changes of heart immediately spring to mind.
Although the Back in Black album by AC/DC has become a recent favourite...

'Shake A Leg', Martin.

Thanks for the spin, I was thinking of doing one of these threads myself. I never used to listen to Dylan that much, but his last three cds have been a great addition to my collection. They are more blues/rock than his usual compositions, so they are appealing to me.

The Pogues are another addition, add Tom Waits, Springsteen and Patti Smith in as well.

Blue P

My shout has to be for David Bowie ... only listened to in passing (singles) despite him being an influence on just about everyone, and I never really saw the bigger picture .. but am starting to do so now.

Like Mr D above I was an inexplicably late convert to Mr Bowie. Also failed to recognise any of the charms of Talking Heads until they were long gone.

I started really like Associates / Billy Mackenzie as late as year 2000. That was three years after Billy was gone.

I discovered them in 1988. Got a copy of Sulk from the local record library and was thrown head over heels. I immediately bought the vinyl copy from the same record store from where I bought The Garden. The CD single Heart of Glass, the US CD version of Sulk and the Wild and Lonely CD followed. There wasn't much available on CD at the time so I explored Camden Town and Music & Video Exchange to buy their back catalogue on vinyl .

My prize item is a signed copy of the posthmous release of the Wild is the Wind ep available on Paul Haig's label, sold on auction by Paul and signed by him especially for me. How charming of him. Mind you I like Paul's work too.

The rhythm of life...

Chris

David Bowie for me also. I cannot believe what I missed at the time. :rolleyes:

Siouxsie and the banshees, and The Jam.