Bands/Artists You've Changed Your Mind About :skeptic:

Ever have an artist or band that, when you first encountered them or became aware of them, made you feel one way, then years later you ended up changing your mind about (for good or ill)? I have two (one good, the other bad)

The Good: When I first had the ability to process an entity known as "The Beach Boys", it must've been about the time that Kokomo was giving us all an unwelcome geography lesson on the radio. But years later, having read all about this great album called Pet Sounds, I decided to ask my mom to get it for me one Xmas (because I didn't actually want to spend my own money, you see). Now, after almost twelve years of owning Pet Sounds and a few years of owning at least two other Beach Boys best-ofs, I have to admit I was totally wrong when I thought they were crap. Dammit, I'm a fan of the Beach Boys...and I don't care that you know that

The Bad: Oasis, at least after What's the Story Morning Glory?. Boy, they didn't turn out to be the "new Beatles" after all, but just a tribute band that got lucky. I still have some nostalgia for the pre-Be Here Now era, but after that point it's just so much sound and fury, signifying Liam Gallagher's drunken inability to carry a tune :beer2:

My taste in music drastically changed in college. In general.

Changed for the better: Underground music, and some good British rock

Worst: The mainstream

I loved pop in the 80's, whereas now I hate to hear it. I had a phase of being into R & B and now it makes me sick.

I am now scarily listening to the smiths

Oh, that band from Liverpool?

I'm going watching Morrissey tomorrow night. I'll listen out for his scouse accent.

Razorshite: I thought they were crap. Now I Think they're fucking diabolical.

Uncle Liam wrote: Razorshite: I thought they were crap. Now I Think they're fucking diabolical.

100% with you on that one.

I've got a terrible confession to make. I bought the James Blunt album,and liked it for a week. I'll never make that kind of mistake again.

Never was that keen on Dylan in my younger days when living at home, his was the only music my brothers ever played. Can grudgingly respect and appreciate the Zimm nowadays however.

John Sludden wrote: Never was that keen on Dylan in my younger days when living at home, his was the only music my brothers ever played. Can grudgingly respect and appreciate the Zimm nowadays however.

quite an avatar you got there!

never thought i'd like Technique to be honest....how wrong i was

Depeche Mode - while I liked NO, the Cure, and PSB in high school, I thought DM was boring because I hadn't heard any of their pre-SOFAD stuff, except for "Just can't get enough." But, at the beginning of my sophomore year in college, this guy I met at a club introduced me to "Strangelove" and "Black Celebration," and I was hooked.

Nirvana - I liked them briefly in the '90s, for their singles. But I started to realize that whenever I would try to listen to their full album, I fall asleep.

Morrissey's solo work - I thought it was really dull - couldn't hold a candle to the Smiths - until "Irish blood, English heart."

The Culture Club - I bought their first album on tape back in 1999. And I liked it for about a year. After, I was like, "WTF was I thinking?"

I hated Sublime with a passion when they came out,to the point that I would go into a frenzy if I heard them. Years later, I somehow got their best of (I think my wife bought it) and then realized that they were really, really good.

Smashing Pumpkins used to be my top band (right under NO of course), have every single, remix and cd ever released. Though Siamese Dream is still one of my favorites, I can't seem to listen to any of the rest.

Kinks - ive suddenly started thinking there is some good tracks help me !!!

banshee wrote: Kinks - ive suddenly started thinking there is some good tracks help me !!!

Nuthin' wrong with that, Ray Davies should be poet laurete of England

is that like a step below Poet Laureate?

R.E.M.

I bought quite a few of their albums,after hearing Automatic For The People but soon came to the conclusion that AFTP was the only one i genuinely liked.

I was a huge REM fan from Chronic Town to Automatic For The People. I lost interest after Bill Berry left and now they bore me to tears.

What a surprise..........another vote for R.E.M. Last good album by them was New Adventures In Hi-Fi.........the last couple of ones had me

At first I was creeped out by Gorillaz because of the mildly scary cartoons with vacant eyes, which seemed gimmicky to me. Then I found out that Damon Albarn (and Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz and Shaun Ryder) were involved, and I heard "Dare," and they kind of grew on me. Now I really like them.

I used to like the Killers. Then I outgrew them and was apathetic. Now I'm bitter toward them for stealing NO's spotlight. In that interview when Steve talks about the other "New Orders around" who should take their place, I suspect that the Killers were one of the bands he had in mind. Arghh.

FrogChorus wrote:

Uncle Liam wrote: Razorshite: I thought they were crap. Now I Think they're fucking diabolical.

100% with you on that one.

I'm with you both on this one!

I used to like the pixies in the late 9o's but now dislike their music.

i used to dislike the moody blues but now like them.

weird....

The Hold Steady Massively hyped among the indie rock community. I kind of liked it until I came to the conclusion that they're just a slightly more rockin' version of Counting Crows. Who I can't stand.:\ohwell:

[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: ... and some good British rock

can you explain. Ive never heard about it

Goldfrapp, was never too sure then heard ohh la la and decided to give thema whirl, musn't grumble.

Johnny Cash,up until about 4 yrs ago thought country music was shit, most of it is, he ain't too bad though.

Used to like NWA,but got bored of them pretty quickly

ondes_martenot wrote: At first I was creeped out by Gorillaz because of the mildly scary cartoons with vacant eyes, which seemed gimmicky to me. Then I found out that Damon Albarn (and Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz and Shaun Ryder) were involved, and I heard "Dare," and they kind of grew on me. Now I really like them.

I used to like the Killers. Then I outgrew them and was apathetic. Now I'm bitter toward them for stealing NO's spotlight. In that interview when Steve talks about the other "New Orders around" who should take their place, I suspect that the Killers were one of the bands he had in mind. Arghh.

Feel the same for both. Gorillaz is annoyingly catchy, and I find myself needing to listen to one of their songs now and again, when at first I thought they were utter crap.

Killers went too far over the top, and just suck now.