Thread inspired by Views by Drake. I hated that album when I first heard it, but after re-listening, I realized it’s one of his better albums. Theres so much good s*** on there. Seriously, take another listen if you hated it like I did.

Also didn’t like black up (Shabazz palaces) or voodoo (D’Angelo) when I first heard them and they are now some of my favorite of all time.

It’s good to periodically give an album that you previously disliked another chance. You’d be surprised to find out that you might actually enjoy it. This also applies to food, film, etc

What is this phenomenon? What are some albums that fit this criteria for you? What albums will you give another chance?

I think maybe the musical environment changing since that point in time might help your taste shift

Like I think what I’m saying is maybe it aged well and now you can see what makes it good?

I remember listening to Brown Sugar and not really f***in with it outside of “Brown Sugar” or “Lady” (which I had already been exposed to) - that was 2018, earlier this year I relistened at it slowly became a 10 song run for me one of the Kanye divorce threads even has me saying something like “I was sleep yall, brown sugar is transcendent music”

I started f***ing with more of Yeezus than I ever did this year too, I remember really not liking any songs after “New Slaves” but this year I started to appreciate everything on the album, to the point where it’s my fave Ye album

A lot of Ariel pink’s music in general is kind of off putting, mainly because it borrows from so much s*** and the director behind all of it is a character like Ariel, but once you started to draw yourself into his world his songs start to reveal their brilliance

I think a lot of the time, great work sets itself apart in its own universe and it’s very foreign, so you may not react well to it the first time. But then you start to engulf yourself in it, and accept it in its own world instead of trying to compare it to other, more familiar work, and then you see the greatness

Few reasons I can think of

1) Your perspective changes, whether it's your approach to the music or knowledge of the artist or something.

2) Your initial shock is over and you can take it on its own terms. I think a lot of people have some specific ideas, consciously or not, about what music can be and so finding something that challenges that can trigger a negative response initially.

3) You just had way too high expectations for said album and you weren’t happy that said artist did something unfamiliar

there is plenty of research talking about this I can’t remember what’s it called

maturity you go through things in life your circumstances change and what not and your relationship with music changes

Numerous revisits

Mere-exposure effect: people develop their preferences for things simply by being exposed to them more often.

This is what caused me to like TLOP even though I had s***ted on it when it came out.
This isn’t limited to music though
You could force yourself to be attracted to a 3/10 woman if you saw her a lot.

It‘s because your ears get used to the sound after a while you could literally make yourself like Ed Sheeran‘s music if you put the work in

yep that’s what it is

Just realized that @youngtubesteak said it before me

I think theres a “catch” in every album, a hook that reels you in and sometimes an initial listen doesnt sink deep enough to stay hooked.

I didnt like GKMC when it first dropped. Thought it was 😪 Music. But i remember sitting down and listening deep into every layer of each song and I think when I got to Peer Pressure it clicked for me. Then it got to Good Kid and I was hooked

Sometimes ppl let narratives influence em, then revisit the album with a clear mind after the dust settles and realize its great

hearing it outside

tbh

this

Water and plenty of sunlight

playing it in the car, hearing it in barbershops, hearing another car playing it

idk i remember i heard self entitled by playboi carti and didnt get it at first but then eventually i did. Idk what changed but it clicked

I relate to the yeezus part heavy. I liked the album when it dropped but as time goes by I’m beginning to realize it may be Kanye’s magnum opus

I personally think it’s the Kanye album that’s the MOST Kanye. Everything Kanye is culturally described as is on 100 in that album. If you love kanye you can’t help but love yeezus

Expectations and listening to s*** 20x

Precisely

I never listen to lyrics initially, it's all about that bop factor, if i can jig to it then shes a winner, then it'll be years B4 I even pick up what the artist be even saying in the song at large or in small parts,

come to find that others strictly listen for lyrics, tbh I really only give Wayne that initial level of attn