Bands that took a while to get into.

[prlyknitswtr]

Pretty straight forward. What are some of the bands or albums that took you more than one listen to really "get into".

For me, i would say the latest Spill Canvas cd. At first i thought it was just straight forward rock that didnt really sound like their past 3 cds(sort of Mae's Singularity). Then after a couple listens i realized how great the lyrics were and everything just fell into place.

As for a band, i would say Bright Eyes and Alkaline Trio. For each band, i would like a couple songs off of one or two cds but after a while i was really diggin them, not so much Bright Eyes anymore though.

Share your thoughts...

[batmannj]

I have listened to Astronautalis' Pomegranate the last few days, and it has taken a few listens to really get used to it. the more i listen though, the more I want to put it on again.

[voncorn]

Took me years to get into Bright Eyes after someone sent me songs from them when I was in the 7th grade. Probably when I started dating girls in high school is when the music really hit me.

[Charles777]

Louder Now - Taking Back Sunday

I really didn't like most of the songs, like Divine Intervention and Miami. But after a while, it became one of my favorites. Still not as good as TAYF though

:P

[steviestare]

Thursday. I hated them the first time I heard them years ago. Now I love them. Took like 6 months to a year for them to really grow on me.

[prlyknitswtr]

Oh i forgot about The Early November. I love the triple disk album, as well as the other, but the triple is my fave.

[iseeumonkey]

For me, it would be Coheed And Cambria. I have all their albums now.

[Chromefox]

Brand New
Muse
Radiohead

[jtsnazzy]

All post-rock bands.

[SaltyEyes]

Kevin Devine. I like it now, but at first I couldnt see anything Special.

[Bruised26]

It was probably Dashboard Confessional, for me.

[caLLmEnOoNe]

death cab for cutie

[micahistheballs]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

any jazz

[kwsqd]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

any jazz
Once you got into jazz, did you find that you are able to more readily appreciate it?

[-ben]

Kevin Devine. I like it now, but at first I couldnt see anything Special.

yup, same here.

also, saves the day.

[SIR DRIZZY]

Black Tie Dynasty

but now I love them

[mr. president]

say anything and tokyo police club. not sure why for either of them

[circatbs]

Death Cab For Cutie and Sunny Day Real Estate both took a little while for me, but i love them both now

[Regards]

mewithoutYou actually.

[steviestare]

I find that I get into bands much faster if I see them live than if I hear about them and buy an album.

[SLoT]

Tool.
Older music. (Floyd, Zepplin, Drake...etc.)

[thespearkid]

Brand New
Lil' Wayne (and most other rap, with the exception Em and Kanye)

[prlyknitswtr]

no matter how hard i try, i cannot get into music that was around before i was born (1984). So i DO NOT know how some of these bands with members my age say their influences are the Beatles or Zepplin or whoever.

Just kinda trendy to include the biggest bands of all time as your influences. i wanna see a metal band that says GWAR is they're influence, but that wont happend so they will pick Zepplin because they "started" the hard rock genre.

Side note, does Cedric Bixler Zavala note MC5 as an influence? Check out live videos from that band on you tube, the lead singer has a huge fro (hes a white guy) and dances the same way as Cedric does. Its freakin crazy cuz it was back in 68.

[Jumpoff]

no matter how hard i try, i cannot get into music that was around before i was born (1984). So i DO NOT know how some of these bands with members my age say their influences are the Beatles or Zepplin or whoever.

Just kinda trendy to include the biggest bands of all time as your influences. i wanna see a metal band that says GWAR is they're influence, but that wont happend so they will pick Zepplin because they "started" the hard rock genre.

Side note, does Cedric Bixler Zavala note MC5 as an influence? Check out live videos from that band on you tube, the lead singer has a huge fro (hes a white guy) and dances the same way as Cedric does. Its freakin crazy cuz it was back in 68.

The music isnt even remotely the same so he probably doesn't list them as an influence. I doubt people list anyone who influenced their stage moves as an influence, or at least that's exceedingly rare.

My Bloody Valentine
Propagandhi
Tom Waits
Andrew jackson jihad
virtually everything else i listen to

[prlyknitswtr]

The music isnt even remotely the same so he probably doesn't list them as an influence. I doubt people list anyone who influenced their stage moves as an influence, or at least that's exceedingly rare.

My Bloody Valentine
Propagandhi
Tom Waits
Andrew jackson jihad
virtually everything else i listen to

But you see what im talking about right? the stage presence is uncanny.

[fueledbyerin]

Definatley When Your Heart Stops Beating (CD) by +44. I bought it, then kinda got into When Your Heart Stops Beating (song), but then I loved little death, and then i liked more songs, and now I'm a believer.


Although blink-182 was better. But that isnt what this is about

[Jumpoff]

But you see what im talking about right? the stage presence is uncanny.

Yeah. I usually go on youtube to listen to kick out the jams by them but never watched it really. You are right though.

[prlyknitswtr]

Yeah. I usually go on youtube to listen to kick out the jams by them but never watched it really. You are right though.

"Kick out the jams, Mother Fuckers!" haha so great, they were in the top 100 Hard Rock Songs on VH1 during last week.

send Cedric a message on myspace and ask him about MC5 see what he says haha.

[.:Maxx:.]

Chiodos actually. I listened to them a while ago and wasn't too impressed and now they're like one of my all time favourite bands.

[porttheman]

As tall as lions..at first it just didnt click with me.but now i listen to the self titled album atleast once a day.

[chipdip18]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Radiohead.

[porttheman]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Radiohead.

How long did it take you to get into Godspeed?

[Divinehand]

Explosions in the Sky
Cave-In
Radiohead
Converge

[PengusNiugnep]

When I was younger, so I wouldn't listen to overly prurient lyrics (Say Anything), ANYthing with screaming (Hawthorne Heights, 30 Seconds To Mars), or songs with profanity in the titles (Cobra Starship, Taking Back Sunday). Yes, it was lame. xD

But now I love all of those bands.

[ctexasranger]

every time i die, portugal. the man, and bob dylan

[TotalCollapse]

Chiodos actually. I listened to them a while ago and wasn't too impressed and now they're like one of my all time favourite bands.
They're one of my favorites too.

A Skylit Drive and blessthefall. Of course I didn't start really liking blessthefall until their singer left.

[x togepi x]

The music isnt even remotely the same so he probably doesn't list them as an influence. I doubt people list anyone who influenced their stage moves as an influence, or at least that's exceedingly rare.

My Bloody Valentine
Propagandhi
Tom Waits
Andrew jackson jihad
virtually everything else i listen to

i have seen interviews where cedric says MC5 was an influence, but those were from at the drive-in days.

[Jumpoff]

i have seen interviews where cedric says MC5 was an influence, but those were from at the drive-in days.

That would make sense then. I just know that MC5 doesn't seem to have effected the Volta sound at all.

[chipdip18]

How long did it take you to get into Godspeed?

A long time, i'd say i tried them out once, tried again three months later, and then two months after that i clicked.

[fadedmemories]

The Matches
Thursday

[Circa1628]

Fall Out Boy
Bright Eyes
John Mayer
Poison The Well
Panic at the Disco
From Autumn To Ashes
Alkaline Trio
Saves the Day

[Undue Noise]

Brand New.
I just completely didn't get it when I first listened to them.

[Tribute2Ben89]

Vampire Weekend. I didn't like it, and then it clicked, and now I can't get into it again.

Also, Protest the Hero.

[carlsonz]

Louder Now - Taking Back Sunday

I really didn't like most of the songs, like Divine Intervention and Miami. But after a while, it became one of my favorites. Still not as good as TAYF though

:P

Totally, that is completely true for me too.


It took me a long time to really get into Thursday. When my friend recommended me to them I gave them a listen and didn't really much care for Geoff, but after really giving them a listen I was amazed at how few bands sounded like them and so a new Thursday fan was born.

[porttheman]

A long time, i'd say i tried them out once, tried again three months later, and then two months after that i clicked.

that is quite a long time. it took me about a good solid month of listening to full understand this band,but im glad that i did

[michelle182]

The Hush Sound and New Found Glory. I love them both now. I always liked them sort of, but it was just kind of eh. I'd skip their songs on a shuffle.

[SwiftSilentDead]

Baroness. I didn't think too much of them when I first checked them out but I grew to love The Red Album after a few listens.

[chipdip18]

that is quite a long time. it took me about a good solid month of listening to full understand this band,but im glad that i did

Oh yeah, it's absolutely worth it, that is for sure. Great band.

[andrewa5]

ummm it took me awhile to gt into august burns red, now i fucking LOVE them!

[imahoodlum]

Definitely Radiohead. Had a friend who swore they were the second coming of jesus, so his constant boasting turned me away from them for a long time. Now I thank him for getting me into them.

[shimmyshakes]

Oh i forgot about The Early November. I love the triple disk album, as well as the other, but the triple is my fave.


same here. i hated The Early November the first time I listened, but now they're one of my favorite bands.

[oddwithoutend]

To be honest it's been a very long time since a band took me a long time to get into.

[chipdip18]

same here. i hated The Early November the first time I listened, but now they're one of my favorite bands.


What album did you start with?

[steviestare]

Bright Eyes.

[theguy77]

usually when this happens its because i wasnt open to it at first, like i listened to them when i was 14 or 15 but it wasnt pop-punk so i rejected it, and then came back to it when i was 16 or 17 and loved it. but i never listen to it countless times in a row just because i wish i liked it.

[Hey Kevin]

every new Deerhoof album takes me a while to get into.
i would give up if i knew it wasnt going to be rewarding ;)

[theguy77]

Bright Eyes.

fuck you im a death eater

[Rickaly]

sighlo, if anybody has heard of them.

www.myspace.com/sighlo (http://www.myspace.com/sighlo)

theyre freakin awesome they could be famous

[steviestare]

fuck you im a death eater

Snape isn't on your side:celebrate:

[oddwithoutend]

Snape isn't on your side:celebrate:

Quality post.

[HelpMeSleep]

Thursday. I hated them the first time I heard them years ago. Now I love them. Took like 6 months to a year for them to really grow on me.
I just listened to Thursday for the first time today and I was kind of "eh" about them, but I figured I'd listen to them some more and give them some time.

[HelpMeSleep]

Snape isn't on your side:celebrate:
I approve of this post.

[steviestare]

I just listened to Thursday for the first time today and I was kind of "eh" about them, but I figured I'd listen to them some more and give them some time.

The first time I heard them was War All The Time. That album was okay, but nothing special. (right away anyways) Then I got Full Collapse and really started to appreciate all their music.

[HelpMeSleep]

The first time I heard them was War All The Time. That album was okay, but nothing special. (right away anyways) Then I got Full Collapse and really started to appreciate all their music.
yeah, I listened to some of Full Collapse today.

[Kneeka]

It took me a while to get into Bayside because his voice annoyed me, but i eventually just got over it.

[boxingwithstars]

Neutral Milk Hotel
Thrice

i still haven't been able to get into Explosions In The Sky or Godspeed... i need to give them another listen.

[Joeee]

http://www.fan2band.com/di/epitaph/thursday/181537_2395_43_3226.jpg (http://www.fan2band.com/dl/epitaph/thursday/181537_2395_43_3226)

[new_arbiter]

It took a little while for At the Drive-In to click.

[Burn That Shit]

Arcade Fire, Morrisey, and lot of older stuff (Velvet Underground, Beatles, etc.)

[SingleDoubt]

Jimmy Eat World (basically didnt get into them because of the Middle... still fuckin HATE that song, but everything else is amazing)

[shimmyshakes]

What album did you start with?
Wasn't really an album, I just heard a few songs and thought they was terrible.
But I'm assuming it was one of the first things they put out because it was a really long time ago when I first listened to them.

[new_arbiter]

Jimmy Eat World (basically didnt get into them because of the Middle... still fuckin HATE that song, but everything else is amazing)

Same. I didn't think much of them when The Middle was popular, so I didn't check any of their stuff out until Futures.

[chipdip18]

Wasn't really an album, I just heard a few songs and thought they was terrible.
But I'm assuming it was one of the first things they put out because it was a really long time ago when I first listened to them.

Hmm gotcha. I'm curious since i got into them from my "Drive-Thru" records phase, when they had released The Room's Too Cold. I'm not a huge fan of the Ep before, so i can understand being turned off hearing a few of those songs, but i loved The Room's Too Cold.

[steviestare]

Same. I didn't think much of them when The Middle was popular, so I didn't check any of their stuff out until Futures.

You checked them out at the right time. Futures is about as good as they get.