An oddity about my taste in music
I have discovered that the albums that I grow to love – the ones I listen to the most, the longest, and come back to over and over again – are the ones I initially didn’t like. Over and over again, I have noticed that my favorite albums are the ones I first listened to and thought “ugh, that’s disappointing.”
I think it must be a complexity thing. I downloaded this album (album cover NSFW) a month or so ago. For the first week, I could barely get into it. Now, though, I think it’s one of the best albums I’ve discovered in years. This album, on the other hand, I discovered last year and loved it immediately. Now I can hardly stand it. One major difference in the two albums is that the first one is far more complex. I guess it has more to offer over time, which means it takes longer to comprehend while having more staying power.
The trouble is that it’s hard to find new music that you’ll really love when you know you might not like it until you can really get into it. Sometimes I download an album and just can’t ever get into it, and sometimes I have more luck.
It’s also extra hard to introduce good bands to friends, because I know they won’t get it on the first try. And I bet that’s starting to drive Katie insane!
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