[Mystik64]

Just bought the new QOTSA two days ago, but I loved it immediately. Seems it was smart of them to release all those loops online so I would have more motivation to buy it. Tricky bastards.

 

[FalconP]

For me it is the music of Tim Story, especially The Perfect Flaw -- the music is a kind of gentle, quiet chamber music, but there is a very uncomfortable and dissonant undercurrent to it. I tried to like it, decided that I didn't understand it, and cast it aside. But later, some passages from the album would creep into my head at odd moments -- when I was sitting in the neighbourhood diner, walking down a loney alley in the afternoon, for example -- and suddenly the music made complete sense. These are blissful, almost mystical, experiences that I haven't encountered with other musicians.

 

[acs236]

It's about familiarity. I think it is potentially a good sign when you don't like an album at first. It perhaps indicates that it's different and unique. Not always.

 

[squirt]

This is a question i often wrestle with myself and i'm glad it's not just me...There's obviously some physiological component (mumbo jumbo) going on that cause this. This is why i'm careful not to form a conclusion whether i like the song/album on the first few listens. Though more often than not i never end up liking albums i didn't like at first no matter what...

Another question i think about is why do i end up really disliking some songs/albums which i previously really liked after a period of time of maybe years...This seems to go beyond just getting tired of them in the typical sense...The seven year itch? Dr. Phil?