bradm Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 What, if any, album made you say, "Oh, now I get it!" I'm talking about musicians/artists you've known of for a long time, but never really "got" (or "got into") that much, until you listen to one record, and bam! you suddenly appreciate the artist the way others do.For me, it's Talking Heads. I've known of them (from back to the New Wave days in the early '80s), but, even after getting and listening to "Stop Making Sense", they never really did it for me. Over Christmas, though, I acquired the re-issue of "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" (which is greatly expanded from the original LP release; each of the two CDs is almost exactly 1h20m), and wow, I now understand it all. I'm amazed at how much a lot of the live Phish I've heard sounds like (or comes close to) this, and how close it gets to flat-out jammy stuff (it never gets there, but I could easily see jams taking off from what the band is doing).What are yours?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Shawn Cassidy!btw, Brad, we re-watched True Stories over the holidays...gladly lend it to ya...another insight into the weird and whacky mind of David Byrne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Blood on the Tracks was that disc for me.i woulda been about 14 or so, till then nothing of Bobs had really grabbed my attention. once i heard BOTTracks, though, all his other songs began to make more sense to me.and Brad, that talking heads double set IS really phenomenal, the live remain in light on disc 2 kills me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 It's an interesting package. The first disc covers 1977-1979, and features the "core" quartet, while the second disc covers 1980-1981, and features the expanded band that includes the core quartet, plus Adrian Belew, Bernie Worrell, Nona Hendryx, and others.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 You just mentioned Adrian Belew, which got me thinking of the first time I saw King Crimson and saw him actually play that music, fluidly and even casually; all that post-Discipline stuff suddenly became more human somehow, and less otherworldly.I realise that's not quite an "album" a-ha moment, but it is connected, I figure. I mean, Discipline on its own opened a lot of musical windows for me at the time I first discovered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I still don't get King Crimson.I was a little late to the party on Tom Waits. I didn't really discover him until about 5 years ago. I just knew he was the "I don't want to grow up" A teacher I worked with lent me Rain Dogs and Nighthawks at the Diner and from there it was love and muchos respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 when i was about 19, still raving and hiphopping, i bought Graceland from a cash converters store for $3. it wasnt exactly an eye opener, as i recalled the SNL performance, and of course the popularity of some songs, but it sure turned me onto the real "sir Paul" as a kid, i always loved the song 'bernadette.' go figure. with respect to Tom Waits... my old roommate had an album (black and red cover, title eludes me) and I never really like it too much. once at ghost town, a nice chap named marcel gave me a copy of mule variations and i loved it. still do, cheers to marcel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Bob Marley - Burnin'Now I get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 hey brad.. I've got all the Talking Heads records and David Byrne solo albums.. if you want to listen to more let me know and I'll hook you up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ween - Live in ChicagoNeil Young - Rust Never Sleeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" caused me to understand how Robert Palmer originally became famous.(I'm still trying to figure out what he did to maintain that fame thereafter, though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Widespread Panic. I owned Bombs and Butterflies and Ain't Life Grand and never understood why they were so popular. When they release Til' The Medecine Takes, that's when I GOT IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Great question BTW Bradm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I owe more than an enlarged liver to my former alcoholic roommate Stu. For five years, from 1998 to 2003, I endured him cranking constant punk and ska music through " my " stereo, which inevitably helped me finally 'get' The Clash, The Ramones, Stiff Little Fingers, The Specials, Madness and The Sex Pistols. From that re-introduction, I discovered other important bands like Television, Patti Smith, The MC5, The Stooges, Talking Heads up to modern punkers The Refused and The International Noise Conspiracy. When I was in my early 20's, I finally "got" Zappa and Miles Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thanks, NewRider. The supplementary question, especially for situations like yours, NewRider, is this: once you "get it", are you able to go back to the albums you owned before getting it (that you didn't get), and hear them differently, "getting them" more than you did before?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" caused me to understand how Robert Palmer originally became famous.Hehe, get Allen Toussaint to write a song and get Lowell George to play on it... You could be the next Robert Palmer!ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hehe, get Allen Toussaint to write a song and get Lowell George to play on it... You could be the next Robert Palmer!adExactly.(I'd probably be stuck with a song written by Velvet, and sung by the lead singer of She Stole My Beer; though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I owned Bombs and Butterflies Awful album, I definitely don't get them yet... Actually traded that cd back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ween - Live In Chicago (probably the DVD more than the album) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I used think Bombs and Butterflies was crap when I first picked it up. I'm SOOO... glad I didn't end up selling it because I love it now, especially Vic Chesnutt's "Aunt Avis". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 The only WSP album I've ever come to stomach is "Til the Medicine Takes". I only recently heard it and think it's really good.I still haven't gone back to see if I can appreciate their older stuff, though. Maybe one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I owned Bitches Brew when I was about 18 - I was expecting something like Kind of Blue, and of course was thoroughly confused. It took me about two years before I finally "got" the album - and now, of course, it is definitely a long-standing favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payce-ley Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I still don't get King Crimson."Starless and Bible Black" my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Modest Mouse - The Moon and AntarticaThe Flaming Lips - The Soft BulletinBright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I still don't get King Crimson."Starless and Bible Black" my friendRed, also from that era, is pretty amazing, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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