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Break in period for albums.?

okay, I've been a big B-52's for a long time, my favorite album being Good Stuff.

I bought Funplex when it came out on vinyl. it came with a CD as well.

the first two times I sat down to listen to it I couldn't listen to the whole album. I got bored and put on another album.

So I popped in the CD and played it for back ground music as I was cleaning the house. after listening to it as background music I found I really enjoy the album. how can sit down and listen to it all the way through enjoying it.

I've noticed this for a few other albums as well. I might not like them when I first sit down to listen but after letting them play as back ground music I will sit down and really enjoy the music.

Anyone else out there have this experience?

inquiring minds would like to know. Thank you.
elevenmg
chadnliz
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I have this happen from time to time where I do almost exactly as you.....sit listen, uninvolved and throw in a digital copy if I have it and clean or work on projects then get pulled in and start it over on Vinyl and enjoy. Must just be a mood that isnt quite there when I start to listen but strengthens as I hear the music.
timrhu
2,778 posts
 
Although not related to vinyl, that is a fairly common occurrence for me. Some of my favorite albums were very so so with the first few listenings. Then over time as I was drawn into the music and what the artist was saying/doing I understood and could appreciate the album. There are probably quite a few cds sitting on my shelf that if I put away after one listen. If I spent some time with they would probably show themselves as real jewels.
sugarbrie
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Something similar happens when people start listening to classical music in general. They all start out with the mainstream often played compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Handel, Haydn.

Over time they branch out Brahms, Dvorak, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, etc, etc.

They eventually get involved in listening to more complex compositions. No one I know started out in classical, listening to Mahler, Bruckner, Bartok, Schonberg, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, etc.
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