Where have you been all my life?

**noby** · 10/01/2007, 11:14 AM

Ok, we've had albums you come back to. What about the albums you missed/dismissed first time round, but now love?

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Don't stand me down.
Ok, it came out before my album buying days, but it took until a year or so ago for me to get it, and I absolutely love it now.

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book.
I grew up knowing and hating '80s Stevie Wonder. Then I started to listen to mid '70's stuff. I could have named any of four albums.

Minutemen - Double Nickel on the Dime .
A year or so ago I never heard of them.

Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica.
For this I have no excuse, even if it was released before I was born. I thought a best of was enough for me. I was wrong.

There's probably loads more I'm too ashamed to admit.

**gustavo** · 10/01/2007, 11:16 AM

Most albums in my collection are ones that i missed out on because I wasnt born or I was too young to appreciate the music!

**BohsPartisan** · 10/01/2007, 11:19 AM

All The Style Council stuff. Viewed them with suspicion when I was a youngster, couldn't live without now.
Also, the early Michael Jackson stuff.

**noby** · 10/01/2007, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Most albums in my collection are ones that i missed out on because I wasnt born or I was too young to appreciate the music!

I considered that alright. The ones I listed, I had ample opportunity in the mean time, but dismissed them for various reasons (snobbery).

I used to think 'Come on Eileen' was a great song in a 'drunk at a wedding' context. I've only recently realised how fantastic a pop song it is, in any context.

Style Council is another one.

**GuisaSaigon** · 10/01/2007, 11:28 AM

only recently got into zero7. got all their stuff now and think its all top class.

**Lim till i die** · 10/01/2007, 11:36 AM

Pretty much 95% of what I listen to.

It's not my fault, I'm only 21

**superfrank** · 11/01/2007, 7:23 PM

Never liked Green Day, despite my sister and brother liking them. I never liked punk music at all. I don't like the way sthe songs are sung.

However, having heard a few songs from American Idiot, I decided to take a chance on it, it was only €8.95 after all, and I have to say I really like it.

**Lim till i die** · 12/01/2007, 8:10 AM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Never liked Green Day, despite my sister and brother liking them. I never liked punk music at all.

Surely they're two completely seperate points

**BohsPartisan** · 12/01/2007, 9:05 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Surely they're two completely seperate points

Quality

SF, if you want to hear good Punk music, the first Clash album (eponymously named). It doesn't get much better than that.

**Magicme** · 12/01/2007, 9:12 AM

A bit of Stiff Little Fingers or That Petrol Emotion would also give you a good flavour Frank!

Wasnt mad into James Brown til my youngest got into it and now love his stuff. Now in my old age am buying the Johnny Cash back catalogue and Jack Johnston.

**BohsPartisan** · 12/01/2007, 11:09 AM

Almost forgot - so called "World Music". Scoffed at people who liked it in my youth, now I'm one of 'em!

**sonofstan** · 12/01/2007, 1:41 PM

As of yesterday, Fred Neil. He's the guy who wrote Everybody's Talkin' and Dolphins but I'd -shamefully - never heard his stuff until yesterday; the album to get is Bleecker and McDougal and its up there with the best.

**paul_oshea** · 12/01/2007, 3:20 PM

All The Style Council stuff. Viewed them with suspicion when I was a youngster

Do they now give 75% of earnings to the poor now?

**finlma** · 12/01/2007, 3:27 PM

Talking Heads - All the albums
Beck - Mellow Gold

Good choice on Zero 7 - been a big fan for years. Saw them live in Brixton too - quality stuff.

**paul_oshea** · 12/01/2007, 3:31 PM

SF, if you want to hear good Punk music

SF if you want to hear good punk DONT listen to the clash. actually dont listen to punk full stop.

**Paddyfield** · 12/01/2007, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

A bit of Stiff Little Fingers or That Petrol Emotion would also give you a good flavour Frank!

Wasnt mad into James Brown til my youngest got into it and now love his stuff. Now in my old age am buying the Johnny Cash back catalogue and Jack Johnston.

That Petrol Emotion were a brilliant band. They brought out a song called "Big Decison" which highlighted the Diplock Justice System (courts without a jury, I think) in Northern Ireland in the 1980's. From then on, they were seemingly ignored by the British media but were on the playlist of daytime radio in the Republic.

Check it out....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIh5Ywa-LWo

**Terry** · 12/01/2007, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

That Petrol Emotion were a brilliant band. They brought out a song called "Big Decison" which highlighted the Diplock Justice System (courts without a jury, I think)

all i can think about is maxiiii reading that !!!!!

**BohsPartisan** · 13/01/2007, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

SF if you want to hear good punk DONT listen to the clash. actually dont listen to punk full stop.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. Makes loads of sense that does! I mean I can understand if you don't like Punk but saying that if you want to hear good punk, don't listen to punk...
Bizarre!

Clash is a classic Album though, never mind how you label it.

"all these are just labels, we know that music is music"

**Lionel Ritchie** · 14/01/2007, 9:27 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

SF if you want to hear good punk DONT listen to the clash. actually dont listen to punk full stop.

Now now Paul. You DO know Quiet Riot, Motley Crue and Faster fcukin' Pussycat are in no way, shape, form nor influence Punk bands now don't you? ...don't you? ...Paul?