Artists you used to hate but now love/like
Jul 22, 2011 15:46:02 GMT -5
Post by JessiePie on Jul 22, 2011 15:46:02 GMT -5
I was thinking about this and I was wondering if there were any artists you used to hate or not thought much of at first but then you eventually grew to love/like them? I have a few and some of them have actually become core artists of mine.
Tori Amos
I was first introduced to her in late 2002 when I saw the video for "A Sorta Fairytale" on VH1 and it creeped me out, so I didn't really like her that much. Then two years later XFER sent me a bunch of songs of hers and she grew to become one of my all-time favorite artists, and The Beekeeper was my favorite album of 2005.
Nirvana
I was also introduced to them in late 2002 through VH1, with "You Know You're Right". I was not a rock person at all back then and Kurt Cobain's screaming in the song was a huge turn off for me so I labeled them as crap until a few years later when I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Heart-Shaped Box", and "Lithium", and then later was sent the entire Nevermind album through a member of another forum and I LOVED it. Now they're one of my favorite bands.
Pantera
I didn't like these guys at first because I thought singer Phil Anselmo's voice was very annoying, until I heard the AMAZING "This Love", and then I began to appreciate their other songs more. They're not one of my absolute favorite bands but I do like them a lot.
Type O Negative
In 2008, around the time I started getting into metal, I was introduced to these guys and I was very turned off by them because of how long their songs were (which is quite hypocritical seeing as I loved Rush from day one but meh ), but then I saw the video for "Black No. 1" on VH1 Classic one day and I thought it was badass, and shortly after that I saw "Christian Woman" which I loved even more and eventually they became another one of my favorite bands.
Eminem
I couldn't stand him in 2000 because of what he said about Britney and Christina in "The Real Slim Shady". But in recent years I have grown to appreciate his earlier material more (by that I mean pre-Encore). The only songs of his from 2004-now that I like are "Love The Way You Lie" and "I Need A Doctor".
Twisted Sister
In the summer of 2006 I heard "We're Not Gonna Take It" for the first time on American Top 40 Flashback and I HATED it (and still do). I even called them Twisted Crap. Then I heard "I Wanna Rock", "Under The Blade", "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll", etc., and grew to like them. WNGTI isn't their only bad song though - "Hot Love" from 1987 blows too.
Pussycat Dolls
I couldn't stand "Don't Cha" back in 2005, and I still can't stand it. But back in 2005 I kind of labeled them as talentless sluts for that song, and for the fact that "Stickwitu" stopped Oasis's "Let There Be Love" from going to #1 in the U.K. But they do have some good songs like "Beep", "I Don't Need A Man", and "I Hate This Part", and Nicole S. is not a bad singer at all.
Adele
When "Chasing Pavements" came out in 2008, I didn't like it at all, and I labeled her off as more British indie crap. Then "Rolling In The Deep" came out which I liked at first but eventually grew to LOVE it. I also like "Rumor Has It" and "Someone Like You" and love "Set Fire To The Rain", and I'm starting to consider checking out her entire 21 album.
Maroon 5
I didn't really like "Harder To Breathe" when it came out (I think it's okay now though), but I have been a fan of everything they have released after that. "This Love" is probably always going to be my favorite from them though.
Rihanna
Music Of The Sun = hated her. A Girl Like Me = she was okay. Good Girl Gone Bad = loved her. Rated R = loved "Russian Roulette", but everything else was just good. Loud = hated her more than ever.
Metallica
These guys are so/so to me. Some songs of theirs are good ("One", "Until It Sleeps"), some are meh ("Seek And Destroy", "Turn The Page"), some are just f**king ridiculous ("St. Anger"). But I don't dislike them as much as I used to, since they do have some really good songs. I still think Lars Ulrich is a crybaby though.
Tori Amos
I was first introduced to her in late 2002 when I saw the video for "A Sorta Fairytale" on VH1 and it creeped me out, so I didn't really like her that much. Then two years later XFER sent me a bunch of songs of hers and she grew to become one of my all-time favorite artists, and The Beekeeper was my favorite album of 2005.
Nirvana
I was also introduced to them in late 2002 through VH1, with "You Know You're Right". I was not a rock person at all back then and Kurt Cobain's screaming in the song was a huge turn off for me so I labeled them as crap until a few years later when I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Heart-Shaped Box", and "Lithium", and then later was sent the entire Nevermind album through a member of another forum and I LOVED it. Now they're one of my favorite bands.
Pantera
I didn't like these guys at first because I thought singer Phil Anselmo's voice was very annoying, until I heard the AMAZING "This Love", and then I began to appreciate their other songs more. They're not one of my absolute favorite bands but I do like them a lot.
Type O Negative
In 2008, around the time I started getting into metal, I was introduced to these guys and I was very turned off by them because of how long their songs were (which is quite hypocritical seeing as I loved Rush from day one but meh ), but then I saw the video for "Black No. 1" on VH1 Classic one day and I thought it was badass, and shortly after that I saw "Christian Woman" which I loved even more and eventually they became another one of my favorite bands.
Eminem
I couldn't stand him in 2000 because of what he said about Britney and Christina in "The Real Slim Shady". But in recent years I have grown to appreciate his earlier material more (by that I mean pre-Encore). The only songs of his from 2004-now that I like are "Love The Way You Lie" and "I Need A Doctor".
Twisted Sister
In the summer of 2006 I heard "We're Not Gonna Take It" for the first time on American Top 40 Flashback and I HATED it (and still do). I even called them Twisted Crap. Then I heard "I Wanna Rock", "Under The Blade", "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll", etc., and grew to like them. WNGTI isn't their only bad song though - "Hot Love" from 1987 blows too.
Pussycat Dolls
I couldn't stand "Don't Cha" back in 2005, and I still can't stand it. But back in 2005 I kind of labeled them as talentless sluts for that song, and for the fact that "Stickwitu" stopped Oasis's "Let There Be Love" from going to #1 in the U.K. But they do have some good songs like "Beep", "I Don't Need A Man", and "I Hate This Part", and Nicole S. is not a bad singer at all.
Adele
When "Chasing Pavements" came out in 2008, I didn't like it at all, and I labeled her off as more British indie crap. Then "Rolling In The Deep" came out which I liked at first but eventually grew to LOVE it. I also like "Rumor Has It" and "Someone Like You" and love "Set Fire To The Rain", and I'm starting to consider checking out her entire 21 album.
Maroon 5
I didn't really like "Harder To Breathe" when it came out (I think it's okay now though), but I have been a fan of everything they have released after that. "This Love" is probably always going to be my favorite from them though.
Rihanna
Music Of The Sun = hated her. A Girl Like Me = she was okay. Good Girl Gone Bad = loved her. Rated R = loved "Russian Roulette", but everything else was just good. Loud = hated her more than ever.
Metallica
These guys are so/so to me. Some songs of theirs are good ("One", "Until It Sleeps"), some are meh ("Seek And Destroy", "Turn The Page"), some are just f**king ridiculous ("St. Anger"). But I don't dislike them as much as I used to, since they do have some really good songs. I still think Lars Ulrich is a crybaby though.