12. "RE: damn...not even nas?" In response to Reply # 3
Nope, but he did become top 10 for me over time. 90s for me and my peers were simplified to Death Row, No Limit, Cash Money, Rap-A-Lot, UGK, Scarface and Screw Tapes. I was poor growing up so computers, internet and all that was foreign to me until 2007 and that's when I expanded my musical taste.
7. "thats a dope way of looking at it man" In response to Reply # 6
and its 100% true
I mean i guess hejira isn't a GLARING OMISSION from what one would expect me to have listened to but still when i heard it, as a joni mitchell fan (by blue and court & spark) i felt downright stupid for not having had the curiosity to listen to it earlier lmao
8. "^^^^^^^ yup!" In response to Reply # 6 Thu Jun-13-13 10:09 PM by Brew
Perfectly said.
Everyone's introduced to music in unique ways and develops their own tastes, and when it's time for those tastes to expand we all feel like "shit I wish I heard this earlier," or "I should have heard this earlier," I'm sure...but there's only so much time in a day so none of us will ever listen to all the music we "should" in regards to our tastes, and like you said we end up playing a neverending game of catchup. Couldn't have put it better.
I mean my list of old AND new albums I want to hear grows at a rate about 50x that of albums I actually end up being able to find the time to listen to.
Big part of the issue, too, is that I like to absorb albums that I hear (as most of us do I'm sure) to allow myself to develop a thorough opinion of it, and also to continue to enjoy the albums and songs I really like. I try not to overplay tracks but I try and listen enough so I can really pick it apart because that's one of my favorite things to do with music. I like to pick out the samples, figure out meanings in the lyrics, etc. Again, I am far from alone, just saying, this is the type of thing which gives me even *less* time to hear all the music I would like to hear if I had unlimited time in which to do it.
It's frustrating but also proves rewarding because the music I *do* get to hear gets its proper attention.
i agree completely. i do the same thing. i always have a list of albums that im trying to check out. its never ending but its also important to spend time with stuff, some of my favorite records are stuff that i didnt even like that much on the first listen
I won't ever stop keeping lists of albums I want to hear cause it does kinda force me to prioritize them. So even if it's frustrating that I can't get to them all, at least I do end up listening to more of them because I keep a list and I say "Okay I NEED to hear this one" because of rave reviews from friends, or here, or whatever.
And - totally agree with your last point. A great example (and I feel awkward even admitting this) was Train of Thought. The first time I heard that album all the way through, I was kinda "meh, it's whatever" about it. I can't really even remember or explain why that was. I just remember having very lukewarm thoughts about it. Now it's in my top 7 favorite albums of all time. It didn't take much time after that first listen for it to grow on me, it happened quickly. But had I been one of those people who dismissed an album if I didn't like it on first listen I'd have lost out on years of listening, absorbing and picking apart one of the best hip-hop albums of our generation (IMO).
11. "nice with Train of Thought" In response to Reply # 10
that one hit me immediately. its one of my favorite albums. period. its amazing. Kweli absolutely destroys that album in a way that few MCs have.
my two big ones that have grown on me would be OK Computer and Blowout Comb
initially i wasnt feeling them that much. especially OK Computer which was one of my first rock albums (i started out as a purely hip hop based listener then expanded crazily)
now they are one of my favorite records from their respective genres
15. "i actually think its kind of a treat" In response to Reply # 8
not hearing an album for a while like, a friend of mine had never heard Entroducing, and i burned it for her and as i was giving it to her, i found myself getting really fucking jealous like, "man, i would LOVE to have the experience of listening to a record THAT amazing for the FIRST TIME right now."
13. "RE: I get what you're saying, but I don't like that sort of thinking." In response to Reply # 6
Yea when I had to play catch up, It was really rough tryna cram in so much in the last 6/7 years and keep up with the new stuff. I had a real hard time catching up on 80s stuff but Kurtis Blow, Spoonie Gee Rakim and Chuck D stood out the most to me.
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