O/T bands you thought were crap then realised they were brilliant

What about bands you thought were brilliant, then crap and then brilliant again??

ABBA for me. Loved them as a kid, thought they were naff and crap when at college and beyond, now love them again. Great vox, melodies and arrangement. And costumes :O

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Originally Posted by Gainsbro_Miller

I used to love Paint it Black when I was younger but I prefer Gimme Shelter now.
It's an excellent opening track in 'The Departed' film.
There's also a good back story behind the writing and the recording of the song.

As far as the original topic goes, I never liked Pink Floyd when I was a youngster preferring Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zep and the much heavier stuff at the time but have come to appreciate them now.

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I’m a huge fan of Dropkick Murphys. They have a track on that soundtrack. shipping’ out to Boston.

Plays when DiCaprio is in jail.

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Originally Posted by ragingpup

What about bands you thought were brilliant, then crap and then brilliant again??

ABBA for me. Loved them as a kid, thought they were naff and crap when at college and beyond, now love them again. Great vox, melodies and arrangement. And costumes :O

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That’s because they improved their English

Early songs were “pop speak” with limited lyrics. Then as they got practiced at the English language the song lyrics got a whole lot better.

Songs also became deeper and more atmospheric rather than boom boom disco. Songs like “they day before you came” for example

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Originally Posted by Gainsbro_Miller

I used to love Paint it Black when I was younger but I prefer Gimme Shelter now.
It's an excellent opening track in 'The Departed' film.
There's also a good back story behind the writing and the recording of the song.

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Martin Scorsese Definitely loves Gimme Shelter. As well as The Departed it’s in Goodfellas and Casino.

All 3 are great films.

He is obviously a fan and he’s also used other Stones songs in his films. In fact there’s “Let it Loose” later in The Departed. I reckon he would’ve used Gimme Shelter in The Irishman but it’s set in the 50’s so it wouldn’t look/sound right!!

Obviously Nicholson steals the show and it’s full of A-list actors but I like Ray Winstone's character Mr French (not the accent) in the film

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Originally Posted by Gainsbro_Miller

He is obviously a fan and he’s also used other Stones songs in his films. In fact there’s “Let it Loose” later in The Departed. I reckon he would’ve used Gimme Shelter in The Irishman but it’s set in the 50’s so it wouldn’t look/sound right!!

Obviously Nicholson steals the show and it’s full of A-list actors but I like Ray Winstone's character Mr French (not the accent) in the film

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Merry Clayton's own version of the track is also pretty good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCyTqnizcvI

Loved the early Queen albums. Went off them late seventies. Got back into them mid-eighties.

XTC.

Can't make up my mind on which way round though, crap to brilliant or brilliant to crap.

Talking Heads you either like them or you don't.

Guitarist Sylvian Sylvian from Morrisey’s favourites New York Dolls died today.