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

[ragingpup]

I couldn't quite make my mind up about Big Country when they first came out, I remember seeing an Oxford Roadshow on the beeb and wasnt convinced.
But listened to more of there stuff and ended up loving them,
Also listened to a lot of The Skidz because of the connection with the late great Stuart Adamson.

I get that, when Fields of Fire came out, it sounded a bit thin and polished but then heard the Crossing album and realised I was wrong! They were great for 2 or 3 albums then went a bit pear shaped. Adamson's biography is a great read by the way.

The Skids were always amazing from the first chord. One of my favourite bands. Still do great gigs playing the old stuff, as do the Undertones. Leapy up and downy party punk stuff!