[Peter J]

Title sounds almost horticultural...

I've found there's music in my collection that I was pretty ho-hum on at first listen, but over time has evolved into a favorite. I'm listening to the Be Good Tanyas' Blue Horse and it strikes me that way. At first the odd harmonies kinda put me off, but I'd put this in my "Desert Island" collection now.

What music is/was like that for y'all?

[SteveFord]

Roxy Music - at first I bought Country Life because the cover art was so eye popping but I really didn't like the music too much.
It took a while but then I bought their whole catalog, a ton of Eno, some Phil Manzanara - they grew on me over time.  Perhaps my tastes matured a bit.
I still like the cover, though!

[Ern Dog]

Title sounds almost horticultural...

I've found there's music in my collection that I was pretty ho-hum on at first listen, but over time has evolved into a favorite. I'm listening to the Be Good Tanyas' Blue Horse and it strikes me that way. At first the odd harmonies kinda put me off, but I'd put this in my "Desert Island" collection now.

What music is/was like that for y'all?

I just bought this cd from Amazon.  I was instantly sold after listening to a couple sample tracks.  Thanks Peter for the excellent recommendation.

For me I'd have to say Aimee Man, "Bachelor #2" grew on me.  It happened very slowly over many many months of occasional listening.  Now I really like it.

[JoshK]

For me it was Opeth.  They had some accessible stuff, but their more "core" stuff was too hard/growley for me, but there was always something very compelling that made me listen more and more.  Now I love them.

Radiohead took me a while 10 years back to get into.  At first they were just too whiney for me. 

Wilco took me some time.

[Tyson]

Bob Dylan was a major hurdle to get past his voice and singing style.  Neil Young too.  I wouldn't say I love them but I do like and respect them. 

[JoshK]

Bob Dylan was a major hurdle to get past his voice and singing style.  Neil Young too.  I wouldn't say I love them but I do like and respect them. 

Dylan for me yes.

[kevin360]

For me it was Opeth.  They had some accessible stuff, but their more "core" stuff was too hard/growley for me, but there was always something very compelling that made me listen more and more.  Now I love them.

I had a similar reaction to Opeth. I don't care for the gruntals, but Mikael sings throughout 'Damnation', so I started there. I was impressed and wanted more. I figured I'd give their most recent release a try –  'Heritage' blew me away. I decided to try another one and bought 'Watershed', even though I knew it had more of that vocal style that I don't like. Well, the gruntals are more prevalent, but it's still a terrific album. They're quite capable musicians and the composition is interesting – it goes somewhere. After a number of listenings, I began to understand what he was 'singing'. Another one arrived today – 'Ghost Reveries'. I'm even getting past my hangup on the gruntals – I like it. Mikael has a wonderful singing voice – I wish he'd just sing everything, but I understand that the grunting thing is part of this genre. That it is balanced by clear singing makes tracks like 'Reverie/Harlequin Forest' positively brilliant. There are a couple spots (on the disc) that make me reach for the remote, but most of it is simply superb. I'll have to try another one. Besides the solid composition and musicianship, the recordings themselves are quite good. Opeth's former drummer, Martin Lopez, was part of the Soen project, which I hope continues - outstanding stuff.

Bob Dylan is a tough one. I have several Dylan albums, but they never spent much time under the stylus. I respect him and I like a number of his songs, but they were so much easier to listen to when Hendrix played them. 

[medium jim]

Roxy Music - at first I bought Country Life because the cover art was so eye popping but I really didn't like the music too much.
It took a while but then I bought their whole catalog, a ton of Eno, some Phil Manzanara - they grew on me over time.  Perhaps my tastes matured a bit.
I still like the cover, though!

A good friend of mine, John Porter was the bassist for Roxy Music.  He has been a music producer for many years now...he moved to New Orleans about a year or so a go.

That said, practically all music grows on me, of late Brad Paisley.

Jim

[lonewolfny42]

Music that Grows on You...

Maybe.....the Vines... 

[xsajohn]

Microfilm...http://www.amazon.com/A-journey-to-the-75th/dp/B001UDPN58/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354775300&sr=301-2

[WC]

When I first listened to the White Stripes, I didn't like it. After a few listens it kind of grew on me to the point I really like the band.

[JoshK]

When I first listened to the White Stripes, I didn't like it. After a few listens it kind of grew on me to the point I really like the band.

First few times I heard the white stripes I didn't like his voice either.

[Emsquare]

Much of the music I cherish most I cared least for at first. It took a few listens to warm up to Radiohead. It was hard to get past Tom Waits' vocals at first. Then I noticed how that I kept running across covers of his songs by other bands that I liked a great deal. (In case one is hasn't seen the video for his song 'Hell Broke Luce' from Bad as Me, now is the time to YouTube it - (careful because of profanity) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fju9o8BVJ8 ) Neither did I care much for Laurie Anderson upon first exposure. Yet if I want to refer to a master lyricist in modern music, I find her to be among the most stunning. YMMV.

[TONEPUB]

Frank Zappa took a while to grow on me.

[JackD201]

David Sylvian - At first his droning made me either sleepy or depressed. When you get past the droning there's a lot buried underneath.

Dead Can Dance - started listening to them in my teens then woke up one day and suddenly they are an audiophile favorite. What?!!!!!!!. Mesmerizing textures and haunting vocals. One of my favorites along with Cocteau Twins. They grew on me. Still amazed they crossed over.

[silver_strings]

For me Elton Johns Music, my mom would play when I was a kid and I would think whats the big deal about this guy? Now that Im a  adult I love this mans music.