I checked most of the older topics and didn't see this one, so sorry if I missed it.

I'll kick things off with Nirvana's Nevermind. I remember loving this album, but now can't get into it in the least.

I think the topic of the thread and your explanation don't quite jibe. There are plenty of albums that I loved in the past and I don't really listen to much anymore, but not because I don't like them. Rather - and I think this is the case for many - as my library grows and grows, some albums get pushed to the bottom. I was a huge Pantera fan in high school, and I very rarely listen to them now unless they come on while on shuffle on my iPod, but I still like it when I hear it.

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Originally posted by PRG:
I think the topic of the thread and your explanation don't quite jibe. There are plenty of albums that I loved in the past and I don't really listen to much anymore, but not because I don't like them. Rather - and I think this is the case for many - as my library grows and grows, some albums get pushed to the bottom. I was a huge Pantera fan in high school, and I very rarely listen to them now unless they come on while on shuffle on my iPod, but I still like it when I hear it.

I agree. I can't think of a single album that I used to "love" that I wouldn't enjoy listening to again. Remembering that you still own the buggers is half the problem

Are you talking about albums you used to love but now won't listen to at all because your tastes have changed, or just albums you once loved but haven't listened to in a long time. There's probably tons of albums that fit into the latter category for me, but I'm not sure about the former. If I loved something at one point in time, chances are I'd still like it to some degree if I picked it up again, even 5 or 10 years down the road. I can't think of anything I once held in high regard that I'd consider total crap today.

I agree, I should have been more specific
What I mean is music that, even after trying it again and again, just doesn't work for you at all like it used to. Not so much that it has lost it's way in the mix, but you don't even really care for it when giving it another chance. There are plenty of albums I've had longer than Nevermind, some that I don't listen to that often, but I still recognize what they did (and can still do) for me when I put them on.

By the way, it's not that I'm saying you now consider it crap, but rather, when you listen to it now your response is "eh", which is a pretty drastic difference from how you once felt about it.

Well then...I'm with eric. If I loved it at one point, even 10 or 15 years ago, I have yet to find an album I still don't like to some degree. Obviously I may not still love it, but I can't think of any that I would think just totally suck.

I think people have a tendancy to overrate albums when they're new. Meaning, occasionally, what you think is the best album ever, might only be "meh" a few years from now. I remember having the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream and Alice in Chains' Dirt pretty much on a loop my freshman year in college, while I hung out in my dorm room and played Nintendo. Now if I hear either of those albums, there are probably a couple songs I enjoy, but their importance to me has diminished greatly.

Yeah, that's what I was getting at Eric (in a round about way!). I'm with you on Dirt, but still love Siamese Dream.

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Once loved album you no longer listen to...

No such creature.

Well I'll out myself as having particularly bad taste in music pretty much to the end of high school. Was a HUGE Alanis Morisette fan, which is mostly "meh" to me now, though not to the point where I'd erase her from my collection. I know there's a time and place for her, but if it comes up on shuffle, I'll usually skip it.

I was also crazy about Poe's Haunted album, but listened to some of it recently for the first time in ages and was surprised at how much I'd grown out of it.

I thought Eminem was pretty impressive, too, back in high school. I still think he's a talented guy, but have no interest in listening to him.

It pretty much comes down to my maturity and incredibly sheltered musical upbringing. A lot of things seem impressive if all you have to compare it to is what's playing on top 40 radio.

I kind of agree that anything you really, really loved at one point in your past still holds a place in your heart. When I was about 13 I used to love Dokken for god's sake. I had all of their albums and owned about 3 concert T's of theirs. I haven't heard anything of theirs in 20 years, but if I did I think I'd get a kick out of it.

Now, something that you got into and liked and have moved on is different. I have dozens of bands/albums that I used to like that I would never consider listening to now, and would probably hate it outside of a few songs. Examples: Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, 311, Counting Crows

I think you'll be surprised that even that "bad" stuff you listened to in high school will keep a place in your heart as you get older. I probably didn't have the greatest taste in music when I was in middle school or high school either, but some of those songs still have an impact when I hear them on the radio.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
I think you'll be surprised that even that "bad" stuff you listened to in high school will keep a place in your heart as you get older. I probably didn't have the greatest taste in music when I was in middle school or high school either, but some of those songs still have an impact when I hear them on the radio.

Very true. I love hearing mid-90s pop when I'm at a store... Real McCoy's "Another Night" makes my day.

My favorite band when I started buying music in middle school ~1997 was Everclear. I still enjoy their mid-90s albums, but can't get into them nearly as much as I used to. This is because of a couple things: 1) I've moved on to other types of music. 2) The majority of their albums from this decade are pretty bad, and 3) I saw them live in 2003, and it was extremely disappointing. Anyway, I agree that they still hold a place in my heart, but they forever lost favorite band status in 2003, if not earlier.

Most of my favorite albums in high school.

Back then I didn't really listen to anything pre-90s. There's a list of groups I used to love but decided weren't that great shortly after being blown away by Dylan and the Beatles.

Like...Matthew Good Band, Alice in Chains, The Tea Party, Incubus, Staind, Fuel, Sevendust...

Then again, I often find myself singing songs by some of these bands when I'm not really paying attention. I think I focused more on the vocals then, and a lot of those bands have awfully good melodies and vocals, but very weak instrumental backup.

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My favorite band when I started buying music in middle school ~1997 was Everclear. I still enjoy their mid-90s albums, but can't get into them nearly as much as I used to. This is because of a couple things: 1) I've moved on to other types of music. 2) The majority of their albums from this decade are pretty bad, and 3) I saw them live in 2003, and it was extremely disappointing. Anyway, I agree that they still hold a place in my heart, but they forever lost favorite band status in 2003, if not earlier.

I actually still really like Everclear's Sparkle and Fade. It's got a lot of great songs on it. Haven't listened to any of their other albums in a very long time, but I remember not liking them nearly as much as S&F.

I used to be a pretty big Foo Fighters fan, particularly their first two albums. When There's Nothing Left to Lose came out, I became pretty uninterested in them though. The only song worth much on that record was "Stacked Actors" which is admittedly ruckus. I still listen to their debut occasionally, but I don't much enjoy The Colour and the Shape anymore. Chalk it up to growing up, I guess.

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Originally posted by less_success:
I still listen to their debut occasionally, but I don't much enjoy The Colour and the Shape anymore. Chalk it up to growing up, I guess.

Really? I'd say if you're gonna pick a Foo Fighters album, The Colour and the Shape is where it's at. While the debut has it's moments, Colour is easily their best album. I agree that after that album, they started slipping a lot though.

I recently went to a bachelor party thrown by one of my best friends from high shcool. I've got to say that pretty much all of the music he put on that night in the gigantic RV/Limo contraption we were in sucked. And I kept getting denied in my requests for the Ramones....Gawd.

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I actually still really like Everclear's Sparkle and Fade. It's got a lot of great songs on it. Haven't listened to any of their other albums in a very long time, but I remember not liking them nearly as much as S&F.

Yeah, I still like Sparkle and Fade, So Much for the Afterglow, and World of Noise, in that order, but after those three it was all downhill.

Foo Fighters were recently ruined for me by a summer roommate. Almost all the time, he was either listening to Foo Fighters, watching Foo Fighters videos, or playing Foo Fighters on his guitar. Blech.

As long as I keep Colour and the Shape around, I can enjoy the Foo Fighters.

Actually, I was playing the new Guitar Hero and it had some Foo, and also some Rush and Alice in Chains. Made me want to dig up Dirt and Moving Pictures, and TCaTS as well.