Albums Rediscovered

[Pross]

Hopefully there's not already a similar thread. I heard an old George Michael track on the radio recently and it got me to thinking back to his Listen Without Prejudice album. This was one of the first CDs I bought having got myself a CD player with one of my first pay packets after leaving school (my first purchase was my first proper bike of course!) and joining Britannia Music - those were the days! It was an unusual choice for me at the time as I was mainly listening to Hard Rock and Metal back then. Having heard the song on the radio (I think it was Praying For Time) I decided to have a listen to the album for the first time in years, there were quite a few I'd forgotten about and I remembered just how good an album it was. There's some really heart breaking tracks on there that I probably appreciate more now I'm older. So what albums have you rediscovered after a long time and did you find them better or worse than you remembered? With modern music streaming etc. I suspect like many I tend to just concentrate on individual songs that I like so it's rare for me to listen to an album in full.

 

[Oldhippy]

Santana, Moonflower, genius then and genius now.

 

[Drago]

Creedence Clearwater Revival's self-titled first album. They laid down a helluva marker with that.

Santana, Moonflower, genius then and genius now.

I can dig that, although I prefer ,Abraxas.

 

[Chris S]

I enjoyed listening to 'My Generation' by the Who, until it went into an infinite loop. Then I remembered why CDs became so popular.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Everclear - So Much For The Afterglow

I remember obsessively listening to on repeat (on my Sony Mini-Disc) this album in the late 90s. Its one that just resonated with me and I'd imagine myself in the singers place and assign the people being sung about to people I knew. It was probably on my permanent muisic rotation for about 10 years then, it wasn't. 2010s came around and I put it on again. It was like listening to it for the first time all over again and there is definately a lovely feeling in finding that album you forgot about and hearing it again.

 

[Beebo]

I listened to the full album of Born in USA recently.
I remember buying it on vinyl from Our Price in the 80s.
It’s a very powerful album. My Home Town. And No Surrender hit hard now I’m middle aged.

 

[MontyVeda]

I'm quite often revisiting old albums from my youth; Thompson Twins Into the Gap, Big Country The Crossing, Tears for Fears The Hurting and even some of U2's early 80s albums I still enjoy many of them.

 

[wafter]

I recently attempted to rationalise my CD collection so gave many a listen to see if they were worth keeping.

Compilation albums aside I'd forgotten how deep and wide BT's ESCM is, and yeah - gave George Michael's Older a listen to favourable reception.

I also warmed to Incubus' SCIENCE, despite it being the sountrack to introvert teenage years spent hiding while my more outgoing mates got all the girls..

 

[raleighnut]

Fleetwood Mac- Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac......................The 'dog and dustbin' album

 

[MontyVeda]

Fleetwood Mac- Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac......................The 'dog and dustbin' album

The only Fleetwood Mac in my opinion.

 

[Pross]

I'm quite often revisiting old albums from my youth; Thompson Twins Into the Gap, Big Country The Crossing, Tears for Fears The Hurting and even some of U2's early 80s albums I still enjoy many of them.

Into The Gap was a great album. Probably my second ever album after Dexy’s Too Rye Ay. Thompson Twins were probably the first group I really got into

 

[Drago]

High Infidelity by REO Speedwagon.

Was listening to this on vinyl today, and what an album. A crossover, the sweets spot in their career where they transitioned from earnest but forgettable rockers into a commercial pop-rock juggernaut. This album catches thet moment in time where the memorable tunes of the latter and hard driving attitude of the former met in the middle. A great record.

 

[Pblakeney]

Not a recommendation, but a possible observation.
Discovering albums later in life that mean more with a bit of life experience will be down to the lyrics.
I wonder how todays tunes will last in future decades. I don't hear much lyrics to relate to. Probably listening to the wrong new music.

 

[wiggydiggy]

High Infidelity by REO Speedwagon.

Was listening to this on vinyl today, and what an album. A crossover, the sweets spot in their career where they transitioned from earnest but forgettable rockers into a commercial pop-rock juggernaut. This album catches thet moment in time where the memorable tunes of the latter and hard driving attitude of the former met in the middle. A great record.

Stone cold classic 👍



It's been nearly 10 years since I rediscovered this, and rather luckily found a copy in the local charity.

 

[Legs]

Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan - is one I hadn't put on for a while, but listened to last night. All killer, no filler.
Wednesday night was spent working with Sweet Baby James (James Taylor) in the background. About the only track that doesn't work for me is the bluesy Steamroller, though it's quite clearly tongue-in-cheek.
Thanks for the reminder about Older, @wafter !