Albums that became heralded as masterpieces years after release

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  1. BryanA-HTX

    BryanA-HTX Crazy Doctor Thread Starter

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    Were there any albums that took several if not many years to reach the legendary status it currently has? For example, Abbey Road I've heard wasn't quite seen as a top rock album of all time at the time of its release, the way it usually is now. Same with the band Queen in general. I have no say in this matter as by the time I was an avid listener of rock music (though this thread doesn't necessarily HAVE to be all rock) every classic band I listened to's reputation was well-established.
     
  2. AKA

    AKA Senior Member

    Pet Sounds and Paul's Boutique immediately spring to mind.
     
  3. Bowieboy

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    I remember in 1996 feeling like I was literally the only person who still liked Weezer at my school... they played a small club for Pinkerton and the place wasn't that packed, and it was only 2 years after a very successful debut album, and it seemed like those who liked Pinkerton were this tiny gathering of people. Now Pinkerton is heralded as this all time great album and every Weezer album this century has been unfortunately compared to the album that nobody seemed to want to buy in 1996 yet now is considered this ***** classic.
     
  4. marcob1963

    marcob1963 Forum Resident

    Am I correct in saying that Exile On Main Street was heralded as a masterpiece a while after release?
     
  5. How about Spirit-Twelve Dreams of Dr Sadonicus? It's not universally well known, but those who know about it hold it in high esteem (including me).
     
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  6. Lucretius

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    Piper at the Gates - was considered little more than a curiosity in rock circles for decades. Album one of "Relics."
     
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  7. edenofflowers

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    Zombies' Odessey & Oracle
     
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  8. the sands

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    Paul & Linda McCartney "Ram". I think it began to turn in the 90s-00s.
     
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  9. musicfan37

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    How about Ram by Paul McCartney? And Revolver took a backseat to Sgt. Peppers for years.
     
  10. extravaganza

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    The two posts before mine: I can remember being stunned by Odessey and Oracle the first time I heard it in early 80s and just not getting the poor reviews I would read in various articles or books that cited the album. Same with Ram which I got into around 76 ... from the reviews I read the album was a disaster but what I heard on the vinyl spoke otherwise.
     
  11. mikedifr0923

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    Kinks Village Green
     
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    Big Star. Any of the big three.
     
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  13. Lucretius

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    Yes! Absolutely.
     
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  14. Zoot Marimba

    Zoot Marimba And I’m The Critic Of The Group

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    The Stooges' trilogy- s*** sales, terrible reviews, now widely beloved and respected.
     
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  15. Lucretius

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    Of course, there wasn't much of a critical field in the crucial years 1965-67. Rolling Stone magazine was just getting off the ground and Crawdaddy was still a small underground mag. I guess Melody Maker was better in this regard. But it's easy to see why a lot of 65-67 material was barely noticed, if at all, by people at the time.
     
  16. keyse1

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    Velvet Underground
    Rolling Stone magazine ran 2 reviews of Blood On The Tracks
    Jan Wenner not so good from memory and Jonathan Cott from memory great
     
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  17. rjp

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    i think it was lauded upon release, and probably shouldn't have been, 'sticky fingers' is the masterpiece.
     
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  18. rjp

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    i'm sorry, but 'ram' is not considered a masterpiece. 'band on the run' is.
     
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  19. Zoot Marimba

    Zoot Marimba And I’m The Critic Of The Group

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    Actually, it initially received mixed reviews, and then it's reputation built as time passed
     
  20. Bruno Republic

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    Anything by Joy Division
    Anything by Neu!
    Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
    The Free Design - Kites Are Fun
     
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  21. majoyenrac

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    Ram is widely considered a masterpiece these days (I think early 00's it changed)
     
  22. snowman872

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    This album was ridiculed back in the day. I must have missed the memo it magically became a "masterpiece" now.
     
  23. originalsnuffy

    originalsnuffy Socially distant and unstuck in time

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    Well, Nick Drake is a good case in point. Some peeps think a number of his albums are masterpieces now but you probably could not give them away when he was alive.

    There is an artist named Rodriguez that was hugely popular in South Africa but nowhere else for decades. Then he was located after being presumed dead and some documentaries brought him to mild popularity. One album in particular was popular with critics but left me cold.
     
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  25. KASHMIR

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    What do you mean by this?
     
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