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Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You

I'd love to hear about records you own that left you cold or disappointed when you first heard them but really grew on you with time. I'll give two examples.
The first is Paul Simon's collaboration with Brian Eno from 2006 entitled "Surprise." I really, really disliked it at first – so much of it felt to me like noise. But over time, I came to appreciate it.
The second is Donald Fagen's "Sunken Condos." I am such a huge fan of him and Steely Dan that I was shocked by how little affection I felt for that record when I first heard it. Now, the better part of two years later, there are songs on the album that I can't get enough of. Strange how this happens…
Your examples?
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Miles Davis’, "Bitches Brew". It took me almost 40 years before I finally enjoyed this album. (Not just this one, but his subsequent releases as well.) It was not as if I listened to it every week for decades, but would periodically give it a spin to see if I had changed my mind ... and ... nope! Were this from any other artist I’d have given it only as much as two attempts before writing it off for good. But I loved Miles too much to not give it a go at least once every few/several years. Not sure how/why it finally clicked with me, but it happened after several extensive, mindful listening sessions to releases which had just preceded it. Perhaps that was the key: appreciating the journey to the mountain that was BB. I popped it in, turned up the volume and ... hey! I get this! I like it! I think what also helped was playing it on a good rig and playing it LOUD! Once conquering the BB mountain I was easily able to enjoy many subsequent releases as well.
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