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Music fan reflects on decades-long changing relationship with an album

Original: a history of twists and turns in my relation to this album over the decades: first excitement, then put off by its growi

An Australian-based writer has shared a personal reflection on an album whose meaning has shifted for them over the decades. They describe initial excitement giving way to disillusionment, citing the album's growing mainstream appeal, a gap between its messages and how it was marketed, and what they see as the band's disregard for the artists who laid its foundations.

Why now: The candid, ambivalent take on a beloved album's commercialisation resonates with listeners who have similar conflicted feelings about bands they once loved.

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• a history of twists and turns in my relation to this album over the decades: first excitement, then put off by its growing mainstream appeal, the discrepancy between its messages and its marketing, and the band’s apparent disregard for the artists that provided the foundation… · sjoerd@aus.social

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