Yeah, isn't that funny how that works? The sad part is if you've already written and had published your negative review. And then you may run into the band later and if they remember your negative review there really is nothing you can do to rectify that situation -- you were the bastard who gave them needless grief. I would like to say I had artists who overlooked this, and maybe it did happen, but usually not.

This is a great thread. As I listen to records I avoided due to great buzz when they first came out or that I ignored for years -- for me, lately it's been Grandaddy's "Sumday," Dusty Springfield's "Dusty in Memphis," Tom Waits' "Orphans, Gary Numan's sweet new reissue of "Replicas" -- every time I do I feel that weird twinge of, "What was I thinking, avoiding this?" For some reason, the guilt only lessons over time and persistent plays.