Can I safely assume that you also listen to some albums multiple times to get to know them? If so I'd like to know which are some of your favorites.
Absolutely yes. Like with good books and movies, you can't really appreciate music fully on a single listen. And a lot of music reveals wonders only after you've become very familiar with it.
Also, with some of my favorite artists (Kate Bush comes immediately to mind, but she's not the only one), I often dislike their music on first listen. It's only after sitting with it a few times that I fall in love with it.
It would take too long to list my favorites, but here's what I've been listening to over the past week: Martina DaSilva, Oriana Curls, Yello, Frank Zappa, early Pink Floyd, miscellaneous Venezuelan salsa bands.
> Venezuelan salsa bands
Like Zeta?
> Like Zeta?
I'm actually new to the genre and still finding my way by listening to single songs from different groups to figure out the ones that appeal to me the most (that's why I didn't name a specific band). I hadn't come across Zeta, but they look like the right sort of thing. I'll check them out. Thanks!
And that's not entirely a bad thing, because it makes me value more the (few) bands or composers who stand that test.
Salsa is wonderful to explore, in particular if you're able to find a good group to watch live :)
It was only in the last few years that I learned that I was unusual in this.