Any albums you thought were "meh" when you first heard

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Any albums you thought were "meh" when you first heard them but they grew on you when you had some major life changes/experiences?

I thought this was a mix of some weak shit and some good shit but years later, after dealing with my own sobriety and loss of career and social life which kind of relied on me being coked out all the time, this kind of seems a lot more cozy as a concept.

I could be wrong, but this sounds like Trent is dealing with his past "cool" self. Like he knew putting this out there people would go "ugh he was better when he was on heroin/whatever." A lot of the songs sound like it's about his past self and his current self looking back in disgust but also a little jealous his past self is getting all the love and hype when he's actually better now. Kind of like an album version of Ashes To Ashes which is interesting since Bowie supposedly helped Reznor look into getting sober.

> "All The Love In The World"
> "Love Is Not Enough"
What I mentioned above.

> "You Know What You Are?" "The Collector" "The Hand That Feeds"
Past self directed to sober self. Past success is why current self is even able to release this hyped album.

> "With Teeth" "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" to some degree "The Hand That Feeds"
Temptation to do drugs and be old self.

> "Only" "Getting Smaller" "Sunspots" "The Line Begins To Blur"
Conflict grows between the two selves. Identity crisis.

> "Beside You In Time" "Right Where It Belongs" also "Home"
Acceptance that the past self and current self is the same asshole. Can't have current clarity without past intoxication and experiences. Life is still a journey and there's more to do.

Still lol at "got muh arms to flip flop flip"