<<So my question is have other people rediscovered similar LPs and been surprised at what they found after having been critical of them without listening to them for a long time?>> I still haven't ever really gotten into ELP, but over the past years have belatedly 'discovered' or re-discovered many things that I overlooked in my college 'experimental/avant/improv only' phase: early Allman Brothers, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Slayer, non-'Pet Sounds' Beach Boys (all of the two-fer reissues from 1967-1977 plus the 'Today/Summer Days' one from right before P.S.), some Jimmy Webb stuff, Burt Bacharach (not as unhip recently), ANTISeen ... right on through to a bunch of Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC and Dio casettes I found lying on the street. Plus a lot of older country music, which I have always liked but got sidetracked on (Roger Miller, Faron Young, Willie Nelson, Webb Pierce, Johnny Paycheck). Plus there are some things I never let bother me as far as being uncool, like the first Little Feat album, which I have loved since I was 15 or so... (that being about a decade ago). That said, I'm still going to try to make the trip to Mills College to see Cecil Taylor speak tonight, and have been digging through a lot of Sun City Girls stuff lately. Geez, I don't post these vain 'what are you listesning to' responses often/ever, but somehow felt inspired here...