In class we listened to The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds which I found interesting at times yet sometimes lacked in ability to catch my attention and as a result the music would just play and become a background thing.  When it did catch my attention and I began to focus more on the music and I found it pretty enjoyable as I heard the song play out. Of course there are songs from this album that are played everywhere so even if you don't know the band at all, you'll probably still recognize the tune, this happened to me a couple of times where I heard the song and I instantly recognized it.