first impressions

despite being pretty open-minded when it comes to my music tastes, classical music is never a genre I have ever delved into very much. I like a few random tracks (Das Rheingold's Vorspiel, the 1812 overture, Barber's Adagio For Strings), and from time to time I'll put on France Inter's classical music program as I get back from work, and leave it on for 10-15 minutes to unwind, but that's the extent of it. Part of it is due to an already crowded listening schedule, but it also might be due to hearing so much of it at home growing up that I might have soured on it at an early age. I do know that because of this, I will never be able to hear harpsichord and truly relax, as it will always be the epitome of cloying to me. And I've heard plenty of tracks where I totally couldn't relate to the melody, which is a non-negotiable breaking point for me.
But maybe what I need is to go see a performance to gain a better appreciation for the genre. After all I really got into rock once I started going to concerts, and I haven't looked back since. The problem is I tend to be lazy when it comes to pushing myself into entirely new cultural forms. I have the same issue with theater, where I tend to enjoy it when I go, but I would never think of it, while I could go to the movie theater on the smallest of whims. So until a friend forces me/provides support to go to a classical concert, I'll probably stay on the sidelines, wondering what all the fuss is about. That is, whenever I'm not busy listening to one of the 127 other music styles I try to keep up with in my leisure time.