Ya know you sparked up a memory and I think you're right.
Maybe they didn't get together with the right people. Maybe the vibe was all wrong. It's even possible one of them weren't as into it as the other one thought they were, or even as they themselves thought they were when presented with it in all its glory.
The takeaway here is to keep an open mind. It's not healthy to paint with broad brushes or to think your first taste of a thing is how it will always taste.
With festitude comes experience. With experience comes wisdom. It's a process. You can't just try it once and think you know everything.