Current Events > How many times do you listen to a new album to determine if you like it?

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how many
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Sometimes I can like an album almost instantly.

But the albums that are really my favorites I had to listen to them 5+ times. And I hated them at first. It's a mystery why I listened to a certain album so many times if I hate it, maybe I just know that I will end loving it.

Anyway, voted 5+ because it's the number of times that I had to listen to albums that actually matters to me.
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I don't ever force myself through an entire album to see if I like it. Either a song pulls me in or it doesn't. Who has the time to listen to an entire album and then go, "Nah"? Don't you get a feel for it by the third track?
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Deadpool_18 posted...

I don't ever force myself through an entire album to see if I like it. Either a song pulls me in or it doesn't. Who has the time to listen to an entire album and then go, "Nah"? Don't you get a feel for it by the third track?

Back in the day we paid physical money for a physical CD/Vinyl. We gave them much more attention!

ArchiePeck posted...

Deadpool_18 posted...

I don't ever force myself through an entire album to see if I like it. Either a song pulls me in or it doesn't. Who has the time to listen to an entire album and then go, "Nah"? Don't you get a feel for it by the third track?

Back in the day we paid physical money for a physical CD/Vinyl. We gave them much more attention!

But there's also the aspect that now, you can really narrow down things you truly like instead of forcing yourself to like stuff. Because, songs you instantly like wont get worse over time. They get better just like average songs you start off liking. The only difference is you start off at a higher point.

I have my own little system I've made for myself.

1. Get a whole bunch of different albums of stuff. These are a mix of artists I really liked on the last wave and deserve a second album, artists I've heard a few songs of that I've liked and I'll get one album, and then a few variety albums consisting of famous albums/artists I've never explored, things my friends really like, and random genres.

2. Listen to the album.

3. Rate the songs on my iPod. 5 stars for songs I instantly like, no rating for whatever songs, and 1 star for songs I dislike. Alternatively, if I find that every song is 5 star material, I'll simply remember the artist for the next wave. Rarely some songs will deserve 4 stars if the album itself isn't 5 star material.

4. Relisten to the albums. The chance of me reslistening is pretty directly related to how many songs have 5 stars in the album.

5. Repeat 1. The next wave of albums usually happens if I need to plan a long trip or something.
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I said two because if it's a bad album that's all I give it.

But if an album's sort of good or hit and miss, sometimes I'll give it a lot more listens to see if it clicks with me.
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The first time I don't even remember the music after I'm done, lol.

3-4 times I guess. But I generally do like it. I hated that Flobots album Handlebars came from though. Song is legit af but look up the album and it's an hour of everything suuuuuuuuuuuucks the government is eviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil legalize weeeeeeeeeeeeeed with Handlebars being accidentally slipped in in the middle

But that's off topic.
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3 listen rule OP. One listen must always be in silence and without multitasking
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I listen to an album one time. If there's no song that makes me want to go back and listen again, then I'm done with it.
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CableZL posted...

I listen to an album one time. If there's no song that makes me want to go back and listen again, then I'm done with it.

this is if i don't like it, if I like it i;ll probably get back to it eventually
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