How many listens per average do I have to spend on one album

>>70158670
>first listen
See if you like it or not. If you don't there's so much music out there that it's not worth wasting your time relistening to stuff you don't enjoy
>second listen
You'll be able to identify themes better this time, either musical or lyrical and thus have a better understanding of the album
>third listen
You'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect by now. Unless the album is particularly long or there are gaps between listens nothing should majorly suprise you as you listen. This means you can genuinely pay close attention and start to form an objective opinion. Further listens will just be refinements of this third step.

>Listened to The Bends a dozen times
"Fake Plastic Trees is one of the weaker tracks."

>Listens again and hears the huge post rock textures near the end, the fills from the two lead guitars in either headphone.

I've never been so wrong

>>70158670
eight

>>70158670
>objective opinion?
If it's an opinion, it's not objective.

pi

>>70159114
** eductated

In reality you have to know the scene and the influences that birthed any record to really know how original it is though

>>70158670

Depends. If it's a simple pop album, once should be enough. For something more ambitious, you're going to need more listens (unless you're an expert on the genre and have good musical IQ).

>>70159249
Are you saying an educated opinion is objective?

It's not. It's just an educated opinion.

>>70158999
fake plastic trees is hands down the best song on the album, how the hell couldn't be your favourite from the start

>>70158670
you can't have an objective opinion on music, stop this meme.

>>70158857
>objective

nice meme

ten thousand hours worth of it

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Reminder that within your subjective opinions are objective as long as you don't talk to other people about them

tfw no friends, but I can rest assured that I'm being objective about music