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Originally Posted by Zer0
I don't think anybody can accurately rate an album based on only one listen. It usually takes me about two to three listens to form a proper opinion on an album. Some of my favourite albums I wouldn't have rated as highly on first listen as I do now.
People rating albums based on first listen is one thing which has put me off giving albums numerical ratings or rating them based on some scale. I don't want to forever define an album by a number out of ten or whatever as my opinion on the album could more than likely change for better or worse.
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^ Yep, I´m with Zer0 on this; I don´t want to worry about numbers when I listen to music, and in any case, my opinion today may be different tomorrow.
In the parallel debate being carried on by Urban, Janzoon and Frownland, I´d put music up there as one of life´s greater pleasures - better than pottery and poetry, but below good health, exercise and reading.