Depends. If it's an artist that I like, making a ****ty record (Mastodon, The Mars Volta and The Hives' previous releases come to mind) I give it a few tries to see if I can acquire an appreciation for it. If some new band makes an awful record, I don't give it much a chance at all, one try, if I even make it all the way through. Same goes for acts like RHCP and Metallica, the ones who.haven't released any good material for so long that it almost takes away from their legacy.
Pure sellout material is the worst though, if Tool's anticipated next album is just some generic alternative metal, or some electronic ****, I will not even get past the first song.
Otherwise, good albums stay in my rotation consistently, and I obsess over them for 10-20 plays, maybe more if it's an absolute gem.
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