Ive listened to Led Zeppelin for 50+ years and I’m not sure I every understood it. (-:
But I liked / like it.
How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music?
Speaking solely about popular music, broadly speaking, it takes 2 to 3 listens to figure out if I like something. Roughly meaning do I want to hear it again. To get to the point where I think I understand the piece can take dozens of listens. A big factor in how digestible a piece is whether it's a genre, artist or song I'm already familiar with. At least for me truly new music is harder to get into.
Just curious as to how others experience new music.