You do this, right?

I listen to their most popular and if I like that I listen to the rest of their discography in order

>Green Day
I like them but I have to say their first EP is probably their worse work, I mean I like it but they have better stuff

I listen to the first and the last then decide if the band is worth keep exploring

Why isn't the e blue?

My autism won't allow me not to
Even if an artists early discography is absolute suffering to get through until the critically acclaimed albums I still have to fucking do it

>Start with The Beatles debut
>wtf I hate The Beatles now

I actually start with the newest release when i want to listen to an artist i havent heard before

Imagine starting with Mobb Deep's first album (I don't even know what it's called) and never giving The Infamous a try as a result. Sad!

I suppose that's fine for trying to get into an artist you've heard about and you want to know where to start, but more often than not I just stumble upon an album that looks interesting and if I like it I'll check out the rest of their stuff.
Also, if we're talking about John Zorn or Melvins or Current 93 or some shit where they have a huge discography, there's no way in fuck I'm gonna risk wasting literally weeks of my life listening to all their albums from their first to their most recent in hopes that I might like some of them.

>only listening to the first album

lmao, do you judge an album by only listening to the first song too