there is a switch that i am able to turn on and off on whether im critically listening to something, or listening to it for enjoyment. If you can flip the enjoyment switch on, you should be able to listen to the music and not worry about the tone or how things are panned or mixed. You kind of zone out and just listen to the material.... you know... kind of like you did when you were a kid before you got into audio engineering.
Then when the critical listening switch is, you can do the opposite and pay attention to the production aspect and analyzing a mix.
Unless the production is so bad that you cant even listen to the music.
