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 Oct 12 2008, 02:27 PM
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why do people like a certain musician/artist but then don't like them when they get "too popular"?
i never understand this concept fully. i mean...if their music is the same, and you liked their music to begin with, why would it matter that more people like it now? wouldn't you still like what you like regardless of whether 5,000 people know about them or 500,000? shouldn't you be happy that someone who you think makes good music is actually doing well in their career? this isn't the same as a song being over played on the radio or something. i understand that you can like a song but then just hear it too much. this is more about disliking a whole group/artist just because more people start to listen to them. i don't understand why the size of a fan base would determine what music you like. |
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Oct 12 2008, 03:48 PM
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I could never hate a band just for getting popular. If they make good music I want EVERYONE to hear it and enjoy it as much as me.
I just don't like when people claim to like bands because it fits the 'scene' or whatever you want to call it. Like, Sublime or The Misfits, people have heard a few of their songs on the radio and they go get a fiend skull tattoo, or stock their wardrobe with Sublime shirts. When in all actuality they only know the hit songs and have never given the band a serious listen. That happens when bands get big, people claim to like them without having listened to them and it irks the shit out of me. |
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brooklyneast05 too popular? Oct 12 2008, 02:27 PM
Tomates Maybe because it made people think that they were ... Oct 12 2008, 02:28 PM brooklyneast05 what do you mean? Oct 12 2008, 02:28 PM Tomates Well probably becuase maybe out of all their frien... Oct 12 2008, 02:33 PM brooklyneast05 if their music itself changes then i can understan... Oct 12 2008, 02:37 PM Tomates I agree. I think Metrosation changed up their musi... Oct 12 2008, 02:39 PM kryogenix Being too popular = overplayed = bored of it, but ... Oct 12 2008, 02:39 PM berrypop90 OMG I know what you mean. I hate that. I honestly ... Oct 12 2008, 02:49 PM brooklyneast05 yeah to me there is a big difference between wanti... Oct 12 2008, 02:52 PM
Gigi QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Oct 12 2008, 12:52... Oct 12 2008, 03:15 PM freeridefight I have a friend who is like that. They hate it whe... Oct 12 2008, 03:19 PM DoubleJ I remember when this was the big deal with Creed. ... Oct 12 2008, 03:23 PM freeridefight ^^ yeah and Panic at the Disco. Oct 12 2008, 03:25 PM Marlons ^Excactly. Also some people just don't like th... Oct 12 2008, 03:49 PM MissFits It's not even that I like 'hidden gems... Oct 12 2008, 04:07 PM Markster I won't lie, I'm a victim of this. But I... Oct 13 2008, 12:04 AM manic Some people want to listen to the same band that t... Oct 13 2008, 12:16 AM synkro this discussion kind of reminds me of a blog poste... Oct 13 2008, 04:17 AM Gigi ^ I love you so much right now. Oct 13 2008, 04:24 AM shanaynay Well some bands start slacking once they get popul... Oct 14 2008, 05:36 PM Gryffindor-Girl I have had this happen to me. My favorite band of ... Oct 15 2008, 12:55 PM superstitious Foolish elitism. It's retarded. You don... Oct 15 2008, 02:26 PM mipadi More often than not, though, an artist's music... Oct 17 2008, 01:47 PM paperplane ^Case in point: Death Cab for Cutie.
As an admitt... Oct 17 2008, 02:06 PM superstitious Ok, let me clarify something. If the music change... Oct 17 2008, 02:44 PM |
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