I see it all the time!
"OMG, -Insert band here- is, like, too mainstream, and they make money now, so I can't like them. I have to go find some obscure band that nobody's ever heard about so I can become a "fan" of them until they get popular!"
2006-08-14 18:07:47 · 20 answers · asked by Violence is the answer. 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Thanks for the answers. =)
2006-08-14 18:21:54 · update #1
When I was younger, that happened with Green Day. It was funny watching all their old fans fall of fand call them sell-outs.
In my personal opinion, I think that these fans like to be different, they pride themselves on taking the path less taken, and listening to band that nobody has heard of. The band becomes representative of their life, and when they become mainstream, they feel betrayed. They can no longer feel different listening to the same band everyone else listens too.
2006-08-14 18:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good question! I think there are a lot of possible reasons. Some make some sense, some don't:
- Can no longer see your favorite band in a small venue and be right up front, unless you spend a ton on tickets and/or line up hours before the show.
- Can no longer get access to the band (and not necessarily as a groupie - fans can just become friends or acquaintenances of a band But the groupies don't like it either - too much competition). And when they get big, they don't just join the crowd after their gig.
- The band changes. I saw this with Nickelback years ago. First time I saw them I had a brief conversation with Chad Kroger out in front of the place (one of the places on Sunset). He was a nice guy, seemed almost shy. Second time I saw him...boy, what a difference. Saying f#@+ every other word, and yelling...it seemed fake. This was an absolute perfect example for me.
- The music changes. Again, I site Nickelback. They definitely play a different kind of music now. I liked songs like "Never Again". But "Photograph" or whatever that song is sucks.
- Lots of people like to set themselves apart by what they listen to. You can show how trendy you are by how new or obscure your favorite music is. But if everyone is listening to it, than you must be pretty normal. Just like the rest of us dorks.
2006-08-15 01:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jim S 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"OMG, -Green Day- is, like, too mainstream, and they make money now, so I can't like them. I have to go find some obscure band that nobody's ever heard about so I can become a "fan" of them until they get popular!"
2006-08-15 01:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by Major Tom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know- maybe the idea of it being a bad thing is passed down from the "cool" parents! I was in middle school in the early 80's and I loved Motley Crue's "Too Fast for Love" lp and also their "Shout at the Devil" and then when they started playing songs like "Home sweet home" or whatever it's called, I kind of lost interest- perhaps because it was such a turn around from their previous stuff? I'll never know. However, I do love all of the Beatles music- and that varies greatly!
2006-08-15 01:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by kewte_kewpie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the age old "I was here first" sandbox mentality. Sadly this extends to pretty much every genre of entertainment not just music. They figure that if you're a fan of something few people know about you're somehow more knowledgable about your particular interest or they're just greedy and can't stand that the whole band's world does not revolve around them.
2006-08-15 01:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its about respecting the band with punk rock this can happen when a band is "underground" and not mainstream you tend to find more serious fans and more of a connection that the band is doing this because they have a message to send and because they love music not because itll get them more money.
2006-08-15 01:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by timbobs11 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i get upset, but im starting to understand that these bands deserve to be popular and make good money for what theyre doing....so it doesnt upset so much anymore
but what does piss me off is when the bands change and get addicted to the money and the fans and their music style changes after they go mainstream
2006-08-15 01:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like it when I've been there from the beginning and then someone who never heard of them when I was first a fan starts raving and then starts acting like they're a better fan than I am. First off, they're good yeah I got that memo when I became a fan before you, and second, it's not about that, it's not about how many times you've seen them live, just because you've seen them more than me that doesn't mean you like them more. Can't we all jsut be fans? Why is it a compitition? (sorry personal experiance)
2006-08-15 01:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by shypurplepanda 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yeah i don't get that either! shouldn't you be HAPPY that more people like the same band as you do and that the people in the band are able to do cooler shows and reach more ppl b/c they are making more money doing what they love?!
i think ppl prolly get either jealous b/c the band is more talented/famous than they are, or mad b/c it's going to be harder to get front row seats to their concerts...boo hoo, go cry to your mom.
2006-08-15 01:11:28 · answer #9 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they want to be the first to "discover" someone and they don't want to be like everyone else. although they are or else the band would have never become "mainstream"
2006-08-15 01:10:08 · answer #10 · answered by anonymous 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋