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Originally Posted by Frownland
Shouldn't you separate the music from the fanbase though?
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Absolutely, but it's probably a little bit hard at times with bands that have huge and obnoxious fanbases.
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Originally Posted by rubber soul
Some of it I'm sure is generational. My generation looked down on Elvis Presley even when he died.
But there is a historical context to all these artists and some that predate even Presley. If it wasn't for Elvis, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, et al (and I guess we should also add Bob Dylan to the mix), we probably wouldn't be here talking about the bands we talk about today. Maybe this would just be a Sinatra fanboy forum.
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There is a historical context of course, but what I'm arguing is that that should not play into my view of a given band. If anything, I'd say I'm being very, very fair by listening to the Beatles as if they were just a bunch of nobodies. Doesn't make them sound any better or worse that they played a part in rock and pop music history.
I'm just cutting the hype out of the equation - letting my ears judge them rather than any weird feeling that I "should" like them because they're "important" or whatever. It's out of respect to the music.