Originally Posted by oojay (Post 315685)

Here's something that pisses me off: People who say that certain music/artists "suck" just b/c they are popular. People who constantly boast their love for "indie" artists, and once those artists hit it big and start to become popular, that same douchebag disowns them and says they "suck". Its all just an attempt to pass themselves off as a unique individual, which most people can easily see right through.

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger (Post 315689)

Or on the other hand it could be that to achieve that mainstream status the band have watered down their sound so much and compromised what it was that was good about them in the first place making those criticisms perfectly justified

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger (Post 315754)

Just offering an alternative veiwpoint as someone who has seen bands I like achieve mainstream popularity , and criticised them for the way they went about it.

Originally Posted by oojay (Post 315767)

Well anyband that is willing to change everything just to hit it big is most likely not worth listening to in the first place.