Which Band Has The Most Annoying Fans?

jackhammer · 01-29-2010, 07:20 PM

Most narrow minded one genre fans are the worst by far and no specific band is culpable.

As a whole I find metaheads and Indie only fans annoying.

Some fanboys are fine as long as they take another point of view onboard but that rarely happens. I am a huge John Martyn fan but if someone doesn't like him it really doesn't bother me one bit. I have better things to worry about but narrow minded music fans DO annoy me. It's not a pre requisite to like everything under the sun but if you do listen to pretty much a single genre then you should at least be respectful of other peoples tastes and knowledge.

duga · 01-29-2010, 07:41 PM

i don't find metal fans annoying at all. sure, i personally don't understand why you would only want to listen to the most brutal possible music all the time nonstop...but it would be wrong of me to knock them because a lot the metalheads i meet truly love the music they listen to and listen to a wide range of metal bands. who am i to knock what they obviously put time into exploring and have a deep connection to? i may not be able to relate in certain ways, but i understand.

in lieu of everyone mentioning tool, radiohead, muse, and other bands...i'll throw one out i don't think i have seen mentioned yet. metallica.

cause like...james hetfield is like..the fastest down picker on the planet man...ON THE PLANET

jackhammer · 01-29-2010, 07:49 PM

You don't find metal fans annoying but Metallica fans annoy you? not sure what you mean here. I come from a Metal background and after a few years found them to be so narrow minded beyond belief. I still listen to and love Metal but there is a ton of music out there that is just as heavy and intense if they gave it the time.

duga · 01-29-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

You don't find metal fans annoying but Metallica fans annoy you? not sure what you mean here. I come from a Metal background and after a few years found them to be so narrow minded beyond belief. I still listen to and love Metal but there is a ton of music out there that is just as heavy and intense if they gave it the time.

metallica only fans.

as far as metal as a genre only fans...the level to which they explore metal is comparable to what i would explore in other genres. like i said, i can't relate since i don't listen to that much metal...but i respect that they have found a genre of music that really intrigues them.

i do agree with you, though...i could never stick to just metal.

jackhammer · 01-29-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

metallica only fans.

as far as metal as a genre only fans...the level to which they explore metal is comparable to what i would explore in other genres. like i said, i can't relate since i don't listen to that much metal...but i respect that they have found a genre of music that really intrigues them.

i do agree with you, though...i could never stick to just metal.

They are also defensive to the point of idiocy regarding what is 'metal' and not 'metal'. I got a lot of stick when I was younger because I dared to be into bands like Pink Floyd, Marillion and Tangerine Dream.

Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise though as it pushed me to listen to more genres and be comfortable with it.

duga · 01-29-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

They are also defensive to the point of idiocy regarding what is 'metal' and not 'metal'. I got a lot of stick when I was younger because I dared to be into bands like Pink Floyd, Marillion and Tangerine Dream.

Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise though as it pushed me to listen to more genres and be comfortable with it.

maybe i hang out with friendly metalheads...my brother is in a deathmetal band and whenever i party with his friends i make it a point to mention how i am definitely not nearly as into metal as them...they generally leave me alone about it.

though they don't really annoy me, that doesn't mean i don't find it strange that they don't want to expand even a little bit...

zeppy111 · 01-29-2010, 10:53 PM

typically, the metal folk I know are the nicest bunch of lads around. Whenever I see them(some of the closest ones play in one of sa's biggest death-metal band) and they are always top-class, although I do listen to a ****load of metal which would technically classify me as a metalhead, I listen to alot of other genres too and (I know it doesn't define a metalhead) but I don't wear the jeans, shoes and black t-shirt like most of them do, which makes me standout like a sore thumb at all times. Do they care? No.

Mojo · 01-30-2010, 06:29 AM

I would say the majority of music nerds i know could be classified as a metalhead but they don't just stop there. They are into much more music than that. Personally i agree that alot of metalheads annoy me because i can have an intelligent discussion about music with alot of them until i metion a band that isnt metal.

littleknowitall · 01-30-2010, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Oh god yes.

Glad someone agrees. Every Pantera fan I've ever met has been a die hard, thick as a brick, greasy metal head with no prospects and nothing tangible or intelligent to say so instead just prats on and on about how ****ing amazing and special this band are.
Which, and not to go off onto a tangent rant here but let's face, it is untrue. I'm not saying this because I'm naive or narrow-minded but the only people after school is over who still listen to this band hit puberty and then forgot to let it end somewhere down the line.
Grow some ****ing brains and stop acting as if these blokes are anything special, they're a musical footnote in the grander scheme of things and that is all, they are not anything more than that.

Astronomer · 01-30-2010, 07:04 AM

Tool.

View Poll Results: which band has the most annoying fans?
Tool	11	23.91%
Nirvana	11	23.91%
Radiohead	5	10.87%
The Beatles	4	8.70%
Bob Dylan	2	4.35%
Any band whose primary fanbase discovered them through guitar hero	12	26.09%
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...tory-bro41.jpg	1	2.17%
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01-29-2010, 07:20 PM	#41 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Most narrow minded one genre fans are the worst by far and no specific band is culpable. As a whole I find metaheads and Indie only fans annoying. Some fanboys are fine as long as they take another point of view onboard but that rarely happens. I am a huge John Martyn fan but if someone doesn't like him it really doesn't bother me one bit. I have better things to worry about but narrow minded music fans DO annoy me. It's not a pre requisite to like everything under the sun but if you do listen to pretty much a single genre then you should at least be respectful of other peoples tastes and knowledge. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-29-2010, 07:41 PM	#42 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	i don't find metal fans annoying at all. sure, i personally don't understand why you would only want to listen to the most brutal possible music all the time nonstop...but it would be wrong of me to knock them because a lot the metalheads i meet truly love the music they listen to and listen to a wide range of metal bands. who am i to knock what they obviously put time into exploring and have a deep connection to? i may not be able to relate in certain ways, but i understand. in lieu of everyone mentioning tool, radiohead, muse, and other bands...i'll throw one out i don't think i have seen mentioned yet. metallica. cause like...james hetfield is like..the fastest down picker on the planet man...ON THE PLANET __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

01-29-2010, 07:49 PM	#43 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	You don't find metal fans annoying but Metallica fans annoy you? not sure what you mean here. I come from a Metal background and after a few years found them to be so narrow minded beyond belief. I still listen to and love Metal but there is a ton of music out there that is just as heavy and intense if they gave it the time. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-29-2010, 10:53 PM	#47 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	typically, the metal folk I know are the nicest bunch of lads around. Whenever I see them(some of the closest ones play in one of sa's biggest death-metal band) and they are always top-class, although I do listen to a ****load of metal which would technically classify me as a metalhead, I listen to alot of other genres too and (I know it doesn't define a metalhead) but I don't wear the jeans, shoes and black t-shirt like most of them do, which makes me standout like a sore thumb at all times. Do they care? No. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com

01-30-2010, 06:29 AM	#48 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I would say the majority of music nerds i know could be classified as a metalhead but they don't just stop there. They are into much more music than that. Personally i agree that alot of metalheads annoy me because i can have an intelligent discussion about music with alot of them until i metion a band that isnt metal. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-30-2010, 07:04 AM	#50 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Tool. __________________