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Old 11-07-2017, 10:40 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trollheart View Post
Yeah. I'm not actually saying that it's that people keep quiet about it (though I guess some do). It's more like the first time I listened to Dragonforce, I was already set up to hate them, due to what had been said about them around the forum. It was more a case of "Now, why do I hate these guys?" rather than "Will I like them?" Not sure if anyone else does that, maybe it's just me. Same with Nickelback. I retain my interest in Coldplay though: AROBTTH is still a great album.

(Ducks into a foxhole and awaits the first salvo...)
I only go into albums with expectations like that if they're pretty much universally acclaimed, so this really isn't an issue for me. Even when I'm checking an album out to see what all the hate is about, I try to approach it with a clean slate.
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