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Originally Posted by Vetiver
The only situation where that would be understandable would be if the artist/band achieved overnight success and amassed a lot of new fans - something that would probably annoy most long-standing fans who had been supporting the artist/band at the start.
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Why though? Just because they're your special little band and no one else understands them like you do? They don't deserve to enjoy them because they weren't listening to them when they peddled their wares only on their bandcamp?
Sometimes, great artists and musicians attain mainstream relevance and awareness. Arcade Fire, Radiohead and Nirvana were all great bands even after they reached mass appeal. I get it with some artists that sell out or water down their vision or art specifically to be more successful commercially, but to avoid listening to bands just because they became successful or critically acclaimed seems like an elitist and hipster attitude to me.