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Originally Posted by SGR
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.
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Hey, I'm not speaking for myself - I'm sure there were many Manic Street Preacher fans who felt the same way during the
Everything Must Go era.
For me, it's the bandwagon jumpers or those who were too lazy to look outside of the top 40 until the artist/band became more successful.
As for the last part of your post, I never said that, so please stop putting words in my mouth.