Originally Posted by almauro

I was speaking in gest, however most musical snobs, and I do consider myself snobby at times, have the notion, that bands that are overly hyped and popular can in no way be good. It's basically a slight at the popular masses who consume music only because they think it's good based on WoM or sales totals, or chart rankings, but know very little in regards to the quality of music they're listening to. My point is that on occasion, over hyped bands like Opeth and Megadeth, actually deserve the props. I also consider, RIP one of the top three thrash records ever, but in this case...I ain't being elitist.