Nickleback have had huge success so according to many they are far from a poor band and many many people haven't heard a full Radiohead album so any music is neither good or bad- just opinions.
When you really begin to delve into music and the mainstream bands then it's easy to not like a band because you feel that other bands do what they do but better. It's called elitism and I would say that 75% of music forum members are guilty of this whether intentional or not. You also begin to judge bands (maybe unfairly) on these criteria and sometimes deny yourself a band that you would otherwise enjoy. Some of the threads and posts on MB that I really enjoy are those that proclaim a liking for a band that are unpopular amongst more hardcore bands or that are unfashionable.
I always try to gauge a band on their merits regardless of fashion or popularity and just listen to them. I do feel that older members adhere to this a lot more and profess their liking for bands than younger members. This is understandable as I was the same when I was in my teens, early 20's; only liking certain bands because it seemed the right thing to do and you didn't want to feel ostracized from the crowd. However I couldn't really give two shit's these days whether I'm seen as cool or not.
Just because a band may adhere to genre cliche doesn't neccessarily mean that they suck. If they do it well enough and are sincere then I will listen. My Magnum post a case in point.
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