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Originally Posted by Dom
I think the problem is the majority of people either can't be bothered to look deeper for music and are content to have it spoonfed to them or just assume that, because it's not from a big name, it's automatically crap, or both. Also a lot of mainstream listeners in pop aren't willing to give any other genres a try and make generalisations like all metal is smashing dustbins together and shouting.
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One could argue that listeners of other genres sometimes do the same sort of the thing, I know I do. I (as a metalhead) make alot of generalizations about other genres and sometimes see a band isn't metal and automatically think I won't like it before listening to it. A big difference between myself and the common mainstream listener is that I have a basis to judge the other genres, as I've given non-metal genres a chance: country (which I do like sometimes), rap, indie rock, and even pop (in the boy band era *shudders*) to name a few.