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The recent popularity of good bands.
grrraham:
Chris Martin gave me syphilis.
Kid Modernist:
--- Quote from: tigerlily ---For some reason I'm so glad that I'm not an indie snob with any cred.
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Whether you are one or not, every indie snob says that.
salada:
i think a degree of "indie snobbery" is justified, and possibly unavoidable.
as things become popular, they invariably become diluted/changed/distorted. this is largely unavoidable: to appeal to a broader fanbase, you'll probably have to strip back some of the stuff that a lot of people disagree with. eventually, you get rid of all the interesting stuff, and end up with coldplay. offensively inoffensive, or something.
it happens pretty much everywhere. you know, "i like their earlier stuff so much better", that sort of thing.
Gryff:
--- Quote from: heretic ---also, i really have no desire to listen to arcade fire. i don't like them. mainstreamers can have em
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It amuses me that people think that the Arcade Fire are mainstream. Really, most people have never heard of them.
THEY GOT A GOOD REVIEW ON PITCHFORK?! SELLOUTZ!!!*
I like Pitchfork, but I appreciate that they are pretentious, elitist asses. It is just a review site, and I take everything they say with a grain of salt. I can see how, if you don't agree with them a lot of the time, you could get annoyed by their elitist personas, but seriously just chill. I disagree with them a lot too but they've still switched me on to lots of good music.
*apologies to Mitch Clem
sp2:
--- Quote from: Gryff ---It amuses me that people think that the Arcade Fire are mainstream. Really, most people have never heard of them.
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They have videos on regular rotation on various music television channels, they sell out large mainstream music venues, they get rave reviews in mainstream music mags, I'd call that mainstream.
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