In a message dated 4/22/99 6:00:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< This whole sellout stuff makes me laugh. I won't ever understand why
people
who like wear the "indie" badge are so anal. I bet 90% of the people on this
list have bought into all the SDRE clones. In my eyes this is just as bad as
selling out. My favorite musical artists are SDRE, Peter Gabriel, Beck, and
The Police. PG and Sting have spent truckloads of money trying to make this
world a better place. If SDRE becomes rich and famous and uses it for good,
then who cares. I understand that none of us wants a bunch of morons at
shows. If one person who never would have heard SDRE becomes a devout fan,
then dammit it's worth it. At some point in your life you were an outsider
to something, and someone let you in. So don't complain when someone else is
trying to do the same. On this list we all share a common interest. SDRE. So
stop your little high school snobbery and serve a fucking purpose. Dewey
>>
I agree in part with what dewey posted below. However, one can only accept
others to a certain extent. People who are beginning to get into SDRE
deserve to be accepted without any hassle but, those who are only going to
buy their albums so they can say they listen to them or so other people will
think that they're "cool" (all going back to if sdre were to "sell out") then
i don't believe that those followers are a good contribution to the sdre
fanship. I am semi-new to this list and all i've been hearing about is SDRE
getting signed to virgin and how they're supposedly going to sell out. also,
i've just heard about other bands and how "simple" they are or whatnot. it
really gets tiring listening to the same bickering over and over again. i
really don't want my mailbox filled every night with senseless and
unnecessary complaints and arguments about something none of us have control
over. so, i'm sorry to fill up your mailboxes with this but, it's something
that has to get through to everyone.
thanks and have a deliteful evening
~bea
