The Lumineers are on Q (an NPR show, taped in Canada). They are talking about how their fans were rooting for them on the way up, and now people are mad/annoyed/sad that they are now "famous" (They've had a minor hit as a band with "Hey-Ho")
So, I love rooting for the underdog. Perennially and persistently.
What do you do as an audience member/fan when you know that your favorite band has jumped the shark?
As a lifelong fan of the Monkees, I've always taken a lot of joy in the TV show and the music. Yet, somehow, I find myself cringing when I hear that they've become "famous" again. They are on their 50th anniversary tour right now, and I'm shying away from it for the most part. I don't think I'll go to any of the shows.
Ironically enough, I think if I were alive when they were first popular, I wouldn't like them-because everyone else liked them (they outsold the Beatles & Rolling Stones put together in 1967).
But would I even have that sensibility, without growing up training myself in this underdog sensibility??
So, I love rooting for the underdog. Perennially and persistently.
What do you do as an audience member/fan when you know that your favorite band has jumped the shark?
As a lifelong fan of the Monkees, I've always taken a lot of joy in the TV show and the music. Yet, somehow, I find myself cringing when I hear that they've become "famous" again. They are on their 50th anniversary tour right now, and I'm shying away from it for the most part. I don't think I'll go to any of the shows.
Ironically enough, I think if I were alive when they were first popular, I wouldn't like them-because everyone else liked them (they outsold the Beatles & Rolling Stones put together in 1967).
But would I even have that sensibility, without growing up training myself in this underdog sensibility??
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