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Originally Posted by Igottago
Great to see the Arcade Fire win, if for nothing else, just to irritate people like those twitter/facebook posts. Or simpletons as I like to call them. Yeah it might sound snobby, but if you're musical pallette consists only of the mainstream acts that we normally see at these awards shows, you are hardly any type of expert let alone authority on the world of music. I'd hardly classify you as a music fan. So nice to see Arcade Fire take home the big prize.
But the Grammy still suck and are hardly worth paying attention to.
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Ok, I don't get this attitude. Just because someone isn't a fan of the music that you are a fan of, they aren't a fan of music at all?
And I'm not being a jerk - I just really don't understand this attitude.
To me, music, movies and television are all about individual tastes. For the most part, I'm not into hard-core heavy metal or the super hard rap where every other word is the f word for mf or the n word. However, I recognize that this industry is consumer driven and some people like and buy that kind of music. They are music fans, just as much as I'm a music fan.
Just because I might listen to and enjoy country music - doesn't mean I'm not a music fan. Just because I don't own and Arcade Fire album, doesn't mean I'm not a music fan.
What gives someone who listens to Arcade Fire, hates Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga the right to call him or herself a music expert?
Again, to be clear, I don't mean just you and I'm not saying your opinion isn't valid, I just would like to be able to understand where you and many others who have a similar opinion, are coming from.