oh my gosh! when are you getting it?scottidog @ Nov 3 2006, 05:35 PM wrote: But that doesn't mean that the real fans have to encourage it by posting them online. I haven't seen them yet, because I haven't gotten the album yet. I'm curious, but I'll wait until I get the album.
A Question
Moderator: Moderators
-
- Addicted
- Posts: 509
- Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:29 am
- Location: In The Middle Of Missouri, which hasn't had an AL sighting since 1992
- Contact:
"MaleHeffer"
AL Team #1227
Still depressed i missed this last tour...
AL Team #1227
Still depressed i missed this last tour...
-
- Die-hard Fan
- Posts: 372
- Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:21 am
No offence intended but what exactly is a real fan? Thats a term thats always confused me. Ive become a fan (and spent money on) many artist that I discovered through downloading. Does that make me not a real fan? Are the people whove enabled me to experience new music not real fans for trying to share music they enjoy?scottidog @ Nov 3 2006, 04:35 PM wrote: But that doesn't mean that the real fans have to encourage it by posting them online. I haven't seen them yet, because I haven't gotten the album yet. I'm curious, but I'll wait until I get the album.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon .
I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon .
-
- Off The Deep End
- Posts: 3223
- Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:46 am
I've always defined "real fan" as someone who supports their favorite artist(s) by actually buying their material, whether physically (CDs) or virtually (iTunes, etc.). I don't think it matters whether you discovered the artist through illegal downloading, as long as you actually buy their stuff later. So that makes you a real fan. But about sharing the music, that doesn't make them "not real fans" either, because they're telling others why they like the artist and see if they like them or not, thereby encouraging them to buy the artist's stuff. But to me, a "not real fan" is someone who claims to be a fan of an artist, but doesn't buy their officially released stuff (like singles and albums). It just seems kind of hypocritical to me. For example, my friend, who is a big My Chemical Romance "fan" (I think I've mentioned her before), claims her love and fandom of MCR every chance she gets, but she has yet to give any money to them by actually buying their CDs. I told her what I thought of that, and she got all huffy and dismissed it. So I guess it's all a matter of opinion.American Pie @ Nov 3 2006, 07:01 PM wrote: No offence intended but what exactly is a real fan? Thats a term thats always confused me. Ive become a fan (and spent money on) many artist that I discovered through downloading. Does that make me not a real fan? Are the people whove enabled me to experience new music not real fans for trying to share music they enjoy?
Stephanie
Al Team #2781
Al Team #2781
- Orthography Enthusiast
- Deliriously Dedicated
- Posts: 11156
- Joined: Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:58 am
- Location: Lynwood, CA
- Well, Well, Well
- Bob Rozga
- Posts: 14000
- Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:28 am
- Location: zoo
- Kevbo1987
- Deliriously Dedicated
- Posts: 13307
- Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:25 pm
- Location: Cleveland, OH
-
- Obsessed
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:24 pm