I’ve had this discussion before. Pretty much a long time ago, but I’m going to bring it up again. There is one thing that I never understood about music fans in the music world whether it’s in the unsigned or national music industry. I have always found it weird how people have this strange obsession with music artists and bands.

I can tell you one  thing, that when it comes to music, I am a realist. It seems that when you tell the truth about certain music artists and bands, it seems to upset the public and they’ll get all defensive about things. For example, if you call out a band for their egostitical attitudes or dishonesty about things, their fans don’t seem to see it.

Fans will stick by their favorite band’s side no matter what happens to them, 100%. I mean, these fans don’t give a shit if these bands are criminals or liars, hypocrites, delusional people with a huge ego, drug addicts, alcoholics, etc. It seems to me that these fans are so obsessed with their music, that they don’t care what they do outside of that.

As a fan of music, there are lots of artists and bands that I enjoy, but I am not going to back them up everything they do 100%. I am not fan obsessive. There are things that Led Zeppelin did in their careers I disagree with, the same for Metallica, U2 also, even Ac/Dc, and I can go on. I may enjoy music artists, but I’m  not afraid to say that every band I like had their share of making some of the crappiest music I ever heard. If you’re a fan of a band, that does not mean you have to like all the music they do just to be polite to them.

I am a huge fan of Joe Satriani, he is a hero of mine, but I don’t like his plan on suing Coldplay accusing them of ripping off a song of his. I don’t agree with Joe Satch’s actions at all. I don’t have to stick by his side ’cause I’m a fan of his music.

There are still fans defending Chris Brown ’cause they are fans of his music. The same with Rihanna, fans are sticking up for her.

There is nothing wrong with liking all of a band’s music and defending everything they do, sure, it’s a free country. Nothing wrong with being a die hard fan, because I am a die hard fan of some bands and artists myself, either local or national, but I don’t have to stick by everything they do.

Getting a reality check with music is what counts. Of course, people don’t even know what that is around here.

The point of this post is, just because you’re a fan of a band does not mean you have to be supportive of them all of the time.

It’s the same thing with local bands around the Albany area. I may enjoy certain bands music and be a fan of their work, but I’m not afraid to call out their unprofesionalism and their actions at shows in the music scene or how they treat other musicians on the internet. I may enjoy their music, but that does not mean I have to like the musicians as a person. It’s all about honesty and being a realist. I mean, whenever I’m brutally honest and go on a rant about the music scene, people will defend it.

It just puzzles me how people don’t face reality with bands out there. Fans will be positive and friendly about their favorite band, no matter what. I don’t have to be like that, and you don’t either.

Kev