Originally Posted by HarveyWallbangers
Third Eye Blind got hot with their first album, but most of the stuff they've made wouldn't even get a sniff of radio play. Hell, their best songs weren't even their popular songs. I bet 99% on here have heard of Semi-Charmed Life, but very few have heard of God Of Wine, Crystal Baller, or Wake For Young Souls. I really don't care if they are popular. All I know is that I dig the shit they put out, and when I play their music to my friends, they like it.
Radiohead and Blur got popular. To me, that doesn't automatically mean I lose respect for them. That's just elitist thinking.
When I was younger, I was into all of the underground, unpopular shit too. I don't have the kind of time it takes to devote myself to that anymore.
Jack, you remember a Hard Punk phase that went through Minneapolis about 10 years ago? Bands like The Cows were making their rounds at First Ave. I was right with all of those "gutter schmucks" listening to that stuff. Damn near lost my hearing in those days.