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Being mainstream turns it away from the punk scene in most cases. You kind of shot your arguement in the foot with the mainstream remark. See, punk listeners thrive on underground music. Things that arent played on pop stations. We don't listen because it is mainstream and "the cool thing to do". It is just that we like it as it is. It may still be technically classified as "punk-rock" but it is far from the punk scene if it is on a pop music station.
However, I suppose on the flip side, if I REALLY like a band, I am not gonna stop listening to them because they went mainstream unless their style changes. This frequently happens in the jump from punk to mainstream. One perfect example is Jimmy Eat World. Listen to something older by them or even Bleed American off the new album. Then flip a couple tracks to that god awful song on pop stations everywhere "The Middle". Completely different. I lose respect for bands who change their style to match what popular culture wants.
Hrm. Understandable.
I, for one, like some stuff that gets airtime or MTV-time. Some: much of today's mainstream music is woefully bland, with rare exceptions. I like to listen to power metal/progmetal/general odd metal bands that some people haven't even heard of yet, mainly because their music's a fresh breath of air. Much mainstream IS semi-sterile and devoid of the band's actual musical style. Sometimes... it's not, and the mass-media's forced to accept that.
... and sometimes, a band just sucks horridly as they get older, like Metallica, S&M notwithstanding. =)
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Needs more sodomy.
