On Thu, 2 May 1996, Matthew Freeman wrote:
 
> Popularity sucks for true fans, case in point:
> I have been a fan of Dave Matthews since before the first independant
> recording Remember Two Things came out.  I saw them open for Toad the Wet
> Sprocket, and remember the lead singer of Toad say "These guys are really
> good, someone let me know if they ever put out an album."  Kind of
> ironic.  Anyway, I went to see him at the Classic Ampitheatre in Richmond
> last night and I can't tell you how upset I am at the fact that 12 and 13
> year olds come to the concert and claim to be the biggest Dave fans in
> the world, and then have never heard any unreleased stuff, or have no
> clue that he has 2 indie records out.  It pisses me off, but its gonna
> happen when a band gets big.  But you can't hold it against the band
> because their fans suck.  Dave is still a great band, and as long as he
> doesn't change his style to please people, I can't complain.  The same
> goes for the Connells, as much as it would suck for little teeny-boppers
> to be infatuated with them, I would love to see them get popular for
> their sake, not mine.  Anyway, it's really what the band wants, and I am
> guessing they wouldn't mind the exposure.
 
I know where you're coming from.  I too have been a DMB fan since early
'93... before R2T came out.  I was exstatic when I saw the first MTV airing
of the "What Would You Say" video and thought it was really wierd hearing
them on the radio the first few times.  Now, I've actually become
tired of hearing that song.  Dave always said that they wouldn't become
too commercial for us but that has indeed happened.  Now the sequel to
the triple platnum Under the Table album is out and I hate to think what
tracks off it will be overplayed.  Most of what's on there are old
classics to me.
 
I don't want this to happen to the Connells.  Sure it would be great for
them to "make it big," though not necessarily in this all too traditional
way.
 
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