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>Sender:       The Connells <[log in to unmask]>
>Poster:       Andrew Freck <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      The Bandwagon!
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>        In re to my statments about bandwagon fans... I didn't mean to
>offend anyone on the list who might be a bandwagon fan of The Connells.
>(This sounds interesting :/ ) I can see that bandwagon fans do exist
>because of the increased popularity of Ring compared to past alubms. What
>gets me is when bandwagon fans claim to be "the biggest fans in the
>world". Any true fan, or aspiring true-fan, would make the effort to do a
>LITTLE research about the band's history and past albums. Your interest
>in this mailing list should be plenty to assure your place as a true fan. :)
>
>        Now... If you were to COPY Ring off of a friend's CD without even
>bothering to purchase it or to check out past albums, then you are not a
>fan by any stretch of the imagination... You are, however, a crook for not
>BUYING the album in support of the band! >:(
>
>-Drew
>
> /// JOHN ANDREW FRECK ([log in to unmask] \\\
> |||   Aspiring College Radio DJ (WRAS 88.5FM)  |||
> \\\           * ALBUM 88 - Atlanta *           ///
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>- You know... now that I think about it, there's this song by REM called
>"Bandwagon" which pretty much sums up what I'm trying to get across.
 
Why would increased popularity of Ring be a sign of bandwagon fans?  Like it or
not, I feel it's one of their best albums, but I also love Fun & Games just as
much.  In fact, I love every thing I've heard from them.  Ring would appeal to
perhaps a different crowd than their past albums.  That's just my opinion...but
I really like the change into a little harder feel.  They do that very well.
Who the hell cares what the fans are like?  I hope they get enough fans to want
to keep making great music...that's the only thing that matters.  So many of my
favorite bands have broken up recently...the Judybats, the Jawhawks just to
name two.  I just hope the Connells never feel like just packing it in.
They've giving us a lot!!!  Thanks guys (if you ever read this shit)!!!
 
                                        --Native Son
Simply the best...
The Judybats...........Down In the Shacks Where The Satellite Dishes Grow
The Posies.............Frosting On The Beater
Matthew Sweet..........Girlfriend
Radiohead..............The Bends
The Grays..............Ro Sham Bo
The Connells...........Ring
 
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