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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Now, Now, Homie. To each his own as far as musical tastes, and I'm not looking to start another epic debate here... but we can't bash Stevie for "pandering to the masses" while letting Christine go scott-free.
We're in "Double Standard" territory again with that.
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Maybe we are, although Christine's never had an OSOTM. My gawd, that thing sucks, and forced me to cash in my Stevie fandom ticket. RAL almost sucked as bad....
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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Lindsey has cited Christine as one of the biggest opponents in FM to his more off the wall approach, and her three solo albums definitely demonstrate her "mainstream sensibilities." If one wants to be cynical about it, Christine's music has always been "middle of the road" and "for the masses" (the fact that she's had the most hit singles with the band, is a further demonstration of that fact).
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Odd you're equating my fandom with Christine, and not Lindsey....
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With perhaps a few exceptions here and there, Christine and Stevie have seemingly always recorded the type of music THEY wanted to record. That's not "pandering to the masses," it's being true to one's own personal preferences.
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Lindsey's a freak, and I love him for that!
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Christine and Stevie have more mainstream tastes... and sometimes that frustrates fans... but that doesn't lessen the value of their artistry.  |
Perhaps my frustration lies more with how even Stevie's CRAP is worshipped over FAR more artistic contributions by Lindsey and Christine.