I tend to go the other way with it. Instead of getting scared away from something because it's over hyped, I tend to become intrigued and then I get to worried about missing out on something I might like. I figure there must be some reason everyone's raving over it, so I check it out and if I don't like then oh well.
I think the big difference is where the hype is coming from. I trust places like TIG, KEXP, and numerous other music mags because I've found their suggestions in the past interesting and my tastes match up with them. It's the same reason I wouldn't trust the hype coming from Spin, NME, or Rolling Stone, because generally I don't trust their opinions on music.
I guess in the end I place my musical enjoyment over my musical status. Then again, I'm already on the 'elitist' end of the spectrum with my circle of friends, but compared to the regulars in this forum, my musical pallet is probably much smaller. I guess it's all perspective.
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John in Ballard said on May 5, 2008:
I tend to go the other way with it. Instead of getting scared away from something because it's over hyped, I tend to become intrigued and then I get to worried about missing out on something I might like. I figure there must be some reason everyone's raving over it, so I check it out and if I don't like then oh well.
I think the big difference is where the hype is coming from. I trust places like TIG, KEXP, and numerous other music mags because I've found their suggestions in the past interesting and my tastes match up with them. It's the same reason I wouldn't trust the hype coming from Spin, NME, or Rolling Stone, because generally I don't trust their opinions on music.
I guess in the end I place my musical enjoyment over my musical status. Then again, I'm already on the 'elitist' end of the spectrum with my circle of friends, but compared to the regulars in this forum, my musical pallet is probably much smaller. I guess it's all perspective.