What Does It Take To Be A Fan?

[Danallica]

So step outside of the Metallica box and think about this question in reagards to other bands. Are there other bands that you guys consider your selves fans of, yet only like some of their music?

Definately; there really isn't really too many bands where I like every single album that they out out. A good example is the band Carcass, their first 2 albums were full on grind core, which i really dont like, then they moved into melodic death, then to death n roll; i only like their post grind stuff, but still consider myself to be a mssive fan of theirs.

[LeperMessiah26]

For sure,im a big Fan of Meat Loaf...but he`s put out quite a few shit albums,where i only like a couple of songs...but i still buy his albums,and go to see him when he plays here (In Sheffield)

Bon Jovi are another band who have put out maybe 2 crap albums in their career...funnily enough,it was around the time Tallica Put out RTL and Puppets

Whats funny about that? some people may think..well to some people,Tallica put out 4 quality albums,then got worse and worse..where as Jovi put out 2 shit albums,but then got better and better...bit of a paradox

[wolfway]

So step outside of the Metallica box and think about this question in reagards to other bands. Are there other bands that you guys consider your selves fans of, yet only like some of their music?

i got most of megadeth's albums (missing like 3 or so) but still not really a fan i guess. however i really like many of the songs with offcourse each album has a few exceptions, and would go see them anytime they come back to belgium.

i'm starting to become a small maiden fan though, can't stop listening to their music and just think about them in another way then other bands... kinda weird to explain accually they have tons of killer riffs, like the intro of be quick or be dead... darn... gooooood shit

[superman321]

There are definately some bands that I only like some of their music, but for me it isn't really case of liking first/last couple of albums and disliking the others, its more mixed. There are also a few bands a I really love a few songs they've done, but I'm not really into the rest of their stuff. Ohhh well, probably because I have eclectic music tastes.

[MetDream]

There are definately some bands that I only like some of their music, but for me it isn't really case of liking first/last couple of albums and disliking the others, its more mixed. There are also a few bands a I really love a few songs they've done, but I'm not really into the rest of their stuff. Ohhh well, probably because I have eclectic music tastes.

But do you consider yourself a "fan" of any of those bands?

[superman321]

For almost all of them yeah, I do consider myself a fan. Maybe for a few of the one or two songs bands well no, but for those where I like their albums, just not specifically early or late amterial I definately do.

[MetDream]

That question would be hard for me to answer. I have been listening to Rock/Metal for over 30 years. There have been times in my life that I have been a huge fan of a particular band, but don't know if I would still consider myself a fan (especially of the bands whose music I haven't listened to in the last 15/20 years).