Are the down votes cause this is a more mainstream-ish band?
A friend was just talking about how Porno for Pyros is out on tour this year, and I was like, “oh, there’s a band I haven’t thought about in a long time. Huh.”
It might be just because the most famous members of Jane’s Addiction are famously super hateable dudes. They generally aren’t a cool band to like because of both that and the close association with RHCP (whom I personally also do not like), but it is unfair because at their peak JA were a really solid alt rock band that didn’t really sound like anybody else out there.
I’ll always hate people who cause physical or emotional harm to others. I stopped listening to artists because of that. I understand that and think that the hate in this instance is more than adequate.
But, to hate someone or someones art because they are ‘famously super hateable dudes’ or ‘generally aren’t a cool band’ is something that I don’t understand. You could have the most punchable face in the universe, but if I like your art, I’m gonna enjoy it, and maybe, in time, learn to love your face too.
I understand, on the other hand, that some people don’t like certain music, and that’s fine. There are downvote buttons for that. I don’t like a lot of popular music, but I don’t hate it or the artist. I tend to ignore their art and in most cases the artist.
