The Rock Review

Trends and Fans

Trends have always worried me in the same way as fanaticism: the way that people blindly follow, without really thinking. So really, with that in mind, what’s the difference? Generally speaking both feature many people doing a similar thing, often not because they believe in it, but because they believe it is the right thing to do to follow. You could argue that trends in music are harmless, but then, aren’t fans? Music gets away with a lot. Put simply: More