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Which band has the most zealous fan following?

cocodaLOL [Edit] [Delete] 73 replies 10:05 July 20th, 2012

Other than Radiohead obviously.

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Sweet Gorilla or Craine.

In the real world...

Morrissey, Misfits, Devo, Iron Maiden

Alex-in-Ciderland | 20 Jul '12, 10:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
British Sea Power, definitely. the few days I spent reading their messageboard was mindboggling.People hiring coaches to follow the band on tours of faraway countries. Travelling from around the country to see them at their monthly Brighton show. Detailed discussions of 'landmark' shows from about 10 years agos which were really just small capacity shows in Kings Lynn, or something.

Just a really weird, obsessive group of people.

fuckyeahdubstep | 20 Jul '12, 10:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- BSP Certainly
  
  There's people that have seen them hundreds of times and travel the length of the country, and overseas to be at the smallest of gigs.
  
  I've seen them 3 times in one week and it's well worth it!
  
  titan_grip @fuckyeahdubstep | 20 Jul '12, 12:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
- all men.
  
  shadyadie @fuckyeahdubstep | 20 Jul '12, 14:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Not all men actually.
    
    TJ-Dizzle @shadyadie | 20 Jul '12, 16:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
- To be fair though
  
  I've discovered that pretty much all bands' forums are made up of people like this.
  
  Icarus-Smicarus @fuckyeahdubstep | 21 Jul '12, 14:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
One Direction

cleotis | 20 Jul '12, 10:20 | X | ^ This | Reply

badmanreturns, dis-charge, and Antelope this'd this
- Metallica
  
  Iron Maiden
  
  PenguinPants @cleotis | 20 Jul '12, 10:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^This, judging by Twitter.
  
  But their fans are probably only as zealous as the fans of pretty much every other big boyband in history - except they didn't have a social networking site they could scream on.
  
  boydungud @cleotis | 20 Jul '12, 11:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Thing is...
    
    they'll disappear as soon as the next new hyped boyband comes along. You can't say the same of, for example Iron Maiden fans...it's not as if they all pissed off the minute that Korn (for example) came along.
    
    Alex-in-Ciderland @boydungud | 20 Jul '12, 11:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Like how Take That don't sell any records or tickets anymore?
      
      crablin @Alex-in-Ciderland | 21 Jul '12, 14:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
About 20 years on and that Bright Eyes review still pulls in the nutjobs

DanielKelly | 20 Jul '12, 10:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Manic Street Preachers

was the first band that sprang to mind. The lead singer seems like a nice enough bloke but then you have a Nicky fucking Wire - what a tool.

But the worship they garner for an extremely patchy career is a bit bizarre.

shinymcshine | 20 Jul '12, 10:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Do they still have that level of worship?
  
  For my sins I did once queue for 5 hours to be at the front of their Brixton gig when I was 15. Some people had been there since 6am. Ah, youth!
  
  roastthemonaspit @shinymcshine | 20 Jul '12, 12:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- MSP used to have mental fans
  
  Girls queuing for hours to get to the front, grown men with feather boas on. Think it has died down post-Richey and post-them getting all old and dull.
  
  cleotis @shinymcshine | 20 Jul '12, 13:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- MSP followers have faded in recent years though
  
  Royter-Hatfood @shinymcshine | 20 Jul '12, 14:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Pretty glad I turned up in time to point this out
    
    Royter-Hatfood @Royter-Hatfood | 20 Jul '12, 14:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - :D
      
      cocodaLOL @Royter-Hatfood | 20 Jul '12, 14:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^ Doesn't get it / too young ^
  
  El_Goodo @shinymcshine | 20 Jul '12, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'm an old cunt
    
    The Manica have always been shite.
    
    shinymcshine @El_Goodo | 21 Jul '12, 13:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
New Model Army

fellover | 20 Jul '12, 11:12 | X | ^ This | Reply

Damian this'd this
probably the Boss

maybe like Grateful Dead or Justin Bieber

anal_schwarzenegger | 20 Jul '12, 11:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
Phish

Antpocalypsenow | 20 Jul '12, 11:22 | X | ^ This | Reply

skippingkate this'd this
The Levellers

LordLuciusBanter | 20 Jul '12, 11:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ah,ah!
  
  Backbone @LordLuciusBanter | 24 Jul '12, 14:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
Morrissey would be an obvious mainstream one.

Turbonegro for a more 'alternative' choice.

GayGuevara | 20 Jul '12, 11:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
Guided By Voices

Literally everything they have ever produced is pure genius based on the reaction on their message board

JaguarPirate | 20 Jul '12, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply

this'd this
I remember a time when I would have said Belle and Sebastian

but do really hardcore B&S fans still exist?

colon_closed_bracket | 20 Jul '12, 11:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cardiacs

moshymoshy | 20 Jul '12, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply

lyserge, Loui_Tacceh, dirdyboy, Rockefeller, and Damian this'd this
- well, it's my religion after all
  
  Loui_Tacceh @moshymoshy | 20 Jul '12, 19:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Wildhearts/Ginger

highlighted by the success of the last Pledge Music record

podge | 20 Jul '12, 12:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'll go with that
  
  ...although a meeting of Wildhearts fans is a meeting of rational, funny and very lovely people. I don't see much wide-eyed zealotry!
  
  Damian @podge | 24 Jul '12, 10:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dream Theatre

JohnM | 20 Jul '12, 12:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Theater
  
  YOU FUCKING PRICK
  
  thewarn @JohnM | 20 Jul '12, 12:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - ^zealous fan
    
    podge @thewarn | 20 Jul '12, 13:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I could care less
    
    JohnM @thewarn | 20 Jul '12, 13:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    thewarn this'd this
Justin Beiber

chadders | 20 Jul '12, 12:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Bieber
  
  chadders @chadders | 20 Jul '12, 12:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
ummm

Insane Clown Posse, obvs.

berksy | 20 Jul '12, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply

cocodaLOL, fiddygent, Antpocalypsenow, jontosh2001, Pharyngeal, anal_schwarzenegger, brainfeedr, whynot, JaguarPirate, SCROTUM, drcoffeebean, twentynine, and sixteen_blue this'd this
- WINNER
  
  cocodaLOL @berksy | 20 Jul '12, 12:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Christ yes, ICP
  
  cleotis @berksy | 20 Jul '12, 12:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this documentary about Juggalos is quite sweet actually:
  
  http://vimeo.com/29589320
  
  berksy @berksy | 24 Jul '12, 09:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
Michael Jackson

hands down. no contest. end thread.

Si_Badvibes | 20 Jul '12, 12:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- wrong
  
  berksy has nailed it.
  
  cocodaLOL @Si_Badvibes | 20 Jul '12, 13:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Examples please, you've intrigued me
    
    Si_Badvibes @cocodaLOL | 20 Jul '12, 14:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Google /Gathering of the Juggalos/
      
      It will tell you all you need to know.
      
      GayGuevara @Si_Badvibes | 20 Jul '12, 14:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - :)
      
      you're on the edge of the rabbit hole.
      
      Wikipedia search 'Juggalos' and prepare to shake your head a lot angrily.
      
      Take it easy, Bromie.
      
      cocodaLOL @Si_Badvibes | 20 Jul '12, 14:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- the yahoo answers MJ death abort-a-thon
  
  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090626172244AAKEz7q
  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090813055614AAIFwfL
  
  Certainly up there with the best of the crazy-sponges of the world.
  
  oenso @Si_Badvibes | 24 Jul '12, 11:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Strokes..

They have one good album, but most of their fans cream over every one of their average releases.

Plus they also seem to sell out every tour they do.

dis-charge | 20 Jul '12, 13:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
- room on fire, two good albums
  
  mrdaniels @dis-charge | 20 Jul '12, 15:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Dinohead86, SCROTUM, and JaguarPirate this'd this
  - 2 good albums out of 4 is still piss poor.
    
    dis-charge @mrdaniels | 20 Jul '12, 22:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
John Otway

despite being massively unknown he's sold out the Royal Albert Hall, had a top 10 hit, had one of his lyrics voted the seventh greatest lyric of all time in a BBC poll and has managed to make a film about himself with funds contributed by fans (and in turn selling out The Odeon in Leicester Square). Not bad.

CillaCrack | 20 Jul '12, 13:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- He plays drums in Limp Bizkit too.
  
  crablin @CillaCrack | 21 Jul '12, 14:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - He took it to the Matthews bridge.
    
    waterwings @crablin | 24 Jul '12, 10:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
sez 'ere

in the Daily ail that My Chemical Romance fans believe there is a place called the Black Parade where they will go if they kill themselves. It was in the Daily Mail so it must be true.

Oh, Tori Amos fans, unbearable.

amyblue | 20 Jul '12, 13:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm not a Tori Amos fan particularly.
  
  I've taken a passing interest and liked some stuff of hers along the way. But I'm not a superfan.
  
  Saw her live last year, and she was fucking superb. And sweet. And there's a backstory/narrative to latch on to. It's not difficult to see where the loyalty comes from. Good luck to 'em.
  
  TheWza @amyblue | 21 Jul '12, 01:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
Tool

although ICP mention has won the thread.

Pharyngeal | 20 Jul '12, 13:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
in my experience, Nine Inch Nails

seem to be quite a few of them who only listen to NIN, live members' projects or NIN support bands.

friendofthenight | 20 Jul '12, 15:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

kilgore-trout this'd this
LC4LYF

_TheBeautifulOnes_ @georgiabeth | 21 Jul '12, 00:02 | X | ^ This | Reply

xilia this'd this
If all LC fans are like DiS LC fans

then you're probably right.

Icarus-Smicarus @georgiabeth | 21 Jul '12, 17:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
- What am I talking about
  
  As if they have any fans outside of DiS.
  
  Icarus-Smicarus @Icarus-Smicarus | 21 Jul '12, 17:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
Maybe Arcade Fire too

given that they played the O2 without having a 'hit single' as such, just loyal fans and decent exposure.

Do correct me if I'm wrong, don't really know much about them but like most of what I've heard.

titan_grip | 20 Jul '12, 20:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
fan request

_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 21 Jul '12, 00:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

dis-charge this'd this
Muse

OvertakenByTractors | 21 Jul '12, 00:35 | X | ^ This | Reply

Icarus-Smicarus and automatik this'd this
- nah no way
  
  they're a megawatt rock band, sure, but I'll guess that maybe 70% of their fans from the 1999-2004 period haven't put on a Muse record in a good few years
  
  they act as a gateway band for teenagers, like a springboard to other stuff. which is fair enough. but their die-hards don't come close to some of the acts mentioned up thurr ^^
  
  SCROTUM @OvertakenByTractors | 21 Jul '12, 14:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - *puts on New Born*
    
    http://youtu.be/evqi18yDe2A?t=15s
    
    SCROTUM @SCROTUM | 21 Jul '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Most of their 'current' fans of the last few years are rabid teenagers though
  
  Which is always the worst and most obsessive kind of superfan.
  
  Icarus-Smicarus @OvertakenByTractors | 21 Jul '12, 17:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
Danny Apple

obvs

mute-branches | 21 Jul '12, 00:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

DannyAppleOfficial this'd this
Bob Dylan

Ask Luke from The Quietus about the hate mail they got after my negative review of his gig in Vietnam last year. Dylan fans are truly a breed apart. I did suggest that he run a "Who's the greatest - Dylan or Jacko?" article, but he said he wouldn't live to see the end of the week if he did.

ThirstyDog | 21 Jul '12, 15:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
I love the devotion of King Kurt fans

You could make a cake at all their gigs with the amount of flour that is thrown around.

TheGrudge | 24 Jul '12, 14:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
directioners/little monsters/beliebers

mrdaniels | 24 Jul '12, 15:11 | X | ^ This | Reply