Believe The Hype

Sometimes people are as stupid as stupid can be. Take me for instance. I used to ignore hyped bands simply because they were hyped, only to realize a few years later that the hype had been more than justified. Best example: Have Heart. I remember getting a copy of The Things We Carry some time after it was released in 2006 and kind of liking it, but I couldn't really get into it simply because they were the next big thing at that time. I fear I'd have shrugged at many a classic band and made some smug remarks if I had been born a few years earlier.
Fast forward to 2013: I love Have Heart. The demo already had some good songs on it. The same goes for the What Counts EP. The songs are still kind of rough and a little simplistic maybe, but they're already foreshadowing the things to come. But The Things We Carry is what it's all about. Everything about this record is great. Music, lyrics, artwork, packaging - you name it. One of the best and most powerful records of the 00s. I'm pretty sure that hardcore kids in 20 years will talk about this record in the same vein as people talk about let's say Start Today nowadays.
Coming back to me being stupid. So I missed out on an awesome band for too long. That's one of the drawbacks of behaving like a close-minded idiot. Another one is that you have to pay a lot more for records when you jump on the bandwagon a couple of years too late. At least I have this 1st press out of 260 copies covered now. And at a moderate price, too, thanks to my new favourite website discogs. This record is going through its 8th pressing at the moment, which is an insane amount for this day and age, but it just shows how huge and important this band was and still is.

I guess sometimes it can be a good thing to believe the hype.