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I'd say many ppl are HUGE fans of bands but don't really know that much about them. They'll know every album but never take the time to learn the behind the scenes stuff. I'm pretty much like this. I'm a big Flaming Lips fan, but after knowing they're from Oklahoma and Wayne Cohen is their lead, I couldn't tell you much else about them.
Liken it to someone being a huge fan of a movie, they could tell you the entire plot and the cast, but don't know who wrote the script or score. Unless you're a huge movie buff and/or are more involved in the art than just watching films, many won't seek out and retain all that info. Or someone may really like Van Gogh, Dali, Picasso. You can see him in any given college bedroom, but that person couldn't tell you where he was from or when he lived or why he painted what he painted.
Anyways, if someone told me their favorite band was Tool, I'd think there's a 90% chance they don't really listen to that much music and/or the other stuff they listen to is mainstream crap. Tool is awesome, but they're kinda like Pink Floyd as a "go to" favorite of Gen Y.
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