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I was in high-school when Rage came along. One thing I found just as amusing now as I did back then was the kids that were into that band and wore their shirts all the time were not the metal kids, or punk kids or the alt-rock kids, etc. It was the rich preppy kids. While I can appreciate some of the stuff Tom does with his guitar, the band as a whole has always been phony poseurs that appealed to phony poseurs.
Spot on. Like fashion "punks".
Exactly.
I remember Marilyn Manson saying something once in regards to fans dressing like him. It isn't a direct quote or anything, but he said something like fans dressing like him are missing the point of his message of individualism. Even if the artist is genuine with their message, a marketing firm will capitalize on that message and sell those ideas as fashion statements. Rage my very well have started with pure intentions, but that stopped mattering very quickly.