Thanks everyone for the replies.

"Stepping away from Darren for a moment... if I hear a first single from another artist, and I don't particularily like that single; I certainly think that I will probably not like the rest of the album. Sometimes I am proven wrong because I get some off-chance to hear the album, or they release a second single and I really like that song so I buy the album then; but none-the-less, I definitely do create some opinions on an entire album after hearing only one song. It is just the natural thing to do"

Laurie the above comments really helped and when I can finally login to sony [img]mad.gif[/img] I may respond to the thread.

OK so I still can't login to Sony so here is my question

Can all of you who've heard TTATS put yourselves in the shoes of those who haven't, all you've heard of Popular is the almost 2 min clip...so would you have different feelings about his new album? How would you feel getting constant responses of "you have to hear the rest of the album, don't judge it on one song" Can you imagine you're not a fan of Darren, therefore no preconceived ideas, expectations? Can fans be truly objective? (I don't believe so)

Accusations of not letting go of SG and making up your mind to dislike it were rude (in my opinion).

You know I've come to accept now that part of what I'm feeling (not just unfairness towards a portion of Darren's fans) is exclusion - being out of the loop in what should have been an exciting time that has made it awkward to share feelings especially in places where I'd always felt comfortable before. It does not make me angryor sad, in fact it's hard to describe other than just what I said above...awkward.

My most sincere thanks to Dyan because for the first time in a long time I feel free to be me!

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