History FandomEnragingMisconception / Music

* During Music/{{Blondie}}'s peak period of popularity, fans got very upset with casual fans and other people assuming that "Blondie" was the [[FaceOfTheBand lead singer Debbie Harry]] and that she was a solo artist. There were even T-shirts with the slogan "BLONDIE IS A GROUP".

* Don't ever imply that Music/TheMonkees were a fake band who only fronted for session artists. You will get a long, '''long''' lecture on the musical careers of Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork, and a recounting of how the band actually had to fight to play on their own albums. [[note]]The truth of the matter is that all four members were musically inclined, with Tork and Nesmith being professional musicians. However Don Kirschner hired them just to be TheFaceOfTheBand and ''did'' want to use session musicians to craft the actual album tracks. This enraged the band so much that in one heated argument, Nesmith punched a hole in a wall. In the end, Kirschner was fired and The Monkees were given much more creative freedom. Now they did use the songs provided them by Boyce and Hart, Carole King and others, because if the greatest songwriters of their generation were giving them material, who were they to refuse?[[/note]]

* Metalheads will destroy you if you say HeavyMetal bands are "Satan worshippers".
** Averted with several BlackMetal bands such as Gogoroth, as black metal fans would consider it as a compliment.

*** Tag a song's artist as "Initial D" rather than the correct artist name at your own peril.

** {{Eurobeat}} is ''not'' JPop or otherwise a Japanese-origin music genre, and Eurobeat fans will be blunt about pointing this out. As the genre implies, it's ''European'', more specifically with Italian roots. And while there's a fair number of Japanese musicians who produce Eurobeat, most of the songs you see on ''Super Eurobeat'' compilations (the most common and commercially-successful avenue of the genre) are not by Japanese musicians, but Italian ones. The reasons for this misassumption are twofold: Eurobeat is [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff far more popular in Japan than in Europe]] (to the point where the aforementioned ''Super Eurobeat'' albums full of Italian-made music are released in Japan only), and Eurobeat music is prominently featured in the original ''Manga/InitialD'' anime adaptation and in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage''. Nonetheless, it doesn't stop Eurobeat fans from being tired of having to give the same history lesson again and again.

** {{Eurobeat}} is ''not'' JPop or otherwise a Japanese-origin music genre, and Eurobeat fans will be blunt about pointing this out. As the genre implies, it's ''European'', more specifically with Italian roots. And while there's a fair number of Japanese musicians who produce Eurobeat, most of the songs you see on ''Super Eurobeat'' compilations (the most common and commercially-successful avenue of the genre) are not by Japanese musicians, but Italian ones. The reasons for this misassumption are twofold: Eurobeat is far more popular in Japan than in Europe, and Eurobeat music is prominently featured in the original ''Manga/InitialD'' anime adaptation and in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage''. Nonetheless, it doesn't stop Eurobeat fans from being tired of having to give the same history lesson again and again.

** {{Eurobeat}} is ''not'' JPop or otherwise a Japanese-origin music genre, as many people who only know the genre through the original ''Manga/InitialD'' anime adaptation and [[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage games]] commonly mis-assume, and Eurobeat fans will be blunt about pointing this out. As the genre implies, it's ''European'', more specifically with Italian roots. And while there's a fair number of Japanese musicians who produce Eurobeat, most of the songs you see on ''Super Eurobeat'' compilations (the most common and commercially-successful avenue of the genre) are not by Japanese musicians, but Italian ones.

** {{Eurobeat}} is ''not'' JPop or otherwise a Japanese-origin music genre, as many people who only know the genre through the original ''Manga/InitialD'' anime adaptation and [[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage games]] commonly mis-assume, and Eurobeat fans will be blunt about pointing this out. As the genre implies, it's ''European'', more specifically descended from Italo Disco. And while there's a fair number of Japanese musicians who produce Eurobeat, most of the songs you see on ''Super Eurobeat'' compilations (the most common and commercially-successful avenue of the genre) are not by Japanese musicians, but Italian ones.

** {{Eurobeat}} is ''not'' Japanese music, as many people who only know the genre through the original ''Manga/InitialD'' anime adaptation and [[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage games]] commonly mis-assume, and Eurobeat fans will be blunt about pointing this out. As the genre implies, it's ''European'', more specifically descended from Italo Disco. And while there's a fair number of Japanese musicians who produce Eurobeat, most of the songs you see on ''Super Eurobeat'' compilations (the most common and commercially-successful avenue of the genre) are not by Japanese musicians, but Italian ones.

** Slightly more minor: calling them emo. [[InsistentTerminology They're pop-punk,]] though some magazines like Rolling Stone still call them straight-up punk.

** If you refer to him as "Slim Shady" as if it's just a nickname for the rapper (a la calling Music/LilWayne "Tunechi"), you will be laughed at -- Slim Shady is a VillainProtagonist ''character'' who Eminem plays in (many of) his songs. But if you want to ''really'' wind Stans up, take one of the more button-pushing Slim Shady songs (the usual favourite is "Criminal") and claim it represents Eminem's literal real-life beliefs about gay people (rather than being, again, the satirical words of a HeroicComedicSociopath character).

** Similarly, Goths are NOT fans of having their music mistaken for black metal or emo. Goth rock as a genre is melodic post-punk and alternative rock without screaming or Satanism. Darkwave is more varied and occasionally crosses over with heavier genres, but usually is fairly low on the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness.

** Their seventh album is called ''Imaginaerum'', pronounced "Imaginarium". Mispronouncing ''or'' misspelling it will make fans angry with you. (Originally the album was going to be titled ''Imaginarium'', but the band changed the spelling in order to avoid people confusing it with other things of that name.

* Phil Collins was not a founding member of Music/{{Genesis|Band}} (the band having released two albums and going through three drummers before hiring him); claim otherwise around Genesis fans, and prepare to get laughed out of the room.

** Ditto Music/{{Rush}}

* The name of Music/{{REM}}'s 1986 studio album is ''Lifes Rich Pageant'', with no apostrophe. The missing apostrophe came from one of Michael Stipe's notorious typing errors, and the band decided to run with it instead of correct it, thus making the "incorrect" version the official title.

** And, by the way, he is NOT related to "America's Polka King" Frankie Yankovic, so don't ask.

** Another enraging one of these to the fandom to dismiss either her or them as silly teenagers over a decade into her career. She's in her early 30s now and her fanbase, while still containing teenagers, is mostly 20 & 30 somethings. When she endorsed Democratic candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, she and her fans were dismissed by a couple of people because to quote former Governor Mike Huckabee, "13-year-olds can't vote". People quickly jumped on it as patronizing and sexist as her fanbase has never really been 13-year-olds and certainly wasn't at that point.

** Their (possibly) most famous song is called "Closer", NOT [[RefrainFromAssuming "Fuck You Like an Animal"]].

* For the love of God, it's Sonata Ar''c''tica. Don't spell or pronounce it Sonata ''Artica'' unless you want to piss off fans of the band.

* Do not spell Music/{{MFDOOM}}'s name as "MF Doom". This is a very common mistake and is the way his name is spelled on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, but it can still piss some fans off.

* When speaking to, or near, Kpop fans, it is inadvisable to imply that any member of any group is homosexual just because of their playing Kpop. While many fangirls would squeal, those who aren't into that kind of thing may go on a homicidal rampage.

* Don't be surprised when someone bursts into a tirade that HipHop and Rap are ''completely and entirely different forms of music that have absolutely nothing to do with each other''. The [[SturgeonsLaw usual]] distinction? Hip-Hop is whatever that person happens to like, whereas Rap is whatever they don't like. In other words, [[FanMyopia Hip-Hop is the good stuff, while Rap is the bad stuff]]. Or the other way around, depending. For the record, the ''actual'' distinction is a technical one: rapping is something someone does with their mouth. Hip-hop is a genre of music. They are often paired (rapping over hip-hop beats), but you can have rap without hip-hop (''a capella'' or rap vocals over another genre like rock) and you can have hip-hop without rap (instrumental tracks, or singing instead of rapping over hip-hop beats).

* It's [[Music/DreamTheater Dream Theat'''er''']], not Dream Theat'''re'''.

** Refer to the band as "[[IAmNotShazam he]]" and prepare to be laughed at. This was actually referenced in their song "Have a Cigar" from the album ''Music/WishYouWereHere'':

* Do not misattribute songs by Inner Circle—most famous for "Bad Boys" (which you might recognize for its use as the theme song to ''Series/{{COPS}}'') and "Sweat (A La La La La Long)"—to [[Music/BobMarley Bob Marley and the Wailers]]. They may both be Jamaican {{Reggae}} bands, but calling Inner Circle songs "Bob Marley songs" will give away your CriticalResearchFailure. The fact that Marley has many classic songs under his belt ("Get Up, Stand Up", "I Shot the Sheriff", "Three Little Birds", "Buffalo Soldier", etc.), while those outside Inner Circle's most dedicated fans usually only recognize "Bad Boys" and "Sweat" (both of whom were written after Marley's death in 1981), doesn't exactly help matters in this context.

* Don't call into a classic rock station and request "Music/TheWho's Teenage Wasteland". Not only will they not play it, but they may come to your house and work you over. The title is [[Music/WhosNext "Baba O'Riley."]][[note]]There ''is'' a song called "Teenage Wasteland" which shares some lyrics with "Baba O'Riley" but it's a much more obscure Pete Townshend solo song.[[/note]] Expect a similar response if you ask for the theme song to ''CSI [Insert city]]''. [[note]]"Who are You" for the original set in Vegas, "Won't Be Fooled Again" for Miami, the aforementioned "Baba O'Riley" for New York.[[/note]]

* Don't call into a classic rock station and request "Music/TheWho's Teenage Wasteland". Not only will they not play it, but they may come to your house and work you over. The title is [[Music/WhosNext "Baba O'Riley."]][[note]]There ''is'' a song called "Teenage Wasteland" which shares some lyrics with "Baba O'Riley" but it's a much more obscure Pete Townshend solo song.[[/note]]

* Music/MarilynManson is a band, and the lead singer's stage name (not even his parents still call him Brian Hugh Warner, and he does not answer to it, so you don't get to call him that). They are not "devil worshippers", Marilyn Manson (the man) did not have any ribs removed, was not on ''Series/TheWonderYears'', is not dead and does not ever kill animals on stage. The one time someone suggested he hurt a cat in an interview, he shot them down and told them that he likes cats, and in fact he has a pet cat (formerly two, but his ex-wife took one in the divorce) named Lily White. Oh, and all of the band is male. Even if Twiggy Ramirez doesn't always look it. Although the fandom generally doesn't mind if you think that Twiggy and Manson are together, because a fair portion of them agree. Also, their second LP is ''Antichrist Superstar''. Not "Anti-Christ Superstar" or "Anti Christ Superstar" or "Anti Christ Super Star". Blaming either the man or the band for the Columbine massacre is a surefire way to be flamed to oblivion. The Columbine killers hated his music.