The Beatles were my first love. Dad had all the albums. I've loved the the Beatles since I was maybe 4 or 5 yrs old. But, my second love was Aerosmith. The first band I actually chose to like, and not because the band was in dad's record collection (He wasn't a hard rocker).
My first Aerosmith love was Toys in the Attic. I worshiped the first 4 Aerosmith albums. They are masterpieces. I worshiped Aerosmith. SO, when they began the Aeropop in the 80s, I was quite upset. But all the new metal bands were coming up so I gave up on the new Aeropop, and latched on to the the LA metal scene. And ten years after that, Aerosmith was still doing Aeropop.
As an original Aerosmith fan, from back when I was just a kitten, I feel sold out and forgotten by Aerosmith and their 80's/90's Aeropop. That's why I'm so opinionated regarding the Boston Backstabers.
How did you Beatles fans feel when Lennon died? That's how I felt when I heard Janie's Got a Gun.