As a MAJOR Mairead N. fan....which the old timers on this forum KNOW I am, if I can accept Tara...and I can, then everyone should.
Ummm, no Kevin, you don't get to tell the other fans that because you feel one way so should everyone. That's the "no true Texan/Scotsman" argument and it's not a fair one. People have their opinions. Now, if the leaders of this site want to make sure Tara isn't attacked before she has a chance to show what she can do, that's one thing. The fans SHOULD give Tara a chance, but no one is REQUIRED to on condition of being branded a false fan. What's more, if they give her a chance and she turns out not to be their cup of tea, that doesn't mean they have no musical sense or are disloyal or anything else. Again, if the leaders of this site don't want the of thought that "she's not my cup of tea" or "sorry, I saw her and I still like Mairead better" expressed here, then that's also all right, and those fans will just move on. But no one fan is ever the arbiter or judge of the others.