I really like the way that you have explained it, it was a good read for me.
Well its the same with every fanbase, there are always some morons that expect the artist to deliver exactly the same album as they think was βthe bestβ only in their opinion and the rest sucks. I listen to a lot of different artists in different genres and i sweat its all the same story everywhere.
Maybe LP should go independent now but that of course means more money for promo and everything.