Europe is not a country and I don't know if you've listened to any European music but all genres of music have their audiences (here in Greece, at least) . Open minded fans is just a rare species, no matter the country/continent or anything else. It's not like the Americans are better. Apart from that yes, it's just ridiculous that even though they've been talking about the new direction for months now, people still expect the same shit again.
Gorillaz kick major ass, fyi.