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Edited by KnickerKnacker69:
2/18/2013 10:58:35 PM
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Bands that 'Sell Out'
Honestly I've never got this, 'Theory'
There seems to be this general view among indie fans that if band/artist makes it big they've sold out. This baffles me how are they now 'crap' because they have gained mainstream success? By that standard The Beatles would have been wiped and flogged by their Cavern Club following. It's becoming a hindrance to bands and it's part of the reason that guitar bands are being restricted in the charts as their hardcore following is small and changing to a pop sound (Which doesn't always work) risks them losing it. Why is this? Why are bands forced to remain unsuccessful or risk losing their hardcore following?
Examples of 'Selling Out'
Green Day: 'Sold Out' with American Idiot when really it was there last listenable album.
Paramore: I've always hated them but apparently they again 'sold out', the few songs that are bearable are from that period of selling out.
The Strokes: They started experimenting? HERICS.
Bloc Party: Again, Experimenting=Selling Out.
Linkin Park: A move away from hardcore? SELLING OUT! (Still hate them).
I could go on but I'll end it here. Discuss Flood
TLDR: Apparently if you don't continue being Indie you're the worst band ever.
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5 RepliesEdited by Cat: 2/19/2013 6:48:34 AMI don't personally use the word "sellout", but I have had instances where bands I like move in a different direction and lose me. Metallica is a great example, because while it is common for people to knock them for pursuing mainstream success starting with the Black Album, I just personally didn't like the direction they were heading in (although I wouldn't say the Black Album and all post 80s Metallica is bad by any stretch). This is not because it was more popular, and not because they were experimenting; it is because they deviated from what they were in the beginning, and not in a good way. The thing is, a band is always making a gamble when trying to change their sound; their hardcore fans might like the result, and they might pick up new fans, but they could also end up doing the opposite of both. I like some bands that evolved over time (Deftones, for instance), and others have disappointed me when they tried to change (such as Incubus). To sum it up, change is good, but not inherently, and there's a huge layer of subjectivity thrown in. As for me, popularity just isn't even a factor; I either like it or I don't.
