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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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4 RepliesIts funny the fans claim they should support the band or they could stop playing, they get the money they need and more fans which makes them sell outs. If you are a hardcore believer in something then your part of the problem, people say mainstream stuff sucks and that the under ground stuff (That few people like) is the best. Clearly you have your head up your ass because if they where good they would be mainstream.
